Dear fellow Mound Citizens,

I'm forwarding a letter from Pete Peterson asking for articles
for the various MAS publications. I hope you'll read his letter
(below) and give some serious thought to his request.

Believe me, I understand how intimidating it can be to simply
THINK ABOUT writing an article for publication, let alone
actually DOING it, but perhaps you'll try. Although Pete
doesn't explicitly mention it in his letter, I'm sure
collaborative efforts are also welcome, so maybe you'll
consider teaming up with someone?

If you have any ideas that you'd like to "test drive", please
feel free to contact me at bgpaulus@... or (314)
704-3507. Even better, let's talk about it face-to-face over a
beer at the MAS Annual Meeting in Columbia two weeks from now!

Thanks and have a nice day,

Greg Paulus
Mound City Archaeological Society President

> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Letter Soliciting Quarterly & TMA Articles
> Date: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:21 PM
> From: HWPete76@... <HWPete76@...>
>
> Melody - The minutes of the last board meeting mention
> the HWP suggestion that we send 100 trial run letters
> to MAS members soliciting articles. Alan asked me to
> prepare such a letter, which is shown below.
>
> To minimize costs, are we now in a position to send
> the letter via e-mail to the 100 or so members? If
> so, please send the following:
>
> Re: Quarterly and TMA Articles
>
> Dear MAS Member:
>
> The MAS needs member help in sharing archaeological
> experiences with others. These experiences may range
> from finding an exciting artifact to discovering a site
> that reflects many cultural periods; or it may concern
> thoughts on an aspect of archaeology. Please take time
> to put such experiences in writing for inclusion in an
> MAS publication. Remember that the Quarterly and The
> Missouri Archaeologist can only be as good as its
> potential contributors want it to be.
>
> It is significant that most MAS members, such as
> Peterson, come from all walks of life with little or
> no formal education in archaeology. Nevertheless, some
> still manage to acquire enough knowledge and material
> to write articles. Although experience certainly helps,
> you have to start somewhere, and the Society can and
> will provide all the help you need to put your article
> in final form. Not to be forgotten is the pleasure of
> having your article appear in print.
>
> If you are a professional archaeologist and teach, it
> is suggested that you also encourage your students to
> write articles for MAS publications, perhaps articles
> that require some research. Writing skills and knowledge
> could then be enhanced at the same time.
>
> It is preferred that articles be sent electronically to
> the attention of Melody Galen. E-mail address is
> <coas.missouri.edu/mas>. Lacking a computer, Melody will
> be equally pleased to receive articles at the following
> address: Missouri Archaeological Society, P.O. Box 958,
> Columbia, MO 65205.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> H.W. "Pete" Peterson
> V/P for Publications