B O S T O N A T H E N Æ U M R e BOSTON ATHENÆUM p o r t s f Reports for o r 14,885 books 3,600 2,369 loaned reference inquiries 700 items books digitized 1,058 45 video event recordings acquired 228 items conserved annual fund donors 38 audio event recordings 121 educational 2 exhibitions programs 3,300 15 research fellowships awarded 158 archive inquiries items cataloged 2,323 rare materials 94 $1,322,157 consulted volunteers in unrestricted revenue 45 Trustees 22 discussion groups and Emeriti 2018 by the 24 interns numbers 633 new 3,979 active memberships memberships Boston Athenæum Reports for President JOHN S. REED Vice-Presidents SUSAN B. WEATHERBIE CREELEA H. PANGARO Treasurer J. MARK ENRIQUEZ Assistant Treasurer GILBERT M. RODDY, JR. Secretary ARTHUR B. PAGE Trustees EARL M. COLLIER, JR. DARLENE C. JARRELL TIMOTHY W. DIGGINS TERRANCE P. M CGUIRE JOHN WIGGLESWORTH EVERETS CAROLYN M. OSTEEN THOMAS D. GILL, JR. JOHN G. PALFREY, JR. ROGER HAYNES CATHERINE POWELL CLARISSA C. HUNNEWELL AUSTIN V. SHAPARD DAVID P. INGRAM Trustees Emeriti MITCHELL ADAMS J. BRYAN HEHIR ALEXANDER ALTSCHULLER BAYARD HENRY EDWARD B. BALDINI MAISIE HOUGHTON JOAN T. BOK JAMES F. HUNNEWELL, JR. DEBORAH HILL BORNHEIMER ELIZABETH B. JOHNSON JOHN G. L. CABOT JERROLD I. W. MITCHELL CHARLES A. COOLIDGE III G. MARSHALL MORIARTY J. LINZEE COOLIDGE ELIZABETH H. OWENS LAWRENCE COOLIDGE SUSAN W. PAINE DANIEL R. COQUILLETTE LAWRENCE PERERA ALICE M. D ELANA JAMES V. RIGHTER KATHERINE HANEY DUFFY LIONEL B. SPIRO HUGH D. S. GREENWAY WILLIAM S. STRONG BOSTON ATHENÆUM Reports for B, M January Reports for is a publication of the Boston Athenæum, ½ Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts - . It was designed by Scott Vile and printed by the Ascensius Press, Bar Mills, Maine. A digital edition of this publication reflects the activities of the Boston Athenæum between October , , and September , . Staff and Trustee lists are current as of September , . Copyright © by the Proprietors of the Boston Athenæum, Inc. All rights reserved. Contents DIRECTOR ’S PREFACE TRUSTEE ACTIVITIES SPE CIAL COLLECTIONS READER SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES DIGITAL PROGRAMS CONSER VATION AD VANCEMENT PATRON SERVICES SYSTEMS SECURITY FACILITIES PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS GIFTS FINANCE SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ELIZABETH E. B ARKER , Stanford Calderwood Director CHRISTOPHER BOUDROT , Director of Business Operations & Augusta Thomas Director of Finance ADMINISTRATION SECURITY Emily Cure, Executive Assistant to the Director Zoë Burnett, Security Officer Jeff Ferguson, Accounts Receivable Assistant Elizabeth McCullough, Security Officer Emmy Ly , Accounting Assistant Kyle Myles, Security Officer Hannah Ovaska, Human Resources Manager Nelson Navarro Salguero, Lead Security Officer Tyrone Smith, Director of Security ADVANCEMENT Dawna Burrus, Director of Annual Giving SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Michael Jugenheimer, Major Gifts Officer John Buchtel, Curator of Rare Books and Bridget Keane, Chief Development Officer Head of Special Collections Francis Wyman, Advancement Systems Manager Adriene Galindo, Rare Books & Manuscripts Assistant Lily Pelekoudas, Special Collections Registrar DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND PRESERVATION Patricia Boulos, Head of Digital Programs INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Tatiana Cole, Paper Conservator Andrew Hahn, Director of IT Evan Knight, Associate Conservator Andria Lauria, Systems Administrator & Dawn Walus, Chief Conservator Web Developer Brian Wanders, Systems Technician FACILITIES Adriana Agudelo, Building Custodian TECHNICAL SERVICES Ismael Alvarado, Building Caretaker Daniel Axmacher, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian Gloria Brea, Building Custodian William K. Evans, National Endowment for the Tatiana Keane Forero, Building Custodian Humanities Chief Librarian in Charge Ismar Hochen, Building Caretaker of Technical Services Nazrul I. Quadery, Assistant Facility Manager Thomas Gearty, Serials Librarian Christopher Silva, Director of Facilities Kaelin Rasmussen, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian Ryan Reed, Cataloging Assistant PATRON SERVICES Anthea Harrison Reilly, Acquisitions Librarian Maria Daniels, Director of Communications Virginia Rundell, Cataloging Assistant and Patron Services Graham Skinner, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian Molly Jarvis, Member and Patron Services Coordinator INTERNS Rachel Lanza, Events Assistant Bailey Brunick KL Pereira Arin Lustberg, Patron Services Coordinator Adam Derington Allison Rosenthal Libby Miserendino, Member and Patron Daria Hafner Ashley Runnals Services Coordinator Hannah Knight Christopher Russell Victoria O’Malley, Director of Events Keri Lehtonen Michelle Slater Elsa Vernon, Technical