The things you find in books

While barcoding books in the Delhom-Gambrell library these last few weeks, I came across a few letters from bygone days . The first one was found in The Old Furniture Book and is a typed letter from the author, N. Hudson Moore dated March 4, 1904. Note the vernacular of the times.
(you can click on the pictures for a larger view of the letters)





The second letter is hand written and a bit tougher to read. It was found in Tulip ware of the Pennsylvania-German potters; an historical sketch of the art of slip-decoration in the United States by Edwin Atlee Barber and was written in 1914.



There is a fair amount of barcoding left, so I will share any other interesting finds.

On another note, I attended a Polaris (the software behind MARCO) user meeting last Friday at the Chapin Library in Myrtle Beach. There were 30 librarians and a few (including a Polaris representative) gave presentions about the software. It was a great way to meet fellow users of the software and hear about the current issues and future direction. I enjoyed fielding questions about our unique design due to the fact that everyone else was from a public library.

Very truly yours (I'm just trying to stay consistent with the letters),

Joe

WOW!

SPECTACULAR!

On Tuesday, March 18 at the celebratory tea in honor of Miss Delhom's 100th birthday, the Delhom Service League presented the library with two spectacular rare books: Johan Nieuhoff's An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China . . . , London, 1673, and the Montanus Atlas Chinensis, London, 1671. Both are significant primary sources of decorative art design and the Nieuhoff has been referred to as “one of the earliest and most influential documents in the history of Europe’s growing awareness of the Far East.” A truly fabulous gift! Thank you Delhom Service League!


IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf
The Mint Museum Library was one of 851 libraries and museums nationwide to receive a collections of books, DVDs and online resources pertaining to conservation of collections from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The award is part of the IMLS's Connecting to Collections initiative. For more information, check out the website. A Guide to Online Resources is also available.

New stuff

• In the latest issue of Ceramics: Art and Perception, a profile of Ben Owen II by Charlotte Vestal Brown of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. A copy is in his artist file!
• From the Portland Art Museum, The Dancer: Degas, Forain, and Toulouse-Lautrec - a great big scrumptious look at the work of these "fascinated observers" of the dance.
• A timely exchange publication from the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: I Remember Heaven: Jim Hodges and Andy Warhol which "explores affinities" between the two artists' works.
• And these are just a few of the new titles!

A little shift

Nancy Mosely, cataloger extraordinaire, will be moving over to MMA within the next week. She will be working out of the Delhom Library. I will block out her schedule on the MMA calendar so folks know when she will be in there. Staff is welcome to use the library for research but will need to schedule meetings for times when she is not there. More particulars to come!

MARCO

We've gotten just a few entries so far in the "Give MARCO a face" contest and would love to get some more. Our first entries are really good. Don't miss out on the opportunity to "Give MARCO a face!"