Benjamin, Brooklyn, authorPaff, Jennifer, advisorHyllegard, Karen, committee memberWilliams, Elizabeth, committee memberAlaszkiewicz, Paula, committee member2024-09-092026-08-162024https://hdl.handle.net/10217/239140This study explored the decision-making processes, motives, and meaning-making experiences of individuals who enacted a passive donation of objects to a historic fashion and textiles museum on a university campus. The work was informed by theory on the extended self and extended object. I adopted an exploratory, qualitative case study methodology to collect in- depth interviews from 13 donors. The major contribution of this study is a grounded theory model illuminating the Decision-Making Process to Donate Objects to a University Historic Fashion and Textiles Museum. Unique to the decision-making model developed for the present study are the incorporation of the meaning of the object to the overall decision-making process and the identification of motives specific to the donation of historic fashion and textiles objects (e.g., Educational and Relational Motives). The work also highlights the way in which participants extended their sense of self and identity through object donations to the Museum.born digitalmasters thesesengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.donor motivesfashion and textilesdecision makinguniversity museumextended selfTextEmbargo expires: 08/16/2026.