Abstract
Every time the History Center accepts new artifacts into its permanent collection, legal paperwork is created to document each donation. Called a "Deed of Gift," this paper is what transfers ownership of the object from the donor to the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. It also implies that the museum will care for items in perpetuity, providing acid-free storage, temperature and humidity controlled environments, and tending to conservation needs as necessary. This winter, the History Center's Italian American Program financed the conservation of a jacket, leather belt, and gun holster from a collection documenting the men of the Pontello family of South Park, Pennsylvania.
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