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177 items annual fund donors conserved 30 audio event 4,584 recordings 1 exhibition 100 events 12 research fellowships awarded items cataloged 2,208 rare materials 69 $1,171,469 consulted volunteers in unrestricted revenue 46 Trustees 22 discussion groups and Emeriti 2019 by the 20 interns numbers 546 new

3,594 active memberships memberships Boston Athenæum Reports for  President JOHN S. REED Vice-Presidents SUSAN B. WEATHERBIE BOSTON ATHENÆUM CREELEA H. PANGARO Treasurer J. MARK ENRIQUEZ Assistant Treasurer GILBERT M. RODDY, JR. Reports for  Secretary ARTHUR B. PAGE

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EARL M. COLLIER, JR. TERRANCE P. M CGUIRE TIMOTHY W. DIGGINS CAROLYN M. OSTEEN ROGER HAYNES JOHN G. PALFREY JR. CLARISSA C. HUNNEWELL CATHERINE POWELL DAVID P. INGRAM AUSTIN V. SHAPARD DARLENE C. JARRELL JAMES TRACY

Trustees Emeriti MITCHELL ADAMS HUGH D. S. GREENWAY ALEXANDER ALTSCHULLER J. BRYAN HEHIR EDWARD B. BALDINI BAYARD HENRY JOAN T. BOK MAISIE HOUGHTON DEBORAH HILL BORNHEIMER JAMES F. HUNNEWELL, JR. JOHN G. L. CABOT ELIZABETH B. JOHNSON CHARLES A. COOLIDGE III JERROLD I. W. MITCHELL J. LINZEE COOLIDGE G. MARSHALL MORIARTY LAWRENCE COOLIDGE ELIZABETH H. OWENS DANIEL R. COQUILLETTE SUSAN W. PAINE ALICE M. D ELANA LAWRENCE PERERA B, M JOHN WIGGLESWORTH EVERETS JAMES V. RIGHTER January  KATHERINE HANEY DUFFY LIONEL B. SPIRO THOMAS D. GILL, JR. WILLIAM S. STRONG Contents

Reports for  is a publication of the Boston Athenæum,  ½ Beacon Street, DIRECTOR ’S PREFACE  Boston, Massachusetts  - . It was designed by Scott Vile and printed by the Ascensius Press, Bar Mills, Maine. A digital edition of this publication reflects TRUSTEE ACTIVITIES    the activities of the Boston Athenæum between October , , and September SPE CIAL COLLECTIONS   ,  . Staff and Trustee lists are current as of September  ,  . READER SERVICES  Copyright ©  by the Proprietors of the Boston Athenæum, Inc. All rights reserved. TECHNICAL SERVICES  DEVELOPMENT  PATRON SERVICES  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  SECURITY  FACILITIES  PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS  GIFTS  FINANCE  SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

AMY E. R YAN , Stanford Calderwood Director, Interim CHRISTOPHER BOUDROT , Director of Business Operations & Augusta Thomas Director of Finance Boston, December , 

ADMINISTRATION James P. Feeney, Jr., Howard Lang and Emily Cure, Chief of Staff Barbara Lang Hacker Head of Circulation DIRECTOR’S PREFACE Emmy Ly , Accounting Assistant Carolle R. Morini, Caroline D. Bain Archivist, Hannah Ovaska, Human Resources Manager Reference Librarian Elizabeth O’Meara, Reference Librarian CONSERVATION AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS Arnold Serapilio, Reader Services Assistant became the interim Stanford Calderwood Director in Septem - Patricia Boulos, Digital Programs Librarian Mary Warnement, William D. Hacker ber, just a couple of weeks before the close of the year detailed Tatiana Cole, Paper Conservator Head of Reader Services Graham Patten, Book Conservator Iin this report. For years my engagement with the Athenæum Dawn Walus, Chief Conservator SECURITY was as a member, and then as a Proprietor. Even in my first few Bruno Faria, Security Officer DEVELOPMENT Sostheng Kituyi, Security Officer weeks I truly learned about the heartbeat of the Athenæum. The Dawna Burrus, Director of Annual Giving Tyrone Smith, Director of Safety and Security Boston Athenæum is greater than the sum of its parts. It is a com - Michael Jugenheimer, Major Gifts Officer Prince Smith, Security Supervisor Bridget J. Keane, Chief Development Officer Durrell Thomas, Security Officer munity of learners, teachers, readers, scholars, and curious Madison Mott, Development Coordinator thinkers planning for the future, with values deeply rooted in the Rachel Wentworth, Grants and SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Annual Fund Associate John Buchtel, Curator of Rare Books and past. Francis Wyman, Advancement Systems Manager Head of Special Collections Our Board of Trustees, composed of members from different Melissa Krok-Horton, Collections walks of life and professional experiences, has contributed to the FACILITIES and Exhibition Technician Adriana Agudelo, Building Custodian Lily Pelekoudas, Special Collections Registrar Athenæum’s ongoing success. Our Proprietors are also committed Gloria Brea, Building Custodian Theo Tyson, Polly Thayer Starr Fellow in members whose esteem of their historic shares demonstrates their Jose Brizuela, Building Caretaker American Art and Culture Tatiana Keane Forero, Building Custodian appreciation for the Athenæum’s important role in Boston’s cul - Ismar Hochen, Building Caretaker TECHNICAL SERVICES tural and intellectual life. And it is our members who breathe life Nazrul I. Quadery, Assistant Facility Manager Daniel Axmacher, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian Christopher Silva, Director of Facilities William K. Evans, National Endowment for the into this building at ½, who come to the library for a myriad of Humanities Chief Librarian in reasons from writing a book to reading one, sharing ideas on top - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Charge of Technical Services Andrew Hahn, Director of Information Technology Adriene Galindo, Rare Visual Materials ics ranging from poetry to mysteries, and always enjoying the Brian James Wanders, Assistant Systems Catalog Librarian sanctuary of the beautiful historic building with extraordinary Administrator Thomas Gearty, Serials Librarian special collections. Kaelin Rasmussen, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian MEMBER AND VISITOR SERVICES Ryan Reed, Catalog Assistant This annual report details the progress made, challenges faced, Maria Daniels, Director of Communications Anthea Harrison Reilly, Acquisitions Librarian and achievements reached in  . A noteworthy milestone was and Patron Services Virginia Rundell, Catalog Assistant Molly Jarvis, Member and Visitor Graham Skinner, Rare Materials Catalog Librarian the negotiation of the lease at  Beacon Street, an agreement that Services Coordinator will fulfill the increasing need for adjacent space. After years of re - Arin Lustberg, Member and Visitor INTERNS Services Coordinator Jacqueline Bateman search, planning, and deliberation, the Board of Trustees voted to Libby Miserendino, Member and Bailey Brunick officially expand into the building next door, where additional Visitor Services Coordinator Samantha Dodgen Victoria O’Malley, Director of Events Samantha Gill meeting areas and appropriate office and work space will be cre - Emmalie Snyder, Events Assistant Kurt Grewal ated. Our beautiful reading spaces in ½, currently occupied by Elsa Vernon, Manager of Events Danny Norton staff offices, will be freed up for member use. Hannah Weisman, Director of Education KL Pereira Ashley Runnals In the Calderwood Gallery, we opened a major exhibition, Re - READER SERVICES Greta Llanes Serrano quired Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library , which showcases Dani Crickman, Children’s and Carly Stevens Young Adult Services Librarian   Boston Athenæum Reports for   and interprets the King’s Chapel Library Collection, one of the surviving treasures of  th century Boston. Required Reading tells TRUSTEE ACTIVITIES the story of colonial Bostonians’ intellectual and spiritual quests, The Board welcomed one new member, James Tracy, at the An - and invites visitors to reflect on their own reading. This exhibition nual Meeting in March. Two Trustees, John Wigglesworth Everets both builds on our heritage and rich collections, and engages in and Thomas D. Gill Jr., attained Emeriti status. community collaborations. The related discussions positioned the Athenæum as a site of intellectual discourse. JAMES TRACY In addition to curating the aforementioned exhibition, Head of Special Collections and Curator of Rare Books John Buchtel James “Jim” Tracy is proud to be both a Life Member and a actively acquired treasures, in particular works by Boston-based Proprietor of the Boston Athenæum. He received a Ph.D. in Amer - artists and of Boston-based subjects. Perhaps the most important ican History from Stanford University as well as an M.B.A. (with acquisition of the year is that of the Harriet Hayden albums, a pair a concentration in Nonprofit Management) and an Ed.M. (in of photograph albums compiled in the  s containing cartes de Higher Education Administration) from Boston University. visite and tintypes, mostly portraits of African Americans living Mr. Tracy has been a Board Member of the Bostonian Society, in Boston. The photographs, formerly owned by abolitionist Har - a Visiting Fellow at Yale University, and a Board member of Boston riet Hayden, convey a nationally significant story of Bostonians’ University’s Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Fu - anti-slavery work right here on Beacon Hill. We look forward to ture. He is currently a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical So - exhibiting them in the future, and to further study and explo - ciety and a Board member of the Massachusetts Association of ration of this theme. Nonprofit Schools and Colleges. Mr. Tracy is a frequent speaker The Board of Trustees announced membership repricing on the interplay among technology, education, and workforce de - which went into effect in July following discussions among Trus- velopment, most recently as a keynote speaker for Mass Technol - tees, Proprietors, members, and staff. The membership team im - ogy Leadership Council’s annual “Transform” conference. This in - plemented a well-received installment billing option enabling terest is also reflected in his roles as Co-Chair of the MassRobotics members to pay the annual fee over  months. Work of the Future Committee and as a Board member of the Former Director Elizabeth Barker stepped down as the Stan - Boston “edtech” convener and accelerator LearnLaunch. ford Calderwood Director in March. At a farewell party later that Mr. Tracy has published and edited several books and numer - spring, the staff and the Athenæum community honored her ac - ous articles. He is currently co-authoring a book for MIT Press on complishments throughout her four years as director. Following the implications of AI/robotics for the future of education. He has her departure, Trustee Earl “Duke” Collier was appointed the chair been Headmaster of several independent schools and President of of a committee to identify the next director. He assembled an im - the Woodrow Wilson Graduate School of Teaching and Learning, pressive team of Trustees, Proprietors, and community members, founded in collaboration with MIT. and the search is well underway. Thank you for supporting the Boston Athenæum and for your interest in joining together to reach new heights. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS The Athenæum maintains its special collections to preserve Amy E. Ryan and document the past, to foster delight and wonder, and to cul - Stanford Calderwood Director, Interim tivate an appreciation for excellence in the making of books and  Boston Athenæum Reports for   art. We hold rare and significant materials in trust for the under - standing and enjoyment of our patrons today and for those in generations to come. By providing access, we enable members and researchers to experience a tangible connection with history, whether for curiosity’s sake, as part of a systematic effort to pro - duce new knowledge, or as inspiration for creativity.

