Listers,
    We are looking for some advice and help for what we hope is not a  
unique situation. We are a small historical society that is under  
contract with the county government to run a museum and archives (the  
contract covers less than 1/3 of the society's operating budget). The  
collection belongs to us but is housed in county-owned buildings.  
Because of space and environmental issues, there is some discussion  
about building a new archival facility. Some on our board and in the  
community are questioning whether the county should be building a new  
facility for what is essentially a private organization. Others argue  
the county has a responsibility to support the culture and history of  
the community.
    Has anyone else been through anything like this before? Your  
advice, thoughts, and comments are appreciated, on or off list.
   As a bit of background, our collection and archives contain a great  
deal of town-related matter like civic club records, county planning  
documents, and school planning reports. The county does not have a  
facility for archiving its own records, and there is some discussion  
about making the new facility for both county records and historical  
archives.
    Thanks in advance for your help!
Heather McClenahan, museum assistant/web master
Los Alamos Historical Society
http://www.losalamoshistory.org
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PO Box 43
1921 Juniper St.
Los Alamos, NM 875444
505-662-6272 (office)
505-470-2912 (cell)

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