Dear listers- I have begun voluntering at a War memorial and will soon undertake accessioning the objects in the collection. The excutive director would like to hang flags of different societies (POW/MIA, Survivors of Pearl Harbor, etc.) in the auditorium. The fire marshall has required the flags to be dipped in flame retardant. My question is whether or not I should accession the flags (all are modern 5 years old or less). I was thinking they could be considered similar to the American and State flags that museums fly outside of their sites, and therefore not a collection object. Ideas? Imput? Kimberly Terbush 804-338-9010 _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).