At 01:01 AM 11/26/97 -0800, you wrote:
>A colleague (retired doctor active at her local hospital) is setting up
>a small display area representing a doctor's examining room from an
>earlier time (about 75-100 years ago).  Many problems are being
>encountered and they are wondering how many "museums" exist in
>hospitals.
>
>Her group is also interested in the names of contact persons within
>hospitals that have dealt with the problems of establishing display
>areas in organizations not dedicated to the preservation of cultural and
>historical materials.
>
>Timothy Vitale
>Paper and Photograph Conservator
>Preservation Consultant
>
>The Southern Illinois University Med School/Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield, Illinois has The Pearson Museum which is an outstnading
medical museum.








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