Thanks for all of your help.. I am considering getting my Masters here in Pennsylvania and then going for my PHD eventually out west. I am seeking advice from anybody because I really do have a huge variety of interests. Chris andI have over thousands of casino items. I am very much interested in papers and also old postcards. I have a variety of those and also ashtrays. I do check out research but here in Pennsylvania there isnt that much first hand knowledge of the Silver State... so all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks Michael Siskin, too.. how's the Aruba collection going??