The ANS Council, at its meeting of January 11, 1997, took great pleasure in recording four new Sponsors of the Society, recognized for their contributions aggregating over $10,000. Entered in the Minutes were: Q. David Bowers, Wolfeboro, NH; George W. Fehlhaber, San Francisco, CA; Caroline Kay, Lawrence, KS; and Thomas R. Martin, Worcester, MA.
These loyal and generous contributors will be added to the roll of "Sponsors of the Society" published each year in the Annual Report of the ANS. We are grateful to these four new honorees and to all who contribute to the growth and welfare of our organization.
1996 Contributions Exceed $2.2 Million
During 1996, members and friends of the American Numismatic Society continued to demonstrate their support for the work of this fine institution through extraordinary personal, foundation, and corporate generosity. In the past calendar year, numismatic objects and library materials valued at ca. $1.5 million were added to the collections, greatly enriching the Society's storehouse of knowledge available to members and the public. To the coffers of the ANS was added $729,000, supporting a wide range of projects and programs, as well as providing much needed support for the core operations of the ANS, through member- sponsored Annual Giving.
An unprecedented number of ANS members are joining or renewing as Circle members. Gold, Electrum, Silver, and Bronze Circle members enjoy increased benefits and discounts while providing additional, much needed support for our organization.
As an added incentive this year, the special 1997 Calendar, "Treasures of the ANS American Cabinet," presented on the occasion of the Eric P. Newman Tribute Dinner on October 25, is available as our gift to all ANS members joining an ANS Circle in 1997 while they last. Quantities are limited and when the supply of calendars is gone, this offer will be withdrawn. The full color illustrations, featuring such rare and important American artifacts as the Brasher doubloon, 1804 Dollar, and the Confederate Half Dollar, among the twelve distinct and beautifully reproduced images, complement the monthly calendar pages which highlight key national dates as well as important ANS events during 1997.
The Society expresses appreciation to the following members who have thus far joined the Gold, Electrum, Silver, and Bronze Circles for 1997:
Gold Circle ($1,000)
Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, Studio City, CA
Prof. Glen W. Bowersock, Princeton, NJ
Mr. Kenneth L. Edlow, New York, NY
Mr. Reed Hawn, Austin, TX
Mr. Jonathan H. Kagan, New York, NY
Mr. Jonathan K. Kern, Lexington, KY
Mr. Allen F. Lovejoy, Riverside, CT
Prof. Thomas R. Martin, Worcester, MA
Mr. Donald G. Partrick, Islandia, NY
Dr. Arnold-Peter C. Weiss MD, Barrington, RI
Electrum Circle ($500)
Dr. Martha Carter, Madison, WI
Dr. Lawrence E. Cutler, New York, NY
Mr. David Hendin, Nyack, NY
Mr. David M. Sundman, Littleton, NH
Mr. Thomas C. Wilfred, Gap, PA
Silver Circle ($250)
Mr. Richard M. Beleson, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Gerald F. Borrmann, Lafayette, CA
Mr. Tony Carlotto, Sheffield, MA
Mr. Henry C. Chitwood, Old Greenwich, CT
Mr. Joseph C. Foster, Midlothian, VA
Mr. Joseph R. Lasser, Scarsdale, NY
Mr. J. Roy Pennell Jr., Anderson, SC
Dr. Ira Rezak, Stony Brook, NY
Mr. James F. Rogers, Newtown, CT
Prof. James H. Schwartz, New York, NY
Ms. Elise Travers, W. Seneca, NY
Mr. Kerry K. Wetterstrom, Lancaster, PA
Bronze Circle ($100)
Mr. John W. Adams, Boston, MA
