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Posted By: warshawlaw

Briefly, the Met will not allow anyone to see the baseball cards but will allow legitimate researchers access to the remainder of the collection. You have to make an appointment with the print department, go through lengthy security, know in advance exactly what volumes of the collection (Burdick pasted down everything into scrap books with the larger stuff in boxes) you want, and abide by so pretty strict rules w/r/t handling the materials. Also, no cameras, recording devices or pens. You have to make notes as to what you see with little golf pencils they give you.