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Re: [ARSCLIST] link to Chicago Tribune about losses in New Orleans



Karen J Fishman <kfishman@xxxxxxx> wrote:>It's so sad isn't it?  It just hurts to think of all those >wonderful artifacts and papers gone forever.  And, as >the article says, no one really thought the damage >would be so extensive. 

When I read the article I thought about all of the collections that are crumbling while being housed in libraries and archives...and all of those personal collections libraries won't even consider taking...at least the private collectors value the history, even if many libraries don't seem to care much of the time...too bad the private collectors don't have the secure buildings.

Karl


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