Dear Mr. Gordon,

There are two books which come to mind: 1) "Arts Administration:  How to
Set Up and Run a Successful Nonprofit Arts Organization" by Tem Horwitz.
It was published in 1978 by Chicago Review Press;
and 2) "Managing a Nonprofit Organization" by Thomas Wolf.  It is a
Fireside Book published by Simon and Schuster and reprinted in 1990.  (This
would be the easier one to obtain.)

You might also want to get a hold of a copy of Museum Accreditation:  A
Handbook for the Institution which is published by the American Association
of Museums.  Although you might not be thinking about accreditation at this
point, the handbook has a lot of information you might find interesting for
planning purposes.

I hope this information will be useful to you.

Best regards,

Mary Mancuso




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> From: Stan Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Basic museum administration
> Date: Friday, November 21, 1997 8:27 AM
>
> As a newly elected president of a small rural area museum board,  I need
the
> most basic information on museum administration.  Does anyone have a
> reference to recommend?
>
> TIA,
> Stan Gordon, Pres.
> Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Tourist Center
> Walnut Grove, MN