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Vee L. Housman said: "I would like to form a personal
opinion--pro or con--on the subject at hand but, for
the life of me, I can't figure out the problem."
I'll offer an example from the perspective of our
operation: A volunteer goes to an auction sale or an
antique dealer, finds a chair which is documented as
having been used around the dining table in the former
Governors' Mansion, and buys it. We own the Former
Governors' Mansion State Historic Site and operate it
as a museum. The volunteer has collected an object
which the museum needs/desires to complete its
collections, and there is a conflict of interest. We
would offer to buy the chair for what the volunteer
paid - unless, of course, they chose to donate it,
which many do. You are correct, at least in our case,
that "pretty little old trinkets with no certificates
of authenticity" would not constitute a conflict.
Hope that helps clarify the matter.
Chris Dill
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C. L. Dill, Museum Director
State Historical Society of North Dakota
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Bismarck ND 58505-0830
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