 Member of The Midwest Registrars Committee (MRC)  Assistant Curator and Registrar of Brauer Museum of Art

1865 Philadelphia Newspaper wrote: “It is lamentable to think that of all the splendid and ambitious cities of this great republic, not one possesses even a creditable gallery of art or great public museum…”

“For the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a museum and library of Natural History; of encouraging and developing the study of Natural Science; of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and to that end of furnishing popular instruction and recreation.”

SIR HENRY COLE  Head of South Kensington Museum, (Now known as the Victoria & Albert Museum) WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT  American Poet and Editor of NY Evening Post  “America’s First Poet”

The working minds of the exhibits and collections Keep track of collection and collection history Hands on work Entrusted to deliver success and growth of museum Appoints the Trustee Handles all major decisions Board of Directors Trustee Curator &Assistant Curator Registrar & Preparator

American Association of Museums (AAM) o Established in 1906 o Non-profit o Washington, DC o Includes: Zoos, Botanical Gardens, Historical Sites.  Museum Curators and Assistant Curators travel annually to conferences.  Share Ideas, Inventory, News, Contacts  Regional Sections: Association of Midwest Museums Challenges Museums Face: 1.Organization 2.Demonstrating Public Value 3.What the Public Would Want 4.Protect and Grow Assets 5.Networking with other Museums

 Federal to State; Grants  Research, Demonstrating a Particular Theory, or Delivering Services to a Specific Population  Gaining the Interest of Influential Individuals  Henry Cole & Prince Albert  William Cullen Bryant & State of New York  Donors/Sponsors

1983- Serious decline in museum employment. Museum Studies introduced in higher education curriculum.

 American Association of Museums. Web. April 12, 2011  Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians Bureau of Labor Statistics- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Edition. Web. February 26, 2012  Easton, Elizabeth W. Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation; Dec 2011, vol 27. issue 4, p  Genoways, Hugh H. And Ireland, Lynne M. Museum Administration: An Introduction. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamire Press, C 2003  Macdonald, Sharon. A Companion to Museum Studies Malden, MA; Oxford: Blackwell Pub  Muller, Gilbert H. William Cullen Bryant: Author of America Suny press, May 2008  USDA national Agricultural Library Rural Information Center: A Guide to Funding Resources, Edition. Web. April 10, Special Thanks to Professor Gloria Ruff, Assistant Curator and Registrar of Brauer Museum of Art. For Interviewing Opportunity.