The Amon Carter Museum is pleased to welcome back Dr. Ron Tyler, former Curator of History, as the ACM's new Director. Ron spent the intervening 20 years in Austin on the history faculty of UT, and serving as the Director of the Texas State Historical Association. It’s great to have such a distinguished scholar back in the fold!
The library and archives also has new appointments to announce:
Sam Duncan has been promoted to the position of Technical Services Librarian. Congratulations Sam!
Jonathan Frembling, former Archives intern, has been appointed to the position of Library and Archives Reference Coordinator. Jon is a recent graduate of the UTA archives concentration MA in history program, and is the department's new "public face," covering the library's weekly public hours.
Mary Jane Harbison, Library Technician, is also a new addition, and works with Sam in tech services. Mary Jane oversees interlibrary loan and provides cataloging support. She is also performing a collections inventory in the coming year.
As in the past, the library and archives special collections continue to be integral to the exhibitions programs of the Carter. This fall, Allen Townsend will curate an Audubon installation, featuring the museum's collection of the earliest issue (1827-28) double-elephant folio prints from the Birds of America, as well as selections from the library's bound octavo edition (1840-44). Other versions of Birds have been borrowed from the Stark Museum (Orange, TX) and the Philbrook Museum (Tulsa, OK) and will also be on display. If you're in Fort Worth between October 7 and January 7, 2007, check out Audubon’s Passion in the works on paper galleries, and let us know you're coming!
Allen K. Townsend