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m macI agree, but ...
Most museums have no idea what they have. When they do, most museums do a terrible job preserving their collections. Even when they have great facilities and materials for preservation, they make it difficult for the public to study the collections with limited days and hours. Users frequently do not care about the collections so the items disappear, and misplaced and suffer careless wear. The archivists cannot watch every user so do not monitor the integrity of the collections when used.
This hobby does require an archive where publications and type cards are deposited. Krause might have a library. It might be open to the public. It is in the middle of nowhere.