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.
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!
ReplyDelete--Jim