Annual Meeting -- October 18-20, 2007
Note: The following announcement of the 2007 annual meeting of the
American Antiquarian Society appears on this website as an added
convenience to members, who also receive a printed invitation in the mail.
We wish to let non-members know that they are also welcome to attend
events of the AAS annual meeting. They should register for the activities
they wish to attend and remit payment for those that bear a fee (e.g.,
tours, receptions, and meals) by contacting Ann-Cathrine Rapp,
arapp[at]mwa.org.
Call to the Meeting
The one hundred ninety-fifth Annual
Meeting
of the American Antiquarian Society will be held in Antiquarian Hall in
Worcester, Massachusetts, on
Friday afternoon, the nineteenth of October, at five o'clock
- to hear the report of the Council,
- to elect officers and Councilors,
- to elect new members, and
- to transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Related activities for members and guests will take place Thursday
through Saturday, according to the appended schedule.
John Herron, Jr.
Recording Secretary
Worcester, September 10, 2007
Annual Meeting Schedule
Thursday, October 18
| 5:30-7:15 p.m. |
Cocktail supper, Goddard-Daniels House
|
| 7:30 p.m. |
Robert C. Baron Lecture Taking a Look at Grant Twenty-five Years
Later
By William S. McFeely
(the fourth annual Robert C. Baron Lecture)
Antiquarian Hall
|
Friday, October 19
| 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Library will be open to members and fellows
|
| 10:00 a.m. - noon |
Orientation for new members, Antiquarian Hall
Any member attending an AAS annual meeting for the first time, whether
newly elected or not, is encouraged to attend this informative session
outlining the collections and activities of the Society. Orientation
Room, Antiquarian Hall
|
| 10:00 a.m. - noon |
Tour of Tower Hill Botanic Gardens for spouses, guests, and non-
Council members
Home to the third oldest horicultural society in the country, Tower Hill
has 132 acres of gardens, nature trails, a museum store, and an
eighteenth-century style greenhouse. Gather at reception desk in
Antiquarian Hall.
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| 1-2:15 p.m. |
Luncheon, with fellows' talks, Goddard-Daniels House
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| 2:30-3:30 p.m. |
Panel discussion
A New Nation Votes: American Electoral
Returns 1787-1825
Philip Lampi (AAS), AAS member Andrew Robertson (City University of New
York), and Krista Ferrante (AAS) will discuss the launch of a new
website based on Philip Lampi's life-long research. Antiquarian Hall
|
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Panel on institutional collecting at AAS
David Whitesell, curator of books, and Vincent Golden, curator of
newspapers, will discuss building their collections. Antiquarian Hall
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| 4:30-5 p.m. |
Break, Antiquarian Hall
|
| 5-6 p.m. |
Annual business meeting, Antiquarian Hall
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| 6:15-8:30 p.m. |
The Society's treasurer George W. Tetler, III, his wife Sheila, and AAS
memeber and Worcester Art Museum director, James Welu, will host a
reception in Mr. Welu's home. 10 Massachusetts Ave. |
Saturday, October 20
| 9:30-11:00 a.m. |
AAS director of outreach, James David Moran, will provide an overview of
the Society's K-12 offerings followed by a workshop with library
materials led by AAS member and Assumption College professor of history,
John McClymer. Antiquarian Hall
|
| 11:00-11:30 a.m. |
Coffee break
|
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Collectors' Roundtable, Antiquarian Hall
William Reese will share his experiences and reflections of over thirty
years collecting and selling rare books and Americana. Antiquarian Hall
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| 12:30-1:30 p.m. |
Box lunch, Goddard-Daniels House
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The Society has reserved a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza in
Worcester
at the special rate of $109 single or double, plus tax. Reservations may
be made by calling the hotel at (508) 791-1600 and identifying yourself as
part of the American Antiquarian Society group. Any unreserved rooms in
the block will be released on Friday, September 28, 2007.
Download the
call to meeting and
annual meeting schedule as a pdf
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