The articles mentioned earlier, plus another one from last year with a lot of historical background (on the dispute and the Southwest Museum itself). I also found the merger agreement between the Autry Center and the Southwest Museum, which might be of interest to those wondering what a merger "pre-nup" looks like. LA Museum Merger Leads to Custody Battle Three Years Later Neighborhood groups fight the transfer of Southwest Museum artifacts to the Autry Center in Griffith Park. http://www.wheremostneeded.org/2006/06/la_museum_merge.html Regards, Dan Prives Where Most Needed Blogging about charities daily at: http://www.wheremostneeded.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).