Please, leave your social consciousness at home and get off your high horse while you're at it. If you don't like the remarks someone made on this mailing list then leave! -----Original Message----- From: Anna Castillo <[log in to unmask]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 11:36 AM Subject: Response to remarks by M. Cogswell >Mr. Cogswell, > >Your derogatory remark, "they probably want someone who is black", in >regards to the position at the Louis Armstrong House and Archives, was >offensive. If this comment was intended as a joke', I'm not laughing. > >Anna Castillo > >At 04:57 PM 8/12/98 -0600, you wrote: >>Considering I just resigned from the SAR, this looks very interesting, but >New Yoorrkk City-- yuk!; they probably want someone who is black; and the >pay is way too low! >> >>>>> Michael Cogswell <[log in to unmask]> 08/11/98 03:36PM >>> >>Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:36:08 +0200 (IST) >>From: MICHAEL COGSWELL <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: Job Opening: Asst. Director >>To: [log in to unmask] >>cc: [log in to unmask] >>Message-ID: <Pine.VMS3.89:b9 QCM.9808111617.A538987541-0100000@> >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >> >> >>Note: New closing date of 31 August 1998. >> >>Please excuse any cross postings. >> >>Thank you. >> >>Michael Cogswell >>Louis Armstrong House and Archives >> >>****************************** >> >>PERSONNEL VACANCY NOTICE R-770 >> >>TITLE: Assistant Director, Louis Armstrong House and Archives, Queens >>College, CUNY. >> >>DUTIES: (1) Writing, packaging, and submitting grant proposals and grant >>reports; (2) Assisting researchers with use of the collections; (3) >>Processing archival materials; (4) Hiring, training, and supervising >>staff; (5) Planning the development and operations of the Armstrong >>House; (6) Designing and presenting public programs; (7) Designing and >>installing exhibits and displays; (8) Negotiating use fees and >>permissions; (9) Responding to emergency alarms; and (10) Other duties as >>assigned. >> >>QUALIFICATIONS: (1) Bachelor's degree in Music, Museum Studies, Library >>Science, Africana Studies, or American Studies; or equivalent >>professional experience; (2) Demonstrated success in grant writing; (3) >>At least five years of increasingly responsible employment in an >>archives, library, or museum; (4) Excellent writing skills; (5) Excellent >>interpersonal skills; (6) Excellent references. >> >>RANKING FACTORS: (1) Knowledge of Louis Armstrong; (2) Previous >>administrative experience; (3) Previous success in grant writing; (4) >>Graduate studies in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience. >> >>SALARY RANGE: $40,000 - $44,200 per year. >> >>TO APPLY: Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters >>of reference to: Michael Cogswell, Director, Louis Armstrong House and >>Archives, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, NY 11367. Applications >>accepted until 31 August 1998. For more information, call 718-997-3670. >> >>The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an equal >>opportunity/affirmative action/Americans with Disabilities Act employer. >> >>****************************** >> >Anna M. Castillo >Curator of Education >Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art >Wichita State University >1845 North Fairmount >Wichita, KS 67260-0046 > >tel: 316.978.6413 >fax:316.978.3898 >email:[log in to unmask] >