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Many people wonder what happens to their materials after they are donated to the Institute. The archives' staff has put together the following journal to allow you to see the steps we follow
from the time the mail arrives until your memories become part of an Institute educational exhibit. Opposite, Archivists David Nelson and Kimberly Luke examine a typical donation as it arrives. They will separate the elements of the collection
to insure that delicate objects, such as letters,
are preserved apart from larger objects that
might damage them.

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