I work a the St. Louis Science Center and Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, as well as working on a MA in museum studies at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. I am working on a research paper that hopes to compare and contrast the differences between various museums' level of documentation when restoring or using machinery such as steam locomotives, aircraft, stationary engines, large vehicles, water craft, etc. I am looking for copies of paperwork kept when such an item was restored in the recent past, hoping it would include the initial inspection report, a proposal as to what should be done, and the final report of what was done. I have such things coming from some who do this type of work on locomotives on a contract basis, as well as the Nevada State RR Museum, and some others. I would also be interested in references to guidelines on how such work should be done, comments on how others have seen it done, and general comments on care of industrial type exhibits. If you feel the subject is not of general interest you can e-mail me off-line at [log in to unmask] Ron Goldfeder