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ANS E-NEWS APRIL 2005

ANS STAFF NEWS
* Olga Less has joined the ANS staff as a new Curatorial
Assistant. Ms. Less graduated from Moscow University
(Bachelor of Art Coursework: German Literature and
Linguistics) in 1994 and in 1998 she received her B.A. in
German Area Studies and Art History from Cornell
University. She is also a graduate of the Parsons School of
Design/Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, where she
received her M.A. in the department of History of European
and American Decorative Arts and Design in May of 2003.
Ms. Less began working as a Curatorial Assistant in the
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and catalogued a
collection of 150 Davenport furniture drawings. She also
worked as a Curatorial Assistant in the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Antonio Ratti Textile Center, and maintained
and updated computerized inventory records, while
coordinating and assisting in object photo shoots for
museum publications. Ms. Less has served as Floor
Manager at the New York Winter Antique Show and
executed daily administrative duties including the
organization of show security, dealers, and sales. From
April though November 2004, she worked as a Project
Cataloger at the New York Historical Society, creating
catalogue entries for 2000 medals and inputting information
into the museum's computer database. At the ANS, Ms.
Less is assisting the curatorial staff in general duties.
Ms. Less' e-mail is less@numismatics.org

ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
* ANS Executive Director, Ute Wartenberg Kagan is
participating in The Nature of Ancient Money Conference to
be held at Columbia University April 8 and 9. Her lecture is
entitled "Early Greek Coinage: Evidence from an
Unpublished Hoard," and will be on Friday, April 8 from
2:45-3:15 pm. This conference is open to the public and
ANS members are welcome to attend, for more information:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cam/events/events.htm

* Dr. Wartenberg Kagan will also be giving a talk at the Bard
Graduate Center in the Seminar in Cultural History 2004-
2005 Back to the Future: The "Auxiliary Sciences" Today, on
April 13 at 5.45 pm on "Who Invented Coins? A Survey of
Theories from the Early 5th Century BC to the Present Day".
For more information see http://www.bgc.bard.edu/academic/events.shtml

* Mr. Robert Hoge, ANS Curator of North American Coins
and Currency along with Ute Wartenberg Kagan will be
giving presentations at the Early American Coppers (EAC),
Society Annual Convention in Annapolis, MD on Friday, April
22, 8:00 pm at the Radisson Hotel Annapolis. The evening's
program is entitled "The Education Forum: An Evening with
Ute Wartenberg Kagan and Robert Hoge." Robert Hoge will
present a talk entitled "Sheldon 'NCs" in the Collection of the
ANS: A Survey of 'Non-Collectible' Rarities." The
presentation will give attendees an opportunity to learn
about these fabulous, seldom-seen United States coins of
the period 1793-1814. Ute Wartenberg Kagan will present a
talk entitled "The American Collections of The ANS." For
more information, go to the EAC website at
http://www.eacs.org/ (click on the Meetings Information
button).

* On Friday, April 1st, Prof. Jean Sorabella of Adelphi
University brought her Roman Art and Archaeology class
to the ANS for a presentation by Dr. Sebastian Heath
on Republican and Imperial Coinage. On April 29th, Sebastian
will give a similar presentation to Hunter College High School
students taking an Introduction to Archaeology course taught
by Giovanna Termini. Professors and teachers who are interested
in bringing small groups of students to the ANS are encouraged
to contact the curatorial staff to discuss possible topics and
to arrange a time.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
* The ANS is seeking volunteers to assist at our booth
during ANA's 2005 World's Fair of Money in San Francisco,
California, July 27 - 31, 2005. Please contact our Museum
Administrator, Joanne Isaac at isaac@numismatics.org if you can volunteer your time.

ARCHIVIST NEWS
* This Month in ANS History April 1947: The Society makes
major administrative changes resulting in the establishment
of an expanded curatorial department.

* In 1947, Arthur Dewing was elected president of the ANS
and appointed various committees to study the Society's
staffing and financial and administrative structure. One
such committee -- the Committee on
Reorganization -- made recommendations which resulted in
the establishment of an expanded curatorial department,
with different curators focused on different sections. To
learn more about this important event, visit:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/archives/ANSMoment.htm

* Historical Additions to the ANS Website: biographies homepage
Since the start of the archival program in February 2004, we
have added to the ANS site biographical sketches of
numerous founders, curators, officers and other historical
figures. Now, all of these biographies can be easily
accessed through a new home page at:
http://www.amnumsoc.org/archives/biographies.html

LIBRARY LACUNAE : YOUR CHANCE TO CHANGE
HOLES INTO WHOLES
* Although most libraries strive to create collections that are
complete, it is virtually a given that there will always be
certain items, old or new, that are lacking on their shelves.
The ANS Library is no exception so, perhaps you can assist
in helping us find the listed items for our shelves. This
week's list contains two foreign journals that we would like to
complete. Thank you for helping.

"La Numismatica" (Monthly published in Brescia, Italy) - Vol.
18, no. 9 (Sept., 1987) and any issues for the period
1994 - to date.

"Muenzen Review" - 1984 to date.

Francis D. Campbell, Librarian
Campbell@numismatics.org

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