According to an article in History News ("Museums and Social Responsibility:
A Cautionary Tale" by David Crosson, History News, July-August 1988), the
Warnock boxes were not to be exhibited for a period of 75 years--the State
Historical Society of Iowa's standard restriction on criminal records.

This is another paper in itself--collecting controversial objects, and how
to deal with them. . .

Claudia Nicholson
Curator of Collections
South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre

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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Adrienne DeArmas
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>In a message dated 96-03-27 08:24:37 EST, [log in to unmask] (J.
>Kiple) writes:
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>>I am writing a paper on controversial exhibits.
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>Julia, I wrote such a paper for grad school a few years back, and would be
>happy to fax you the bibliography. Look for stuff on "Mining the Museum,"
>"West as America," the Mapplethorpe show, the annual picketing of evolution
>halls at Natural History museums by Creationists, the exhibition of Andre
>Serrano's "Piss Christ," the Texas School Book Depository Museum, the
>Valentine Museum's slavery exhibition, and my personal favorite, the "Warnock
>(sp?) Box exhibit." Also, I would love a copy of your paper when you're done,
>if you don't mind!  Good Luck!
>
>- Adrienne