access to archives

[Winston D. Neutel]

On Fri, 29 Nov 1996, Don Perkins wrote:

>         But private corporations sometimes charge for access to
> their records.  The question might be, how does an arts institution that
> has received large-scale public funding earn the right to behave as a
> private corporation?

Ah, but public funding rarely comes without strings attached.  That is,
it is given for a specificly defined purpose and cannot necessarily just
be spent wherever you happen to think it is needed.  Perhaps Stratford
should apply for a grant to maintain free access to the archives? (though
they might have tried that already)

-winston

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 Winston D. Neutel                http://silly.com/~neutel/dramaturgy
 Dramaturg, New York City               wneutel at its.brooklyn.cuny.edu
            Dramaturgy Associate at Classic Stage Company
        MFA candidate in Dramaturgy at Brooklyn College (CUNY)
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