President's Column

As Summer arrives, news starts to fly. Some think of a vacation to get away from the heat in Texas and others may want to work on projects that they have been putting off for a long time. Of course it is also a good opportunity to move ahead to new challenges.

I am delighted that Jacqui Allen, Vice President/President Elect, has become the Head of Libraries and Archives for the Dallas Museum of Art. Houston's loss is Dallas's gain. We welcome Jacqui to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Things are changing very rapidly in the Fort Worth Cultural District. We are extremely excited and share our joy for our long time Texas member and supporter, Milan Hughston, who is going to challenge the New York City library world. Milan will be the Chief of Library and Museum Archives at the Museum of Modern Art. We will all miss him and we wish him the best. Congratulations, Milan!

The ARLIS/Texas Chapter Archives Project is finally resolved. I am pleased to let you know that Lorraine A. Stuart, Archivist of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has agreed to store our chapter archives. I would like to especially thank Bonnie Reed, Jeannette Dixon, Jacqui Allen, Lorraine A. Stuart, and many others who made the project possible.

Our upcoming ARLIS/Texas annual meeting will be held on October 7-9, 1999 at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth. Due to Milan's departure, another tasty Tex-Mex dinner at Joe T. Garcia's will replace the "Hot Tamales" dinner. I would like to draw your attention to the annual meeting information including the Chapter's membership renewal that is enclosed in this issue's The Medium. The meeting registration deadline will be September 24, 1999. If you require accommodations, please remember to reserve your room at the Courtyard by Marriott-Fort Worth Downtown-Blackstone no later than September 7, 1999.

On behalf of the Fort Worth Annual Meeting Planning Committee, we sincerely hope you can make it to this year's meeting. I am looking forward to seeing all of you.

Have a good and productive Summer!