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Royal Daffodil at Tower BridgeDonating material to the PSPS Collection

The collections of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society have been built up over the past 50 years and are very rich although many gaps still exist. The responsibility of caring for the collections is very great and it is important that we do not duplicate material or accept objects that fall outside our Collecting Policy. In view of this, we are not able to accept everything that is offered to us. Instead, we prefer to know more about the items being offered before we can decide whether or not they are suitable for the collection. Ideally, a list of material would be great, but the Society is aware that this may not be possible. The Collections Manager would be pleased to advise, view or collect material if necessary.

You may be wondering why we don't accept everything straight away. This is ensure that your donation is cared for correctly from the start and receives the full attention of the Collections Manager. The decision on what material is placed into the permanent collection is the responsibility of the the Collections Manager who has extensive and long-standing knowledge of the Collection.

Royal Thames handbookGenerally, material offered as a donation is accepted. However, it may be for a variety of reasons that we cannot accept your offer. Please do not be offended. It could be that we already have at least one example of that type of material or that it is of a type that we do not collect in which case we will advise you on whether there might be another museum that would be pleased to accept it.

Hopefully, your material is just what we are looking for. However, as we do not have our own display space at present, we cannot accept any material with special conditions linked to it for example for it always be placed on display. But, it will be catalogued and placed in our store and made accessible to researchers as well as through other means such as this website. See how we process your material.

The PSPS Collection is managed under guidelines issued by the Museums Association and abides by the Museum Association's Code of Ethics.

Please note:

  • The PSPS Collection does not accept material on a loan basis.
  • Material is not accepted with specific conditions attached.

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If you would like to donate material to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society Collection please direct your enquiry to:

PSPS, 31 Meadow Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LR or email the Collections Manager at: andrew.gladwell@yahoo.com

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