qelm W> There are 46 messages totalling 1651 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. thanks for responses-historical exhibitions > 2. How to..sign on via email? (3) > 3. Julie Lazar's address @ MOCA > 4. SIGN ME OFF > 5. Museum-L (2) > 6. museums and medicine > 7. Museum-L FAQ > 8. collections & the law > 9. Medical Instruments, safety and otherwise > 10. MUSEUM WEB PAGES (3) > 11. five travelling exhibits available > 12. Job Announcement: Military History Curator > 13. Manitoba list? > 14. AAM's Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo97 > 15. survey grant need > 16. need sketch (2) > 17. Museums of Contem. and Modern Art, Investigation Summer 1997 (2) > 18. #Exhibition Designer/s for failed project > 19. PLEASE SIGN ON TO MUSEUM-L > 20. 1997 Exhibitions Program > 21. Museum History Performance > 22. Storage Renovation Project > 23. NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT: TIIAP Outreach Workshops (fwd) > 24. inquiry of history-through-performance work > 25. Time Capsules: Where to Get a New One? (2) > 26. Collaborative Exhibitions (2) > 27. MCN workshops at AAM > 28. tilt pens or floaty pens (2) > 29. unsubscribe > 30. message from Robert Baron > 31. Trackballs -not > 32. FileMaker Pro Help (2) > 33. East Coast Kansan for Hire in Philly and Beyond > 34. museum operating policies > 35. Do volunteers need insurance? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 23:51:43 -0500 > From: Andrea Hauenschild <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: thanks for responses-historical exhibitions > > Thank you all who have provided very helpful information concerning = > innovative approaches to exhibiting the history of cities. I appreciate = > very much. > > Andrea Hauenschild > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:57:31 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: How to..sign on via email? > > who cares about sign on--- how do you get off ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 03:08:51 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: How to..sign on via email? > > gee thats nice & believe me it works!!!! > The unsubscribe command, however appears to ahve a few bugs in it.... > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 03:14:56 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Julie Lazar's address @ MOCA > > what??? No EMail for MOCA ???? > > > wha??? > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 03:45:32 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: SIGN ME OFF > > good luck... Ive been trying to get off this list for almost a year!!!!! > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 03:50:51 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Museum-L > > It was easy to get on this list.... a bit TOO easy if you ask me > What is the correct command for getting off? > Not only have I tried the one LstServ said to use, I have tried variations on > the them.... > yet I am still here & list serv says it has to forward my mail to a real > person to tak e me off, when it didnt take a real person to get me on!!!! > I love you all dearly but I cant be on this list.... somebody please help > me.... > I am starting to become emotionally affected by this. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 07:21:06 GMT > From: stefano ceccarelli <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: museums and medicine > > i am a medicine doctor and i work in a casualty department in rome > i am interested in knowing if you have first aid inside the museums > and how is your special behaviour if somebody feels bad suddendly.. > > Stefano > Thanks > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 06:00:06 -0700 > From: John Chadwick <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: How to..sign on via email? > > As part of the discussion: > > >The unsubscribe command, however appears to ahve a few bugs in it.... > > Actually there is no bug. L-Soft's Listserv software does not, and never has > recognized unsubscribe as a valid command. The only valid command for getting > off a list is to send the command to the listserv (not the list) with two > simple words: > > signoff listname > > Substitute listname with the name of the list. And, with the way Listserv > works, you can actually send the command to any system operating Listserv > software and you message will eventually get to the correct system. In all > honesty, the command to get off the list is by far and away much better than > Majordomo or Listprocessor. > > --john chadwick > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 06:05:30 -0700 > From: John Chadwick <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Museum-L FAQ > > With the comps and getting going on the dissertations, it has been a while > since I have actually posted the FAQ file. Once again, here is the Museum-L FAQ > file. > > --john chadwick > [log in to unmask] > > Please note that the list recently moved to a new home. The list address is: > > [log in to unmask] > > and the listserv address is: > > [log in to unmask] > > This file will be updated soon. > > ========================= cut here ============================ > The Museum Discussion List (Museum-L) > Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) > Last Revised: September 11, 1996 > > 1. OUTLINE. > 2. PURPOSE. > 3. HISTORY. > 4. OWNER. > 5. SOFTWARE. > 6. JOINING / SUBSCRIBING. > 6.1 From the Internet. > 6.2 From BITNET. (BITNET is being phased out) > 6.3 From CompuServe. > 6.4 From America OnLine. > 7. LEAVING / UNSUBSCRIBING. > 8. POSTING MESSAGES. > 8.1 From the Internet. > 8.2 From BITNET. > 8.3 From CompuServe. > 8.4 From America OnLine. > 9. MANAGING / CONTROLLING YOUR MESSAGES. > 9.1 NOMAIL/MAIL Option. > 9.2 REVIEW Command. > 9.3 NOREPRO Command. > 9.4 DIGEST Option. > 9.5 OPTIONS Command. > 10. USENET GROUP. > 11. ARCHIVES. > 12. RELATED DISCUSSION LISTS. > 13. RETENTION OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > 14. COPIES OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > 15. AUTHORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2. PURPOSE. > > Museum-L is a general purpose, cross-disciplinary electronic discussion > list for museum professionals, students, and all others interested in > museum related issues. All museum related topics are acceptable for > posting and discussion at this time. Membership in Museum-L is open to > anyone with e-mail service. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3. HISTORY. > > Museum-L was started in April 1991. Membership has grown rapidly and > totaled 1099 on Nov. 1, 1994. The volume of message varies from a "few" > per day, up to as many as 50 messages per day during peak periods. > Museum-L was linked with USENET in September 1994. This cross-link is > full functioning link with messages going in both directions. As of September > 11, 1996, there are more than 1400 subscribers in 30 countries. > > With the phasing out of BITNET the University of New Mexico switched > e-mail distribution software to Listprocessor software on July 2, 1996. > Because of differences in the functionality of Listprocessor and > LISTSERV, it became necessary to find a new home for Museum-L. > > Museum-L is supported on L-Soft's Listserv software, version 1.8c, and > is hosted by L-Soft International and Eric Thomas as of August 25, 1996. