I am forwarding this from the Civil War Reenactors discussion list.  Please
reply to that list (address below), not to me.  I didn't write it.  Any
NMAH people out there who might want to respond?

Thanks
HBC

>Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 06:41:09 -0500
>From: Geoff & Mary Orr <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Museums
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>From the Gettysburg list:
>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 19:58:25 -0500
>>Subject: Bad Museums
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>>[log in to unmask] says:
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>>Just to prove some of the poor museum work that goes on these days. Someone
>>recently got hold of (he/she is mailing it to me) a copy of an internal memo
>>from the Smithsonian directors regarding the choice of a new head of the
>>Military History dept. This document will shake up all those interested in
>>the preservation of American military history. In short they are planning to
>>close down the military history displays and gradually disssolve the dept.
>>The new curator is being chosen based on study of political sciences and they
>>specify that curatorial skills and knowledge of the materials are NOT
>>desirable. They say the specialists they have can handle that (except of
>>course all of the curators have taken early retirement and the assistants and
>>secretaries are running the dept) and there will be no displays aimed at
>>buffs or of guns etc.If the Lawrence brothers approve I'll be happy to put
>>excerps from this on the line next week.Will also be happy to send copies to
>>Senators, Heads of Veterans groups, and Congressmen any of you think might be
>>interested . Hiroshima II,   Don Troiani
>>
>Geoff & Mary Orr
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