Prof. Jere Bacharach, Seattle, WA
Prof. Ernst Badian, Cambridge, MA
Mr. John M. Barnes, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mr. Bruce D. Bartelt, Thiensville, WI
Dr. Leslie Beer-Tobey, Marblehead, MA
Mr. Allen Berk, New York, NY
Mr. John T. Bolger, Waukesha, WI
Prof. Richard Brilliant, Scarsdale, NY
Mr. Alfred Buonaguro, Brandywine, MD
Dr. Charles S. Campbell, Salem, OR
Mr. Michael F. Capen, Williamsburg, VA
Mr. Charles R. Carlson, Staten Island, NY
Prof. Alan B. Coleman, Sea Ranch, CA
Mr. Robert W. Cornely, Marietta, GA
Dr. Gary M. Davidson, Johnstown, PA
Dr. Christian E. Dekesel, Gent, Belgium
Mr. Joseph M. DeMeo, Valley Forge, PA
Prof. Robert A. Dietz, Destin, FL
Mr. Jean-Paul Divo, Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. Edward A. Dobbins, Glendale, AZ
Mr. Brian Lewis Edlow, New York, NY
Dr. Donald W. Edlow, Owens Mills, MD
Mrs. Ellis Edlow, Pompano Beach, FL
Dr. Jane DeRose Evans, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. T. R. Fehrenbach, San Antonio, TX
Mr. James A. Ferrendelli, Houston, TX
Mr. Mike Gasvoda, Schererville, IN
Dr. Antonio Alberto Guerrino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mr. Andrew M. Hain, Wyomissing, PA
Mr. John G. Hardgrave, Clovis, CA
Mr. Robert M. Harlick, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Ira Hirschhorn, New York, NY
Mr. Raymond Huckles, Williamsville, NY
Mr. John P. Huffman, Silver Spring, MD
Mr. Lyndall J. Huggler, Pittsburgh, PA
Mr. Edward Janis, New York, NY
Mr. A. M. Kagin, Des Moines, IA
Dr. Hakam Kayasseh, Wichita Falls, TX
Mr. Alan G. Kirios, Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. George F. Kolbe, Crestline, CA
Dr. Daniel L. Koppersmith, Houston, TX
Mr. Ross Larson, St. Louis, MO
Mr. James LaSarre, Greenwood, IN
Mr. Julian M. Leidman, Silver Spring, MD
Mr. Robert A. Levinson, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Robert Hepworth Lloyd, North Tonawanda, NY
Mr. Richard Margolis, Teaneck, NJ
Mr. William H. McDonald, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Greg I. Milberg, Tucson, AZ
Mr. Thomas Miller, Santa Rosa, CA
Mr. Robert G. Mueller, New York, NY
Mrs. Barbara C. Murphy, Kirkwood, MO
Mr. Robert W. Newman, Springdale, CT
Mr. Franklin L. Noel, St. Paul, MN
Mr. David W. Norini, Minneapolis, MN
Mr. Frank J. Novak, Atherton, CA
Mr. Jesse Patrick, Santa Rosa, CA
Mr. John C. Pottage, Chicago, IL
Mr. Jurgen Ritter, Dusseldorf, Germany
Dr. Martin A. Rizack, Teaneck, NJ
Mr. Robert Ronus, Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Carol F. Ross, New Haven, CT
Mr. Isaac Rudman, Miami, FL
Mrs. Margo Russell, Sidney, OH
Mr. John Paul Sarosi, Johnstown, PA
Dr. Arnold R. Saslow, South Orange, NJ
Mr. Wayne G. Sayles, Gainesville, MO
Mr. C. Barry Schaefer, Greenwich, CT
Mr. Stanley DeForest Scott, New York, NY
Hon. Abraham D. Sofaer, Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Ralph R. Sonnenschein, Malibu, CA
Mr. William F. Spengler, Colorado Springs, CO
Mr. Barry W. Stallard, Livermore, CA
Prof. Chester G. Starr, Ann Arbor, MI
Mr. Richard D. Stroman Jr., Bronx, NY
Mr. R. Tettenhorst, St. Louis, MO
Prof. Homer A. Thompson, Princeton, NJ
Mr. Alan S. Walker, Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. Robert A. Weimer, Kansas City, MO
Mr. G. Windfelder, Mainz-Gonsenheim, Germany
Mr. Douglas A. Winter, Dallas, TX
Mr. Glenn W. Woods, Dallas, TX
Mr. Albert J. Zaloom, Norwood, NJ
At its meeting of January 11, 1997, the Society's Council welcomed 36 new members, elected as Associates.
