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Collection Management
As affiliates to the Cal Poly Humboldt Anthropology Department, we hold ourselves to the same collection regulations and commitments. Please review these links to learn more.
Costco Bottle Collection
Collection retrieved from historic dump before it was cleared to erect a Costco in Eureka California.
CRF offers collection management services to assist our clients with all lab-related needs. The CRF staff have vast experience assisting agencies, ranging from localities to branches of the federal government, processing and preparing collections for final curation. The staff's knowledge of the collection management field, as well as strong and long-standing relationships with State Historic Preservation Offices in many areas, ensures that our lab-based projects are consistently completed on time, on or under budget, and meet or exceed client standards. Our significant collection management knowledge and our collaborative approach with our clients assures the acceptance of collections by state facilities upon initial submittal.
One of CRF’s specialties is acquiring large collections from excavations conducted by other firms. We administer the transfer of the materials from various repositories to our laboratory and fully process the assemblage to meet all required curation goals. This includes washing, cataloging, detailed analysis, photographic documentation of artifacts, direct labeling, finalizing all associated documents, and coordination with the chief curator and their staff.