You can find the full text on the Urban Legends Reference Pages http://www.snopes.com by putting Barbie in the search feature.  The direct URL is http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/smithson.htm.  This hoax/humor letter has been posted twice to museum-l so please don't post it again.

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Greetings:

I wanted to forward a copy of the letter that was posted on this list serve
in the past. It was form a guy that had been sending the Smithsonian curator
stuff he dug up in his back yard. In this letter it was a Malibu Barbie
head. The first time I read it I could not stop laughing. Does anyone have a
copy of this letter? I would have checked the archives, but I wasn't sure of
the title, etc.

I sure would appreciate any assistance. I would even suggest posting it on
the list. It will bring a smile to all who read it.

Thank you in advance!

J. McCormick

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