Acquisitions The Athenæum acquired  objects for special collections, of which  were generously donated. A complete list of all items ac - quired is available on the Publications page of the website. The outstanding acquisitions of the year were the Harriet Hay - den albums, a pair of photograph albums compiled in the  s containing  cartes de visite and tintypes, mostly portraits of African Americans living in Boston. The photographs, formerly owned by abolitionist Harriet Hayden, are almost all identified in a contemporary hand, possibly Hayden’s. These extraordinary sur - vivals provide a remarkable window into the social networks of black abolitionists during the Civil War. The single most noteworthy addition to the rare book collec - tion was a pair of intricate embroidered bookbindings designed by the highly influential fin de siècle French bookbinding duo Marius Michel on Gaston Tissandier’s two-volume history of bal - looning, Histoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres ( - ). Purchased in part with funds donated by Joyce M. Bowden and Adam M. Lutynski in honor of Stanley Ellis Cushing on the occa - sion of his retirement last year, the bindings are among the most important embroidered bookbindings to have been produced after the  th century. The acquisition complements other works in the collections, including an album of original binding designs drawn by Marius Michel and an original drawing of balloons by Top: [Virginia L. Molyneaux Hewlett Douglass; wife of Frederick Gaston Tissandier’s brother Albert. Douglass, Jr.]. [Boston, Mass.]: [Photographed by G.H. Loomis], [ca. Other items acquired for the rare book collection feature the 86 ]. Bottom: [Frances L. Clayton dressed in a Union Army uniform as work of internationally recognized contemporary book artists, in - Jack Williams]. [Boston, Mass.]: [Photographed by Samuel Masury], [be - cluding fine bindings by Peter Jones and Robert Wu, fine printing tween  and  ?]. Two albumen print cartes de visite from the by Russell Maret, and mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. Custom wa - Harriet Hayden Albums. Purchase; James Cummins, Howe, Hunt, Sammarco, Steiner, and Bromfield Funds; December  ,  8.  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Gaston Tissandier, H istoire des ballons et des aéronautes célèbres. [Paris]: Librairie artistique,  88 –8. In embroidered binding by Marius Michel. Purchased on funds given by Joyce M. Bowden and Adam M. Lutynski in honor of Stanley Ellis Cushing on the Leslie Gerry, Venice reflections /paintings by Leslie Gerry; extracts from occasion of his retirement and proceeds from the Venice by Jan Morris. [Dowdeswell, Gloucestershire, UK]: Leslie Gerry Wick Book Fund; December  8,  8 . Editions, [January  ]. Purchase, R. Armstrong Fund.  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Toni Morrison, Five poems . Las Vegas: Rainmaker Editions,  . Izaak Walton (  –68 ), The complete angler Illustrated with silhouettes by Kara E. Walker. Printed by (New York: Wiley & Putnam, 8 ). Peter Rutledge Koch. With an extra suite of the prints. First American edition. In original publisher’s cloth binding by Purchase, Mitchell Fund. Benjamin Bradley of Boston in a “candy cane” striped pattern. Purchase, R. Armstrong Fund.  Boston Athenæum Reports for   , a w a k i h s o K (

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Sont Premières les [Alouettes] ,  - . Hand-made illustrated manuscript book conveying the activities, spirit, and patriotic- religious devotion of a troop of Catholic Girl Scouts living in a suburb of Brussels during the first years of Nazi occupation. Purchase, Wick Fund.  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Peter Oliver (  – ), A poem on the death of a most dutifull & obliging son Daniel Oliver, Esqr. who died at sea on a voyage for the recovery of his health, April  ,  . ET:  . Manuscript. Robert Wu, [Untitled, sunflower]. From Marbled Graphics . Boston?, Massachusetts,  68. Toronto: Studio Robert Wu,  8-  . Purchase, Andrew and Peter Oliver Funds. Purchase, Killam Canadian Fund,  .  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Kahlil Gibran (  – 8), [Beach scene with bathers, sailboats, and woman]. Graphite and wash.  8. Gift of Jean Gibran.

John Singer Sargent ( 86-  ), Annie Adams Fields , 8 . Oil on canvas. Gift of Elizabeth Sturgis Beal Hinds in memory of her father, Boylston Adams Beal,  .

Murray Dewart, Pegasus horse arch  feet high, Boston Common  year of the horse [A design drawing for a sculpture of Pegasus composed of iron, wood, and light for First Night in Boston, Massachusetts.]. Purchase, Karin Arntz Dumbaugh and Charles T. Dumbaugh Fund for acquisitions on the Boston Common, Public Garden, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall,  .  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Allan Rohan Crite (  - ), The News [ ]. Oil on canvas. Gift of the artist,  .

