Thursday, August 29, 2024

Some Personal News

After working on the History of Medicine in Maryland part time for the past ten years (I was Director of Development for the rest of the time), I will be doing History full time for the foreseeable future. 

Among the tasks I have set for myself are:

  • Maintain, manage, and expand the Museum, including the Rare Book Room
  • Source specific items relevant to MedChi and the Museum
  • Seek funding sources specific to the Museum’s needs
  • Establish a Museum Advisory Committee to meet twice a year, and on ad hoc basis
  • Plan new exhibits
  • Conduct scheduled and un-scheduled tours
  • Curate MedChi’s art and ephemera collections
  • Create additional videos for the Museum (original plan - 12 videos/eight finished)
  • Source in-kind donations for the Museum
  • Research and write regular posts for the MedChi Archives Blog, and maintain the site
  • Provide information to the social media staff for history of medicine items.
  • Submit history articles for Maryland Medicine magazine
  • Research, write and publish biography of Marcia Crocker Noyes
  • Continue the association with American Osler Society via membership and conferences.
  • Staff the History of Medicine Committee 
  • Meet with scholars and researchers who want access to our non-digitized items
  • Respond to member and non-member requests for historical information
  • Be a resource for outside historians.
  • Adhere to the American Association of Museums’ gift acceptance guidelines
  • Finish digitizing the 1930-1950 Medical Bulletins and post on-line
  • Apply to the National Archives for a grant to preserve the archives, including climate control and security of the Krause and Rare Book Rooms
  • Schedule Ghost Tours for outside groups, including the Halloween Tours, the BSO (we have donated a Ghost Tour to their 2024 Silent Auction) and others
  • Create a resource file and master index to item locations.
It's an ambitious list and if there is anything you are interested in helping with, please let me know!
I also have a new office - it's Marcia Crocker Noyes' original office, just off the Krause Room. So maybe she will be sitting close to me as I work on her biography. 

1 comment:

  1. Hello Meg, Congratulations on your new position--they certainly picked the right person. That does seem like a long list of duties, but compared with what you usually accomplish, it should be a walk in the park!
    --Jim

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