Missouri Association for Museums and Archives NEWSLETTER Spring/Summer 2012 Volume 3 Number 1 & 2 Missouri’s cultural and historical community network Officers and Council Members Debra Loguda-Summers, Easy Collecting at the President (Museum of Osteopathic MedicineSM) Cardinals Hall of Fame Shelly Croteau, Vice-President (Missouri State Archives) by Paula Homan, Manager of Museum Operations and Curator for the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame David Moore, Secretary Linda Endersby, Treasurer One might imagine that the Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum has an easy job collecting (Missouri State Museum) the game-used equipment or game-worn jerseys of the team’s players, being part of the same organization, but it can be complicated. The Cardinals must fulfill several important Jess Rezac, Northwest Missouri Council Member (Andrew County needs with items coming out of the clubhouse, but the museum staff has developed a way Museum & Historical Society) to satisfy the collecting interests for preservation in the permanent collection. Mark Adams, Kansas City Area Council Member (Truman The St. Louis Cardinals Museum & Library) Hall of Fame is the official team museum, David Jones, Southwest Missouri Council Member (Harold Bell responsible for telling Wright Museum) the stories of this Steven Pledger, Southeast historic franchise from Missouri Area Member (Cape 1892 to the present. Girardeau County Archive Established in 1968, Center) the museum showcased Vickie Love, St. Louis Area all sports until focusing Council Member (First State only on baseball Capitol Historic Site) beginning in 1992—the Barbara Magers, Northeast team’s Centennial as a Missouri Area Council Member (Museum of Osteopathic National League club. MedicineSM) The Redbirds hired their first museum Candace Stall, Central Missouri From left to right, Chris Carpenter’s regular season home jersey (including a Area Council Member, Teams Unite for Joplin patch from June 17, 2011 ), Lance Berkman’s Sunday professional and a (Anthropology Museum cap, Jon Jay’s World Series road jersey, 2011 team signed baseball, Skip historian in 1993 to University of Missouri-Columbia) Shumaker bat, Lance Berkman bat, Allen Craig Nike shoes, David Freese batting gloves and Yadier Molina custom-made shoes. Photographs courtesy of ensure that stewardship Greig Thompson, Council the St. Louis Cardinals. of the collection was Member-at-Large (State keeping pace with new Historical Society of Missouri) technologies for documentation. That’s when I joined the team with Erv Fischer. During Greg Olson, Council our first season together, Erv reminded me of collecting opportunities and we developed Member-at-Large (Missouri State Archives) a habit of requesting particular stadium give-away items, the annual yearbook, media guide, and issues of the team’s magazine. We called this our “easy collecting.” Charles Nodler, Council Member-at-Large (Missouri Southern State University As our network of MLB team museums grew and ideas were shared amongst the group, Archives) we took our “easy collecting” concept one step further, following a practice by the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. Each year, we tracked who on the team was having a good Cherie Cook, Council Member-at-Large (American year, had done something unique or spectacular, or was due to break a club, league or Association for State and Local Major League record. We submitted our wish list near the end of each season that had History) (contined on page 9) Spring/Summer 2012 Missouri Association for Museums and Archives Newsletter Page 2 The Missouri Association for Museums and Archives is a non-profit organization for: - public and private institutions, such as state Left to Right: Dave Para, Cathy Barton, Rick Dildine, Lana Pepper, Karen J. Jones, Pastor Earnestine Blakley, and local historical societies, Dr. Robert Baum, Dr. Mary Barile, Dr. Silvana R. Siddali, Brian Grubbs and Dr. Jeffrey Smith. Photograph ©dak archives, libraries, museums dillon photography. (science, art, history, children’s, etc.), historic Missouri Humanities Awards Celebrates Diverse sites, and national and state parks, Portfolio of Achievements - paid staff members, Hundreds of the state’s lawmakers, community leaders, past award recipients and other - unpaid staff members, dignitaries gathered Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Jefferson City to honor the humanities and to recognize 11 Missourians whose works have advanced a more civil, literate, - board members, thoughtful and democratic society. - and friends of these organizations. The keynote speaker for the evening was Chairman of the National Endowment for the The purpose of the Missouri Humanities and former U.S. Congressman Jim Leach, who focused his remarks on the Association of Museums need for a return