William McGregor Paxton ( 86 - ), Elizabeth Vaughan Okie , 8 . Oil on canvas. Athenæum Bicentennial Purchase,  .  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Brent Budsberg and Current Projects, Replica of the King’s Chapel Library bookcase.  . Modified scale replica of the wood and Lillian Baynes Griffin ( 8 - 6), Winslow Homer at the Door to His glass bookcase built to house the collection in 88 . Studio, Prouts Neck, Maine , c.  . Silver halide print. Gift of Alfred B. Downes, October  6.  Boston Athenæum Reports for   termarks in handmade paper form the illustrations in works by group of anti-vivisection materials by Albert Leffingwell, and var - both Mary Heebner and Katharine Nix. Leslie Gerry’s Venice Re - ious printing-related advertising broadsides, cards, and catalogs. flections , with its vivid digitally painted inkjet prints, won the  A notable exception to the Boston-related themes are two rich Best Digital Book in the British Book Design & Production groups of ephemera produced during both world wars, added as Awards. Five Poems by the late Toni Morrison—her only book of a complement to the BA’s noteworthy poster collections. poetry—was designed and printed by Peter Rutledge Koch and il - Newly acquired manuscripts included unpublished colonial lustrated with silhouettes by Kara E. Walker; the Athenæum’s copy American verse: a funeral elegy (ca.  ) written by Peter Oliver, is one of only nine to include an extra suite of the prints. Each of Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Province of Massachu - these outstanding works was selected for the collection on prin - setts Bay prior to the Revolutionary War; the papers of George ciples such as the excellence of the execution, the wonder evoked Miles, Jr., documenting international maritime trade based in by their imaginative use of form and materials, and the degree to Boston in the early  th century; an  fair copy of the  mem - which the original artifact is irreducible to digital form: these oirs of the colorful adventures of Englishman Thomas Dixon dur - works must all be seen in person to be fully appreciated. ing the Napoleonic wars prior to his settlement in Boston; and the The BA’s considerable strength in artists’ books produced by diary (  - ) of Kate Birckhead, a Newport socialite with close printers, printmakers, and bookbinders trained or residing in New ties to prominent Beacon Hill residents Ellen and Ida Mason, as England was augmented by a number of noteworthy examples by well as their friend Sarah Orne Jewett. such artists as Leonard Baskin, Daniel Kelm, Rebecca Goodale, In addition to the Harriet Hayden albums, noted above, works Julie Stackpole, Gabrielle Cooksey, Thorsten Dennerline, Peter on paper that joined the Athenæum’s collection include an album Bogardus, and Alan James Robinson. The latter two were repre - of landscape drawings and town views attributed to Massachusetts sented by special, nearly unique copies containing, respectively, artist, illustrator, and architect Hammatt Billings (  - ); a an original aquatint photogravure copper printing plate in Going bulk-priced sample book of steel engraved cards for sale by the to Gansu ( ) and a set of original drawings for the illustrations Robinson Engraving Company (Boston,  - ); and a full to D. H. Lawrence’s Tortoises: Six Poems ( ). complement of  “marbled graphics” consisting of figural and Historic works added to the rare book collection include ex - representational designs in marbled paper by Taiwanese-Canadian amples of publishers’ cloth bindings designed or produced in book artist Robert Wu. Boston such as a rare, red-striped “candy cane” binding by Ben - Two major gifts of work by Boston artists rounded out the ad - jamin Bradley on the first American edition of Izaak Walton’s The ditions to the art collection. A gift by Jean Gibran of drawings by Complete Angler ( ); an ephemeral folio pamphlet in which her late husband, the Lebanese American sculptor Kahlil George Thomas Bray reported to his benefactors on his success in creating Gibran, includes portraits, studies for works of sculpture, and book collections for the British colonies such as the King’s Chapel sketches for unrealized monuments to Gibran’s relative and name - Library (ca.  ); and a number of scarce  th-century Boston sake, the poet Gibran Kahlil Gibran. The Karin Arntz Dumbaugh imprints on such lively topics as “cookery in the public schools,” and Charles T. Dumbaugh Fund for acquisitions on the Boston china painting, and spiritualism. Common, Public Garden, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall made Regional social history, art, and graphic arts themes dominate possible the purchase of a preparatory drawing by the sculptor additions to the ephemera collections as well. These include an Murray Dewart for a temporary sculpture he erected on Boston unsuccessful printed proposal for an elevated railway in Boston Common for First Night in  . The purchase led the artist to by the Riley Railway Construction Company (  ), a substantial donate three more drawings as well as a bronze cast of the hand  Boston Athenæum Reports for   of poet Robert Pinsky. Coincidentally, Gibran and Dewart both Exhibitions displayed work in the same group show at the Athenæum in  . After more than a year of planning, the Calderwood Gallery reopened on September  ,  with the major exhibition Re - Loans quired Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library . Organized by John Buchtel in collaboration with numerous colleagues, the show cel - The art collection received international attention with a ebrated the earliest surviving colonial library in Boston, the King’s major loan to the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden on the Chapel Library, as well as the magnificent colonial revival cabinet occasion of its reopening following a five-year renovation. John built in  to house the collection. The exhibition began with  Singer Sargent’s portrait of Annie Adams Fields was displayed the story of the collection’s arrival from England in  as one of   from October through January as part of the first sig - the Reverend Dr. Thomas Bray’s “Provincial Libraries” intended nificant presentation of Sargent’s work in Scandinavia. for the use of Anglican ministers in the British colonies. The cen - The work of Boston artist Allan Rohan Crite, including two terpiece of the show was a full-scale replica of the  cabinet, noteworthy paintings from the Athenæum’s collection, featured funded in part by a grant from the Chipstone Foundation and by prominently in an exhibition of national importance: I, Too, Sing other generous donors. The replica was faithful to the original in  America: The Harlem Renaissance at  . Crite’s The News ( ) every detail save one: it was split lengthwise to create display spaces  and Harriet and Leon ( ) were on view at the Columbus Mu - and to symbolize the opening of the collection, as well as the  seum of Art (Columbus, Ohio) from October through Janu - Athenæum’s own openness. In an unusual move, the Athenæum  ary . invited  community partners to curate the contents of the The Athenæum loaned works to two other exhibitions: replica cabinet, each responding to the same question Thomas  William McGregor Paxton’s portrait of his wife, Elizabeth Bray asked himself more than  years ago: what constitutes es -   Vaughan Okie, —purchased in to mark the Athenæum’s sential knowledge for your community? Bicentennial—graced the walls of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens Research for the exhibition identified four surviving King’s  in Memphis, Tennessee (April to July ) and then of the Butler Chapel volumes in other collections, two of which were previously Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio (August to No - undocumented, and one of which was borrowed for the show. Re -  vember ) for the exhibition William McGregor Paxton and search also uncovered three volumes in the Athenæum’s collec - Elizabeth Okie Paxton: An Artistic Partnership . It was the first ex - tions that had gone unrecognized as part of the King’s Chapel Li - amination of William Paxton, a member of the Boston School of brary since the volumes’ arrival in  .  painters, in over years, and the first individual exploration of While the Calderwood Gallery was closed, smaller displays Elizabeth Vaughan Okie’s work. were installed in the Long Room and Sitting Room. “Stampato a Lillian Baynes Griffin’s photograph, “Winslow Homer at the Venezia / Printed in Venice,” curated by John Buchtel, presented a Door to his Studio, Prouts Neck, Maine,” along with a selection of selection of books produced in the island republic from  to other photographs, traveled to the Cape Ann Museum in Glouces -  . The companion display “Ecco Venezia! / Behold Venice!,” cu - ter for the exhibition Homer at the Beach , which opened in August rated by Rare Books and Manuscripts Research Assistant Adriene  . Galindo, highlighted books depicting and describing Venice from the  th through  st centuries. The paired displays were on view from October  to March  . From May to August  , “This Just In! Recent Acquisitions  Boston Athenæum Reports for   of the Boston Athenæum” showcased gifts and purchases from the long-term, and occasionally prospective members set off from previous year. The display included fine bindings, artists’ books, Circulation twice a week introducing about  members in  and Boston-related ephemera, manuscripts, drawings, and pho - tours on Wednesdays and  members in  tours on Saturdays. tographs. Arnold Serapilio worked with  moderators of  discussion groups, which continue to be an active example of engaged mem - Special Collections Staffing bership, connecting with each other and our circulating collection. Tipped In is the newest group, offering an opportunity for pro - The reconfiguration of the department that began in June  fessionals in the arts to network and generate ideas pertinent to with the filling of the new position of Head of Special Collections libraries, museums, and Boston institutions. Poetry’s June meeting continued with the creation of positions designed to meet new included a visit to the Vershbow Special Collections Reading opportunities and existing challenges. Lily Pelekoudas joined the Room to view Derek Walcott’s watercolor and typescript for “The Athenæum on a full-time basis as Registrar in October  , and Last Carnival,” given to the Athenæum after the staged reading of Melissa Krok-Horton started as Collections and Exhibition Tech - his play here in  . Attendance varies from group to group but nician in February  . A national search was begun to fill two one constant remains: a literate membership disposed to spirited new assistant curator positions, redesigned to foster integrated, conversation with each other and an unwavering drive to read. interdisciplinary, and collaborative approaches to the curation of the Special Collections. Average The Polly Thayer Starr Trust responded favorably to our re - Group Name Group Moderator(s) Attendance quest to create a second two-year Polly Thayer Starr Fellowship in Based on the Book Grant Schaumburg  American Art and Culture. The new fellow, Theo Tyson, started Civil Rights Deanne Sullivan and Linda Velgouse  at the Athenæum in March  . Civil War Nancy J. Tarulli  Classics Cashman Kerr Prince  Other Special Collections Activities Dante Todd Boli and Andrea Pokladowski  Additional accomplishments included standardizing our loans Dickens Claire Laporte and Clive Martin  process and mitigating the impact of renovations in  Beacon on Fiction Grant Schaumburg  the art collection, including such preventive measures as rehous - Literary Conversations Katherine Florio and Clive Martin  ing and relocating a large portion of the decorative arts collection. Mathematics, Technology & Society Scott Guthery  Mystery Toni Whitmore  New England Seminar Peg Wheeler  READER SERVICES Philosophy Randall Albright  Poetry Creelea Pangaro  Circulation Proust Reading Hollie Harder and Elizabeth Murray  The Athenæum circulated  , books during the period of Proust Selected Studies Hollie Harder and Elizabeth Murray  this report, and we mailed  books to members who requested Shakespeare Michael Almond  that service. 