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Focuses on the archive of Joe Nash, who performed with many pioneering dancers in his youth. Background on Nash, who became a leading figure in New York City with his extensive archive on black dance; How, after Nash's death, his archive was seized by the city because he left no will; Reactions of archivists, dance lovers and Nash's friends to the city's plan to auction off the collection; Reference to other caches at the Manhattan public administrator's warehouse that are of potential interest to scholars; Efforts of Nash's friend, Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr, to save Nash's collection.

Focuses on a public exhibition of the notebooks and other papers of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at Sotheby's auction house, New York City. Highlights of the exhibit; Private sale of the collection on behalf of the King estate; Documents, including a diary King kept while jailed for civil disobedience and an early draft of the 'I Have a Dream' speech; View that the collection is controversial; Estimated worth; Comments of King's widow, Coretta Scott King, David N. Redden, a vice chairman of Sotheby's, and historians; Issue of public access.