Working in museums and archives, I occasionally run across something that just cracks me up. I saw this response card this week and had to share it.
I have worked in State, County, and City government. It can be rough when you’re understaffed, underfunded, unappreciated … the list goes on. I can feel for Mr. Scully.
Frank Scully, a writer, and humorist was appointed Secretary of California’s Dept. of Institutions had a pretty funny response to his own professional trials and tribulations (Not Printed at State Expense).
Whether this “psychic interior sabotage” went beyond his boss hiring his own daughter to work in the department, I have no idea. But this assessment comes from the pen of the man who wrote in seriousness about UFOs. In fact, according to Wikipedia (so it must be true), his name was the inspiration for the name of Dana Scully on the X-Files!
He sounds like a fascinating person! Also, I love response postcards. There are quite a few you can find online from famous authors of days past in response to autograph hunters and people requesting appearances and speeches and the like.
Like this post? Here’s more about historical research:
BINGO! At the Intersection of History and Slang
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About the Author: Benjamin L. Clark writes and works as a museum curator.
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