Dear Chris, We have produced and printed a small brochure entitled "Donations" that spells out our policy on donations, why things are not on exhibit at all times, why we hold items for research, why we collect, what we collect, etc. We hand one of these to potential donors to the collection as well as to anyone who may ask for something back. It has really cut down on these sorts of problems for us and was well worth doing. If you would like me to send you a copy, please contact me off list. Sincerely, Dave Ryan Registrar Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum www.cspm.org ========================================================= 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).