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From the Curator |
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 Since my last report, a lot has been accomplished by our team of volunteers. There has been a transfer of the print material from the Annex to the new Media Center, with over 11,000 items now reshelved. The process is continuing with more rare books, photographs, manuals and catalogs. All items are cataloged in the database as they are moved. Jim Kreuzer will be the Librarian after he is confirmed at the May Board of Trustees meeting. Jim and his wife Felicia will be adding a new dimension to the resources at the Media Center.
Bob Hobday has undertaken the lengthy task of identifying, tagging and scanning the extensive photograph collection into the database, and many of the framed photographs have already been placed in the new lateral file cabinets at the Media Center.
 Thanks to an AWA Net exchange on the air between Lynn Bisha, Peter Bent, N2CME, an AWA member, and Christine Dickerson Director of the Cobleskill (NY) Community Library, the media center received an unexpected expansion. It was learned that the library had recently initiated an extensive renovation that freed up some high quality steel shelving for acquisition by the AWA Electronics Museum.
During an all day excursion in late January by Bruce Roloson, Lynn Bisha, Duncan Brown, Ron Roach, Russ Schroeder and Dan Waterstraat, the library shelving was dismantled, transported to the media center and stored. With the additional 800 linear feet, there will now be a total of 2,060 linear feet of shelving available for print and artifact storage.
The recent placement of a new highway sign, approved by the Bloomfield Town Board in June, 2007, prominently features the AWA Electronics Museum as a major tourist attraction. This sign was not requested by us, so I think it shows how much the Town values the AWA.
We hope that many of our AWA members will be able to attend the Spring Meeting on May 3rd at the Bloomfield School and take some time to drop in to view the new facility.
Bruce Roloson, Curator Ron Roach, Facilities Manager
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Here are the
items recently donated to the AWA Museum. On behalf or the AWA,
I would like to thank
each and everyone who has taken the time
to help preserve our radio heritage with their generosity.
| Lynn Bisha , W2BSN | Pioneer audio system |
| Robert Hobday, N2EVG | Sony Model 300 reel-to-reel recorder |
| Ronald Roach , W2FUI | HP color laser printer, NIB |
| Barry Todd , K6ZCE | R390/URR, TCS-13, TCS-6 |
| David Shaw | AK type L horn, 25 early tubes, tubular audion, PX-25, Meyers with socket, much more. |
| Arthur Wilson, WA2JON | TenTec 21 transceiver, TenTec Antenna tuner |
| Jack Hart, WA2HWJ | RTTY diversity receiving system, AN/FRR-3A, 2 seven foot racks from Press Wireless |
| Steve Harris | Kleinschmidt TT-76, TT-100, GRC-106RT/PA/Modem/mounts/manuals |
| Roy Wildermuth, W3RLW | Motorola UHF business band radio system; base, mobiles and handhelds |
| Cobbelskill, NY Library | Library shelving |
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Thanks to the following generous members for their cash donations. Tax deductable cash donations are happily accepted. This quarter received from: |
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| Dr. Max Bodmer (Switzerland) | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Ann Fisher | Richard LeVeque, WB2G |
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