Now Allen is talking to other universities and research institutions. He insists he is not looking for the highest bidder but wants "to find a home for this collection that has the imagination to deal with it."
Dr. Randall Burkett, Emory's curator of African American collections, was disappointed with the move.
"It's a terrific loss," he says. "Jimmy has done an extraordinary thing with this collection. It's enormously important."
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