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Dear Robert et al.,

...and, of course, the Nebraska State Museum is on the University of Nebraska 
campus and is heavily integrated throughout the University's departments, 
courses, and programs.

I imagine they are like the many other state museums (Idaho Museum of Natural 
History, Arizona State Museum, and many others) that reside on university 
campuses in that their budgets are in part directly from the state legislature 
and partially from the University.

Again, I think this would be a great question for the 1,650 members of 
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Stefan

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>There are, of course, a number of state museums of natural history.   Judy
>Diamond at the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln has started a
>number of notable informal science projects, including a project on evolution
>that involved a collaborative of the University of Nebraska and a number of
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>And  of course there is the Yale Peabody museum.  Not sure of the
>relationship again, but it is certainly a substantial
>museum...arguably more substantial in its public focus than the
>Harvard Museum of Natural History (just for the fun of kindling that
>rivalry).
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>Eric
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>On Jun 11, 2008, at 5:19 PM, Wendy Derjue-Holzer  wrote:
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>>  Mike and others-
>> Thanks for the mention of the Harvard Museum of  Natural History and
>> the other museums here at Harvard. We, like  many other university
>> museums, tread on that fine line between  valuing the connections,
>> scientific expertise, and collections  of the University and making a
>> name for ourselves in our  communities as a destination for visitors
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>>  Or at least that's how I interpret it from my perspective.
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