As usual, I agree with Jay Heuman. :-) His analysis of the issue of a university president's office or home display of university museum objects is right on the money, and represents an exception to the other home loans I had in mind. In my more general opinion, I did not include this specific issue, although of course it is the special case which was addressed in the original question. A university president's home is in many ways a unique situation, although it might be comparable to certain others in non-academic spheres. Again, however, I would stress that adequate safety and security in the president's home or office should be primary considerations. David Haberstich ========================================================= 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).