The new members are:
Mr. Ronnie E. Adam, Uxbridge, MA
Mr. Steve Altman, Washington, DC
Mr. Avis W. Arsenault, Weymouth, MA
Mr. Robert H. Brewer, Windsor, CT
Mr. Tony Carlotto, Sheffield, MA
Mr. Thomas Cox, Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Nicholas D'Amico, Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Kenneth J. Dekker, Carmel, CA
Mr. Nathaniel C. Fick Jr., Hunt Valley, MD
Mr. Douglas E. Franco, Palo Alto, CA
Mr. Sheldon Goldfeder, Brooklyn, NY
Mr. Fred Ingerson, West Lebanon, IN
Mr. Hector Carlos Janson, Miami, FL
Mr. Thomas M. Kerch, San Francisco, CA
Ms. Sophia D. Kremydi, Athens, Greece
Mr. Robert F. Lomprey, Neenah, WI
Mr. Stephen D. Luftig, Arlington, VA
Mr. Thomas K. Mallon, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Sydney F. Martin, Doylestown, PA
Mr. W. Neill Myers, Huntsville, AL
Mr. James Neiswinter, Franklin Square, NY
Mr. Franklin L. Noel, St. Paul, MN
Mr. William T. O'Donnell, Darien, CT
Mr. Michael D. Oppenheim, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mr. Steven E. Saari, Ashby, MA
Mr. Wayne G. Scheible, Rochester, NY
Mr. Gerhard Schon, Munchen, Germany
Mr. Christopher B. Schwerdt, Catonsville, MD
Mr. Stuart Segan, Whittier, CA
Mr. Edward C. Smith III, Williamstown, NJ
Mr. J. T. Stanton, Savannah, GA
Mr. Richard C. Striley, Buena Park, CA
Mrs. Eileen E. Sullivan, Waldwick, NJ
Ms. Christine Marie Thompson, Boston, MA
Mr. James M. Tippett, Wilmington, DE
Mr. Donald Young, New York, NY
Associate membership in the ANS is open to all with an interest in numismatics. Members receive a range of benefits including the Society's annual journal, American Journal of Numismatics, and are informed about forthcoming events and opportunities through receipt of the quarterly ANSNewsletter and special mailings. As an added benefit during 1997, members may elect to receive a free subscription to the Colonial Newsletter, a journal devoted to the numismatic history of the United States in the pre-Federal period, which was donated to the ANS by the CNL Foundation as of this year. Three issues of CNL will appear during 1997.
Members are eligible to receive a unique benefit during 1997. By joining an ANS Circle in 1997 -- Bronze, Silver, Electrum, or Gold -- a member will receive the special 1997 calendar, "Treasure of the ANS American Cabinet," presented on the occasion of the Eric P. Newman Tribute Dinner. Quantities are limited and when the supply of calendars is exhausted, the offer will be withdrawn.
New Life Members
At its January meeting, the Council recorded the following conversions to Life Membership: Sohail A. Khan, Islamabad, Pakistan (Assoc. 1996); William T. Loomis, Schnectady, NY (Assoc. 1992); Richard Mantia, Oak Forest, IL (Assoc. 1996); Emmett McDonald, Islip, NY (Assoc. 1961; Fellow 1994); Spencer Peck, Oldwick, NJ (Assoc. 1991).
All ANS members have the option to convert to Life Membership by the one-time payment of $1,000. Life Associates and Life Fellows are excused from the payment of annual dues and are insured against any increase in member dues.
Finke Elected Life Fellow
Sculptress Leonda Finke of Roslyn, NY, was elected a Life Fellow of the Society at the January Council meeting. Ms. Finke is the 1997 recipient of the Saltus Medal Award.
