Acquisition round and collection review

Organizers recruit and interview more people than the intended number of deposits because some participants retain their possessions. They keep portrait participation, object custody, event attendance as distinct arrangements. A useful visit can contribute contextual understanding and photographs even after a declined deposit.

After each visit, organizers review available possessions, likely deposits, care needs, practical uses, variety, space requirements. They can ask later participants to consider an underrepresented family while retaining the person's actual relation to the proposed possession. They record the request because steering selection changes the resulting collection.

Collection review also affects the venue and exhibition. A small coherent group of books may support a reading setting. A broader mix may support a domestic room. Organizers can continue acquisition, reduce the spatial scale, select another exhibition form. Collection planning, exhibition alternatives, selection procedures explain those decisions.

The round concludes when the organizers have enough appropriate material and practical capacity for the intended occasion. An earlier numerical recruitment estimate remains a planning possibility. The account follows actual participation and deposits rather than assuming equal totals.