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ORIGINAL OWNER - Humanities

Field label
ORIGINAL OWNER
Field mnemonic
OO
Field name
  • Original Owner Name
  • Premier propriétaire
Field definition
This field contains the name of the original owner of the object.
Heading
OWNERSHIP FIELDS
Comments
NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
Entry rules
Enter names of individuals, from most senior to junior or alphabetically, in the following format: surname, given name(s) or initial(s). Enter organization or business name(s) without inverting in the format: name in full, followed by suffixed information in parentheses. Honorific titles or other information, which ordinarily precede the name, should be entered after the given name or initials, separated by a comma. Other descriptive information may be appended within parentheses. Initials should be followed by periods. Commas and periods should be followed by a space unless they are followed by other punctuation. A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
Cataloguers rules
This field should be entered if the original owner was not the Source (SR) or if biographical information on the original collector is to be entered in the Original Owner Remarks field (OOREM).
Data type
alpha-numeric string
Examples
  • Beebe, W.
  • Billings, Bradish
  • Roy, C. A., Dr. (Director)
  • Roy, C. A. (M.Sc.)
  • Parker, Louise, Mrs. (Education)
  • Acme Insurance Limited
  • Global Museum Associates
  • John Forbes and Son Limited
  • Dumoulin, Charles Albert
  • Dumoulin, révérend père (directeur)
  • Roy, C. A.
  • Bélisle, Mireille-Andrée (directrice)
  • Jean Lacombe et Fils ltée (Sorel, Québec)
  • ACME Ceramics Limited (Toronto, Ontario)
Discipline
  • Multidiscipline
Source
  • History Task Force
  • Ethnology Task Force
  • Fine and Decorative Arts Task Force
Field label (French)
PREMIER PROPRIETAIRE
Field mnemonic (French)
PRP

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