Mission of our National Museum & the Role of Donations and
Philanthropy in Building the National Museum
Dr. Jeffrey Post, Smithsonian Institution
Expansion of the Houston Museum, Collections, Acquisition and Other Tales
Dr. Joel Bartsch, Curator of the Houston Museum of Natural Science
The Legacy of Your Collection: A Dream or a Nightmare?
Marc Wilson, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Tax Implications of Donation and Philanthropy
Francis Allegra, Federal Appellate Judge and Mineralogical Record Legal Columnist
Color in Crystal
Dr. George Rossman, California Institute of Technology
Origin of Collectible Crystals – Tourmaline Group
Dr. Barbara Dutrow, Louisiana State University Dept. of Geology
Tom Gressman recapped the event for us in the Mineralogical Record