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Ă a Ŷ Ʃ n ƌ n ŝ ^ ^ > H  M S M A A / / , Bookstore with suggestions from Dani Crickman, Graham Skin - h ner, Kaelin Rasmussen, and Mary Warnement. On a monthly basis, Elizabeth O’Meara offered evening ses -  Boston Athenæum Reports for   sions geared toward helping members “Make the Most of their system went live November  . Aeon replaces our online form, Memberships.” We prepared instructions for topics like searching paper registration, and request slips. All researchers create ac - the Historic Boston Globe online and searching our online cata - counts in order to use the reading room or order photographic logue, Athena. Members were interested in learning about how to reproductions, and it allows users to: request holds in Athena and how to access recordings of our book • Request items directly from our website via Athena, our on - talks. line catalog, or our Digital Collections database The Athenæum requested  items for members through in - • Save requests as they plan research visits terlibrary loan and filled  requests out of the  active ones • Submit orders for reproductions from other institutions. The main reasons we could not send • Track the status of request and access information on past items: the book does not circulate (  ), the book is too new (  ), requests and we do not have that specific item (  ). Amherst College, once again, loaned us more than any other library. The request to travel As of the close of fiscal year  , the new system has been farthest this year: Alaska. Members were interested in a variety of adopted fully and works beautifully. Aeon not only improves the subjects, such as state and federal law, archives, library and infor - experience for users but allows staff to track items more efficiently mation science, early education, world history, gender studies, art, and securely. The room was used by  researchers to see  re - exhibition catalogs, business, money management, and novels in quests. There were  classes, presentations, or pop-up reports that foreign languages. We ordered textbooks, articles, microfilm, gave people an opportunity to view  rare items. DVDs, CDs, and large print books for members as well. The following staffers supervised in the reading room: Daniel Reader Services said goodbye to our hardworking  interns Axmacher, Carolle Morini, Lily Pelekoudas, Kaelin Rasmussen, Daria Hafner, Robert Sanford, and Christopher Russell, and wel - Ryan Reed, Graham Skinner, Mary Warnement, and Hannah comed Jackie Bateman, Carly Stevens, and Kurt Grewal. James P. Weisman. These colleagues served as back-up supervisors: Pat Feeney has an excellent nose for new talent. He interviews and Boulos, John Buchtel (as of June), Dani Crickman, Will Evans, helps train our “apprentice” librarians. Adriene Galindo Tom Gearty, Rachel Lanza, Anthea Reilly, Vir - ginia Rundell, Arnold Serapilio, and Theo Tyson. Vershbow Special Collections Reading Room Fellowships  - Last year’s report held a tease about an upcoming improve - ment in using the Charlotte and Arthur Vershbow Special Collec - The Athenæum awarded seven different types of fellowships, tions Reading Room. As our Information Technology colleagues three of them in conjunction with another institution and one as note elsewhere in this report, the Boston Athenæum implemented a member in the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. a new, easier way to request appointments to see special collections The search committee comprising Mary Warnement, Carolle materials directly from our online catalog or digital collections: Morini, and Hannah Weisman considered  applicants, of which the Aeon automated request system.  were NERFC proposals. Mary served on that body’s member - Mary Warnement in Reader Services, Andria Lauria in IT, and ship subcommittee and enjoyed attending the October meeting Pat Boulos in Digital Programs coordinated customization from at the Connecticut Historical Society and the March meeting at June through October of the last fiscal year. For three days in No - the Burns Library of Boston College. Below are all the year’s fel - vember  , two representatives trained over  staff, and the new lows:  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Mary Catherine Mooney Fellowship The New England Regional Fellowship Cynthia Smith, Ph.D. candidate, Miami University Ohio, “Sen - Emily Clark, Ph.D. candidate, Johns Hopkins University, “Re - timental Sailors: Rescue and Conversion in Antebellum U.S. nouncing Motherhood: Women’s Sexualities and Labors in Literature” Eighteenth-Century New England” Amber Hodge, Ph.D. candidate, University of Mississippi, “The Caleb Loring, Jr., Fellowship Meat of the Gothic: Animality and Social Justice in United Ariane Liazos, Ph.D., Research Advisor, Harvard University, States Fiction and Film of the Twenty-First Century” “‘Our Common Humanity’: Moorfield Storey and Struggles Matthew Marsh, Ph.D. candidate, University of North Dakota, for Racial Justice, Self-Determination, and Human Rights” “Open Source ebook project: Byzantium in the Long Late Antiquity” American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship Peter Wirzbicki, Assistant Professor, Princeton University, “The Lance Boos, Ph.D. candidate, Stonybrook University, “Print Abolitionist Nation: An Intellectual History of Nation, and Performance: The Development of a British Atlantic Democracy, and Race during Reconstruction,  - ” Musical Marketplace in the Eighteenth Century” The following fellows presented their work in Field Reports: Ari - The American Congregational Association-Boston Athenæum ane Liazos, Kevin Hooper, Robert Riter, Jean Franzino, Bennet Fellowship Parten, C. Ian Stevenson, and Kristina McComb. Hannah Peckham, Ph.D. candidate, University of Notre Dame, “The Rise and Fall of the Amateur Expert in American Children’s Library Life,  - ” Books from the Children’s Library made up about % of all The Suzanne and Caleb Loring Research Fellowship (Jointly with books borrowed, and  volumes were added to the Athenæum’s Massachusetts Historical Society) collection in this area. Children’s and Young Adult Services Librar - Kevin Hooper, Ph.D. candidate, University of Oklahoma, ian Dani Crickman continued to develop and provide programs “Seizing Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, for people ages  to  and their families. The Children’s Library and the Pursuit of Citizenship in the Antebellum United congratulated graduating intern Hannah Knight in May and wel - States” comed Samantha Gill as the new Children’s Library Intern in June. Volunteers Karla Rojas, Bea De Monaco, and Daniel Berk offered The Boston Athenæum Community Fellowship invaluable assistance. Throughout the year,  children and their Nicole Breault, Ph.D. candidate, University of Connecticut, accompanying caregivers attended  story times, a  % increase “Setting a Watch: Governing the Night in Early Boston” from the previous year. We welcomed  attendees of programs Joey S. Kim, postdoctoral fellow, Boston University, “Roman - for older children and teens, a  % increase from the previous ticism and the Poetics of Orientation (  - )” year. The weekly children’s e-newsletter reached  families as of Elliot Portman, independent artist, “Classical Illustrations of September  . New book lists and themed displays were created the Interior of the Boston Athenæum—Reflecting Boston’s each month, and special features included summer reading rec - Artistic Style and History within American Art” ommendations by kids for kids and a selection of books about cli - mate change at the time of the September  Climate Strike, which  Boston Athenæum Reports for   brought hundreds of young people past our doors on Beacon The Records of the Trustees and nineteenth-century correspon - Street. dence proved most useful all year long to help curatorial col - The year’s most popular public children’s program was a book leagues prepare for the King’s Chapel Library exhibition, Required talk on the graphic memoir Hey Kiddo with author-illustrator Jar - Reading . rett Krosoczka in conversation with Proprietor and author Jack Gantos. Other public children’s events included the annual winter craft-making party, the annual pajama story time and “stuffie” (stuffed animal) sleepover, a superhero party and screening of In - TECHNICAL SERVICES credibles , and a workshop where teens studied photographs of the Athenæum in special collections and then captured their own Under the direction of National Endowment for the Human - shots around the building. Educational outreach included a total ities Chief Technical Services Librarian Will Evans, the Technical of  story times for children at the Commonwealth Children’s Services departments continued to carry out their mission to aug - Center and Park Street School. ment, preserve, and provide access to the Athenæum’s collections by means of acquiring, cataloging, digitizing, and conserving the institution’s new and long-held circulating and rare materials, in - Archive cluding books, periodicals, newspapers, journals, manuscripts, Throughout the year, archivist Carolle Morini answers ques - prints, and photographs. tions about our history and the history of the collections. For ex - ample, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Nottingham, Acquisitions England, Colette Davies, looked at Minerva press books and the Acquisitions Librarian Anthea Harrison Reilly accessioned Archive of the Boston Library Society and Boston Athenæum. , books, manuscripts, prints, and photographs for the Circu - She read library catalogs, Books Borrowed ledgers, and other lating and Special Collections, of which  were gifts. Anthea records dating from the  founding of the BLS to  . Davis’s oversaw the selection of books for the Circulating Collection, lead - working title is: “The Minerva Press, Women Writers, and Au - ing a group of dedicated volunteer members that meets monthly. thorship:  - .” Carolle Morini showcased Books Borrowed Additionally, she worked with the staffers who serve as bibliogra - and older shares at the Proprietors’ luncheon in November. Mem - phers: Dani Crickman, Will Evans, Andy Hahn, Carolle Morini, ber Daniel Breen gave a talk about William Smith Shaw, our first Anthea Reilly, Arnold Serapilio, Mary Warnement, and Hannah librarian, that same month, having researched the Shaw papers Weisman. extensively for a couple of years. Morini organized a staff visit in January to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Library to see a Cataloging bookplate exhibit. We recognized many familiar historic names there. Conservation Evening secured care for five volumes of Cataloging Assistants Ryan Reed and Virginia Rundell contin - Boston Athenæum Library Letters, 88-  including letters from ued their primary responsibilities of copy cataloging new acqui - individuals such as the editor and author Lilian Whiting; the au - sitions for the open shelves, including books, standing order series, thor, orator, and advisor to presidents Booker T. Washington; and reference works. Together they cataloged , books. Ryan George Bernard Shaw; and the lawyer, teacher, civil servant, jour - processed all the bindery shipments for the library’s new paper - nalist, historian, and civil rights activist John Wesley Cromwell. back monographs.  Boston Athenæum Reports for  