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4. OWNER. > > John Chadwick is the "owner", i.e. manager, of the Museum-L discussion > list. Please direct any questions you have about the Museum-L to him > at: [log in to unmask] > OR > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5. SOFTWARE. > > Museum-L is an electronic discussion list, based on a Pentium PC. The mail > server is a Digital Equipment Corporation AlphaServer 2100 capable of > processing up to 90 e-mail messages per second. The LISTSERV software used to > support Museum-L is L-Soft's LISTSERV software, version 1.8c. More information > is available via the World Wide Web. Point your browser to: > > http://www.lsoft.com > > WARNING: There are several different discussion list software programs > being used on the Internet. The specific command and function can VARY > with each of these different software program. THIS CAN BE VERY > CONFUSING TO PEOPLE. Some of the most frequently used LISTSERV software > commands are listed in this document. > > If you are unacquainted with the LISTSERV commands and software, you can > request additional information by sending an e-mail message to: > [log in to unmask] > and in the body of an e-mail message enter (with no other text following): > > help > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6. JOINING / SUBSCRIBING. > > There are several methods of joining or subscribing to Museum-L > depending on which computer systems or network you are using. There > is no cost for subscribing to Museum-L discussion list. HOWEVER, THERE > MAYBE BE LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER CHARGES or CONNECT CHANGES for the > electronic mail messages that you will receive. Check with your service > provider or local computer support person, if this is an issue. > > 6.1 From the Internet. > To subscribe to Museum-L from the Internet send the following in the > body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > > 6.2 From the CompuServe commercial service. > To subscribe to Museum-L from CompuServe send the following in the body > of an e-mail message to >INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > > SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > > ...Beware; it will behoove you to cut costs by using TAPCIS, CIM, > AutoSIG, Navigator, or the offline reader of your choice if reading > Museum-L from CompuServe; the volume reaches or exceeds several dozen > messages a day. CompuServe also levies a per message surcharge after a > certain number of Internet messages. > > 6.3 From the America OnLine (AOL) commercial service. > AOL doesn't have a text interface. Internet e-mail is integrated into > AOL's graphical software, so to subscribe to Museum-L from AOL send the > following in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > SUBSCRIBE Museum-L Full Name > > Some people use AOLs "FlashMail" feature to capture messages before > reading them, this will save substantial connect time charges. AOL also > allows reading Museum-L messages via the bit.listserv.museum-l Usenet > newsgroup. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 7. LEAVING / UNSUBSCRIBING. > > If you absolutely don't want to stay listed at all on Museum-L and never > want to have anything to do with the list again, from the Internet send > the following in the body of an e-mail message to: > [log in to unmask] > > SIGNOFF Museum-L > > For other networks/systems use the same method you used to subscribe. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8. POSTING MESSAGES. > > There are two addresses used in relation to the Museum-L discussing > list, both are located at the host: home.ease.lsoft.com > > Administrative and management messages are sent to: LISTSERV > Posting to the discussion list, which are then broadcast to the > full membership are sent to: Museum-L > PLEASE DO NOT SEND ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE TO MUSEUM-L. > Specific address formatting varies slightly from different networks. > > 8.1 From the Internet. > After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the > list using this address: [log in to unmask] > > 8.2 From CompuServe. > After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the > list to using this address: >INTERNET: [log in to unmask] > > 8.3 From America OnLine. > After you receive a subscription confirmation, send postings to the > list using this address: [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 9. MANAGING / CONTROLLING YOUR MESSAGES. > > 9.1 NOMAIL Option > If you're interested in staying registered with Museum-L but you don't > want to participate actively (i.e.: can't handle the e-mail volume, not > able to read your e-mail for a period of time ...), send the following > in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > SET Museum-L NOMAIL > > Keep this file handy because you will not receive any messages while you > have your e-mail options set for NOMAIL. We have suspended the annual > renewal process because the listowner was swamped each December by more > than 200 e-mail messages asking how to renew subscriptions. Therefore, > you may go years without receiving a message from Museum-L, and if you > want to start again, send the following message to: > [log in to unmask] > > SET Museum-L MAIL > > 9.2 REVIEW Command. > To see the list of subscribers (including yourself, to see where > LISTSERV thinks you are), send the following in the body of an e-mail > message to: [log in to unmask] (subject doesn't matter) > > REVIEW Museum-L > > 9.3 NOREPRO Command. > If you don't want to receive a copy of the messages you post, Send the > following in the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > SET Museum-L NOREPRO > > 9.4 DIGEST Command. > With the DIGEST option ON the LISTSERV software will send one large > message per day from the Museum-L discussion list. With the latest version of > LISTSERV software the default is to send the digest with each message as a MIME > attachment. You may switch the digest to send a single text message by sending > a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] with the following in > the body of the message: > > set Museum-L NOMIME > > This single message contains a simple table of contents and the full text of > the day's messages. The DIGEST is distributed shortly after midnight eastern > time. If you would like to switch to the DIGEST option send the following in > the body of an e-mail message to: [log in to unmask] > > SET Museum-L DIGEST > > 9.5 QUERY Command. > If you want to find out your current Museum-L distribution list options, > send the following in the body of an e-mail message to: > [log in to unmask] > > QUERY Museum-L > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 10. USENET GROUP: bit.listserv.museum-l > > All Museum-L postings are now forwarded to the alternative Usenet > newsgroup bit.listserv.museum-l. Postings to the newsgroup are > automatically forwarded back to the list. Please remember this when > posting to the newsgroup. Museum-L has been known to generate more than > 50 messages a day, and the newsgroup was established to allow people > with access the Usenet another option to read messages without having > their mailbox fill up. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 11. ARCHIVES. > > The archives are searchable on the Internet in one of two ways. > > The archives are in searchable format at the University of California Museum > of Paleontology. > > Gopher to host: ucmp1.berkeley.edu > > On the World Wide Web the archives are searchable at: > > http://home.dc.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html > > The archives at L-Soft are the log files, as the files are built with each > posting. The L-Soft archives have a graphical web interface for searching. > > **HINT** It is much quicker to search by key words rather than reading > the file. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 12. RELATED DISCUSSION LISTS. > > [To be added later; it may be a different file.] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 13. RETENTION OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > > IMPORTANT: PRINT OR SAVE THIS INFORMATION FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 14. COPIES OF THE MUSEUM-L FAQ. > > These instructions are available via anonymous FTP from two sites: > > Host: darwin.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us > > Login as anonymous and use your e-mail address as your password. > This file is contained in the misc directory under the file name: > museum-l-faq.txt > > Also host: simsc.si.edu > > Login as anonymous and use your e-mail address as your password. > Change directory to: museums > Change directory to: general > This file is under the name: > museum-l-faq.txt > > These instructions are also available via gopher: > > Host: world.std.com > Go to: Membership and Professional Associations > Then go to: Museum Computer Network > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 15. AUTHORS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. > > This document was written by John Chadwick and David Bridge who are > solely responsible for any errors. We gratefully acknowledge the > contributions and suggestions of the following reviewers: Mignon > Erixon-Stanford, Guy Hermann, Katherine Jones-Garmil and Suzanne > Quigley. > > Please send any corrections or suggestions for FUTURE additions or > improvements to the "Museum-L FAQ" to the listowner (see above). > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:05:48 +0000 > From: Boylan P <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Museum-L > > In defence of John.... > > The LISTSERV commands we were ALL asked to save for future record and use > all seem to work perfectly well for me, BUT.... > > you MUST leave the "subject" etc. headers in your e-mail blank! > > Indeed as LISTSERV (and MAJORDOMO on other systems) commands are > processed automatically by the reliable though fairly dumb software you > have to leave EVERYTHING else completely blank. The odd "Bye.." or > signature file will inevitably throw the system out completely - as > John's standard instructions make very clear. > > Patrick Boylan > (NOT signing-off!) > > =========================================. > > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 03:50:51 -0500 > > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > > > > It was easy to get on this list.... a bit TOO easy if you ask me > > What is the correct command for getting off? > > Not only have I tried the one LstServ said to use, I have tried variations on > > the them.... > > yet I am still here & list serv says it has to forward my mail to a real > > person to tak e me off, when it didnt take a real person to get me on!!!! > > I love you all dearly but I cant be on this list.... somebody please help > > me.... > > I am starting to become emotionally affected by this. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 08:20:12 EST > From: "Susan W." <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: collections & the law > > Most collections in museums are held as public trusts, and are subject to use > in legal matters. My only comment is to suggest that, whenever possible, you a > sk the people with the subpoenas if a notarized copy (of a tape or a blueprint > or a letter or such) would address their purposes. Sometimes it does, and then > you don't have to try (sometimes in vain) to get the items returned. Evidence > often does have to remain within the court's control. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 08:25:40 EST > From: NMHM <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Medical Instruments, safety and otherwise > > 1. There is a publication that deals with that very issue of safety > and historical medical instruments: > > "Safety Issues in Medical Museums," _Caduceus_ VII:2 (Autumn 1991) > > 2. For those of you who are intersted in the care of their collections > of medical instruments and equipment, I would encourage you to join: > > Medical Museums Association > ATTN: Jenifer Kane, Secretary Treasurer > c/o Dittrick Museum > 11000 Euclid Ave. > Cleveland, OH 44105 > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > Alan Hawk > National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP > (Vice President, Medical Museums Association) > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 23:35:33 GMT > From: Stephanie James <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: MUSEUM WEB PAGES > > Hello. > > I am currently doing research regarding the theory behind museum, archive > or gallery web-sites. > > I was wondering if you would respond to the following survey questions. If > a question does not apply, or you would rather not answer, please feel free > to modify it or ignore it. Also, if you are aware of similar research, > please let me know. > > Please respond to me directly at <[log in to unmask]>. > > > Does your institution have a web-site? > > If not, why? Is it a priority? How do you think it will benefit your > institution? > > If yes, what was the rationale behind the creation of your web site? > > Was any specific theory consulted in the process (eg. learning, > communication, marketing)? > > Does the web site reflect the mandate of the institution? > > What is the general purpose of the site? > > Has the purpose evolved? > > Is there a target audience? > > Has any visitor research been done to see who is visiting the web site? If > not, is any planned? > > Was a committee formed to create the site? If this so, did the committee > include representation from curatorial, education, programming and > marketing departments? Were any additional departments consulted? > > Was a department created to manage the site or does its management fall > under the control of an existing department? If yes, which department? If > it is managed by a committee, is it a permanent standing committee? > > Do you have an on-line gift shop or means of ordering museum products such > as catalogues and other publications? > > How do you feel about "virtual tours" versus the "real-life" visit? > > Can you foresee any other uses for such technology? (eg: wider access to > collections information or publications) > > Please feel free to elaborate on any of these points and include some of > your personal feelings and/or the general feeling of the success or failure > of your web site. > > Thank you for your time. > > > Stephanie James > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 20:03:55 GMT > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: five travelling exhibits available > > There has been a bit of discussion lately on some newsgroups about > smaller travelling exhibits that might be available for rental. We > (the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature/Planetarium/Science Centre) > have just launched our Travelling Exhibitions Program. Currently we > are offering for rent five exhibitions, all of which can fit into > spaces of 1000 sq. ft. or less (or more!). They are entitled: > > 1. Science On The Move - 10 independent interactive stations, dealing > with electricity, stress, reaction time, mixing colours of light, > etc. Rate is $500/week, 3 week minimum Complete with wheelchair > accessible tables, etc. > > 2. The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans - > graphic panels with beautiful and mounted artifacts; educational kit. > Rate is $250/week, 3 week min. > > 3. Winnipeg 1919 General Strike: A City in Crisis - this strike is > one of the best - known events in Canadian labour history. 