Collection Policy

Collection Policy

This policy contains guidelines for the administration of the Max Parker Naval Service Collection. The policy covers the collection’s domain, the role and membership of the Collection Development Committee (CDC), and the collection's overall scope. These are meant to clarify, and ensure fidelity to, the collection's focus and goals.

Collection Domain

The Max Parker Naval Service Collection documents Max Howarth Parker’s service in the United States Navy around the end of World War II. Mr. Parker served as an electronics technician at Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco, California from 1945 to 1946. Collection items may include letters, personal items, and any other objects that document or have played a role in Parker’s years in Naval training and service.

Selection Personnel: The CDC is responsible for the assessment and selection of items for possible addition to the Collection. Membership in the Collection Development Committee is limited to:

• Descendants of Max Howarth Parker
• Spouses of said descendants
• Qualified individuals as appointed by descendants and/or descendants' spouses.

Non-family appointees should have demonstrable knowledge in the areas of artifact preservation, history, or other specializations deemed relevant to the domain and scope of the Collection.

Collection Scope

To be considered for addition, a proposed item must be deemed by the CDC to meet all of the following criteria:

• The item has belonged to, refers to, or is addressed to Max Parker.
• Mr. Parker acquired, created, or contributed to the item during or in connection to his service in the Navy; or the item refers to said service.
• The item is of value to users, meaning it is:
  • historically or personally significant,
  • legible or in acceptable condition, accounting for age, and
  • technologically accessible to most internet users.
  • In the case of written documents, the item is determined not to be of a private nature.
    • An item’s status as “private” should be determined based on the content, language, and context of the item, and on a case by case basis as determined by the CDC.