In response to Anna Greening's message, my immediate (but unpondered)
reaction is that many donors are motivated only by a wish to secure a
proper home for the material in question for the purposes of long-term
survival and access by scholars and any interested parties.
I make this comment in the light of current personal experience of donating
items, knowing that the wishes of the original collector/owner would be
entirely in favour of the above principles and against allowing financial
value to feature in the consideration.
Susan Davies
Dr Susan J. Davies
Department of History & Welsh History
Hugh Owen Building
The University of Wales
Penglais
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3DY
Tel. +44 (0)1970-622722 (direct) or -622662
Fax +44 (0)1970-622676; e-mail [log in to unmask]
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