Sam Houston State University (Sam Houston Memorial Museum)

The Sam Houston Memorial Museum (SHMM) will increase its collection storage capacity by rehousing its collection and installing high-density moveable shelving in the collection's storage vault and storeroom. To accomplish this, a comprehensive inventory of affected objects will be administered prior to and after they are temporarily relocated. During the installation of new shelving, staff will rehouse the objects into new archival containers with proper materials and mounts. Current inventory locations, as designated by SHMM's database, will be reassigned to objects once moveable shelving is installed, and rehousing is complete. This project will provide space for future growth of SHMM's collection, while also increasing staff efficiency for future research, teaching, and exhibition development.