Kate Birckhead ( 8 - ), “Diary of Kate Birckhead, 86  August - Gerhard Mercator. Atlas Sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica 8 October 8.” Boston Athenæum purchase, Jackson Fund,  8. Top: Mvndi et Fabricati Figvra. Denuo Auctus . (Amsterodami, Sumptibus & Before treatment. Bottom: After treatment. Conserved through the typis aeneis H. Hondij, 6 ). Top: before treatment. Bottom: after generosity of Jean English Gibran in memory of Stephen Thomas treatment. Conserved through the generosity of Riley, Director Massachusetts Historical Society  - 6. James and Susan Hunnewell.  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Rare Materials Catalog Librarians Kaelin Rasmussen, Graham Skinner, and Daniel Axmacher cataloged  new and long-held Special Collections items, including books, manuscripts, period - icals, prints, and photographs. Highlights of the new acquisitions included  carte de visite portraits of African American aboli - tionists in two albums compiled by Harriet Hayden (-  ) of Boston that involved in-depth cataloging and genealogical work, and the diary of Newport socialite and frequent Boston visitor Kate Birckhead (  - ), who numbered the New England writer Sarah Orne Jewett (  - ) among her circle of friends. The papers of Boston scion, experimental theater founder, and gay rights activist Prescott Townsend exemplify the many long- held materials to receive enhanced cataloging; that collection now has a greater probability of discovery by researchers due to the ef - forts of the rare materials catalogers. All the catalogers, including Catalog Interns KL Pereira and Bailey Brunick, contributed to upgrading  brief bibliographic records in Athena, and the team made more than , edits to existing records to improve access to materials. The entire roster of catalogers also worked together in improving the bibliographic records of over , volumes of foreign language fiction (such as the complete works of Tolstoy in the original Russian) prior to sending the works to offsite storage. Their efforts will assist in re - trieving the correct item from offsite for members should they wish to read of Pierre Bezukhov’s and Nastasha Rostova’s travails in Voina i mir , for example. At the very end of the previous fiscal year in September  , the Athenæum was awarded a grant of nearly $  , from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to catalog , posters that form part of the Richard W. Cheek World War II Graphic Arts Collection. With this funding we hired Visual Material Cataloger Adriene Galindo to a two-year position. To date Adriene has cat - aloged some  posters, with help from her colleagues.

G. H. Buek & Co. Dock Scene, c. 8 . Chromolithograph after James Gale Tyler. Boston Athenæum, Gift of Thomas Synnott,  August,  86. Top: before treatment. Bottom: after treatment.  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Serials

Serials Librarian Tom Gearty, with the assistance of Serials In - tern Ashley Runnals, managed approximately  print resources, including magazines, journals, and newspapers, as well as more than  electronic databases, to which the Athenæum subscribes. In addition to checking in issues, contacting publishers for claims of non-receipt, and processing bindery shipments of periodicals, Tom and Ashley delivered in a timely manner all the print mate - rials to their customary spots on the first and second floors of  ½ as well as the Art Department. The team also fielded many re - quests from members for issues that are in storage or missing.

Digital Programs Digital Programs Librarian Pat Boulos, and Digital Interns Michelle Slater and Samantha Dodgen fulfilled hundreds of dig - itization requests from staff, members, and clients in  . Among the largest projects of the year was creating digital sur - rogates of the posters in the Richard W. Cheek WWII Graphic Arts Collection . To date, there are  of a collection of , posters available for viewing online, with many more to follow. Another sizable, ongoing project involved the Boston Transcript Obituaries, 8 -8 . Back in  , volunteer Dorothy Wirth started tran - scribing the obituaries in that now-defunct Boston newspaper, generating what would become  boxes filled with typescript. As of this writing  of the boxes—almost  images—are finished. Perhaps one of the more complicated projects involved the Hay - den Albums , comprised of  cartes de visite portraits of African American abolitionists compiled by Bostonian Harriet Hayden. In anticipation of the scholarly interest these albums are likely to generate, the recto and verso of each carte de visite was pho - tographed, and an additional image was taken of each portrait Photographer unknown, James Hunnewell , 86. Four-plate daguerreo - within the context of the albums. type. Boston Athenæum. Gift of the James Hunnewell Family,  . Top: before treatment. Bottom: after treatment. Conserved through the Staff requests included digitizing and processing images for generosity of James and Susan Hunnewell. promotional materials for the Athenæum’s fall  exhibition, the previously mentioned Required Reading: Reimaging a Colonial  Boston Athenæum Reports for   When finished, the transcripts will be made available to re - searchers through their website.

Conservation Chief Conservator Dawn Walus, Book Conservator Graham Patten, Paper Conservator Tatiana Cole, and Associate Conserva - tor Evan Knight continued to care for and repair the Athenæum’s treasures. Ably assisted by von Clemm Fellow and Driscoll Family Fellow in Book Conservation, Allie Rosenthal, her successor von Clemm Fellow in Book Conservation, Greta Llanes, and steadfast volunteer Brian Bassett, the team conserved  Special Collec - tions items and  circulating books, and constructed  enclo - sures/encapsulations. They also assisted in the preparations for Required Reading: Reimaging a Colonial Library . Among the many objects from the Athenæum’s collections that found their way to the Conservation Lab this past year, some Fighting on All Fronts , [between  - ]. Color offset lithograph, of the more notable include a seventeenth-century Mercator atlas, photomechanical print. Boston Athenæum, part of the aforementioned “Diary of Kate Birckhead” and Hayden Al - Richard W. Cheek WWII Graphic Arts Collection. bums , a daguerreotype of seaman, shipping magnate, and Gift of Richard W. Cheek, December  6. Charlestown native James Hunnewell (  - ), and a chro - molithograph after noted maritime painter James G. Tyler (  - Library , and for Theo Tyson’s installation on the  th anniversary  ). of the  th Amendment granting women the right to vote, (Anti) Beyond conservation work the Lab continued to be a popular Suffrage. destination for a number of school groups, scholars, and members During the year the Athenæum collaborated on a project with of the Athenæum community to learn about the science and New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Pat and artistry of conservation. Additionally, Graham presented a new her team digitized six Signature Books and six Waste Books from book structure, The Continuously Convoluting Carousel , at the our Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston Records Guild of Bookworkers Standards of Excellence in Philadelphia and holdings. Traditionally used in bookkeeping and intended for co-authored with Todd Pattison the essay “Confusing the Case: temporary use, waste books comprise a daily diary of all transac - Books Bound with Adhered Boards,  - ” for Suave Mechan - tions in chronological order. The name of the book derives from icals: Essays on the History of Bookbinding, Volume , Julia Miller, the fact that, once its information was transferred to the journal, editor,  . Tatiana authored the essay “The Platinum Renais - the waste book was unneeded. These volumes contain invaluable sance: Oral Histories of Platinum-Palladium Printers and Artists” genealogical information, as the Provident Institute catered to un - for Platinum and Palladium Photographs: Technical History, Con - derrepresented clientele. The over  images were given to noisseurship, and Preservation , edited by Constance McCabe,  . NEHGS to be transcribed by their vast number of volunteers. Not to be outdone, Dawn was in interviewed by Jeff Emtman for  Boston Athenæum Reports for   the podcast Here be Monsters in which she discussed the history, the institution’s legacy of subscription-supported campaigns by care, and ethics of the Athenæum’s infamous “Skin Book.” donating more than $, in direct support of Required Read - ing: Reimagining the Colonial Library, an exhibition featuring the King’s Chapel Library Collection. Lead donors included The DEVELOPMENT Chipstone Foundation, Hemenway & Barnes LLP, Lynne E. and Mark V. Rickabaugh, and Susan A. and Matthew B. Weatherbie. Their gifts helped the Athenæum share the unique colonial-era Thanks to the generosity of members, proprietors, and friends collection for the first time publicly, reminding visitors and mem - of the Athenæum, fundraising for FY  reached $ . M. Nine bers alike of the everlasting, essential role of libraries and books hundred forty-five committed donors gave $ , , in unre - past and present. stricted funds . Of these donors,  increased their giving from Long-time member and new Proprietor James C. Buttrick the previous year and  gave for the first time. Two hundred generously donated $, to help the Athenæum make critical fifty-five donors gave at a leadership level of $ , , and above, an enhancements to the Library’s task lighting. His goal: make it eas -  % increase from last year. To be expected in a year of leadership ier for members to read. Over the course of this past year, the transition, the Annual Fund saw a decrease of ~ % from last year; Athenæum placed numerous additional lamps throughout the however, the average gift increased by $  . Annual Fund gifts sup - building and began the installation of new overhead lamps in the port our annual operating budget and are the backbone of our fifth-floor reading room. The Athenæum will dedicate the remain - philanthropic endeavors. The entire library family—from curators ing funds to reappoint new member reading spaces that will open to conservation, reference to security, and patron services—use following the expansion into  Beacon Street, and other key light - operating funds to carry out the day-to-day work of the ing projects. Athenæum. As our membership dues account for less than one Proprietor Virginia Beatty, widow of William Kaye Beatty, who fifth of the operating budget, private donations play a critical role was a distinguished librarian, medical historian and accomplished serving our members and community each year. scholar, established an endowment in his name. As Mrs. Beatty The Library received more than $, in support of its con - thought about honoring her husband’s legacy, she returned his servation efforts. Notable gifts for conservation this year include, share accompanied with a $, endowment to cover its annual the second of a three-year commitment by long-time member and assessment in perpetuity. Proprietor David L. Driscoll to fund the Driscoll Family Fellow - The Boston Athenæum was fortunate to receive a number of ship in Conservation. Additionally, for the sixteenth year in a row, grants this year. The Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust funded a the Michael and Louisa von Clemm Foundation has funded the two-year graduate fellowship, enabling the Athenæum to appoint Von Clemm Fellowship in Book Conservation. Both positions are Theo Tyson in March. The Highland Street Foundation renewed held by recent graduates of the North Bennet Street School book - its commitment to funding Free Fun Friday, a single summer day binding program and affirm the library’s essential role as a center when more than  visitors experience creative and engaging ac - of learning for conservation professionals. Finally, the last year oc - tivities from our Children’s Library, special tours of the building, casioned our most successful Conservation Evening, an event in and gallery talks. which our generous members helped us raise approximately The Athenaeum received a grant from the Institute of Mu - $ , . seum and Library Services in the amount of $,. This federal Thirty-six members and friends of the Athenæum continued government support is helping us catalog and prepare for exhibi -  Boston Athenæum Reports for   tion , posters contained in the Richard W. Cheek World War were family memberships,  were young patron individual II Graphic Arts Collection. The Cheek collection contains thou - memberships, and  were young patron family memberships. In sands of posters and maps from the Second World War, as well as total, , memberships were begun or renewed during the year ephemeral material such as board games, playing cards, pin-ups, for a revenue total of $ , , . calendars, and other realia that vigorously chronicle American cul - In April, the Board of Trustees announced membership ture of the mid-  th century and provide a visual and textual repricing to reduce the library’s reliance on its endowment for op - record of the country’s values, reflecting wartime attitudes about erating revenue. (In fiscal year  , less than  % of operating in - national identity and the nation’s role abroad. come came from membership dues, while about  % came from Trustee John Everets facilitated a gift from Newman’s Own the endowment.) The repricing—$  for individual members Foundation, an organization committed to supporting programs and $  for family members, with reduced rates for young mem - that provide equal access to human rights and contribute to the bers (ages  and under) of $  for individuals and $  for fam - development of a civil society. The foundation granted $, ilies—went into effect July  following discussions among Board over five years to support the proposed Empowering Interns Pro - members, Proprietors, members, and staff. The membership gram to recruit, train, and support our interns and provide them team—Molly Jarvis, Arin Lustberg, and Libby Miserendino— with an equitable entrance into their desired professions. Inclusive strove to provide excellent service throughout the year, answering recruitment practices, movement towards a livable wage, a sup - daily questions and requests from Proprietors, members, and vis - portive organizational culture, and meaningful professional con - itors and improving paperwork and processes. They implemented nections will economically and socially empower new profession - a well-received installment billing option enabling members to als from all backgrounds to succeed in the museum, library, and pay the annual fee over  months. cultural non-profit management professions. The Athenæum received one notable bequest from the estate Communications of F. Washington Jarvis in the amount of $, . Rev. Jarvis Many staffers contributed to our marketing and communica - served as the headmaster of The Roxbury Latin School for over tions work via digital channels, as we sought to reduce print and  years and held BA Share  . mailing expenses. The bimonthly color newsletter and events list - Over the last year, as the board explored the opportunity to ing was redesigned to fit more photos and news, and cost less to expand into  Beacon, the development team moved swiftly into deliver. We shifted periodic event promotions from printed post - inviting early support of a capital project. Currently, we have $. cards to email. Other regular Proprietor and member mailings million in commitments with an additional $. million in gift kept the community informed about news and events including requests pending. the major Required Reading exhibition, the  Beacon Street ex - pansion, the appointment of Amy Ryan as interim director, and the director search. Members, visitors, and staff contributed to a PATRON SERVICES notable social media project in April, during National Poetry Month, with  volunteer readers presenting  poems in videos Membership that showcased the BA’s architecture and reading rooms. The videos were viewed more than , times on Facebook, and en - The Athenæum welcomed more than  new memberships gaged the Poetry Discussion Group, a range of members and staff, during the year. Of those,  were individual memberships,  and Advanced Poetry students from UMass Boston, who wrote  Boston Athenæum Reports for   sonnets about the Athenæum. One favorite line, from UMass poet “World’s Best” libraries by academic/journalist website The Con - McKenzie Hurder: “Sure, I didn’t know what ‘Athenæum’ meant versation , and the article was reprinted by Australian website prior./I learned it means magic.” Over the course of the year, our ArtsHub. In August, we were part of Free Fun Friday promotional communities on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram grew a com - coverage in the Boston Globe , Boston.com, NBC  Boston and In - bined  .%, from  , to  , followers. bound/Boston.

