Re: (ET) manuals for electracs

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>]

On 18 Mar 2003 at 15:47, Don Barry wrote:

> my choice would be to
> donate them to the Smithsonian. At least they will be cared for there.

I don't want to suggest that there's imminent danger, but you should know 
that the Smithsonian has experienced some financial restrictions in recent 
years.  

When a museum runs out of storage space, it has to make decisions about 
whether the materials in its collection still support its mission.  So you 
can't ever be absolutely, positively sure that any museum will retain 
forever the materials you donate.  In fact more and more curators are 
refusing donations that they don't want to have to decide about.

Again, I don't know for sure that the Smithsonian is anywhere near that 
situation, I'm just pointing out that a museum is not really intended as a 
place to store valuables.   


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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