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Fans Grateful to the Dead for Keeping Archives Accessible

| by Jay Walljasper

cc license by Dr H, noncommercial, no derivative, from Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/drhurn/16611738/

The Grateful Dead donated a collection of memorabilia worth millions to the University of California-Santa Cruz rather than selling it. This fits perfectly with the communal ethos of the pioneering rock band and its famously devoted fans.

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Posted April 24, 2008