Monday, April 28, 2003, 9:08:30 AM, you wrote:
> My husband has a collection of 133 Playbills, all Broadway shows,
> that belonged to his aunt, who died in 1983. They run from 1939 to
> 1973. Nearly all are in very good to very fine condition. He would
> rather donate these to an institution that could use them than put
> them on E-Bay or in the recycling bucket.
I would be very grateful if any interested institution(s) would note
that interest publicly. We occasionally get calls from people asking
*us* this question, and I would like to have a good, up to date idea
of what to tell them.
Thanks!
Cynthy
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