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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Malaro, Marie C.
A legal primer on managing museum collections / Marie C. Malaro. — 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Summary: “A comprehensive and updated discussion of the legal questions faced by museums as they acquire, use, and refine their collections”—Provided by publisher.
eISBN: 978-1-58834-323-9
1. Museums—Law and legislation—United States. I. Title.
KF4305.M35 2012
344.73’093—dc23
2011047586

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