01-19-2005
Board Ann Griffith Scott Brooks Members Nancy Pritchett (County Commissioner) Present: Richard Trask Jack Mills, Ex-Officio,CFMA, Inc. Chris Abrons
Absent: Don Fishero Scott Chase Bill Terrell Virginia Chiarello Grace Mosley-Byrd Barbara Branch, Development Coordinator Also Ruth Haas, CFM Director Present: �
� Tim Bottoms, CFM Registrar Barbara Rowe, CFM Curator The Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday,
January 19, 2005 at 4:00 PM in the North Gallery, with Mr. Richard Trask, Vice President presiding. Approval of Minutes:
Commissioners �
�Notation �
�Ms. Pritchett to approve the minutes as corrected and seconded by Mr. Brooks. Consideration of Absences: Don Fishero and Bill Terrell have excused absences. Grace Mosely-Byrd, Virginia
Chiarello and Scott Chase are not excused. �
� Associates Report: Mr. Jack Mills, CFM Associates, Inc., gave the CFM Associates report. Two vacant board positions have been filled. Jeff Hamel, GE engineer replaces Sally Rochelle;
Beth Quinn provides banking expertise. The Invention At Play Reception will be held on January 20 from 6:00-8:00 PM. All is going well in preparing for the Gala on February 5. Twenty
new members have come from First Friday Jazz. Long Range Planning: The committee has not met per Ms. Griffith. Minutes Advisory Board Meeting JANUARY 19, 2005
CFM Advisory Board Minutes Page 2 January 19, 2005 Education: Chris Abrons expanded on the Invention At Play Exhibit. Collections: Barbara Rowe reported in place of the Committee Chairman.
Deaccession is recommended for the following because the objects are in bad condition and have no attached history or donor information. Still others are broken, or from areas outside
the Cape Fear region with no local history. The list of items and recommendations follows: ACC. # OBJECT, DATE, DONOR, ISSUE RECOMMEND 1968.3.10 Sash; c.1900; George R. Hilbert; provenance
unknown 1. sale; 2. destruction 1981.1.97 Glass painting; found in storage; provenance unknown 1. sale; 2. destruction 1987.43.11 & .51 78 Records; c.1920-30; Augusta Mosely Cooper;
broken destruction 1965.5.18 Book, Georgia Scenes; c.1897; found in storage; provenance unknown sale 1974.51.1 Book, , 1898; Elizabeth G.
Joe; poor condition; not local 1. sale; 2.destruction 1975.12.80 Award case,1925; WLI; poor condition destruction 1981.1.20 Ambrotype, c.1860; found in storage; Niagara Falls, NY sale
1965.5.21 Book, Private Peat, c.1917; found in storage; provenance unknown sale 1975.12.45 Lithograph of G. Washington, c.1915; WLI; unlikely to be displayed 1. Museum Use for prop;
2. sale; 3. destruction 1997.6.71 Paintingsupposed to be accessioned; never catalogued; unlikely to be displayed 1. sale;
2. destruction 1975.12.47 Lithograph of Napoleonic War scene, 1882; WLI; poor condition; unlikely to be displayed destruction 1977.68.40 Book, Sudan Temple, New Bern, NC, 1976; JEL Wade;
not local 1. other museum; 2. sale 1977.34.2 Scrapbook, 1945; Grace Mohr; poor condition; undisplayable; no research value Destruction [Consider scanning] 1994.42.6 & .7 Slide carousels,
c.1960; Peggy A. Mahoney; bought at yard sale; otherwise undocumented 1. sale; 2. destruction 1976.52.1-12 Clothing collection; Elizabeth Tate; poor condition; no provenance 1. Demo
Collection; 2. sale; 3. destruction 1971.77.1-38 Clothing collection; found in storage; no provenance 1. Demo Collection; 2. sale; 3. destruction 1982.83.1-25 Clothing collection; Elizabeth
King; not local 1. Demo Collection; 2. sale; 3. destruction
CFM Advisory Board Minutes Page 3 January 19, 2005 Cameron Art Museum has requested the loan of 2 quilts, to be selected by Barbara Rowe, with approval. Discussed future project as well
as developing a research fee. Mr. Trask asked for any objections, and there being none, the deaccessions and loan was approved. Building and Grounds: Mr. Meier reported that the committee
would be meeting on January 24. Ms. Haas discussed the proposed Facilities Design Master Plan. Discussions continued on the possibility of the CVB moving to the Museum. Marketing: Mr.
Brooks reported the first joint meeting between the CFM and Associates Committees, which prioritized goals for the first year as follows: o �
� o Seek opportunities for cooperative coupon & info distribution o Become a regular stop on the trolley route o Demonstrate why public should visit o Generate
more funding for advertising o Target weekly vacation rentals with coupons The next next meeting will be on February 10, 2005 at 8:30 AM. Ms. Haas
reported she is in the process of preparing the budget for 2005-2006 based on the same allocation as last year. A request for two new positions has been submitted, specifically in the
Education and Exhibits Departments. The Azalea Festival Past Presidents Reception will be held at the Museum this year. The Junior League has granted the Museum a $5,000 grant as well
as one day of volunteer support to implement improvements to the Learning Center. New Business There being no new business the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 PM. The next meeting will
be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 4:00 PM in the North Gallery, Cape Fear Museum.