Preservation of museums

[Michael Gochfeld]

I agree with Chris,  Preservation of museums is certain an important 
issue. Molecular biologists are playing increasing roles in some 
museums (AMNH bird department), and too many of them consider whole 
organisms as unwelcome annoyances. 

Too many museums have actually dispersed their collections.  Stanford 
gave up the David Starr Jordan fish collection, Princeton the entire 
paleontology museum.  Oberlin its herbarium  (to name three that I had 
some personal interest in. 

Fortunately in each of these cases there was a qualified and willing 
recipient (Cal Academy, Yale Peabody, and Ohio State). 

Mike Gochfeld


 
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