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Posted By: t-206collector

I tried to make a similar appointment in January and they turned me down. Perhaps if I told them I was writing a book they would let me see the cards. It may be that because you are asking to see the boxing (as opposed to baseball) cards they will let you in. Once inside, they may not let you see the baseball cards because the books in which they are contained are not in viewable condition, or so I was told. You may encounter some resistance to seeing the baseball cards once you complete your boxing card research. The curators told me that I was free to see the postcards and other paper ephemera in the collection, but not the baseball cards. She actually told me to come back "after I strike it rich." Pretty obnoxious, I thought.

Good luck and please report back your success. Perhaps we can start a fundraising on this board to have the collection better preserved so that we can all view the cards at our leisure. The rotating collection is nice, but comes up a little short, in my opinion.

Paul