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Home My WebLink About11.6attachment 1331 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh WI 54901 • 920.236.5799 • oshkoshmuseum.org MEMO TO THE MUSEUM BOARD November 6, 2020 To the Board, I hope you are enjoying this brief spell of gorgeous weather. The staff has taken advantage of it, which is a very good thing since it is probably the last nice period of warm temperatures for some time. For the last ten days, Maintenance Technician Matt Reinke has worked hard on the grounds to prepare everything for winter. This is especially noticeable on the Sawyer home east lawn, which now looks wonderful. The work Matt does in autumn makes a big difference in the appearance of the grounds during the warm months, and he takes pride in the effort. Like all staff, Matt has multiple responsibilities and does a good job balancing everything, but fortune certainly smiled on him this year with this magnificent weather. Attached are the October collections reports. While we continue to add records to Past Perfect, the pace is much slower because we lack an Archivist, and because we have only one collections volunteer. The pandemic is wearing on everyone and I am sure we will all be thankful when we return to normal. The staff misses the people, and of course gathering together for breaks and lunch. It seems possible that the Museum can resume a more normal routine in January. Hopefully, that would include in-person Board meetings. However, that all depends on whether the virus numbers increase or decrease. The 2021 budget will be adopted by the Common Council on November 10, and Anna Cannizzo and I will participate virtually. Once that happens, the staff and I can finish scheduling next year’s work and be able to set projects in motion. The work we have done in the past few months, as well as what we are doing right now, is helping prepare for what looks like a very full 2021. I anticipate people will be eager to return to their established lifestyle, which I hope includes visiting the Museum. Our attendance has picked up slightly, but is still minimal at a dozen or fewer people per day. We expect an increase for the Holiday period and the annual elf hunt (very challenging this year), but certainly not the numbers we would ordinarily experience. In the miscellaneous paragraph, the winter issue of The Muse is just about ready to go to the printer. We had some superb feedback from Members on the last issue, and good financial support given the overall circumstances and concerns. The Muse continues to be the primary way we reach Members and donors and how we encourage and inspire support. The John W. Quinney horn will be repatriated to the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe in a ceremony in Bowler, WI, on Thursday, November 19. I will explain this in detail in next week’s memo. Regrettably, we are again searching for a part-time janitor. It is challenging keeping this position filled. Looking ahead, I will be on vacation around the Thanksgiving week, and then also for the second half of December. That ends the week, and enjoy the pleasant weather this weekend! Brad Larson Collections Report October 2020 Note: Because we are now keeping track of deaccessions on the Collections Report, I have retroactively added the 6 deaccessioned paintings to August, when the Board approved it, so you’ll see a total number of deaccessions below. We have not disposed of them yet, but technically they have been deaccessioned and are no longer considered part of the permanent collection. They have all been marked as such in PastPerfect and in paper files/legers. Sept # Added Sept Total Oct # Added Oct Total Total 2020 Records Added To Date Object Records 13 40,393 35 40,428 283 Archives Records 0 1,940 0 1,940 6 Photography Records 12 18,667 -1 18,666 152 Library Records 0 817 0 817 0 Total Records 25 61,817 34 61,851 441 Object Images 61 63,340 85 63,425 1052 Archives Images 0 1453 0 1453 4 Photography Images 8 19,319 0 19,319 225 Library Images 0 37 2 39 2 Total Images 69 84,149 87 84,236 1283 Records Updated* 422 1795 5930 *Includes records with updated locations, dates, condition reports, and research 2020 Accessions 3 47 2 49 49 2020 Accessioned Items 13 245 130 375 375 2020 Deaccessions 0 0 6 11/02/2020 Accession List with Descriptions Accession#Acc Date / Type Source / Contact / Description 2020.48 Last, Michael 10/15/2020 Archival materials relating to boating and Dunphy Boats, owned by donor's father, Alfred G. Last, circa 1950 GiftMichael Last 2020.49 Metz, Ron 10/26/2020 GiftRon Metz Collection of 129 political buttons and other memorabilia from state, local, and national elections and events, 1900 through 1990s. State and local campaign buttons:Steffles, 2.5" diam., orange on brown Steffles, 2.25" diam., brown on orange Goyke, 2.25" diam.,, black and white photo Goyke, 2.25" diam., color photo left frontGoyke, " " " " full front Goyke, " ' " " family Goyke, 1.5" diam., white on redCofffin, 1.375" diam., green on yellow Unerheim, 1.75" diam., green on black Salomon, 2.25" diam., black on yellow Schreiber, 2.25" diam., white on blueMurken., 2.25" diam., white on blue Kasten, 1.75" diam., white on green Stelter, 