The American Numismatic Society presents The Groves Forum Lecture by Mr. David E. Tripp "1933 - The Paper Trail" Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:00 pm Reception...
10 October 2004 Hello all - - - Attached is an updated listing of CNLF eSIGs and moderators. Early American collector specialists in these various areas are ...
I have just received the following notice from Linda Balmuth, which I would like to circulate to all ANS Members. - Ute Wartenberg Kagan The Balmuth Family...
REMINDER This Friday evening, October 22, the ANS will recognize Stephen Album as our Huntington Medallist for 2003. At 6:30, he will lecture on "Inflationary...
Very Dear Mike, All SIGs (Special Interest Groups) are GREAT. Who better than to head an Islamic CLUB than You and The Museum. Hope it works out great for The...
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Dear List, I plan on making a visit to the ANS library in January. Are there any special preparations that I should make? The website mentions to send an...
Dear Mr.Spilman, Please allow me to state for the record that I was contacted about my issue. Two curators and the executive director addressed my concerns on...
Dear ANS List, I am DISGUSTED by Mr. Spilman's choice of language. I was on record as being VERY against the move; until it became inevitable. At that point do...
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From: John Whitney Walter, 1st VP ANS. Subject: Re: "JCSpilman/CNLF a.k.a. JIM" - moving the ANS into the cross-hairs of al-Qaeda. QUOTE FROM MR. SPILMAN: "The...
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I do not know what the discussion is all about, but as a 30 year member of the American Numismatic Society and a contributor to the collection of interesting...
Dear Sebastian and list; I have to admit that the charge of "baseless calumny" caused me to dust off my desk copy of Webster. I would not go quite so far as...
Wayne, Thoughtful criticism is always welcome, especially when part of an ongoing exchange between well-meaning participants. As moderator, however, I'll...
I must say I do agree with 2 points you make: The coin photos should be all scanned and uploaded to the site on a searchable database. Wildwinds is offered...
Dear Jim and List, I too have wondered about photographs of the ANS collection. The online database is quite good. Once I discovered which name variations...
I agree, Mr. Spilman's tone was off but I think there is a growing dissatisfaction with some members and Wayne has summarized a lot of this quite well. A...
To our friends on AMNUMSOC-L, Several specific issues have come up in the recent discussion, but I'd like to address only one, that may serve as an example of...
... I've been a member for three years. I'd like to become more active in the society. I've never filled out the Volunteer Form because I'm not available...
Dear Readers, Recent messages have raised many issues so that I hope you will understand that I am responding only to those that fall most clearly within my...
... ....... Dear Dr. Bates; I'm happy to hear that unnecessary lighting is being turned off to save energy costs at the ANS. It never occurred to me that this...
Dear Readers, Perhaps it will come as little surprise that the group is now moderated, meaning that I will review all messages before they are distributed to...
I will not subscribe to an unfree (moderated) list. Please unubscribe me. Jørgen Sømod Hollændervej 20 DK 1855 Frederiksberg C Danmark Telefon X 45 -...
Dear ANS Staff, We have heard some of what certain mebers want. But I am unclear on what the ANS wants. As Ed Snible points out, the opportunities for ...
Dear List, This query revolves around the ANS collection and the types of access. In looking up some Sasanian coins I see some that characteristics that catch...
I am happy to announce the launch of a new website on the history of ANS publishing. Located at http://www.amnumsoc.org/archives/publicationhistory.htm, the...
... The ANS keeps a list of their 2000-2005 goals at [ http://www.amnumsoc.org/news/20001002plansummary.html ]. Presumably they would appreciate competent...
... Hi Ed and Jorg; The ANS photo file was for many years maintained by volunteers, but seems to have floundered in recent years for lack of interest. I too ...
All, The photo file is now available on the fourth floor where the vault and curatorial offices are located. It's much more accessible now, and I certainly...
... I find it unlikely that publishing the ANS photo-file would lead to copyright problems. Are auction catalog plates even copyrightable (are they creative...