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6  *  Newhln Sipal & Sagus Enterprise  * Sunday,  March 8,  1987
           Hart Mus~um To Register Exhibits




       8  ginning  Wedn  da   pril  1,   Friends will  earch for additional   ject  the  Friends  hope  to  f urth  r   r   i  ed in the la  l 2.5   ars  nd it
     the Frien  of Hart Park  usewn   Grant fun  .              pr  pare for th  da  when a prof  -  will  tak  mu  h mon   nd  atten-
     \  ill  b  gin  the  much  needed   Fundraising  for  th  proj  t  i   ional mus  um  taff i  a realit  .   tion  from  the  communit  to  cor-
     r  · tr  tion  of  all  the  material   under  the  direction  of   ureen   William  . Hart left a collection   r  t  thi  neglect  nd  make  th
     found  in  th  William   .  Hart   Focht,  a  member of  th  Frien   of  we  tern  art  and  movie   Hart  Mu  eum  th  outstanding at-
       us  um.                     Board of Direclo  .          memorabilia    hich  de  erve   tr  lion and  howplace of th   n-
       Regi  tration  i  a museum term   The  Friends  a ked  the  County   much  better attention  that  it  ha   ta  larita  alle  .
     u  d to d  cribe an in-depth inven-  Museum  of  atural  History  for
     tor  .  The  collection  in  the  Hart   help  and  guidance  in the  project
       u eum  wa  inventoried  in  1958   and a  a result Kathryn Child ha
     but  n  er  r  gi  tered  for  several   been loaned to  the  Hart  useum
     r   ons.                      two  da  a week  to  upervise the
       In  a  of  1986  the  Frienm or   project.  hild will also train peo-
     H  rt  Park   useum  obtained  a   ple who volunteer to  ork  on  th
     grant  from  the  Institute  of   project
       u  urn     i    to  ha  e  a   It will take eight to 10  ohm
      ~   um  ppraisal Program con-  who  wilJ  commit  a  minimum  of
     ducted al th  Hart Museum. In the   three hours a week up to a year lo
     94 -pag   report  which  was   complete  the  project.  Anyone
     pr  pared  b  Museum  Appraiser,   wishing lo contribute Ume  to  thi
      u an Buchel  curator of Scotty's   project  may  contact  Focht  at
        tie  in  Death  Valley  it  was   'J91-(1J(f/  daytime onJy, for  details
     pointed out that one of the primary   and  to  schedule  training  dates.
     n    of the museum was to have   Volunteers need not commit for a
     th  ollection registered.     f uJI year but perhaps for a quarter
       Regi  lra lion  will  tell  the   or  to  complete  one  room  in  the
     Frien   and  the  County  Depart-  mansion.
     ment  of  Parks  and  Recreation   The  Friend  of  Hart  Park
       hat  i  in  the  collection  in some   Museum  have  recently  requested
     d  tail, where it i  located, it's con-  that the Board of Supervisors pro-
     dition  and  other  information  of   vide the Hart Park Museum with a
      alu  for pr  ervation and conser-  professional Museum Staff. Due to
       tion of the collect on.     budget  restraints the  upervisors
       It  i   peeled  that  the  project   have not been able to fulfill this re-
       ill  tak  up  to  a  ear  and  cost   quest, but the Friends continue to
     about  0,000. A  tart up  grant of   hope  this  slaffin  will  be  ac-
           a  recei  ed Crom Aetna ln-  complished in the near futur  . B
      urance  Compan  and  matched   undertaking this  regi  tration pro-
     v ith  a  lik  amount  from  the
     Friends  or  Hart  Park  Museum.
      dditional  funds  will  be  solicited
     from  the local communit  and the
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