Coordinator of Events Jennifer McDonald Rachel Wentworth Hannah Weisman, Director of Education Daniel Norton READER SERVICES WAIT STAFF Dani Crickman, Children’s and Young Ashley Caredo Adult Services Librarian David Caredo James P. Feeney, Jr., Howard Lang and Denise Caredo Barbara Lang Hacker Head of Circulation Jessica Caredo Carolle R. Morini, Caroline D. Bain Archivist, Joshua Caredo Reference Librarian Cheryl Guaino Elizabeth O’Meara, Weekend Reference Librarian Gail Ministeri Arnold Serapilio, Reader Services Assistant Guy Ministeri Mary Warnement, William D. Hacker Head of Reader Services Boston, December , DIRECTOR’S PREFACE The past year was marked by progress, growth, and prepara - tion for even better things to come. William D. Hacker Head of Reader Services Mary Warnement and Director of IT Andrew Hahn completed preparations to up - grade the online library collection catalog with an integrated soft - ware product, Aeon, which simplifies special collections manage - ment. National Endowment for the Humanities Chief Librarian in Charge of Technical Services Will Evans added essential positions in Conservation and in Cataloging with generous support from individual donors and a national grant-making agency. Director of Business Operations and Augusta Thomas Direc - tor of Finance Christopher Boudrot completed a major project to integrate the fundraising and accounting databases, improving the library’s systems for recording income and eliminating redun - dant labor. Following an intensive national search aided by leading figures in the library and museum fields, the Athenæum recruited Dr. John Buchtel, a distinguished scholar of the history of the book and seasoned curator, to serve as Curator of Rare Books and Head of Special Collections. Highly credentialed, energetic, and warm, John is the perfect person to continue the important work of re - cent years to integrate the Special Collections into a comprehen - sive department and to build a team reduced by the unexpected departure of curators Catherina Slautterback and David Dearinger. Director of Education Hannah Weisman and the talented Events team maintained the high quality of programs, including more than two dozen book talks and panels; a sold-out evening Boston Athenæum discussion featuring leading figures in the rapidly developing field of biotechnology; and numerous special collections and exhibi - tion-related previews, gallery talks, Eye of the Expert sessions, and conservation-related events. Under the capable leadership of Facilities Director Chris Silva, the Athenæum progressed in implementing a rigorous building maintenance program, and developed achievable plans to address long-standing challenges to the preservation of our historic land - mark home. The early-hours weekend project to replace critical pieces of mechanical equipment on the rooftop penthouse—a complex process requiring street closures and a crane—has al - ready yielded energy savings and achieved stable environmental conditions for people and collections. Tyrone Smith, promoted to the expanded role of Director of Safety and Security, collaborated with colleagues across the or - ganization on projects to modernize the employee key access sys - tem, update security cameras, and strengthen the vendor vetting process. In the final weeks of the fiscal year considered in this report, we welcomed two new colleagues to the senior management team. Bridget Keane, a seasoned fundraiser with a proven record of suc - cess in cultural institutions, arrived as Director of Development, succeeding Bob West, who remains involved in a consulting role. Unusually, the Board approved a one-time deficit budget for fiscal year - to allow the organization to invest in fundraising efforts that will help to ensure the Athenæum’s finan - cial stability over time. Early indicators point to success: despite a transition in Development leadership and a negative news story about the organization, the Athenæum closed the fiscal year with more contributions than ever before. Maria Daniels assumed the new position of Director of Com - munications and Patron Services, bringing years of pertinent ex - perience in public television, academia and museums, and non - profit organizations, as well as infectious warmth to our communications about this cherished library. Colleagues at every level of the organization participated in refining the phrasing—without altering the core meaning—of our Reports for mission and vision statements, which now sparkle with our pas - sionate commitment to upholding the Athenæum’s unique place in Boston’s intellectual and cultural history. Our staff launched critical conversations about diversity, eq - uity, access, and inclusion—defining issues of our day, and ones which we approach with open hearts and open minds. At the time of this writing, the Boston Athenæum is poised to sign a thoughtfully