1. Policy
Issued: November 24, 2021
Last Revised: November 24, 2021
Last Reviewed: March 6, 2025
2. Policy Purpose
The USC Special Collections Deaccession Policy exists to ensure that all special collections artworks and/or artifacts sold, donated, transferred, or otherwise removed the University are conveyed to non-University ownership according to all applicable laws, regulations, University standards, and museum artifact and works-of-art professional organization best practices, such as the American Alliance of Museums’ core standards and best practices. American Alliance of Museums (AAM) issued core standards in collaboration with the main discipline-specific museum associations and are applicable to museums of all types and disciplines. The policy below is developed in according to the core standard and best practices developed for museums.
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