Depositor field

The Depositor field records the person or company who arranged for an object to be brought to your institution.

How this field works

The Depositor field connects to the Person file.

Example

When an object is donated by a person who is unable to make arrangements to physically bring the object themselves, the depositor is the person who arranged the donation it on their behalf.

Field details

Field type

Authority field

Internal field name

ACQ_DEPOSITOR

Location

Object > Acquisition, Provenance & Rights window > Acquisition tab

Searching on this field

Select Acquisition Depositor in Advanced Search or use a Select Statement.

Reporting on this field

Select Acquisition Depositor in Reporting.

You can sort on this field.