2.25" diam., red, white and blue Stelter, " " , red on whiteMiller, 1.25" diam., green and white Clemens, 1.125" diam., white on blue Wyman, 2.25" diam. white on blue Earl, 1.75" diam. white on greenEarl, 1.125" diam., white on red Dyke. 2.25" diam., black on yellow Ausman, 2.25" diam., black and white photo, white and red Binder, 2.25" diam., white on blueRace, 1.0" diam., blue and white Diercks, 2.25" diam., black on tan Jungwirth, 2.25" diam., navy on whiteDahms, 2.25" diam., black on yellow Gose, 2.75" x 1.75", blue and red on white Claarenbach, 2.0" diam., black on yellow Torgerson, 2.25" diam., black and red on whiteBlock, 2.25" diam., black on tan Schreiber, 1.375" diam., red on white Schreiber/Lafollette, 12.25" diam., white on green Coughlin, 2.25" diam., green on creamCeci, 2.5" diam., red, white and blue Weber, 2.25" diam., black and green on white Rasmussen, 2.25" diam., black and grey on cream Payne, 2.25" diam., brown on creamHawley, 2.25" " Black on cream Westphal, 2.25" ", green on cream Lampe, 2.25" ", black on brown and cream Lampe, " "black on creamUtech,1.25" "blue and red on cream Jero, 2.25" " red on white Flynn, 1.5" " white on navy 1Page Accession#Acc Date / Type Source / Contact / Description Flintrop, 1.5" " " " "Flintrop, 1.625" "black on cream Gregory, 2.25" "green on black Schettl, " 'black on cream Metz, 2.25" " white on greenMetz, " "green on white Kohler, 1.5" "red and white on navy Clinton, Feingold, Lautenschlager, 3" diam., red, white and blue Presidential campaign buttons: Reagan/Bush 1980, 1.25" diam. Reagan/Bush '84, 1.5" diam., one white, one blueReagan/Busch '80, 1.5" diam. Reagan/Busch, white, 2.25". navy letters Reagan/busch, white, 2.25", navy and red letters Reagan, 2.25" black and white photoReagan '76, 1.25, yellow, red and navy, wis. map Reagan, 1.75" diam. navy letters on white Clinton/Gore 52nd inaug., 1993, multi-colored, 3.5" Harris, 2/25" diam. black on whiteI support Fred Harris, 2.25" diam. black on white Harris 76, 1.25" diam. red on white Woodrow Wilson, 1.625" diam. blue and yellow with photo Charles E. Hughes, .875" diam. black photo on whiteParker and Davis, 1904, 1.5" diam. multi-colored with elephant 1916 Garfield, James Abram, 1.5" diam. black photo on white Davis and Bryan, .875" diam. red, white and blue 1912 Dewey/Bricker, 1.125" diam. red and white with photosHart, Gary, 1.75" diam. navy with white letters North, Ollie, 2.125" diam. red, white and blue McGovern, 1.125" diam. white letters on navyEisenhower, 2.25" diam. color photo Udall, 1" diam. blue/green with white letters Roosevelt, F.D. 2.25" diam. red, white and blue Roosevelt, 1.375" diam. black and white photo red borderRoosevelt, 1.125" diam. black and white photo Roosevelt/Truman, 1.125" diam. red, white and blue on white Goldwater, 1.25" diam. black on gold Perot, 2.75" x 1.75", red, white and blueWallace, 1" diam. red,white and blue Stevenson/Kefauver, .875" diam. navy and white Truman, 1.125" diam., black and white photo Gore/Lieberman, 2.25" diam. navy and red on yellowLandon, 1.625" diam., photo, yellow on white Landon, 1.125" " " " " " Stevenson/Sparkman, 1.375" diam., color photos Mondale, 2.25" diam. white on navyMondale, " " black and white photo Mondale, " " Navy on white (labor) Mondale/Ferraro, 2.25" diam., black and white photos on cream,red.Mondale/Ferraro, 1.75z' diam. red and white on navy Monale, 1.75" diam. white on green Roosevelt, Theo., 2.25" diam., black and white photo on white, navy border Roosevelt, Theo. 1.375" diam., black, white, redHumphrey, 1.75" diam., black and white photos on red, white and blue Humphrey, 1.125" diam., red, white and navy Nixon, 1.5" diam., black and white photo on red, white and navy Nixon, .875" diam., red on whiteKennedy, 2.25" diam., red, white and blue on navy, black and white photo Kennedy/80, 1.375" diam. white on blue Kennedy, 1.125" diam. black and white photo on red, white and blue 2Page Accession#Acc Date / Type Source / Contact / Description McCarthy, 1.5" diam. navy and blue on whiteBush, 5.625" long, bubble gum cigar Bush, Geo. H.W., 2.125" sq. color photo of family Bush, 2.125", black on tan Bush, G.H.W., 1.625" diam., red and white on navyBush, G.H.W. 1.5" diam., red, white and blue, black letters Carter/Mondale, 3.0" diam., black on green Carter/Mondale, 2.25" diam., green and white, black and white photos Carter, 1.75" diam., black and green on creamCarter, 1.5" diam., red, white and blue 1980 Carter, 1.75" diam., white on green, Green Bay Carter/Mondale, 1.5" diam., black on greenCarter/Mondale 1.5" diam., white on navy Dukakis/Bensen, 2.5" diam., red, white and blue Dukakis,2.25" diam., blue and red on white Dukakis (DUKE), 2.25" diam., white on blue Event buttons and other memorabilia: 1 button, Sawdust Days 1999, No. 333, with Uncle Sam image. 1 button, Oshkosh Sawdust Days, Sesquicentennial, No. 1933, with Wis. map.1 button, Our 75th year, Oshkosh, since 1917. 1 button, Oshkosh, 2000, the Warbirds, millennium of flight. 2 Adult weekly Airventure wristbands. 1 bumper sticker, The Korean War, 1950-1953, the Air Force remembers.1 USA pin in red, white and blue in metal with glass sequins. 1 Remember Pearl Harbor pin, red, white and blue metal. Total Accessions:2 3Page