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Statements that . . . allow for deaccessioning should be included in the deed of gift. As [Gerald] Ham notes, 'donor agreements cannot become the dead hand of the past; they must contain some option for reappraisal and deaccessioning.'

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Statements that . . . allow for deaccessioning should be included in the deed of gift. As [Gerald] Ham notes, 'donor agreements cannot become the dead hand of the past; they must contain some option for reappraisal and deaccessioning.'

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