(10-29-2013, 10:53 AM)RJNorton Wrote: David, thank you very much for your post! Tom Schwartz was a student in my history class in 1969, and we are still in touch occasionally.
Tom was a great head of ALPLM, very involved in its creation and, later, the acquisition of the Taper materials. Offically, he was Illinois State Historian. He was never named Director of ALPLM, after the successor to Richard Norton Smith left, but Tom was the man in charge. Illinois eventually went with Eileen Mackevich, who has been excellent.
Roger, I'm a former high school English and history teacher. How neat to say that you had Tom Schwartz in your class!
(10-29-2013, 10:49 AM)L Verge Wrote: Thank you so much for the information from ALPLM. And, I apologize for making it seem like only the items from Louise comprise the entire collection.
As for the new director, I think it may be a very good thing for the museum that she has no Lincoln credentials and no experience running a museum. A person with a good business head would be welcome in many museums across the nation where the love of history can compete with the bottom line that is needed to keep the doors open - or can lead to infighting amongst staff as to whose interpretation of an event gets portrayed in the tours and the exhibits.
Laurie, I believe that was one main reason for the hiring of Eileen Mackevich. After you are around her, you find that she is personable and able. Under her ALPLM has run smoothly. Others see her qualities and are moved to contribute.
