Has there been any discussion about the eventual fate of our collections
after we are gone?
My wife and I have discussed this at some length. I see three phases to
my collection.
Phase one: Active procurement (Present state)
My collection currently exists in a very unorganized state in my
basement. I have no real inventory list.
Phase two: Active display
Fully inventoried with a list of what works and what doesn't.
We've discussed the possiblity of setting up some sort of cybercafe to
help pay for maintaining the collection.
Phase three: Finding the collection a new home (After I'm gone)
This is the tough one. In the wrong hands the collection might
just go to a landfill and that would be a real shame. I have no kids so
there is no one to carry on the tradition. I shudder to think about the
eventual fate of all of our collections. Do we need a national repository
for all of this stuff?
Thoughts to ponder,
George
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George L. Rachor george_at_racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon
http://racsys.rt.rain.com
Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 10:10:53 BST