Linnea Paton wrote, in part: Here's to finding this wonderful collection a permanent home!

Thank you for trying so hard to find them a good home.

I fear I have no suggestions -- and the reason I have no suggestions is because I recently went through a somewhat similar problem. I was asked what to do about Ed Cray's large folklore collection, because his daughter didn't know what to do with it. I don't know how it was ultimately disposed of (if it was); I know that it was hard to find a good place.

We need to find a way to give homes to such folklore collections -- to find a library that really cares, or maybe even locate a non-academic custodian. Because this probably won't be the last time.