The discussion on securing a future for the Wright/Curtiss material leaves out one key factor. It is quite affordable for most museums to copy this kind of material. The key point is to keep intellectual control over the bulk of the records. To think all is lost because the original documents end up in the hand of collectors is wrong-headed. Xeroxing and the making copy negatives of the photgraphs will solve the problem - from an archival veiw point. Presumably the present owner would cooperate in such a venture. If not, he is a profiteer - not a museum proffesional. As far as who has the "original signed document" who cares - its the information we are after folks! Greg Koos Bloomington Illinois