COLLECTORS AS CURATORS Publique Deposited

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 18, April 29, 2001, Article 12
COLLECTORS AS CURATORS
Dave Bowers notes correctly that "Sometimes materials suffer
when being held by institutions. I recall visiting the NY Public
Library to review their periodicals in the 1970s, and ALL of the
Norman Rockwell covers on their Saturday Evening Posts had
been razored out. Probably if they had been in private hands,
this would not have happened.Often, a private person is a better custodian than is an institution.
I could tell many stories about such things, as I have been buying
deaccessioned periodicals for many years."- 2001-04-29
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