Jessica,
Our museum and archives would be interested in the collection of letters you mention.  We have a large Civil War collection and our museum will open in October.  My contact information is given below.  Our web site is available from http://www.navarrocollege.edu/library/civilwar /.

If I can be of further assistance, please let me know.
Best regards,
Julie Holcomb, College and Special Collections Archivist
Pearce Collections Museum
Navarro College

Jessica Ruskin wrote:

> I have a question for the history museums out there. A community
> member approached me with a whole collection of letters written
> during the civil war. The letters are from a family member and detail
> all of his experiences during the war. Some of them have not been
> preserved very well but could probably be saved and enhanced by a
> conservator. Others are in excellent condition considering they have
> been kept by family members throughout the years.
>
> Is this something that a museum would be interested in? If so, who
> should I have this person contact? Any other suggestions I can pass
> along about how this family can best treat/protect this family
> treasure?
>
> Thank you,
> Jessica Ruskin
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> Explorit Science Center
> 3141 5th Street
> P.O. Box 1288
> Davis, CA 95617
> (530) 756-0191
> FAX (530) 756-1227
> http://www.explorit.org
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College and Special Collections Archivist
Pearce Civil War Collection
Pearce Western Art Collection
Navarro College, 3200 W. 7th Ave., Corsicana, Texas 75110

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