In a message dated 02-02-20 09:13:55 EST, Nancy Pope wrote:

<< What's even more frightening is that the same thing happened to a friend
of mine when she left a position! Maybe there should be a chapter devoted to
"collections as retirement gifts." >>

...And then there was the time I jokingly presented a real Oscar (on loan
from the Motion Picture Academy) to a colleague for "acting surprised" at his
"surprise" retirement party (but I grabbed it and returned it to the
collection when he wasn't looking).  I confess that I failed to add a note to
the file about the temporary absence of the object.  Call me irresponsible...
but I'm still serious about collection security despite this lapse of
judgment.

David Haberstich

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