We have seriously discussed the possibility of doing such an inventory state wide here. Our thoughts have been along the lines of inventorying, for instance, all the tractors in museum collections so that the 160 plus museums in this state don't all collect the same model of the same brand of tractor, and ignore the other models, years and brands which ought to be preserved somewhere. The same principle could be applied to many other types of artifacts. Why do you ask? Chris Dill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. L. Dill, Museum Director State Historical Society of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Bismarck ND 58505-0830 USA P: (701)328-2666 F: (701)328-3710 E: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -