GOING ON THE RECORD: THE PRIVATE ENTRUSTMENT OF HISTORIC MATERIAL INTO PUBLIC CUSTODY

A seminar to be held in Edinburgh on the afternoon of 26th October with the generous support of Lloyds Banking Group plc Archives and Museums

Public record offices and other communal archives contain numerous family and corporate archives, together with collections of historic documents, photographs, works of art, local archaeology and cultural material at large. Many items were deposited informally, in circumstances where their legal status was indeterminate even at the time of entrustment. Others are of ancient origin, causing the true history of the entrustment, however clear at one time, to have become clouded by passing years and fading memories.
 
Such deposits can now give rise to issues that never occurred to the original depositor and depositary. Some deposits may have been transacted on terms - such as "permanent loan" - which may have meant something to the original parties but are now rife with legal anomaly. Questions of inheritance, taxation, copyright and even confidentiality or spiritual privacy may arise to confound the successors to the first parties. In some cases public records may have fallen into private hands and consideration must be given to the possibilities of recovering such material: an examination of the Scots doctrine of 'Extra Commercium' will provide guidance on this problematic area.
 
Speakers at the seminar will include:
Paul Brough, Cultural Services Manager (Libraries & Historic Collections), Cornwall Council
Lisa Jane Dupernex, Speechly Bircham LLP
Professor Norman Palmer, Barrister, 3 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn
Gillian Haggart, Lawyer and Artist
Archivist from the National Archives of Scotland

To reserve a place or to find out more about the Institute of Art and Law's Autumn Seminar Programme please visit: http://www.ial.uk.com/index.php

PLEASE NOTE: Members of the Archives & Records Association qualify for members' rates, i.e. a discount of 50% on the full booking fee.

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