diff --git a/db/migrate/20170518120936_add_curator_to_collection.rb b/db/migrate/20170518120936_add_curator_to_collection.rb
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+class AddCuratorToCollection < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :collections, :curator, :string
+  end
+end