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I hope James O. Hall is following this forum from the great beyond, Kathy, because he would be so happy to hear you say that. He was approached by several big-name university libraries who wanted to receive his papers (Georgetown's wonderful Lauinger Library - which has several major collections related to our subject matter - was one of them). He had a very large soft spot in his heart for Surratt House, however, and had faith that we would carry on his legacy.

Last year, our wonderful librarian, Sandra Walia (herself a Lincoln collector) assisted over fifty researchers on site and answered nearly 400 inquiries from across the nation. She also assisted Erik Jendresen's crew in researching for National Geo's Killing Lincoln production - and we can only afford to hire her three days a week! She's a gem.