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DONATING A COLLECTION OR ITEMS
Repositories
The Urantia Book Historical Society serves as a donor organization to the university and seeks donations of records.
Information for the donation of records
The UBHS welcomes having the opportunity of
acquiring historical records. If you need help with the cost of
shipping please call us. We serve as a donating organization to the
university. We invite prospective donors, both persons and
organizations, to telephone to discuss our policies and procedures for
donation.
(805) 933-6650
Donors often
ask us what kinds of historical materials we wish to acquire. Examples
of appropriate types are listed below:
Personal Papers
Letters
Diaries or journals
Passports, birth certificates, marriage records
Scrapbook materials, graduation certificates, programs, invitations,
other documentary mementos, obituaries, newspaper clippings
Recorded or written oral history interviews or memoirs
Legal records, such as wills, estate materials, deeds, court records,
contracts
Photographs and photo albums
Printed Materials
Newspapers, books, pamphlets, posters, broadsides, and maps
Literary Productions/Writings
Essays, poetry, and fiction
Reminiscences or memoirs
Speeches
Organizational Records
Charters, membership rosters, meeting minutes, agendas, programs
Correspondence
Newsletters
Brochures
Annual reports
Legal records, such as contracts, constitution, bylaws
Ephemera, such as flyers, calendars, schedules, posters, menus,
business cards
Photographs or photo albums
Religious Materials
Prayer, ceremonies, rituals, programs
Sound materials: Music on disc, cassette tape, DVDs Mp3 files or sheet
music
Donors sometimes are eligible to take a tax deduction for the market value of the materials they donate, and the UBHS advises prospective donors to consult their attorney or tax advisor for information on the possible advantages of this form of charitable giving. The market value of gifted materials is best established by the donor hiring an outside, independent appraiser who will evaluate the collection to establish market value. UBHS cannot make this evaluation. The IRS requires this outside, independent appraisal if the appraised value of a gift is greater than $5000. Additionally, the IRS requires that the UBHS sign IRS Form 8283 acknowledging receipt of the gift.
Send donated records to:
UBHS
750 Manor Ridge RoadSanta Paula, CA, US 93060
(805) 933-6650
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You will receive:
- A letter of acknowledgment
- IRS Form 8283
- Information Concerning IRS
- Guidelines For Noncash
- Charitable Contributions
- The UBHS mission statement
Our Priorities
The first priority is to build our collections for research and preservation. We wish to serve a scholarly, research community that ranges from a 7th-grade student to a genealogist or published scholar. Scholarly research annually contributes to master's theses, Ph.D. dissertations, published articles and books, documentary films, as well as to lifelong learning opportunities.
Technology is essential to our goal of providing worldwide access to our unique collections. By seeking resources to investigate, acquire, install, and implement technologies that will help bring people and our collections together, both locally and off-site helps to achieve this priority. To continue to build our collections, we must be able to fund the physical transfer, organization, and preservation of collections offered as gifts. To achieve this goal, we seek private support that will help fund the cost of acquiring materials.
750 Manor Ridge Road
Santa Paula, CA, US 93060
(805) 933-6650
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