Media Programming

Most of the year’s headlines were, appropriately, about our The events team is led by Victoria O’Malley, aided by Elsa Ver - special collections. The Required Reading exhibition, our largest non and Rachel Lanza (who departed and was replaced by Emmy endeavor, was featured or reviewed in The Magazine Antiques in Snyder in the last quarter of the fiscal year). The team supported print and online; the Boston Globe , the Beacon Hill Times , the the library’s mission by creating  wide-ranging opportunities Boston Guardian , and the Boston Book Blog . for members and visitors to satisfy curiosity, experience joy, build In October, WCVB/Channel ’s “Chronicle” aired a Hal - community, and participate in civil discourse. Gratifyingly, those loween-timed segment about the  Narrative of the Life of James programs attracted , attendees. Audiences engaged with his - Allen , notorious as the “skin book”—a special collections item torical and present-day issues; heard inspired writers and incisive we’d be glad to publicize less. In future, we will point curious peo - ideas; joined together for social gatherings and conversation; and ple to the video segment online (as well as to the digital images of examined notable items from the library’s special collections. the book on our website). Many events were planned in series that explored broad themes, The Boston Globe , Publishers Weekly , Fine Books & Collections often aligned with curatorial initiatives. They also reflected the Magazine , and the Beacon Hill Times wrote about the expansion frequent, excellent suggestions the team receives. into  Beacon Street in February. Stanford Calderwood Director Knowledgeable staff from several departments led collections- Lizzie Barker’s departure was covered by the Boston Globe on Feb - based presentations throughout the year, starting in September ruary . In March, Chief Conservator Dawn Walus was inter - with events related to the two Venice installations detailed above. viewed about the James Allen book for a podcast titled Here Be We arranged a panel discussion on books of Renaissance Italy plus Monsters . John Buchtel and Jim Feeney appeared on WCVB/ Eye of the Expert sessions that offered participants up-close ex - Channel ’s “Chronicle,” in a clever feature on the George Wash - periences with three exceptional Venice-related items. These were ington Library Collection. The second and fifth floor reading a superb copy of John Ruskin’s Examples of the Architecture of rooms served as backdrop for a photo shoot in March featuring Venice ( ); an enormous panorama showing elevations of the Boston activist Thelma Burns, for the cover story of Boston Sen - Grand Canal (  ); and a copy of John Craig’s Venice (Whitting - iority magazine, produced and distributed around town by the ton Press,  ) specially bound by James Brockman, all items too mayor’s Age Strong Commission. large to fit into the display cases and demanding of interaction In April, Theo Tyson was interviewed about the Harriet Hay - that vitrines do not allow. den albums on WCVB/Channel ’s “CityLine.” The online edition We initiated a well-received Veterans Day celebration with of Smithsonian Magazine published a major feature on the albums speeches, music, refreshments, and an opportunity to examine in May, quoting John Buchtel and running a photo of Theo show - unique items lent by collector Richard W. Cheek, including a mas - ing them to visitors. In June we saw ourselves listed as one of the sive World War II-era Blue Star Banner that we displayed from the  Boston Athenæum Reports for   first-floor gallery railing. We scheduled previews of the newly-ac - Hand: LGBTQ Liberation Past and Present examined societal quired Harriet Hayden albums, hosted a successful Conservation strides toward inclusivity, equality, respect, and awareness, from Evening, and planned special sessions tied to lectures and centered the Stonewall Riots to the state of the movement today. That series on items that rewarded close viewing, such as our Abraham Lin - featured Michael Bronski, Catherine Bell, Casey Dooley, Kate coln-signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and materials Sosin, and Robert W. Fieseler, who wrote his book, Tinderbox: The related to John Singer Sargent in the circle of Annie Adams Fields. Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and Gay Liberation , in Springtime Eye of the Expert sessions focused on three items with our reading rooms. “Troubled Histories,” including the children’s story of Babar the Endowed lectures addressed the art of Winslow Homer and Elephant; an  political caricature of John Quincy Adams, Hait - the interactions of land, water, and climate change in Boston. Long ian diplomats, and Massachusetts abolitionists; and World War II Room audiences appreciated hearing from prominent authors in - posters depicting women on the American homefront. The fiscal cluding Stephen Greenblatt, Jarrett Krosoczka, Jack Gantos, Susan year ended with opening festivities for the Required Reading ex - Orlean, Nathaniel Philbrick, Steven Pinker, Mary Norris, Emily hibition in mid-September. Bazelon and Adam Foss, Elizabeth Cobb, and Evan Thomas with Special panels brought together experts and members for Oscie Thomas. lively interactions: in November, we hosted a timely discussion of Community events were held throughout the year: director’s cybersecurity with Robert Mook, Jeff Pegues, Debora Plunkett, and president’s coffee hours; three Room to Flourish presentations and David Sanger. In December, we welcomed creators from pub - detailing expansion plans into  Beacon Street; two pop-up book lic radio’s The Moth Story Hour for a session on storytelling. In shops featuring the librarians’ expert advice on holiday and sum - May, a “What’s It Worth?” panel about art and value featured the mertime reads; the third annual Trivia Night, a Martini Movie lively insights of scholars and critics from Christie’s USA, Harvard, Night with the Alfred Hitchcock classic, Rebecca ; special events for the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Globe . Proprietors, donors, and volunteers; and an Open House that at - Partners such as the Royal Oak Foundation, GrubStreet, Vilna tracted more than  people. Shul, Boston Lyric Opera, the Boston Literary District, Common - The team managed an exceptional year of rentals, generating wealth Shakespeare Company, the English-Speaking Union, New $ , in revenue from  events large and small, while striving England Historic Genealogical Society, and the Somerset Club, as to minimize disruptions to members. We hosted some annual well as curators from the Cape Ann Museum, helped us create a guests like the Lafayette Society and, at the very end of the fiscal roster of dynamic, varied programs. Nearly every month, a Mem - year, welcomed a Netflix crew for a forthcoming family movie, ber’s Choice event brought together attendees to learn about one The Sleepover . member’s passion, from Julius Cæsar to bitcoin. In May, joining the statewide ArtWeek celebration, we spotlighted our  -year- old façade in glowing colors as part of a “Light Up the Night” Education salute to the arts. The Athenæum’s Education work, directed by Hannah Weis - Over the year we explored two major program themes. First, man, provides regular opportunities for people to tour the historic Undermining Racism brought us insightful programs with Bran - landmark building, engage closely with the special collections, and don M. Terry, Clennon King, and Gretchen Sullivan Sorin, who explore the stories our collections have to tell. each examined the ways Americans navigated and changed social Docents and staff engaged more than , visitors and mem - structures designed to limit their civil rights. Second, A Brick In bers through public Art and Architecture and Up Close tours. On  Boston Athenæum Reports for   August  , staff from all departments and volunteers welcomed partners to curate the replica cabinet at the center of the exhibi - more than  visitors to the first floor during the Athenæum’s tion. Each of the ten partners—Boston City Council President An - fourth annual Free Fun Friday, sponsored by the Highland Street drea Campbell, Chinese Historical Society of New England, He - Foundation. brew College, Institute for Human Centered Design, King’s Docents and staff led  private tours for groups including th Chapel, Museum of African American History, North Bennet and th graders from Devereaux at Waring School, UMass Boston Street School, Twelfth Baptist Church, University of Massachusetts graduate students, two Boston City Councilors, and Temple Is - Boston, and Women’s Foundation of Boston—provided its own rael’s Lifelong Learners. Twenty-three of those group visits in - “required reading” list reflecting organizational perspectives and cluded viewing or working with materials in special collections. values. The titles from the partners’ lists populated the replica cab - Emma Newcombe, Ph.D., returned to the Athenæum in July inet, broadening the discussion of what constitutes “essential as the Mudge Education Fellow to co-lead, with Mary Warnement knowledge” and offering exhibition visitors an opportunity to re - and Hannah Weisman, a two-day workshop for educators on flect on their own understanding of it in the context of other con - teaching with primary sources. Nine regional educators represent - temporary views. Programming with community partners con - ing primary, secondary, and higher education from public and in - tinued throughout the exhibition’s run. dependent schools participated in “Primary Sources in the Class - Several docents and Rare Materials Catalog Librarian Daniel room: Teaching the Civil War:” Axmacher trained with Curator of Rare Books and Head of Spe - cial Collections John Buchtel and Weisman to lead gallery talks in Elise Faucher, Haggerty School the exhibition, also offered weekly for the exhibition’s duration. Brittanie Weatherbie Greco, University of Massachusetts Boston Ann-Marie Keltner, Park Street School INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Barbara Lewis, University of Massachusetts Boston Janis Marchese, Waltham High School For anyone searching for Systems department news, look no Jennifer McDonald, Upper Cape Regional Vocational further. The Systems department changed its name to the Infor - Technical High School mation Technology department at the start of the fiscal year. Sarah Novogrodsky, Haggerty School We made various changes to library software over the year. Sean Smith, Weston High School First and foremost, the Boston Athenæum implemented special Lia Xu, University of Massachusetts Boston collections management and tracking software, Aeon, from Atlas Systems, gaining a more granular view of the movement of objects Doctoral candidate Arthur Kamya served as the Academic in special collections. The scheduling system is well known to Programs Intern thanks to a renewed partnership with Boston scholars and has been implemented by many other libraries hous - University Center for the Humanities. During his internship, ing rare materials. Not long after our own adoption of Aeon, IT Kamya prepared the syllabus for our  workshop on women’s aided staff of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum history. in their switch to Aeon. In addition to this new software, the digital The education team worked closely with the curatorial depart - collections website, which runs on CONTENTdm from OCLC, ment on the exhibition Required Reading: Reimagining a Colonial was upgraded to a responsive design that is both easier to navigate Library. Weisman coordinated the engagement of ten community and faster to load.  Boston Athenæum Reports for   We updated some of the research tools available via the web - hours testing of our systems including alarm monitoring, and se - site. We resolved an issue with exporting entries from Athena, the lected a new vendor to provide those services going forward. online catalog, to RIS format for use with such applications as Security expanded the Life Safety platform with a new course, EndNote and Zotero. Various electronic resources including Proj - “The First Five Minutes,” offered for staff who want to be prepared ect Muse were updated to use secure connections via https. when caught in the wrong place at the wrong time when a random In May our Internet service provider replaced some network violent act or natural disaster takes place. This course covered a infrastructure equipment in an effort to resolve connectivity issues variety of topics including how to stay safe and recognize and that would arise occasionally during inclement weather. manage life-threatening emergencies if they occur to you or oth - ers. This will become part of our annual model which includes First Aid/CPR/AED, Active Shooter, MOAB, and Evacuation train - Website ing. A “what’s on view?” feature was added to the Paintings & Security created new policies and procedures for emergency Sculpture Online section of the website. Now website visitors can access, employee access, employee onboarding and out-process - discover what paintings and sculptures are currently on display ing. We revised Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Plans throughout the library. The most popular pages on the website as well as the communication process. We introduced Dialmycalls, were Hours & Admission, Join or Renew, the Calendar, and Mis - an emergency notification and warning system used to alert staff sion & History. that emergency conditions exist that threaten health and/or safety; We added  new video recordings and  audio recordings of and to provide protective action recommendations. events over the course of the year. We began strategic planning in preparation for the  Beacon expansion—security design, vendor selection and security for both spaces during construction. We identified outsourcing needs for security support of the project and established system integra - SECURITY tion plans with our landlord. To demonstrate our commitment to safety and security we We maintained relationships with the Boston Regional Intel - made significant advancements in this area in  . We developed ligence Center, the Boston Police Department District A- , and a program called the “Fast Track Program” designed to train and Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch programs. We renewed develop security officers to perform at a high level. Our security membership affiliation with American Society for Industrial Se - officers are highly visible and patrol the interior and exterior, re - curity and International Foundation for Cultural Property Pro - sponding to emergencies, observing and reporting suspicious per - tection for security training, workshops and professional devel - sons and or activities, providing assistance, and maintaining a opment. presence during hours of operation and after hours when neces - sary. Security conducted annual internal audit(s) and risk assess - FACILITIES ments, and provided comprehensive data with recommendations Director of Facilities Chris Silva continued proactive projects to address our needs for the future to better safeguard our collec - to maintain and protect our building. We went through our first tion. This included reviews of the Vendor Management practices full year with the new chillers and cooling plant, resulting in sav - and developing procedures for proper vetting and accountability ings and improved reliability. Since their installation we’ve seen thus limiting risk and exposure. We conducted quarterly after an encouraging decrease in our utility expenses; electricity cost us  Boston Athenæum Reports for   $ , , which is  .% less than the prior year, and steam ex - accomplishments and dedication throughout her four years as di - penses were $  , , down  %. While fluctuations are caused rector. partly by factors we can’t control, i.e. weather and utility rates, the In September  , Amy Ryan stepped into the role of interim current costs are headed in the right direction. Stanford Calderwood Director. Ryan brings greater than thirty We made multiple updates to our Engineering Computer years of library leadership experience and serves on both the fa - Control Systems (Apogee/Siemens), providing fine-grained con - cilities committee and the search committee for the new director. trol and reliable, precise readings of conditions in our collection After working for more than two years as the Executive Assis - spaces. We completed an extensive evaluation of the building’s ex - tant to the Director, Emily Cure was promoted to Chief of Staff. terior and developed a comprehensive approach to its preserva - The Development department welcomed Madison “Maddie” tion and repair. Mott to the team as the Development Coordinator. Mott gradu - Facilities staff worked with colleagues to initiate a sustainabil - ated from Brown University with a Master’s degree in Public Hu - ity program, seeking to use renewable resources throughout the manities. Rachel Wentworth, who had been working as the De - building where possible. To control spending, we continued to velopment Intern, was hired as the Grants and Annual Fund consolidate maintenance contracts and seek out opportunities for Associate, a new position that focuses on revenue generation. savings. Andria Lauria, who worked in the IT department for eight The Facilities team earns plaudits especially for their tireless years, most recently as the Systems Administrator and Web De - work planning for the  Beacon expansion and protecting the veloper, left to pursue a position in higher education. Brian James Athenæum’s spaces, holdings, and people. The building’s owner, Wanders was promoted from Systems Technician to the Assistant Faros Properties, commenced demolition projects to update in - Systems Administrator. teriors during the fiscal year, including the removal of stubborn The Finance department parted ways with Jeff Ferguson, who terracotta tile from walls abutting  ½. This work necessitated the worked as the Accounts Receivable Assistant. relocation of some collections items in storage to protect them During the past year, the Special Collections department wel - from vibrations, dust, or other hazards. comed two new employees. In February, Melissa Krok-Horton The facilities staff worked with colleagues and Boston Code started in a new role as the Collections and Exhibition Technician. Enforcement to address accessibility and safety upgrades to the Krok-Horton holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and His - building. tory of Art. Theo Tyson was appointed as the Polly Thayer Starr Finally, we applied fresh coats of paint to the main stairwell, Fellow in American Art and Culture for two years. Tyson is a cu - the Calderwood Gallery, and the Sitting Room. rator and scholar who brings decades of experience in clothing, fashion, and art, in addition to holding a Master of Arts in Luxury Fashion and Management. PERSONNEL AND VOLUNTEERS After six years as the Associate Conservator in the Conserva - tion Lab, Evan Knight concluded his time at the Athenæum and accepted a Preservation Specialist role at the Massachusetts Board Transitions and Milestones of Library Commissioners. The staff threw an afternoon tea party Elizabeth “Lizzie” Barker stepped down as the Stanford to wish Evan well in his new role. The department was joined by Calderwood Director. At a festive party in early March, the staff Graham Patten, who started as the new Book Conservator. Patten and Athenæum community honored and thanked Lizzie for her graduated from Buffalo State College with his Masters of Arts,  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Certificate of Advanced Studies in Art Conservation. Arthur Kamya Conservation Technical Services received an IMLS grant to fund a new po - Hannah Knight Brian Bassett sition devoted to cataloging posters from the Richard Cheek Keri Lehtonen Zoe Buchtel World War II Graphic Arts Collection. Adriene Galindo, who has Jenni McDonald Betty Smart worked at the Athenæum since  , accepted the Rare Visual Ma - Daniel Norton terials Catalog Librarian role and has been working diligently to KL Pereira Discussion Group Moderators catalog all the posters. Ashley Runnals Randall Albright The Events department wished Rachel Lanza good luck as she Christopher Russell Michael Almond transitioned to a role at the Brattle Film Foundation after working Robert Sanford, Jr. Todd Boli as the Events Assistant for almost two years. Emmalie Snyder, who Michelle Slater Mary Cronin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and a certificate in Carly Stevens Thomas Filbin Event Management, joined the department as the new Events As - Rachel Wentworth Katherine Florio sistant in the summer. After four years of working as the Technical Sophia Garmey Coordinator of Events, Deborah “Elsa” Vernon was promoted to Temporary Staff Eva Grizzard Manager of Events. Tatiana Cole Scott Guthery After Ismael Alvarado accepted another job, the Facilities de - Hollie Harder Driscoll Family Fellow partment welcomed Jose Brizuela as the new Building Caretaker. Mary Haskell Allison Rosenthal Brizuela brings over a decade of maintenance experience. David Herder Tyrone Smith, previously the Director of Security, was pro - Von Clemm Fellows Claire Laporte moted to the Director of Safety and Security. The Security De - Allison Rosenthal Clive Martin partment parted ways with Officers Cindy Bistoury, Zoë Burnett, Greta Llanes Serrano Peter Mongeau Courtney McIntosh, Kyle Myles, and Nelson Navarro Salguero. Elizabeth Murray We also bid farewell to Elizabeth McCullough, a Security Officer Book Selection Committee Creelea Pangaro of three years, who moved to Spain. The department welcomed Jacob Albert Jennifer Pellecchia three new Security Officers, Bruno Faria, Sostheng Kituyi, and Alexander Altschuller Andrea Pokladowski Durrell Thomas, and a new Security Supervisor, Prince Smith. Lina Coffey Willard Pope Faria holds a Masters in Music Composition. Kituyi holds a Bach - Pamela Ikauniks Cashman Kerr Prince elor of Arts in Journalism. Thomas brings more than four years Andrea Pokladowski Susan Rosefsky of security experience. Smith has over thirteen years of Security Mary Otis Stevens Grant Schaumburg experience throughout various industries. Cataloging Deanne Sullivan Athenæum employees have been fortunate to work alongside Peter Little Nancy Tarulli the following individuals over the past year: Linda Velgouse Children’s Library Margaret Wheeler Interns Daniel Berk Antoinette Whitmore Jacqueline Bateman Samantha Dodgen Karla Rojas Docents Bailey Brunick Samantha Gill Circulation Nicole Baas Olimpia Carias Kurt Grewal Margaret Bratschi Diane Britton Adam Derington Daria Hafner  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Marian Ferguson Karla Rojas Fiduciary Trust Company Gerald Fleming Martha Ruest Carrie W. Farmer Sherley Gardner-Smith Doriane Ruml Tom and Jody Gill Karen Garrison Annie Silverman Roger and Adelaide Haynes Judy Gates Lynn Smiledge Clarissa C. Hunnewell Scott Guthery Roger Stacey David and Ann Ingram Carolyn Hilles-Pilant Rosemary Walker Terence Janericco Fritz Holznagel Imaging Studio Mark and Darlene Jarrell George Humphrey Betty Smart Leggat McCall Properties LLC Pamela Ikauniks Alan M. Leventhal Darlene Jarrell Patron Services Nina and Marshall Moriarty Dale Linder Cathleen Ambrose Creelea and Anthony Pangaro Maureen Marcucci John S. & Cynthia L. Reed Special Collections Clive Martin Patience F. Sandrof Ryan Martins Phoebe Morse Austin V. Shapard Susan Ostberg Mary Alice and Vincent Stanton William S. Strong Susan A. and Matthew B. Weatherbie Foundation GIFTS Christie E. and Francis S. Wyman (OCTOBER ,  -SEPTEMBER ,  )