29 framed > panels. Rate is $250/week, 3 week min. Supplementary booklets. > > 4. The Wonder of Wood: The Nature of Wood - graphic panels, > photographs and display cases with wood and numerous other specimens, > this exhibit explores what wood is, and how it is used by creatures > other than people. What looks like wood but isn't? How is it used > for shelter and food? discusses various physical properties of wood. > Rate is $250/week, min. 3 weeks Supplementary Educational kit. > > 5. The Wonder of Wood: Woods of the World - focusses on the four > major world forest types. Uses display cases, graphic panels and > photographs to show the thousands of different woods from around the > world. Rate is $250/week, min. 3 week booking. Supplementary > Educational kit. > > Please feel free to pass this information on to the appropriate > person(s). If more information is required please contact me > directly at [log in to unmask] or in writing to > Alexis Hatcher, Travelling Exhibits Coordinator, Manitoba Museum of > Man and Nature, 190 Rupert Ave. , Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, > R2W 1E8, tel. 204-956-2830, fax. 204-942-3679. > > Thanks, George Wurtak, Director of Programs > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 09:52:33 -0500 > From: Steven Lubar <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Job Announcement: Military History Curator > > Job Announcement: Curator, Military History, National Museum of > American History, Smithsonian Institution > > The National Museum of American History is planning to hire a curator > for the museum#s Armed Forces collection. The incumbent will develop > exhibits, acquire new collections, manage the care and documentation > of the collection, and perform research leading to both scholarly and > popular publications and programs. > > We seek a skilled public historian whose work has focused on 20th > century military history. The successful applicant will have > demonstrated the ability to develop innovative exhibitions and > programs to portray military history and its relation to technology > and the fabric of American society to a broad constituency. This is a > Federal Civil Service position GS 13/14. Salary range > $52,867-$62,473. > > To obtain a complete application package call 202-287-3102 , press 9, > and request announcement #96C-2170. Applications must be postmarked > or received by March 31, 1997. EEO/AA > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:09:26 -0500 > From: Collingwood Museum <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Manitoba list? > > Good morning colleagues, > > Is anyone aware of an e-mail list for heritage institutions in the > Canadian province of Manitoba? > > If so, could you please e-mail me directly with the details how to get on. > > Thanks in Advance, > Tracy Marsh, Director/Curator > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:33:43 -0500 > From: Katherine Jones-Garmil <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: AAM's Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo97 > > Jeff, > > Please take a look at the following web sites that mention the AAM meeting > and expo. There will be more soon. If you have a link I can include it. > > My web page: > > http://world.std.com/~mkjg/Kathy/ > > and MCN's > > http://world.std.com/~mcn/ > > BTW, how many comps and $55 registrations will be have this year. I am > organizing the booth participants and it will help to know. > > Thanks, > > Kathy > > Katherine Jones-Garmil > Assistant Director > Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Harvard University > 11 Divinity Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > (617) 495-1969 > (617) 495-7535 (fax) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:31:04 -0800 > From: "Jose A. Ortiz" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: survey grant need > > We are in the planning phases of reorganizing office & work spaces > (moving workshop, conservation studio and various dept offices). Is > anyone familiar with grants that allow for an architect to complete a > survery and draw specs (for the best use of space)? > > You may respond to me off list. > > Thank you, > Jose > -- > Jose A. Ortiz > Assistant Manager, The Cloisters > A branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art > Tel. (212) 650-2289 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:52:07 -0500 > From: Ivy Strickler <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: need sketch > > I am looking for someone who can do a pen and ink sketch of a historic > home. Can anyone recommend an artist? > > > Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 > Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 > Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > > "Sometimes you have to go a long distance out of your way to come back a > short distance correctly." > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:01:30 +0100 > From: "stephan adam prag." <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Museums of Contem. and Modern Art, Investigation Summer 1997 > > Dear members, > > In May 1997 I am moving to Barcelona for several months within the framework > of my study programm of Commerce at the University of Economics and Business > Administration in Vienna to carry out a scientifical investigation for my > master thesis titled > > =84Barriers and possibilities of the promotional marketing mix=20 > of Museums of Contemporary and Modern Art=93 > > (supervised by the Institute of Cultural Management, Vienna/Austria) > > Talks with experts of cultural institutions, research centers and > universities as well as a scientifical look at the consumer behavior of the > audience of Contemporary and Modern Art shall be the basis for a master > thesis with professional relevance. > > For this reason I am starting to build up a network of contacts to make the > investigation more efficient. Definitely, it would be a big support to get > in contact with leading experts or colleagues to have the possibility to > benefit from their experiences and ideas of the current situation of the > marketing and management of the Arts. > > > Thank you very much for your support in any form which is appreciated a= > lot!!! > > With kind regards > > stephan adam prag. > > P.S.: A curriculum vitae and a short detailed research plan will be sent to > anyone who is interested in this field or wants to know more about this. > > stephan adam prag. > doeblergasse 1/2/16 > a-1070 wien > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > tel.: Austria (0)222-522 69 76 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:21:27 GMT > From: MuseumPro <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: #Exhibition Designer/s for failed project > > I want to thank you you all for responding to my sensitive request. I am > bringing this info to my director, who feels we have a good start to > structure a proper unterviewing environment. > > I would still appreciate learning of more exhibit designers. Anyone know > of a good designer or design firm in the northeast? (as travel $ would be > a consideration, it would be ideal if the designer were in the Northeast > and had both art museum and history museum experience.) > > Thanks again. Please reply in confidence directly to my e-mail address. > > I will alert the list as to progress, apologize for the annonymous nature > of this e-mail, but would assure you I am a MuseumPro, in need of help, > and for now must maintain some confidentiality. Thank you for your > understanding. > > MuseumPro > > "Nobody can be like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it ! " > Tallulah Bankhead > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:13:31 PST > From: "Lax, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: