Provenance Due Diligence Policy and Guidelines

This UCLA Library Provenance Due Diligence Policy and Guidelines establishes the Library's policy and guidelines for the provenance of manuscripts, rare books, incunabula, artwork, prints, archival collections and other materials of historical, cultural and scientific research value (collectively “Cultural Objects”). This policy and its guidelines apply to the Library's acquisition of Cultural Objects by purchase, gift, bequest, exchange or other method, as well as to loans for exhibition or other purposes. Read the full policy (opens in a new tab)(PDF).