ANS E-News

ANS E-NEWS AUGUST 2005

SOCIETY BUSINESS
A Report from the Nominating and Governance Committee to the President,
Board of Trustees and Fellows of the American Numismatic Society has
been posted on the ANS website:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/governance/2005nominations.htm

ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
* A great time was had by all at the ANA "Worlds Fair of Money" in San
Francisco, July 27-31, 2005. Our table was well visited and many thanks
go to those members who generously volunteered their time to help manage
it: Phil Carrigan, Robert Leonard, Glenn Lindwall, Darrell Low, Emmett
McDonald, Eugene Markov and Tom Sheehan.

* ANS publications had great success at this year's NLG Annual Writers'
Competition for 2005. Our congratulations go to all the 2005 NLG award
recipients. The ANS won the following awards:

Best Specialized Book:
* Museum and Exhibition Catalog: A Simple Souvenir, Coins & Medals
of the Olympic Games, by Peter G. Van Alfen

Non-profit or Club Numismatic Magazine:
* Best article, large publications: "George Washington and America's
'Small Beginning' in Coinage," Joel J. Orosz and Carl R. Herkowitz,
American Journal of Numismatics

* Best Column, Large Publications, Extraordinary Merit: "Current Cabinet
Activities," Robert W. Hoge, The ANS Magazine

* Best Article, Small Publications: "Lord Baltimore Coinage and Daily
Exchange in Early Maryland," Louis E. Jordan, Colonial Newsletter

Computer Software and Internet Web Sites:
* Best Software: "The Colonial Newsletter, Issues 104-126," American
Numismatic Society, Gary A. Trudgen, Editor

A complete list of winners can be found on the NLG website at
http://www.numismaticliteraryguild.org/ (look on the left for
Annual Writer's Competition).

EVENTS
* Plans are proceeding for the 2006 Annual Dinner Gala,
which will be held on Thursday, January 12 at the Sky Club
Penthouse of the Met Life Building in NYC. Prior to the
dinner, we will be holding an auction of numismatic books,
manuscripts, and memoribilia to benefit the Francis D.
Campbell Librarian Chair. If you have items to donate (of
approximately $400 or more in value), please contact event
Chair Rick Witschonke at witschonke@numismatics.org. For
further information on the event, please contact Juliette
Pelletier at pelletier@numismatics.org or visit:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/about/AnnualGala2006.htm .

THIS MONTH IN ANS HISTORY
* August 1954: George Miles succeeds Sydney Noe as Chief Curator
In early 1954, after more than 40 years with the ANS, Sydney
Noe retired. In August of 1954, George Miles succeeded Noe as
Chief Curator. To learn more about this topic, visit:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/archives/ANSMoment.htm .

* Historical Updates to the ANS Website
Those who have not read Aviva Gray's account in the latest
ANS Magazine of former ANS Curator Agnes Baldwin Brett can
find an updated biography of Ms. Brett online at:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/archives/baldwinbrettbio.htm .

Also courtesy of Ms. Gray is a new bibliography of Brett's
works which can be accessed via the biography webpage.

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