PLEASE SIGN ON TO MUSEUM-L > > COULD YOU ADD MY NAME TO THE MUSEUM-L MAILING LIST? > > THANKS, > ANDY LAX > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 14:23:11 -0800 > From: "Lara K. Culley" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: 1997 Exhibitions Program > > A complimentary copy of the just-published "American Federation of Arts > Exhibitions Program 1997" is available upon request to professional > museum colleagues/staff. Fully illustrated in color, this valuable > resource describes in detail the 52 fine arts and media arts exhibitions > -- including 13 new offerings -- developed by the AFA to serve the > diverse programming needs of art museums, university art galleries and > visual arts centers across the country. > > For a complimentary catalogue, call Museum Services at > 800-232-0270, ex. 39; fax 212-861-2487; or email [log in to unmask] > > What is the AFA? > > Founded in 1909, The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is the nation's > oldest and most comprehensive not-for-profit art museum service > organization, with more than 500 member museums across the country and > abroad. The AFA provides traveling art exhibitions and educational, > professional and technical programs developed in collabortaion with the > museum community. Through these programs, the AFA seeks to strengthen the > ability of museums to enrich the public's experience and understanding of > art. > > Among the valuable specialized services available to AFA Institutional > (musuem) Members are reduced-rate fine art insurance and transportation > programs that assist in lowering operating costs. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 14:38:17 -0500 > From: Louise Lanzilotti <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Museum History Performance > > Another museum that does living history not involving battles is: > > Mission Houses Museum > 553 South King St. > Honolulu, HI 96813 > 808-531-0481 They may even have a web page. > > Aloha, Louise K. Lanzilotti > Curator of Education > The Contemporary Museum > Honolulu > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 12:53:09 -0700 > From: Clothing and Textiles Collection <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Storage Renovation Project > > Thank-you to all of you who responded to our letter regarding our > clothing and Textile Collection relocation. The suggestions you have put > forth and the contacts we have made have been very helpful and we appreciate > the time you have taken. > > For those of you who missed our message we require storage for > almost 20, 000 textile and clothing related artifacts which will have to be > housed on a mobile compact storage unit. Our collection is very actively > used for teaching, research and public programs. > > If you can think of any museums anywhere in the world that have > storage systems worthwhile looking in to, please contact us. You may want > to contact our Curator, Anne Lambert, by phone (403) 492-1502, fax or email: > [log in to unmask] > > Thank-You, > Monica Engler > Planning Assistant > > Clothing and Textiles Collection > Department of Human Ecology > University of Alberta > 115 Home Economics Building > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > T6G 2M8 > ph. (403) 492-2528 > Fax (403) 492-4821 > email: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:38:27 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: MUSEUM WEB PAGES > > Stephanie- > > Is your research aimed at the creation of a final paper or report? If so > I will be very interested in seeing a copy. When do you expect to have your > data by? > > Dionysus Zei, [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:43:22 -0500 > From: Barry Szczesny <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT: TIIAP Outreach Workshops (fwd) > > More on TIIAP: GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOPS > > Barry G. Szczesny > AAM Government Affairs > [log in to unmask] > (202) 289-9125 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 12:09:45 -0500 > From: Judith S. Sparrow <[log in to unmask]> > To: Multiple recipients of list <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT: TIIAP Outreach Workshops > > NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT > January 30, 1997 > > > TIIAP GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOPS > Following the announcement earlier this week of the latest round of the > Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program > (TIIAP) grants, the Dept. of Commerce has released a list of its > application workshops to be held between February 14 and March 6 in > Alexandria, VA, Nashua, NH, Chicago, IL, New Orleans and Phoenix, AZ > > ****************************************************************** > > NTIA announces a series of regional Outreach Workshops on the 1997 > TIIAP Grant Round. The following is information on the Workshops. Call > 202-482-2048 for more information and a registration form. Online > registration is available on NTIA's web site: http://www.ntia.doc.gov > > The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and > Information Administration (NTIA) announced the 1997 > Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program > (TIIAP) grant competition in the Federal Register on January 27, 1997. > TIIAP is a highly competitive, merit-based grant program that provides > assistance to public and nonprofit sector organizations with creative > approaches to applying information and telecommunications technologies > to solve community problems and meet community needs. NTIA received > a $21.49 million appropriation for the 1997 TIIAP program. The deadline > for submitting applications is March 27, 1997. > > TIIAP has organized a series of Outreach Workshops to discuss the > TIIAP program, introduce the 1997 TIIAP grant round and discuss > program funding priorities and application requirements, as well as afford > an opportunity to meet TIIAP Program Officers and potential TIIAP > applicants in your region of the country. In addition, recipients of > previous TIIAP grants will speak at the Workshops to offer insights into > developing a successful TIIAP proposal. The afternoon sessions will be > devoted to breakout sessions that expand on topics introduced during > the morning session. > > This is a key opportunity for interested parties to understand the TIIAP > goals and process and meet representatives of other organizations > interested in the TIIAP program. The information you find at the > Workshops and the relationships you form can help you build critical > alliances, explore new programs, and plan your technology strategy. The > Outreach Workshops will be held on: > > Friday, February 14, Alexandria, Virginia, Crystal Gateway Marriott, > (703) 920-3230 or (800)228-9290 > > Wednesday, February 19, Nashua, New Hampshire, Sheraton Tara > Hotel, (603) 888-9970 or (800) 843-8272 > > Wednesday, February 26, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Marriott, (312) > 836-0100 or (800) 228-0265 > > Tuesday, March 4, New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans Marriott, (504) > 581-1000 or (800) 228-9290 > > Thursday, March 6, Phoenix, Arizona, Crowne Plaza Phoenix, (602) > 257-1525 or (800) 359-7253 > > Registration will be held from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. The workshop will be held > from 9:00-5:00 p.m. > > Seating is limited to approximately 500 persons at each event. > Registration for each workshop is strongly advised. Fax the completed > registration form to (202) 501-5136 or (202) 501-8009 or email the > information to [log in to unmask], or visit NTIA's web site at > http://www.ntia.doc.gov for online registration. Attendance at the > workshops is encouraged. However, if you are unable to attend a > workshop you may contact the TIIAP office with any questions you may > have about the 1997 grant round. > > Please contact hotel and airlines or travel agent directly to make travel > arrangements. > Attendees are financially responsible for travel and hotel > accommodations. