How to Donate to the Collection

The New Hampshire Political Library expands its permanent collection mainly through the donation of objects. Objects must meet the following basic criteria in order to be accepted:
  • Materials must relate to New Hampshire presidential primary campaigns, general presidential election campaigns, New Hampshire gubernatorial and congressional campaigns, New Hampshire political culture, or media coverage related to any of the above.

  • Duplicate materials may be accepted for the Education collection, which is a hands-on collection used for school and adult public programs. These objects are not preserved to the same standard as the permanent collection.
Donors to the Library’s collections are required to sign a Deed of Gift that conveys the transfer of ownership rights to the Library, including decisions on exhibition, conservation, reproduction rights (excluding copyrighted items) and dispersal.

To speak to a staff person about a potential collections donation, please call (603) 225-4617.

If you are interested in obtaining a valuation of potential gifts for tax purposes, pleased be advised that Library staff cannot ethically or legally provide appraisal information for materials that could be donated to or purchased by the Library. To find an appraiser, please contact the following organizations:

American Society of Appraisers
(703) 478-2228
www.appraisers.org

Appraisers Association of America
(212) 889-5404
www.appraisersassoc.org

International Society of Appraisers
(206) 241-0359
www.isa-appraisers.org

This list does not constitute an endorsement of these organizations by the Library.