Even with your clarification I would say that Presidential Libraries from Herbert Hoover to the present fit the Grainger model. The presidents are involved in the fund raising for building the Library/Museums and have input about the content of exhibits etc. Harry Truman was very active in his own museum. Others have been more distant or their families have taken the lead. Tom Culbertson Head of History and Education RB Hayes Presidential Center -----Original Message----- From: bryony dawkes [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 12:50 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Autobiographical museums Dear Listers Thankyou for your suggestions, but I think I may have been misunderstood. I realise there are museums devoted to specific individuals; and also museums built by individuals to house their art collections etc., but these are not autobiographical museums as such. The Grainger Museum was conceived and designed by the composer Percy Grainger quite early on in his lifetime (I think he also assisted with the building) for the purpose of housing his manuscripts, inventions, photographs, clothing etc. He even intended his skeleton to end up there, but it didn't. Anyway, its not important, I'm just curious... Thanks again, Bryony Dawkes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).