In our last ANSNewsletter, we published the list of members celebrating significant milestones in their Society membership. In error, we managed at this time last year to skip over those members whose memberships date from 1971, 1966, 1956, and 1946. We are grateful to have heard from several members pointing out our inadvertent neglect. To all we have sent special pins marking their 25, 30, 40, and 50 years of continuous membership and it is a particular pleasure to here acknowledge the names of these loyal, long-term members.
Twenty-Five Years
Dr. Michel Amandry, Paris, France
Dr. Henry Amin Awad, Seattle, WA
Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, Great Britain
Mr. William L. S. Barrett, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mr. David H. Block, Gainesville, FL
Centro Internaz. di Studi Numismatici, Naples, Italy
Rev. C. Daniel Clark, Tehachapi, CA
Mr. Ditta Fallani, Rome, Italy
Prof. Clive Foss, Boston, MA
Mr. Leonidas C. Hermes, Flushing, NY
Mr. Jose Luis Herrera Somellera, Mexico City, Mexico
Dr. Lutz Ilisch, Tubingen, Germany
Dr. Diana E. E. Kleiner, New Haven, CT
Col. Robert F. Kriz, Merritt Island, FL
Dr. Enrico Leuthold Jr., Milan, Italy
Mr. George R. Lewis, Huntsville, AL
Maison Platt, Paris, France
Dr. William E. Metcalf, New York, NY
Mr. Herman Miller, New York, NY
Mr. William F. Mross, Racine, WI
Prof. Colin E. Pitchfork, Earlwood, NSW, Australia
Mr. Paul Rabin, Phoenix, AZ
Mr. Jerome H. Remick III, Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada
Prof. James H. Schwartz, New York, NY
Mr. Claude Silberstein, Paris, France
Mr. Donald R. Simon, New York, NY
Mr. James C. Spilman, Huntsville, AL
Mr. Robert W. Storm, West Hartford, CT
Mr. Anthony J. Swiatek, Manhasset, NY
Mr. Emil Szauer, Dublin, Ireland
Temple University Library, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Edward J. Waddell Jr., Gaithersburg, MD
Mr. Ernst-Gunther Weber, Bremen, Germany
Mr. Robert A. Weimer, Kansas City, MO
Mr. Albert J. Zaloom, Norwood, NJ
Mr. Ruprecht Ziegler, Kaarst, Germany
Thirty Years
Prof. Jere Bacharach, Seattle, WA
Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Mr. Harry W. Bass Jr., Dallas, TX
Mrs. Denyse Patricia Berend, Boulogne, France
Dr. Michael H. Crawford, London, Great Britain
Mr. Sal J. DeGrazia, Millburn, NJ
Mr. Arthur Dresner, Franklin Square, NY
Dr. Michael Grant, Gattaiola (Lucca), Italy
Mr. Daniel Grieser, Columbus, OH
Mr. Edwin G. Hibarger, Cincinnati, OH
Mr. Albert T. Koskie Jr., Seattle, WA
Prof. John H. Kroll, Austin, TX
Mr. Theodore David Kuehn, Philadelphia, PA
Mr. William Malkmus, La Mesa, CA
Mr. Robert J. Myers, New York, NY
Philipps-Universitat, Marburg/Lahn 1, Germany
Dr. Jean-Claude Richard, Saint Guilhem Le Desert, France
Mr. Joseph H. Rose, Bayside, NY
Mr. Herbert A. Silberman, Morristown, NJ
Mr. William F. Spengler, Colorado Springs, CO
Mr. Mel Wacks, Woodland Hills, CA
Mr. Alan S. Walker, Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. R. E. Wallace, Fort Worth, TX
Forty Years
Mr. Arthur I. Appleton, Chicago, IL
Dr. Pierre Bastien, Cranbury, NJ
Mr. Grover C. Criswell, Fort McCoy, FL
Dr. Mayer Hyman, Tucson, AZ
Mr. Leroy J. Kaczor, Champaign, IL
Dr. Georges C. Le Rider, Vincennes, France
Musee d'Art et D'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Frank C. Perkins, Denver, CO
Schweizerisches Landesmuseum (Zurich), Zurich, Switzerland
Mr. Wilbur A. Selfridge, Kinnelon, NJ
Dr. Bertil H. Takman, Boston, MA
Wurttembergisches Landesbibliothek-ZS, Stuttgart, Germany
Fifty Years
Prof. Leon Lacroix, Liege, Belgium
Mr. Mendel Lazear Peterson Sr., McLean, VA
Mr. Mark M. Salton, Hartsdale, NY
Mr. Randolph Zander, Alexandria, VA
These four fifty-year members were honored at a special ceremony held at the Society last July. The ANS appreciates the many members who continue their support of this organization year after year.