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:55:27 -0600 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: inquiry of history-through-performance work > > In article <[log in to unmask]>, > Sandra Kay Gladney <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > I am a graduate student at the University of Oregon in Arts Management. > > I have been participating in this listserv for a few weeks and hope that > > some of you can help me, too. > > > > I am trying to locate organizations that use performance to illustrate > > historical people and events. I am reluctant to use the phrase "living > > history" because I do not want to limit my search to military > > battle reenactment activities. > > > Sandra Gladney > > MS student in Arts Management > > University of Oregon > > Eugene, OR > > <[log in to unmask]> > > Dear Ms. Gladney > > I belong to a group dedicated to bringing "living history" programs to museums, > schools and other organizations. Our group is called SoloTogether. Characters > represented by SoloTogether include Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Teddy > Roosevelt, Emily Dickinson, Calvin Coolidge, Galileo and more. > > Please visit our web site to learn more about our organization and about other > programs and characters. > > http://www.gis.net/~mtf/solo.htm > > I hope this will be helpful. > > Mike Francis > -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 12:12:13 -0800 > From: Doug Kendall <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Time Capsules: Where to Get a New One? > > A local patron is looking for a time capsule to fill and bury as part of > a town sesquicentennial celebration. I don't find sources in our > reference works and seem to recall this question coming up on the list a > while back. > > I would appreciate any information on sources for time capsules that list > members could provide (by private email unless you think it's something > many will be interested). > > Thanks! > -- > Doug Kendall, Curator of Domestic Life > State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Museum Division > 816 State St., Madison WI 53706; (608)-264-6552 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:36:15 -0500 > From: Catherine Lewis & Jonathan Glick <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Collaborative Exhibitions > > Dear MUSEUM-L Subscribers, > > I am in the process of compiling a list of collaborative exhibitions, > programs, and initiatives for participants in the session "Cooperation or > Competing Visions? Museums and Community Collaborations" at AAM in Atlanta > (April 29, 2:00-3:15 p.m). I have enclosed a preliminary list, if you have > anything to add, please respond to me off-list at > [log in to unmask] Many thanks, > > The Baltimore Neighborhood Heritage Project (1977). > > The Eyes of Chief Seattle. Suquamish Tribal Cultural Center, Fort Madison > Indian Reservation, Suquamish Washington. (opened July 1983). > > California: A Place, A People, A Dream. Oakland Museum. (permanent > installation, opened September 1984). > > Let This Be Your Home: The African American Migration to Philadelphia, > 1900-1940. Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum in > Philadelphia. (1987) > > A Time of Gathering: Native Heritage in Washington State and Pacific Voices > Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (1989, in process). > > Shades of LA: A Search for Visual Ethnic and Cultural History. Los Angles > Public Libray (1990-present) > > A Meeting Ground of Cultures. Gallery 33, Birmingham Museum and Art > Gallery, Great Britain (199?). > > Minnesota Communities. Minnesota Historical Society (??) > > Selected Collaborative Programs. Early American Museum (1990-). > > Where We Live. Missouri Historical Society (June 1991-) > > =BFPor Qu=E9 Brooklyn? Our Borough's Latino Voices. Brooklyn Historical Soci= > ety > (October 10, 1991-August 1992). > > La Frontera/The Border: Art About the Mexico/United States Border Region. > Co- sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Centro Cultural de > la Raza in San Diego. (opened March 1993) > > Preston Asia. Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston. (1993) > > Tribute to Survival. Milwaukee Public Museum (1993). > > Breaking Ground: Plants and People. Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the > Brooklyn Children's Museum, 1993-8. > > The Nehru Gallery Textile Project. The Victoria and Albert Museum. London > (1993-1996). > > Great City!, A People's Gallery, Al Hambra, Mass Observation, Locked in the > Museum, The People's Choice. Tyne and Wear Museums, Great Britain > (1993-1996) > > My Brighton-Community History Project. Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, > branch of The Royal Pavillion, Art Gallery and Museums, Great Britain. > (1994) > > Asian History Project, Peace in Our Time, Crafts in the Community, Kirklees > Sound Archive, The Kirklees Photographic Archive. Kirklees > Metropolitan Council Cultural Services (1994). > > Crown Heights History Project. The Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn > Historical Society, and the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and > Bedford-Stuyvesant History (April 1994-August 1995). > > Neighborhoods: Keepers of Culture. Chicago Historical Society, series of > four collaborative exhibitions (1995-8). > > Cultural Reporter. National Museum of American History, 1995. > > Brent People and The Community Gallery. Grange Museum of Community History, > Brent, Great Britain. (1995) > > Agayuliyrarput : Our Way of Making Prayer : The Living Tradition of Yu'pik > Masks. Anchorage Museum of History and Art (1996-). > > Learning About Our Past: The Story of the Mille Lacs Band of teh Ojibwe. > Mille Lacs Indian Museum (opened May 1996). > > Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota > Historical Society (October 1996-October 1997). > > Q is for Quilts. Minnesota Historical Society (opens November 1997). > > Salmon Stakes: People, Nature and Technology. Museum of History and > Industry in Seattle (scheduled to open late 1997) > > Native American, European, and African Cultures in Mississippi, 1500-1800. > Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi History (scheduled to open in 1997). > > Who We Are Neighborhood Program. The Montgomery County Historical Society. > Dayton, Ohio. > > Museum Team. Brooklyn Children's Museum. (??) > > How Does a Village Raise a Child. Missouri Historical Society (scheduled to > open in 1997). > > People and Place in 20th-Century St. Louis, The Place I'm In: The Evolution > of A Neighborhood, Voices From Our Community. Missouri Historical > Society (in process). > > > > Catherine M. Lewis > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:50:08 -0500 > From: Katherine Jones-Garmil <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: MCN workshops at AAM > > MCN will be offering two pre-conference workshops at the American > Association of Museums conference in Atlanta, GA in April. > > For more information, please see the following: > > http://world.std.com/~mcn > > Or you may contact me off the list. > > Thanks > > Kathy > > Katherine Jones-Garmil > Assistant Director > Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Harvard University > 11 