Apologies for cross-postings as we try to get the word out to various
groups. Please share this posting with institutions
that may be in a position to host or individuals who may be interested in
volunteering.
This is a
preliminary call for:
HOST
INSTITUTIONS = local Brooklyn institutions that need assistance with projects. Projects should able to be completed in
one day or a foundation set for future work or can be set-up for training the
institution’s volunteers to complete later. While the assistance is free, we ask
that host institutions provide lunch for the volunteers. Host representatives will be invited to
a logistics dinner. IF INTERESTED,
please let me know & provide a brief description of project(s) and the
institution (with contact information, etc.).
VOLUNTEERS
= willing to assist with various projects.
Participants should have registrarial, collections management, curatorial,
art handling, archival, or related experience. Volunteers should be aware that
this is a “low-budget” operation so we can not provide hotel
space. However, we will try to offer
housing for the night preceding the event at the homes of local
colleagues. There will be a
logistics dinner and host institutions are being asked to provide lunch on the
day of the event. Most, if not all,
Brooklyn institutions will be accessible via public transportation and details
will be provided at the logistics dinner.
*IF INTERESTED, please provide a brief description of your area(s) of
expertise and experience so the right project match can be made. Also, provide contact information.
*Note: More information about how volunteers
should “officially” sign-up for the “White Gloves Gang”
will be provided in the near future. (It will be through the conference
registration on the MAAM website http://www.cmiregistration.com/user/org/category.jxp?id=15736&org=231.)
Additional information about the “White Gloves
Gang” is below. Logistical
information (i.e. planning dinner, locations, etc.) for the 2006 event will be
provided as confirmed.
If you are an institution interested in
hosting volunteers or you are an individual who wants to volunteer, please let
me know by e-mail (preferred) [log in to unmask]
or telephone (718) 488-9216.
Thank you,
Juliette
2006 “White Gloves Gang”
Coordinator
e-mail [log in to unmask]
telephone/fax (718) 488-9216.
Juliette V. Ibelli
Registrar & Collections Curator, Private
Collections ([log in to unmask])
Reference Librarian, Brooklyn Historical
Society ([log in to unmask])
ABOUT THE WHITE GLOVES GANG
The “White Gloves Gang” (WGG) event occurs in conjunction with the
MAAM Annual Meeting. Sponsored by the MAAM Registrars Committee, the “White
Gloves Gang” is an all-volunteer group of museum and related professionals
who donate their time and expertise to assist museums and historical
organizations in the annual meeting host city with collections-related
projects.
HISTORY
The first “White Gloves Gang” event occurred in Baltimore in 1999.
Leaders from The Star Spangled Banner Flag House, The Fire Museum of Maryland,
and Hampton National Historical Site organized a group of 16 volunteers to
participate in the first event. Since then the White Gloves Gang has helped the
staff of 21 sites in cities throughout the region, including: Harrisburg, PA, Wilmington, DE, Albany,
NY, Philadelphia, PA, Newark, NJ.
The WGG has assisted with a variety of tasks including inventorying,
photographing, re-housing, renumbering, and reorganizing collections and
collections storage areas. The WGG
has worked with a variety of institution types (museums, historical societies, historic
houses, etc.) and a wide-range of collections (decorative arts, fine arts, photo
archives, costumes, etc.)
SPONSORS
The on-going success of the “White Gloves Gang” has been made
possible by the volunteers and the continued generosity of vendors in the
industry. Past contributors include: Ace Insurance Company of North America, Conservation
Resources International, Crozier Fine Arts, Gaylord Bros. Inc., The Hollinger
Corporation, Light Impressions, AAM Registrars Committee, University Products. The RC-MAAM, the association board and staff
thank all the donors and volunteers who continue to make the “White
Gloves Gang” program possible.
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