________________________________ When I worked as the librarian at the Texas Historical Commission a few years ago, one of the strangest requests we had was a fellow who brought in a rock that he had picked up off the ground outside the Alamo, as a child. He wanted the THC archeologists to authenticate his rock. Michelle M. Mears I think we should tell troublesome and clueless patrons that we have the power to put bad marks on their permanent records. Ed "call me cruel" Frank U of Memphis Libraries A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>