1961-1962 - American Museum of Natural History

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The Men's and Women's Committees, with Mr. Robert G. Goelet and Mrs. Francis H. Low as Chairmen, had a very successful year. These two active Committees raised $227,497 in contributions. Mr. Goelet, having completed his third year as Chairman of the Men's Committee, during which time his Committee established a new record, is handing the chairmanship over to Mr. Peter M. Flanigan. Mrs. Low will continue as Chairman of the Women's Committee. In the twelve-month period ending June 30, 1962, the combined sources of income of the Museum, consisting of appropriations from the city, income from endowments, donations, memberships, sales, and services, totaled $3,510,397. This fell short by $94,376 of meeting the operating costs of the Museum. The deficit was made up by our drawing on unrestricted capital funds. The endowment funds had a book value of $31,192,863 and a market value of $34,526,497 on June 30, 1962. Alexander M. White 8
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Members of a number of museum organizations currently are engaged in reexamining the definition of the word "museum." At first glance this seems to be a waste of precious time. Certainly anyone associated with a museum knows what such an institution is, so why bother about a definition? The fact is, however, that no simple definition covers the scope of museums and at the same time distinguishes institutions that actually qualify as museums from those that have just adopted the name. This current interest in what is a museum and what is not a museum is a healthy one. It stems from an increasing public awareness of the role that authentic museums play in science, in the arts, and in education. The new awareness brings about greater use of museums and greater potential use of museums. This puts new pressures not only on the institutions themselves but also on the individuals and agencies to which the museums turn for support. Therefore, it has become mandatory that criteria be established for defining the institutions to which support is to be given. What is it that museums do that makes them worthy of public and private support? How do they complement the functions of colleges, libraries, or other educational institutions? What do they contribute to society that is not already covered by other organizations? These questions are timely and deserve review by all who are concerned with the future of museums. First, all museums collect objects and preserve them. One might say that the objects collected constitute the reference materials of a museum. However, it is not the collecting and 9
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the Library borrowed for use by Mus
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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HIST
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[ATURAL HISTORY ), 1962 and 1961 FU
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SPECIAL FUNDS SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF
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PENSION FUNDS SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF
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Cash Accounts receivable Inventory,
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STATEMENTS OF INCOME, EXPENSES AND
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MRS. RICHARD DERBY JAMES C. GREENWA
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Anthropology (continued) STANLEY A.
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Ichthyology CHARLES M. BREDER, JR.,
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Vertebrate Paleontology (continued)
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GRAPHIC ARTS JOSEPH M. SEDACCA, Chi
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CORRESPONDING MEMBERS Through honor
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DR. RAYMOND C. MOORE University of
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