to civility in our public political discourse and the democratic process. and Archives, a non-profit Chairman Leach called for a clear and urgent understanding of the importance of the organization, is to encourage communication, cooperation humanities in shaping and preserving our national character. and collaboration among museums, archives, The 2011-2112 awards recognized outstanding contributions in Education, Community historical societies, libraries Achievement, and Literature. In addition, the Missouri Humanities Awards saluted books and all persons who desire to affiliate with said that have increased our understanding and appreciation of Missouri’s history and culture. organizations in the State of Missouri. Excellence in Education: Dr. Robert Baum, University of Missouri, Columbia, for The Missouri Association exceptional leadership, creativity and wisdom in service at a Missouri public or private for Museums and Archives educational institution. c/o Linda Endersby Missouri State Museum Exemplary Community Achievement: Shakespeare Festival St. Louis; Cathy Barton Capitol Bldg., Room B-2 Jefferson City, MO 65101 and Dave Para, vocal and instrumental performers, Boonville; Karen J. Jones, St. Charles Community College, O’Fallon; Dr. Mary Barile, University of Missouri, Columbia; and Pastor Earnestine Blakley, Founder and President of H.O.P.E. Outreach Ministries, Inc., www.missourimuseums. St. Joseph. org Distinguished Achievement in Literature: Brian Grubbs, “Community and Conflict: Newsletter Editors: Cherie Cook and Jess Rezac The Impact of the Civil War on the Ozarks,” Springfield; Kimberly Harper, “White Man’s Heaven: The Lynching and Expulsion of Blacks in the Southern Ozarks, 1894-1909,” Graphic Design: Columbia; Dr. Silvana R. Siddali, “Missouri’s War: the Civil War in Documents,” St. Greg Olson Louis; Dr. Jeffrey Smith, “The Confluence,” St. Louis. Spring/Summer 2012 Missouri Association for Museums and Archives Newsletter Page 3 Register now for “Telling Missouri’s Stories,” the 2012 MAMA/MHC joint conference The Missouri Association for Museums and Archives 2012 annual meeting and conference will take place October 19-20, 2012 in Jefferson City, Missouri at the Jefferson City DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, sponsored by MAMA and the Missouri Humanities Council. The 2012 conference will build on the themes at last year’s conference, presenting general information beneficial to museums and archives of all sizes. The meeting will begin with behind-the-scenes tours of the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri State Museum on Friday afternoon, followed by an evening reception at the Capitol sponsored and hosted by Missouri State Museum. Saturday sessions include presentations on disaster preparedness, archival research issues, creating engaging visitor programming, and advocating for Missouri museums. Registration for the conference will remain at $35 for members and students and $50 for non-members. A block of rooms has been set aside at the Jefferson City DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel for $114. Conference registration is available online. Visit Missourimuseums.org/conference/2012 for easy access to conference registration and hotel reservations. If you prefer to register by mail, the registration form is available on page 12 of this newsletter. MAMA Professional Development and Training Scholarships Available MAMA offers scholarships to workshops, seminars and conferences. Scholarships are awarded to MAMA members with access to little or no institutional support, to offset the cost of attending professionally related educational conferences, workshops, symposia, and institutes. MAMA reserves the right to limit the number of scholarships available for any workshop, seminar or conference. Decisions of the MAMA scholarship committee are final. Priority will be given to members who have not received a scholarship from MAMA in the past two years to attend a workshop, seminar or conference. A maximum of $250 will be awarded per person per year as available. The scholarship amount will be reimbursed to the awardee based on receipts for payment and proof of attendance. Recipients will be required to submit a brief report (approximately 300-500 words) summarizing their funded experience, which may used in the MAMA newsletter. Eligibility for the MAMA Scholarship: • Be a MAMA member in good standing; • Professional development/training opportunity must be offered by approved organization; Complete the scholarship application form and submit the application form by email, fax, or US mail to: Treasurer, Missouri Association for Museums and Archives c/o Missouri State Museum Capitol Building, Room B-2 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Email: [email protected] FAX: 573-522-9017 To download the scholarship form,