Campaign for  Beacon Street Giving Societies

At the time of printing, the following donors have committed or The Hannah Adams Society is the Boston Athenæum’s premier pledged early funds expressly for the expansion of the Boston leadership-level donor group, recognizing individuals who give Athenæum into the spaces at  Beacon Street. $ , or more in the fiscal year. The Society is named to honor the legacy of Hannah Adams, whose scholarship earned her access Anonymous ( ) to the Library’s collection and an annual stipend to fund her re - Joan Toland Bok search. Deborah Hill Bornheimer Hannah Adams Society Members as of September  ,  : Carroll and John G.L. Cabot Levin H. Campbell, Jr. Anonymous ( ) John A. Carey, Ph.D. John S. and Cynthia L. Reed Frances H. Colburn Deborah Coleman Diggins and Timothy W. Diggins Earl Collier, Jr. and Maren Anderson Constance and Arthur Page Deborah Coleman Diggins and Timothy W. Diggins Susan A. and Matthew B. Weatherbie Foundation John Mark Enriquez Alfred B. Bigelow Cynthia and John W. Everets Bonny and Caleb Loring III  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Joan Toland Bok Michael and Louisa von Clemm Foundation Clarissa C. Hunnewell G. Gorham Peters Trust Creelea and Anthony Pangaro W. Timothy and Ruth S. Carey John P. Ryan and Claire P. Mansur, M.D. Nelson Yuan-sheng Kiang Carroll and John G.L. Cabot Earl Collier, Jr. and Maren Anderson Jody and Tom Gill Dr. Martin Schlecht and Ms. Martha Ruest Jean Gibran Terrance P. and Linda Puls McGuire John A. Carey, Ph.D. Jennifer Pellecchia and Konstantine Prevas Alan M. Leventhal Roger and Adelaide Haynes Elizabeth and Robert Owens Martha Dana Mercer Trust James C. Buttrick The Martin and Deborah Hale Foundation Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust Maisie Houghton Mrs. Virginia L. Beatty Elizabeth L. Johnson John Mark Enriquez J. Daniel and Catherine Powell Darlene and Mark Jarrell May K. Houghton Fiduciary Trust Austin V. Shapard Zane A. Thompson Charitable Trust Newman’s Own Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services The Armstrong Society is a group of living individuals who make cumulative gifts of $  , during their lifetime. The 10½ Circle is a distinguished group of contributors who give $ , or more in a given year. The Circle is named to honor the Armstrong Society Members as of September  ,  : unique and historic location of the Athenæum’s fifth and current home at  ½ Beacon Street. Anonymous (  ) Trish and Alex Altschuller  ½ Giving Circle Members as of September  ,  : Carol † and Sherwood E. Bain Elizabeth and Edward Baldini Anonymous ( ) Alfred B. Bigelow Deborah Hill Bornheimer Isabelle and Scott M. Black Richard W. Cheek Joan Toland Bok Nicholas A. Grace, Esq. Deborah Hill Bornheimer Deborah and Martin Hale Anne and David Bromer David and Ann Ingram James C. Buttrick Terence Janericco Beth and Linzee Coolidge Mary Alice and Vincent Stanton Deborah Coleman Diggins and Timothy W. Diggins William S. Strong Katherine Haney Duffy David L. Driscoll Charles and Karin Dumbaugh Lynne and Mark V. Rickabaugh David L. Driscoll Cynthia and John W. Everets Mrs. Richard S. Emmet  Boston Athenæum Reports for   John Mark Enriquez The John Bromfield Society is comprised of living donors who Cynthia and John W. Everets include the Boston Athenæum in their estate plans, either through Jody and Tom Gill a planned gift or a stated intention to leave a bequest. Deborah and Martin Hale Torrence C. Harder Bromfield Society Members as of September  ,  : Serena M. Hatch Ann and Desmond J. Heathwood Anonymous (  ) Mathea Falco Carol T. and Robert P. Henderson Mitchell Adams Gaffney J. Feskoe Julie and Bayard Henry Trish and Alex Altschuller Ronald Lee Fleming Timothy T. Hilton William H. Anderson Thomas W. Flynn Adam Jared Apt Hope and Mark Foley Caroline J. Hollingsworth David Attella William M. Fowler, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. James R. Houghton Carol † and Sherwood E. Bain Marilyn L. Fowler Tunie Hamlen Howe Edward and Elizabeth Baldini Frederic Gardner Susan and James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Ron Bento Karen L. Garvin Ann and David Ingram Alfred B. Bigelow Jane L. Goodrich Mason J. O. Klinck, Sr. Joel M. Blair John P. Grinold Alan M. Leventhal Joan Toland Bok Dr. and Mrs. Stefan Gross George Lewis Joyce M. Bowden and Adam M. John Gunnison-Wiseman Bonny and Caleb Loring III Lutynski Dr. J. Ryan Gunsalus Mrs. Stanton D. Loring Steven G. Bowe Mark W. Haggerty Jane and Jeffrey Marshall James W. Bradley Helen Hannon † Miriam E. McCue Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Philip J. Harris, M.D. Latkowitch Dorothy A. Heath Ann and Jerrold Mitchell Rebekah Memel Brown Ann and Desmond J. Heathwood Nina and Marshall Moriarty Judith L. Carmany Bayard Henry L. Taylor Mudge Susan Sloan Tunie Hamlen Howe Elizabeth and Robert Owens Ann and Marvin † Collier Ann and David Ingram Creelea and Anthony Pangaro Nancy Myers Coolidge and Helen and Isaiah Jackson Barbara Jordan and Robert A. Pemberton Lawrence Coolidge Terence Janericco Ann and Frank Porter Daniel R. Coquillette Dr. John K. Jennings Nancy and George Putnam Keith Creamer Elizabeth B. Johnson John S. and Cynthia L. Reed Scott Dahill Daniel J. Moulton and M. Barbara Joanna and Daniel Rose David Dearinger Joyce John P. Ryan and Claire P. Mansur, M.D. Alice M. DeLana David Kenney Susan E. Schur Richard K. Domas Mary S. Kingsbery Caitlyn and Kimberly Duncan- Mason J. O. Klinck, Sr. William S. Strong Mooney J. Dayne Lamb Elizabeth and Peter Thomson Mrs. Richard S. Emmet Barry M. Lamont, M.D. Susan A. and Matthew B. Weatherbie David H. Evans Michael LaVecchia Jane and James Wilson  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Richard Leacy Sandy and Jim Righter Dorothy M. Leef Sue Robinson ANNUAL FUND George Lewis Gilbert M. Roddy, Jr. Robin S. Lincoln John P. Ryan and Claire P. Mansur, Individual, unrestricted charitable gifts to the Annual Fund un - Karen Tenney-Loring and M.D. derwrite nearly one quarter of the Athenæum’s activities and are Thomas Loring Anthony Mitchell Sammarco crucial in supporting and sustaining the health of the institution. Richard S. Lovelace, Jr. Helen Chin Schlichte Because the revenue generated by membership dues accounts for Ora Damon Ludwig Susan E. Schur less than  % of the Athenæum’s annual operating budget, the Lynne Maselan D. Brenton Simons Annual Fund is a critical source of support for key operational † Margaret D. and Thomas J. Nancy A. Smith areas, including collections and conservation, reference and reader McCormick An Sokolovska services, education and events, and maintenance and infrastruc - Carla and Paul McDonough Julie Hume Sprague Terrance P. McGuire and Linda David and Pat Squire ture. The Athenæum relies upon the generous philanthropy of its Puls McGuire Roger Foy Stacey devoted members and donors. Margo Miller Jane Moulton Stahl Ann and Jerrold Mitchell Robert B. Stephenson Sponsors ($5,000+) Serena M. Hatch Nina and George Marshall Gardner N. Stratton, Jr. Anonymous ( ) Roger and Adelaide Haynes Moriarty Norman P. Tucker Sally and Eric Bacon Keith T. and Carolyn Hilles-Pilant Laura E. McPhie Oliveira Filip Tufvesson Edward and Elizabeth Baldini Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Robert Perkins John W. Tyler Hanna and James Bartlett Fund Maisie Houghton George H. Porter III, M.D. and Anne Louise C. Van Nostrand Alfred B. Bigelow David and Ann Ingram Dr. Virginia Porter Dinah L. Voorhies Joan Toland Bok Claudio Innocenti Steven Taylor Potter Andrea J. Wagner, M.D. James C. Buttrick Elisabeth and George Ireland Denise Powers David Weaver W. Timothy and Ruth S. Carey Terence Janericco Robert Redfern-West Constance V.R. White Amy E. Ryan and Harold J. Carroll Darlene and Mark Jarrell John S. Reidy Stephen L. Willett Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust Kimberlea T. and Stephen B. Jeffries Rodin Shaw Cole and Bradford C. Elizabeth L. Johnson Walker Christina and Richard Kimball Earl Collier, Jr. and Maren Anderson The John S. and James L. Knight Deborah Coleman Diggins and Foundation Timothy W. Diggins Margaret and Joseph Koerner Katherine H. Duffy Bonny and Caleb Loring, III John Mark Enriquez Terrance P. and Linda Puls McGuire Cynthia and John W. Everets Hans and Caroline Olsen G. Gorham Peters Trust Carolyn and Robert Osteen Julia and Charles Mackay Elizabeth and Robert Owens Ganson, Jr. Connie and Arthur Page Ian H. Gardiner John G. Palfrey and Catherine A. Deborah and Martin Hale Carter Anne and John F. Rogers Haley, Jr. Creelea and Anthony Pangaro  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Jennifer Pellecchia and Konstantine Stephen and Lois Kunian John S. Chamberlain Barbara F. and John D. Hanify Prevas Dr. James M. LaBraico Lois and Jim Champy Christa and Jeffrey B. Hawkins Robert A. Pemberton and Barbara Susan A. Lester Arthur Clarke and Susan Sloan Charlotte and Kurt Hemr Jordan Alan M. Leventhal John F. Cogan, Jr. Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson J. Daniel and Catherine Powell Dave Edmond Lounsbury, M.D. Frances H. Colburn Dean Hindman John S. and Cynthia L. Reed Robert F. and Roberta M. Mrs. Marvin Collier Sam Hudson Lynne and Mark V. Rickabaugh McLaughlin Paul M. Connolly Pamela and John Humphrey Sue Robinson Susan and Paul Meister Susan M. Cooke Susan and James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Susan and Gilbert M. Roddy, Jr. Richard and Ronay Menschel William G. Coughlin Amy and Robert Job, IV Dr. Martin Schlecht and Mark Kimball Nichols Mary J. Cronin and Scott B. Abigail P. Johnson and Christopher J. Ms. Martha Ruest Olivia Parker Guthery McKown John P. Ryan and Claire P. Mansur, John S. Reidy Michael F. Cronin David B. Jones and Allison K. Ryder M.D. Cynthia and Grant Schaumburg Alice M. DeLana Constance F. Kane, Ph.D. Cesidio L. Cedrone and Anthony M. R. Mark Shepherd Donna and Louis Di Lillo Cynthia Jones Katz Sammarco Mary Alice and Vincent Stanton John D. Doherty Patricia and Joseph Kennedy Austin V. Shapard Mr. and Mrs. Neil L. Thompson Jessie and Thomas J. Dougherty Mark B. and Anne Marie Kerwin William S. Strong Lynne B. Levine Young David and Deborah Douglas Danny J. Kim Susan Vandenberg Christine M. Dunn Adrienne T. Kimball Charles Walker Patrons ($1,000 - $2,499) Lois and William Edgerly Barry M. Lamont, M.D. Susan A. and Matthew B. Anonymous ( ) Mrs. Richard S. Emmet Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Lane, Jr. Weatherbie Foundation Alli and Bill Achtmeyer Ken and Alice Erickson Winston E. Langley Patrick Wilmerding James and Mary Adelstein Michael and Laurie Ewald Dr. V. Celia Lascarides-Manley The Alchemy Foundation Emily C. Farnsworth Mary F. Higgins and John A. Fellows ($2,500 - $4,999) Michael Almond and Dagmar Karen and David Firestone Lechner IV Anonymous Sternad Linda Shannon and Jim Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee Mitchell Adams Ms. Patricia M. Annino and Fitzgerald Christopher M. Leich Willa and Taylor Bodman Mr. Robert E. Carr Bill and Joyce Fletcher Nancy E. Macmillan † Mr. and Mrs. William N. Booth Sherwood E. Bain Megan and Chipman Flowers John R. Macomber Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Jon M. Baker Paul Fremont-Smith, Jr. R. Bradford Malt Lisa Tung and Spencer Glendon Chris Baldwin and Sally Reyering Hilary and Christopher Gabrieli Philip A. Mason Jack D. Gorman Frederick D. Ballou The Elephant Rock  M. Holt Massey Charitable Trust Hannelore and Jeremy Grantham Mrs. Virginia L. Beatty Charitable Trust Stephen J. McCarthy Ann and Graham Gund Dana S. Berg and Robert B. Perrin and Bruns Grayson Daniel W. McElaney Susan P. Stickells and Albert A. Minturn Elkanah B. Atkinson Community Maureen and James Mellowes Holman III Deborah Hill Bornheimer and Education Fund of the Pauline C. Metcalf Sytske and George E. Humphrey Edward J. Buckbee Greater Worcester Commu - Marlene R. Meyer Luisa Hunnewell and Larry Lee Campbell nity Foundation Dana S. Berg and Robert B. Minturn Newman Levin H. Campbell Marjorie and Nick Greville