Divinity Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > (617) 495-1969 > (617) 495-7535 (fax) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:58:35 -0500 > From: "Stephanie A. Stebich" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: MUSEUM WEB PAGES > > D, > I am not sure what you are referring to. Can you help me out? > S > > -- > Stephanie Stebich > Asst. to the Dir./Admin. Cur. > Cleveland Museum of Art (www.clemusart.com) > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 21:59:30 -0600 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: tilt pens or floaty pens > > I collect and trade floaty or tilt pens. I am always looking for new pens > from around the US or the world. > > If you are interested in trading please contact me. > > I have been collecting these pens for 7 years now and have over 500 in my > collection. I have many for trade and always add new ones to my list. > > If you know where I might find an interesting pen please let me know. > > Thanks!! > > Cheryl Vincent > Phoenix, AZ > -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:04:49 -0500 > From: "Stephanie A. Stebich" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: unsubscribe > > Sorry to bother you all but I have had no success in unsubscribing to this list as I will be away for two weeks and do not want to return to thousands of email messages in my box. Please help. > S > > -- > Stephanie Stebich > Asst. to the Dir./Admin. Cur. > Cleveland Museum of Art (www.clemusart.com) > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:12:46 -0500 > From: Collingwood Museum <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: tilt pens or floaty pens > > >I collect and trade floaty or tilt pens. I am always looking for new pens > >from around the US or the world. > > One of my favourite pens (I had 6 of them, and alas they all ran out) was > from Dundurn Castle in Hamilton Ontario. It had am image of the charming > Victorian Mansion, with a horse and carriage trotting up and down the facade! > > If you NEED this in your personal collection, let me know, and I'll look > up their address for you! > Tracy Marsh, Director/Curator > Collingwood Museum > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:17:09 +0000 > From: John Chadwick <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: message from Robert Baron > > > > >One hitch in the signoff procedure that I've encountered is that to sign > >off listserv,the address and the domain name of the person initiating the > >command must be EXACTLY the same as it was when the person signed on. > > > >Sometimes minor changes are made by domain administrators that do not > >affect the mail you receive but which do change the domain name of the > >outgoing mail. For example, my domain name "pipeline.com" was changed at > >one time to "nyc.pipeline.com." Sending commands to the listserver only > >produced a message saying that I wasn't known to the system. Mail sent to > >me at "pipeline.com" continued to get through. I had to ask John Chadwick > >personally to change my mail options. There was no way I could do it myself. > > > >Robert Baron > > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:07:20 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Museums of Contem. and Modern Art, Investigation Summer 1997 > > Stepban- > > Do you have a contact at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota Florida? In > addition to their fine classic collection they have had some outstanding > modern tours. Considering that it is in the tourism state its demographics > shuld be very interesting for you thesis. > > PLease send me a copy of your Cur. Vitae and research plan; If I think I > can be of any assistance I will let you know. > > > Dionysus Z'ei > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:57:44 -0500 > From: Jay Fahey <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: need sketch > > Ivy Fleck Strickler wrote: I am looking for someone who can do a pen and > ink sketch of a historic home. Can anyone recommend an artist? > > I can! I've seen some excellent work by a NY artist named Jill Gill, whose > forte is drawings of homes, modern and historic. I've seen her work, and it's > excellent. It's taken me a while to track down her number: (212) 362-8440. If > I wanted a picture of a home, I wouldn't trust anyone else. I like her, too! > Hope you can work something out. > > Jay Fahey > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 19:10:05 -0500 > From: Dionysus Z'ei <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Trackballs -not > > Tara- > > 1000x no on the trackball idea. Nixit. Trackballs, not matter how heavy duty > they may be will always and continually collect oils and dust which is then > tranfered to the rollers, then clooged up they will not function propoerly > resulting in guest frustration etc... You will need to clean them regularly, > resulting in downtime & excess maitainence. > > You need to use a touch pad- far easier to maintain all around. > > Also there are several good touchscreens avail for the IBM platform; possibly > also Macs may have them. > > Dionysus Zei > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 16:18:43 PST > From: "Lax, Andrew" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: FileMaker Pro Help > > Our collections database is in FileMaker Pro 3.0 and we are currently developing > other files that utilize the relational functions of that version to streamline > collection management tasks. We have created a loan form with these relational > aspects that works well as a loan form but so far we are unable to further > manipulate the date in the manner we want. We're not even sure if FileMaker is > able to do what we want. > > On the loan form, the basic registration information for the loan (Loan ID #, > Borrower's name and address, Loan period, etc.) are listed in Global fields in a > title header and are individual to each loan. The body of the form includes the > listing of the objects to be lent. When we type in the catalog number of an > object, with the relational functions, FileMaker automatically enters other > pertinent information (such as name of object, culture, description, > measurements, etc.) by linking them from the main database. This is done with > related fields as opposed to a lookup. Each object (along with accompanying > information fields) comprises a separate record in the loan file. This serves as > the hard copy. > > After a loan is completed, we would like to move the loan file's registration > information (from the Title Header Global Fields) and the list of loan objects' > catalog numbers (from the individual records in the file) into a master loan > file so that the original loan file would actually serve as a template for > subsequent loans. For permanent record keeping purposes we only need a record of > what objects were lent to whom, when, and for what purpose. Specific cataloging > information for objects will still be available in the main database so we see > no need to duplicate it in the master loan file. > > Because neither the name of a borrower or a particular object is unique to any > one loan, we thought that perhaps we could organize the master loan file by the > Loan ID#. Using FileMaker's Portal function, we can view records in this manner > with the list of catalog numbers appearing in the portal. However, once the loan > form is cleared, the catalog numbers are also deleted from the portal in the > master file. > > It would seem that there must be a way fir FileMaker Pro to do what we want but > we haven't been able to find it yet. Would would appreciate advise from any > FileMaker Pro 3.0 users. > > Andy Lax > Russell Hartman > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:16:09 -0600 > From: Nancy J Russell <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Collaborative Exhibitions > > I don't know if you are interested in an international slant, but the > Open Museum (Glasgow, Scotland) is working on a community partnership > exhibition called 2000 Glasgow Lives. I did an internship there last > summer, collecting oral histories for the project. If you are > interested in more information or who to talk to at the Open Museum > respond off line . > > Nancy Russell > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 21:40:37 GMT > From: Catbasket <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: East Coast Kansan for Hire in Philly and Beyond > > I used to see those signs on nail-studded telephone poles when I > was young: Man for hire, Handyman, Yardwork Cheap, numbers > scrawled underneath. Had they been the desperate acts of broken men who > had fallen and then become mired in hard times? Or were they placed _just > so_ by hayseed entrepreneurs who knew their best prospects came by > word-of-mouth and from clumsily painted cardboard signs? Some were con > artists, tinkers or travelers (my father seemed never to have caught on > while I was always suspicious of them), but today I am throwing myself in > with their lot. > Against my better judgement and the advice of people who have been > in museums much longer than I, I have moved to the East Coast from Kansas > in search of a job in curating/collections management. I was warned from > New York to DC that competition for jobs is fierce and that many museums > cannot afford to replace lost/downsized staff members. Yes, I thought, > But I am skilled, intelligent, resourceful and determined. Besides, I > have many leads and contacts and I will have a job in no time. > A year later, I pay my rent by bartending and pastry cheffing. > When I am not working, I volunteer at museums here in Philadelphia. I > attend conferences and work shops. I interview for every job I can. I > schmooze and network. I scour the Internet looking for opportunities here > and elsewhere. I am a regular at the job bank. I strike up conversations > with strangers in case they might be able to lead me to a job in a museum > and I have fended off a drunken board member who made vague promises of > employment in exchange for a little quality time at home while his wife > was away for the weekend. My efforts have led me to an eight-hour-a-week > position with a college that is establishing its archives. I enjoy the > work, but I want more of it. > My requests are twofold: (1) Is there anyone in the Philadelphia > or nearby communities who does not yet know me who might have time to > speak? I refuse to believe that there is no work for me to do here and I > would like to talk to anyone who has any suggestions for continuing this > job search however mundane, trifling or obvious they may seem. (2) I live > in Philadelphia, but I am not blind to opportunity, either. If you know > of an opening anywhere, even if it s with someone who may think that they > might, maybe, consider help (possibly) but aren t quite sure--I want to > hear about them. I want them to hear about me. There are collections > outside of museums and careers within which are not in collections--in all > these things I am interested. > If you d like to see my resume (not the bartending one in which I > have dumbed myself down--graduate degrees and experience are a red flag > that you re looking for a real job and will leave as soon as you get it), > I ll email you one in two shakes. I even use that old fashioned post > office for anyone who wants a hard copy. > I welcome all inquiries, flames and replies. Please forward this > to anyone you think may find it useful. You may contact me, Matthew > Rowley, at: > > 209 Cuthbert St. > No 404 > Philadelphia, PA 19106 > 215.413.0943 > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:29:14 -0700 > From: John Chadwick <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro Help > > At 4:18 PM -0800 1/30/97, Lax, Andrew wrote: > > Andy, > > There is an Internet discussion group along with archives about FileMaker > Pro on the Internet. The Web address is: > > http://www.blueworld.com/Lists/FMPro/ > > Hope this helps a bit. > > --john chadwick > > +-----------------------------------------------+ > John Chadwick > Working from home > phone 505-292-3758 > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > +-----------------------------------------------+ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:05:39 -0800 > From: Gwen Leth <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: museum operating policies > > Greetings: > > Hello, I am Gwen Leth, Director of the Columbia River Exhibition of History > Science and Technology (CREHST) in Richland, Washington. We are a > combination of old "Hanford Science Center" and new-history and technology > of the Columbia Basin region. We are in the process of building an 8,000 > sq. ft. facility to tell the dynamic story of the Columbia Basina nd the > surrounding region including Hanford and local agriculture. Opening is > planned for late spring of 1997. I am writing to ask for assistance in the > development of operations policies and guidelines. Would you be willing to > share the policies which relate to the following topics: > Allocation of space for exhibits, programs, etc. > Maintenance guidelines for facility and/or exhibits > Staffing > Development of education programs and evalutation methods > Exhibition philosophy: development, interpretive techniques, evaluations.. > We were funded and managed by the government before privatization in > Jan. '96. Although most of the above topics have been discussed with our > Foundation and staff, the policies have yet to be written. We at > CREHST do not subscribe to the list. Would appreciate any responses > being sent to the e-mail address. Some of you may have corresponded with > our Coordinator of Artifacts and Property, Ms. Kathy Lear. I am new to this > "net surf". Phone number is 509-946-0951. > Thanks for your assistance. > Gwen Leth > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:51:00 -0600 > From: "Lavarnway, Carrie AgHerMus" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Time Capsules: Where to Get a New One? > > We constructed a time capsule using a 2 foot length of 12 inch pvc sewer > pipe with the end caps glued on. Our chemistry department put in a nitrogen > atmosphere for good measure. > > John Awald > Director > Ag Heritage Museum > SDSU > Brookings, SD 57007 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 21:26:42 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Do volunteers need insurance? > > We provide a small policy of $5,000 for accident coverage for our volunteer > force. It is done as a courtesy to pick up the differance in deductables or > medicare short fall. As to signing away one's rights - I don't think that is > possible. > > We've never asked a person to sign away rights. Can't imagine why you would > wnat to. Threat of tort makes one more careful ! Any way a person may sign > a document to hold harmless but when push comes to shove, I understand such a > document has no legal validity - I'd check that out with your attorney > general's office. > > Greg Koos > McLean County Historical Society > Old Courthouse Museum > 200 N. Main St. > Bloomington IL 61701 phone (309) 827-0428 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.dave-world.com/community/mchs > > ------------------------------ > > End of MUSEUM-L Digest - 29 Jan 1997 to 30 Jan 1997 > *************************************************** >