At 01:01 AM 11/26/97 -0800, you wrote: >A colleague (retired doctor active at her local hospital) is setting up >a small display area representing a doctor's examining room from an >earlier time (about 75-100 years ago). Many problems are being >encountered and they are wondering how many "museums" exist in >hospitals. > >Her group is also interested in the names of contact persons within >hospitals that have dealt with the problems of establishing display >areas in organizations not dedicated to the preservation of cultural and >historical materials. > >Timothy Vitale >Paper and Photograph Conservator >Preservation Consultant > >The Southern Illinois University Med School/Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois has The Pearson Museum which is an outstnading medical museum. dy