I queried "acting interim" Library Director Jan Feye-Stukas regarding the interim accessibility of the Minneapolis Collection, which is dear to some List members. Below is a response from Central Library chief Susan Turtelle, posted with her permission:
Steve Brandt Kingfield We hope to make much of the Minneapolis Collection available during the interim. However, they have about 120 file cabinets of newspaper clippings from the Times Morgue and also many cabinets full of photographs which it may be unrealistic to house in our interim location so that they can be accessible to the public. We hope to make the most requested materials available, and to provide staff access to materials that they might be able to process during this time. Most of the rare materials from both Special Collections and the Athenaeum will be stored in special climate-controlled storage so that there is no damage to them. In the next few months, Edward Kukla, who is the head of Special Collections, will be making more specific decisions on disposition of the various materials. I hope this helps. Susan Tertell Chief of Central Library Minneapolis Public Library 300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-630-6203 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
