(1) A lack of knowledge of the extensive archaeology and history of Fort Gordon and limited funding prevented us from performing an in-depth evaluation of the installation's collection. (2) One small collection was removed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District and transferred to Southeastern Archeological Services (SAS). We processed the collection for curation at SAS as requested by Dr. Briuer of the Waterways Experiment Station. Dr. Briuer was the project manager for the Fort Gordon curation-needs assessment study. (3) Three potential repositories for the Fort Gordon collections were inspected: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; the University of Georgia, Athens; and West Georgia College, Carrollton. In addition to an on-site inspection of each of these curation facilities, an extensive on-site interview was conducted with curatorial personnel in an effort to determine the capability of the facilities to provide long-term care for collections under the standards and guidelines set forth in 36 CFR Part 79. The following summaries provide sufficient information on which to select a temporary repository for the Fort Gordon collections.
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