Oh my goodness...What did I start. I have just begun to read the responses to my quesry of last week. I did not mean to start a war at home!! We were in no way going to accept War booty! I was simply curious as to how museums were protecting themselves from "unknowingly" accepting possbily questionable items into their collections. I have been to many museums that have war memorabilia brought home by veterans from many different past wars that I wonder whether the returning veteran really had a right the item in the first place. Also, how is a overseas war item fit in the collection of institutions all over the country with missions that cover a local area or region only. Indeed, my intentions were nothing by admirable and I sincerely apologize for whatever controversary this has caused on this list!! I just did not want the type of thing that the British Museum and Turkey or Greece are facing today to start in our hemisphere of the museum community today. Steven Stewart ========================================================= 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).