1996: The Year in Review
1996 was a very good year! The ANS met its Annual Giving goals! We had many member supported activities, in addition to our regular lectures and events. There was the Forum on Arab- Byzantine Coins in November. The third annual Day of the Etruscans met in February. There was a major symposium in Chicago with an attendance of seventy. There was a Spring Cruise up the Hudson to the Rockefeller Estate. Thirty-five people enjoyed this day so thoroughly, we have had requests for a repeat. We honored four fifty-year members. ANS coins were exhibited at the Olympic games. The Colonial Newsletter was donated to the ANS and the first issue under our auspices will appear in April 1997. Eighty guests honored Eric P. Newman - scholar, numismatist, and gentleman, with a gala event on October 25th, with a lasting memento - a beautiful calendar with examples of major ANS American coins and a listing of 1997 important ANS dates.
The year was brilliantly capped by the member-sponsored exhibit at the New York International, "The Treasures Of Ancient Coinage from the Private Collections of American Numismatic Society Members;" an exhibition of 113 spectacular Greek and Roman coins. These collector/members not only lent coins and provided financial support for the exhibition, but also supplied photographs and cataloguing information, in some cases sharing significant unpublished research, all of which has been incorporated into the catalogue of the exhibit prepared by Guest Curator, Catharine C. Lorber. The Society is fortunate enough to have a supply of these profusely-illustrated catalogues.
1997: A Year of Challenge
Our Annual Giving goal for 1997 is $100,000. To meet this challenge, we must look to all members for support. We are offering two gifts in gratitude for member support of the core work of the ANS. Contributors at the level of $200 or more will receive the special ANS Donor's Pin, which may be worn with pride in the knowledge that you have provided significant support for this fine institution. Donors at this level may also elect to receive a complimentary copy the catalogue, Treasures Of Ancient Coinage. As always, gifts of any amount are greatly appreciated.
Corporate Matching Gifts
Do you work for a company that matches your charitable contributions? The ANS qualifies under most Corporate Matching Gift Programs and this is an excellent means of increasing the benefit to the Society of your intended generosity. We are indebted to the many members who designate the ANS as a beneficiary of matching gifts.
Please check with your employer about their matching gift policy. Most forward looking corporations want their philanthropy to reflect the interests and concerns of their employees.
You may be assured that your support, in any amount, is important to us. Your gift enables us to do what we do and to try and serve the membership to the best of our ability. An Annual Giving coupon is included. Please fill in the information requested and return it to the Society with your contribution.
I am pleased to enclose my Annual Giving contribution to support the core programs of the American Numismatic Society. Please list me as a donor at the level indicated (donors at the $200 level or higher will receive the ANS Donor Pin and may elect to receive a copy of Treasures of Ancient Coinage):
___$3,000 ___$2,000 ___$1,000 ___$500 ___$200 ___Other $_____
Name _____________________________________________
Address __________________________________________
__ My check is enclosed. __ I prefer to use my Visa/Mastercard:
__ Visa or __ Mastercard: #_________________________ Exp. date:_________
Daytime phone: _________________Signature:______________________________
__ My gift is $200 or more; please send me the complimentary catalogue (benefit value, $10.00).
__ This gift will be matched by my company. The matching gift form is enclosed.
