You might wish to check on circumstances surrounding the massive library materials deaccessioning several years back (mid-80's?) by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Also the State Attorney General's Office might find the Buffalo situation of interest. i recall when the NY Historical Society more recently planned deaccessioning collections to garner funds for operations, and also when the Museum of the American Indian first planned its acquisition by the Smithsonian Institution, the AG (then Mr. Abrams) raised issues of original terms of bequests. J Scott N Y Conservation Center, NYC