Re: Motion for library exhibits

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Bob and All,

I also support the idea of creating a traveling exhibit.  I too know of
people, that have passed away, who were going to will their artifacts
and/or money to AIS but, changed their minds and left their artifacts to
their families to deal with and the money to other organizations.  I
believe we, as a society, are a very creative group of people and can
come up with a plan as to the purpose of the exhibit, who will be the
administer of the project, what will be the guidelines for the project
and the exhibits and where will the exhibits be housed.  I also think a
committee should be formed to work out more details for the traveling
exhibit, guidelines, ways to fund the project, and how to publicize the
exhibits to our membership and outside the AIS and then present these
ideas to the AIS Board of Directors.  I know of many people in AIS that
do not even know we have a library.

Paul







On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:31:30 -0500 (EST) Robert Pries 
<robertpries@embarqmail.com> writes:
> There was so much to work on at the board meeting that there were 
> many things
> that remained not discussed. One of these is a motion I would like 
> to make
> concerning the AIS library. Since I am not known for making terse 
> statements I
> would entertain suggestions as to the wording, but here is my 
> attempt:
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> That the AIS library create traveling exhibits that could be viewed 
> at
> designated bbranchesb throughout the country.
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> The intent of this motion is to make this archive more available to 
> our
> membership and interested gardeners. Presently the library has many 
> artifacts
> in the library from Medals awarded to diseased hybridizers to all 
> sorts of
> photos and memorabilia. It is a museum to which hardly anyone goes 
> to or knows
> about. Because it is not seen by anyone many people are reluctant to 
> give
> their artifacts to the Library. But with the libraries endowment it 
> is
> undoubtedly the very best place for people to leave these mementos. 
> I can
> think of three situations that would be ideal as traveling exhibits.
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> First: the Sass Memorial Gardens in Nebraska : Presently a great 
> deal of
> memorabilia is being held by a trustee for the Sass collection. They 
> seem to
> be reluctant to turn over the collection for fear it will never be 
> seen again
> in Nebraska . If we authorized a traveling exhibit they might be 
> willing to
> turn the material over for accession to the library and some as room 
> was
> available could gone on display in the Memorial garden. If the 
> Library never
> receives this material before the trustee dies it is likely it will 
> be lost
> forever.
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> Second: Presby Memorial Gardens has space to do a semi permanent 
> display that
> would be great for many artifacts associated with the Eastern USA . 
> If the
> library authorized a traveling display here it could be seen by 
> hundreds of
> visitors each year. It could enhance the garden but still remain the 
> property
> of AIS and would have some protection from loss. No doubt other 
> wonderful
> things will be donated if they can be on display here and still be 
> under the
> auspices of the AIS Library. I have heard rumors that an individual 
> is looking
> for a place to donate several very valuable paintings if such an 
> exhibit
> existed.
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> Third: It has been suggested that an exhibit of Hager memorabilia 
> might be
> accepted for a period of time at Huntington gardens in conjunction 
> with a
> future convention in the area.
> 
> 
> 
> B 
> 
> If we would move to have these types of exhibits and carry them out, 
> the
> Library would gain a great deal of respect that is presently not 
> there in the
> community of irisarians. We are at a critical time in our history. 
> In ten
> years we will be one hundred years old as a society. They may 
> actually be some
> people alive still that new its early history. We need to make the 
> library a
> respectable institution that Iris lovers believe deserves to archive 
> Iris
> history. We need to do it now and make an appeal for people to leave 
> Iris
> slides, photos and memorabilia to the library before much of this is
> discarded. Everyone might ask older members in their club if they 
> have any
> historical stuff that they might leave to the library.
> 
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