Kelley S. and Peter J. Mongeau Christine Kondoleon and Frederic John A. Carey, Ph.D Carol and Richard Habermann G. M. Moriarty Wittmann Julia and Mark Casady John L. Hall II Mr. and Mrs. W. Hugh M. Morton  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Heather S. Moulton Joan I. and W. Nicholas Thorndike Julia D. Cox David and Aviva Lee-Parritz John Neale Anne P. Umana and Lou F. Tobia Dale and Peter Coxe E. Christopher Livesay William and Virginia D. Nemerever Anne Louise C. Van Nostrand Ellen and William Cross Jessica Loring Orchard Foundation Hugh L. Warren George L. Cushing Richard S. Lovelace, Jr. F. Robert and Lindsey Parker Nancy and John Webster Stanley Ellis Cushing Peter S. Lynch Christine and Frederick P. Thomas E. Weesner Nick DeFriez Donald and Glenda Garrelts Mattes Parson, Jr. Henry Birdseye Weil Caroline DeStefano Ruth and Victor McElheny The Plimpton-Shattuck Fund at Christine and Richard Wellman Amy Conklin and Mark Dolny Rabbi Bernard H. Mehlman the Boston Foundation Mary and Ted Wendell Karin and Charles Dumbaugh Sarah Meiring Harry S. Precourt Allen C. West Lauren and Timothy Dunn Thomas Michie Nancy and George † Putnam Robert A. Wiggins Edmund and Betsy Cabot Mary Morgan and David Wunsch Rita and Norton Reamer Lorraine and John P. Wilkins Charitable Foundation Elaine Negroponte Susan M. and Kennedy P. Robert and Kathryn Windsor Chip and Jane Elfner Frederick Noyes Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Winthrop Edward E. Emerson, Jr. Lawrence T. Perera Nancy Bailey Riegel Charles F. Woodard, Jr. William D. English Dr. and Mrs. Ervin Philipps Jim and Sandy Righter Douglas and Patricia Woodlock Essex County Community Foun - Lia G. Poorvu Dr. Walter Robinson dation Mr. and Mrs. Pope John Russell Sustaining Friends ($500 - $999) Robert and Iris Fanger Family Stuart W. Pratt G. West Saltonstall Family Founda - Anonymous ( ) Foundation Karen and Walter Pressey tion, a Donor Advised Fund of Miriam Allman Nicole C. Faulkner Keith and Rosemary Rapp The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Barbara and Reed P. Anthony, Jr. John Finley and Stan McGee Sylvia Richards Jack Sansolo and Dean Waller Katharine and Rodney Armstrong Tracy and John Flannery Margaret Richardson Lee and Daniel Alec Sargent Dennis and Susan Ausiello Timothy Fritzinger Louise C. Riemer Susan Schenck Goodwin and H. Whitney Bailey Frederic Gardner and Sherley Michael Robbins Steven Goodwin Mary-Frances Barry Gardner-Smith David and Barbara Roby L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro Edward J. Benz, Jr. and Margaret Karen L. Garvin Zef RosnBrick Robert Sherwood and Kathleen Vettese Barbara and Robert Glauber Eliza H. and William S. Rowe Emrich Leonard and Christine Bierbrier Thomas J. Gosnell Annagret B. and Alexander C. André R. Sigourney Elizabeth and Chandler Bigelow Kathryn W. and Nathan Gunsch Sacerdote Bob Soorian and Lydia Vivante Katharine C. Black Conrad and Marsha Harper David and Marie Louise Scudder John D. Spooner Katie S. and J. Maxwell Bleakie George Hatch Colleen M. Shields Jeanne D. Stanton Ralph S. Brown, Jr. Sarah and George Hungerford Elizabeth Stahl Andrew Stern and Margot John A. Burgess and Dr. Nancy S. Dan Hunter Susan and Theodore E. Stebbins LeStrange Adams Laura Jackson Peter L. Stern The Barrington Foundation, Inc. Dennis Fiori and Peggy Burke Robert K. Johnson William Sullivan Paul D. Sullivan John Butman Marjorie Jones Jane and Hooker Talcott, Jr. The Archibald Family Foundation Francis Sargent Cheever Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Kauppila The Stebbins Fund, Inc. The Barrington Foundation Thomas and Rachel Claflin Nelson Yuan-sheng Kiang Nicholas C. Theodorou The Catered Affair Katherine Collins Peter F. Kiely Amy Thornton The Felicia Fund, Inc. Beth and Linzee Coolidge Robert Kleinberg Thomas H. Townsend & Mary Kathy and Neil L. Thompson Nolly Corley Adam Koppel Frances Townsend  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Gay and David Tracy Theodore Sedgwick Barassi Dawna Gyukeri Burrus Peter T. Cure and Linda R. Cure Jane Tuckerman Mr. and Mrs. Barker Sophie Cabot Black Elizabeth Hope Cushing Patricia Wada Elizabeth E. Barker, Ph.D. Susan and Lewis Cabot Arthur I. Cyr Barbara and Charles Waite Michael John Barrett Louis W. Cabot Fay Dabney Margaret Wall Wilhelmina Batchelder-Brown Elizabeth M. Campanella Maureen and Mark S. Dalton Corinna R. Waud Shirley D. Bayle Lynn Gray and James E. Capra Maria Daniels and Chris D’Aveta Deborah Jackson Weiss and Scott Randy Bean William and Scarlett Carey Maria and Peter C. Dankens T. Weiss Chloe Gavin M.P. Carlhian Davis Dassori Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Weld Carrie and George Bell Samuel and Margaret Carr Timothy Davidson Walter H. Weld Diana Bendel Nicholas Carr Stephen Davis Constance V.R. White John C. Berg and Martha E. James Carroll and Alexandra Nicholas A. Deane Stephen Lawton Willett Richmond Marshall Nicholas B. and Elizabeth Deane Benjamin T. Wright Ellen Berk Sarah Carter David DeGhetto Raymond H. Young James and McKey Berkman Lynn and Lawrence Cetrulo Joseph H. Delehant Dr. Alma Berson and Robert Malster Lavinia B. Chase Leonard L. Desautelle Friends ($100 - $499) Donald J. Bertrand, Esq. Chicago Community Foundation Susan M. Deutsch Anonymous (  ) John and Suzanne Besser Rich Chute Alice Roberts Dietrich Scott A. and Susan E. Abell Benjamin Bierbaum, M.D. Meredith and Eugene Clapp Rick Domas John Adams Brad J. Bittenbender and Patricia S. Mr. and Mrs. Clapp Paula H. and Charles Donahoe Lydia Rogers and Burt Adelman Hubbell Stephen H. 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Stanwood Everett, Jr. Jared LaLiberte Christopher and Mary-Alisa Contributors (up to $99) Julie and Lansing Fair Ann K. Lambert Sherman Anonymous (  ) Guy C. Fedorkow and Dorothy C. Olivia C. Leone Lauren Sinclair Madeleine and Isabel Agnew Africa Ivan V. Lincir Jean D. Sipe Alex Aho Alison D. and Andrew C. Feldman Carolyn Livingstone Todd Slawsby Robert Allison and Nancy Sullivan Thomas Filbin Heather MacLean and Paul D. Lowell S. Smith and Sally Laura Richardson John and Claire Fitzmaurice Baker Sanford AmazonSmile Foundation Diana Forbes Dr. Carl Marci and Mrs. Jeannine Justin David Sofia Sally B. and David Ames Lucy L. Fowler Randolf Michael C. Stone  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Edward C Sugrue, Jr. Charlotte J. Walker Carol Pieper Mark A. Thompson Jane A. Weingarten Stuart Schulman Adam Trager Eleanore and Herbert Weiss Robert Bayard Severy Mr. and Mrs. James Treco Rachel K. 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Many people who leave these types of gifts are members of Mary Cronin and Scott Guthery the John Bromfield Society. John F. Hemenway Susan and James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Estate of F. Washington Jarvis Darlene and Mark Jarrell Michael P. Jugenheimer and Joseph T. Giorgianni Tribute Gifts Richard S. Lovelace, Jr. Gifts were made in memory of the following people during the Catherine and Matthew A. McGrath fiscal year: Maddie Mott Ruth Abrams Mark Kimball Nichols Suzannah C. Ames National College Athletic Association Deborah Brewster Berg Helen Naylor Stephen O’Brien Leo E. Driscoll Connie and Arthur Page Kahlil G. Gibran Jennifer Pellecchia and Konstantine Prevas Tom McCormick Loumona Petroff David Murphee  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Ellis L. Phillips III Book Gifts Robert Pease Severy Mary H. Wall Anonymous (  ) Lyn Ackerly James Aisner Gifts were made in honor of the following people during the fiscal Philip R. Bishop/Mosher Books year: Zoe Burnett Eric Bacon Andrew Cameron John and Barbara Hanify Carolee Campbell/Ninja Press Terence Janericco Daniel Campbell-Benson The Staff of the Boston Athenæum William Clendaniel Mary Warnement Lina Coffey Rachel K. Wentworth James Connelly Rose F. Connelly Thomas G. Connolly Matching Gift Programs Stanley E. Cushing Many companies and foundations provide a program that en - Jessica Dello Russo courages their employees or trustees to make philanthropic gifts Will Evans to charities of their choice. As they made gifts to various initiatives Owen Gallagher this year, our members and friends participated in matching gift Gilbert Family programs provided by the following: Robert Glauber Richard J. Guthrie Anonymous ( ) John Hanson Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Beverly Heinle in memory of Charles A. S. Heinle ExxonMobil Foundation Bonnie Howard Fiduciary Trust Company Elizabeth Jarcy Google, Inc. Liza Ketchum John Hancock Financial Services Stephen K. 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Deutsch Leo Sullivan Katherine Dimancescu Paul van Capelleveen Darlene and Mark Jarrell Alan West Kendra and Patrick O’Donnell Jane Wilson Elizabeth and Robert Owens Lawrence T. Perera Jay Reeg Gifts in Kind Elizabeth and Peter Thomson Nancy Bailey Riegel Philip R. Bishop Carolee Campbell Additional Contributors Jessica Dello Russo Anonymous (3) Murray Dewart Elizabeth E. Barker, Ph.D. Jean Gibran Alan M. Cody Liza Ketchum Basie Gitlin Peter L. Stern Andrea Golden and J. Barry McManus Ellen M. Harrington Gifts to Required Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library Pamela Ikauniks Curator’s Circle Michael P. Jugenheimer and Joseph T. Giorgianni The Chipstone Foundation Bridget J. Keane and Ryan Kiessling Richard Kopley and Amy Golahny Exhibition Loyalists Sue and Chris Livesay Hemenway & Barnes, LLP Melinda A. Merino and Gary E. Riccio Susan A. and Matthew B. Weatherbie Alicia and Peter Moore Lynne E. and Mark V. Rickabaugh  Boston Athenæum Reports for   Jonathan Ralton FINANCE Mr. and Mrs. William N. Thorndike, Jr. Marian M. Ware We are presenting here a summarized financial report. This format enables us to save the considerable costs required to repro - The following individuals and organizations supported a variety of duce the statements, notes and supplemental schedules in a print- initiatives not included in the above categories. friendly format. The complete financial statement package, exactly as received from our auditors, is available on the Publications page Anonymous ( ) of our website. ,, Torrence C. Harder Cultural Foundation The endowment ended the year valued at $ —a de - ,, ,, Robert F. Perkins crease of $ from the prior-year value of $ . The Mrs. Virginia L. Beatty decrease is the result of a total investment return, net of fees, of ,, , The Ticknor Society $ , transfers of $ , and contributions to the endow - , Nelson Yuan-sheng Kiang ment of $ , offset by appropriations for current operations ,, Liza Ketchum of $ . Deborah Sohmer-Wilson The year ended with a significant operating deficit in assets James C. Buttrick without donor restriction before depreciation and amortization of ($ , ). This follows a prior year operating deficit of ($ , ). The current year deficit was driven by decreases in con - †Deceased as of September ,  tributions, gifts and grants, without donor restriction; decreases in membership dues revenue; and increases in salaries, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits. While overall contribution gifts and grants—a category that includes non-operating contributions and contributions with donor restrictions—increased $ ,, , or  %, from $ ,, in  to $ ,, , this was primarily due to gifts designated for the capital campaign. Contributions gifts and grants without donor restriction, as well as revenue from membership dues, decreased. These reductions are partly the re - sult of a continuing decline in the number of active memberships and a consequent contraction of the donor pool. The decreases in membership dues were partially offset by an increase in member - ship rates. Operating revenue from contribution, gifts and grants without donor restriction decreased $ , , or  %, from $,, in  to $ ,, in  . Membership dues revenue decreased $ , , or %, from $ ,, in  to $ ,, in  . Salaries, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits increased $ , . 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