I am posting this for someone not on the list. As a new member of the board at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home & Surveyor's House, I am interested in helping this organization define who they are and create some sort of collections policy. While the organization has a mission statement, it does not have a collections policy. I am looking for examples of succinct mission statements and collections policies from institutions that are either historic house museums or historic sites. Places that have an association with a literary figure would be especially welcome. Please fax any examples to me by 7/7/97, 5 p.m. Thanks. Nancy Tystad Koupal South Dakota State Historical Society Pierre FAX: 605/773-6041 ***************** Do not respond to me personally--Claudia