Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

[metsbats]

Re: Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

I loaned my Duffy Dyer 1973 World Series bat to the Mets Hall of Fame at Citi Field. We all got our names on a "Thank You" plaque. (Note fellow Forum members Andy, Jessie & Nick) and all attended a free game using the 2009 season.

[Jayworld]

Re: Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

Not baseball related, but I have loaned (long-term, 2 years) several items from my Southwest Conference collection (game used jerseys, helmets, programs, artwork, tickets, signatures, etc.) to the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (their new SWC wing) in Waco, Texas. I was asked to placed dollar amounts on each item for insurance purposes (in case of the unlikely event of fire, theft, etc.), so all items are properly insured by the Hall. Also, anytime I want to go down, they will provide me with free tickets (I did not ask for these).

Hope that offers some insight.

Thanks.

[rj_lucas]

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I've made permanent donations to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and made a long term loan to the Ted Williams Museum.

In fact, if you went through the touring Hall of Fame exhibit at Royals FanFest this weekend, two tickets I had given to the Hall of Fame from George Brett's 3000th hit game were on display (I still have one, so I knew the seat section/numbers). I was pleased to see that all these years after giving the tickets to the HoF, they were still in immaculate condition.

Interestingly, I've also traded with the Royals Hall of Fame. I gave them two letters related to the formation of the Royals in exchange for the Royals/Cardinals lineup card from the game in which Albert Pujols scored his 1000th career run. It was fun to make a trade.

I don't know if it's still the policy of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but in the past they gave lifetime memberships to permanent donors.

Looking forward to seeing your bat in person this season!

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[NEFAN]

Re: Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

I have a question...what happens if you loan a high dollar item out to say the Hall of fame or a team museum and that item is stolen or damaged, would their insurance cover the value of the item?

I have several items on loan to the NE Patriots museum. They are all listed on a contract with the value of each item that is updated yearly. the museum is responsible for the security of the items which means compensation in case of loss. Other than a free tour of the museum and a new connection the get answers to questions, there was no compensation.

[MUSEOVEN]

Re: Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

Hello I Donated Some Jerseys To The Venezuelan Hall Of Fame Also I Participed In 1 Exhibition 2 Years Ago.. Thanks

[G1X]

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I visited the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame a few years back (when they were sharing space with the Bowling Hall of Fame) and noted that they did not have much from Willie McGee. I wrote a letter to the Cardinals museum curator offering to loan my McGee Cardinals items (2 game-used jerseys, 2 batting helmets, and bat) with no strings attached.

The curator called and we had a nice conversation. I told her that I would gladly loan the items to them on an indefinite basis and probably never ask for them back - even agreeing to a contractual arrangement if necessary - but I wanted to retain ownership for obvious reasons. She stated that they did not accept loans, only a donation of the items.

Last year, I made the same offer to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as I have game-used items of several of their inductees. Despite having someone with connections communicating with the Hall, they were much like the Cardinals in that were not open to accepting loans, only donations.

Looks like others have not had much trouble, even with the Cardinals, so that has given me some inspiration to offer once more to each group.

Mark Hayne
Gridiron Exchange
gixc@verizon.net

Always looking for World Football League jerseys, Atlanta Falcons jerseys, AFL/NFL durene jerseys, and Willie McGee and Darren Lewis game-used items.

[ironmanfan]

Re: Ever loaned a piece of your collection to a MLB ball park museum?

Mark:

I think a lot that goes into a sports museum thought process accepting items on a donation or loan scenerio manily depends on what their needs are. For example, you'll note that the OP noted that they Royals were doing a special exhibit on Bo Jackson and thus wanted the bat. When Doug DeCinces was inducted into the Orioles HOF, the Sports Legends Museum had a temporary need for a GU jersey of his to exhibit, etc.

I'm sure if the Cardinals were doing a special exhibit on the '82 WS or if McGee was inducted into the Cardinals HOF, their thought process may be different.

I'm thinking they just had no specific need for your items at the time you offered and were just going to store them away anyways (and thus happy to accept them as donations).

[Birdbats]

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I agree with ironmanfan. The Cardinals will gladly accept loans of items they need for certain displays. For example, when Ozzie Smith was inducted into the HOF in 2002, I loaned the Cardinals a couple game-used bats at their request. But, if you just call out of the blue with an unsolicited offer, the chances they'd need your particular item at that time are slim. I'm sure if they ever want to do something with Willie McGee, they'll remember your conversation. Whether they call or not probably will depend on what they have in their collection (just because you didn't see a lot of McGee items doesn't mean they don't have them; only a fraction of their collection is displayed at any one time), and what Willie would loan them himself (they'll typically ask the player for items before turning to collectors).

[G1X]

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Jeff and ironmanfan,

Thanks for the input. That makes sense. I never thought about it from those viewpoints.

Mark Hayne
Gridiron Exchange
gixc@verizon.net

Always looking for World Football League jerseys, Atlanta Falcons jerseys, AFL/NFL durene jerseys, and Willie McGee and Darren Lewis game-used items.