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"mutes - 20 January 1977
The CemmisslDn met on this date at the Reading Public Library,
Present were members Barclay, Bishop, Farquhar, McCauley, Proctor and
chairman 'Miller. Absent were Blanchard and Celehar.
The minutes of the previous meeting were accented as presented.
The status of publications in progress was the first item of
business. It was reported that the typescrlpt copy for the update of
the Pitkin, .`'.t ory of 14sadlnQ Gover❑ ment , would be ready for Com�•ission
approval in about a ceonth. -he Lea_ue of Women Voters group have decided
not to re-wrlte it , but re-print It wit 'nout change addinu a second section
In the cams format reflectlnrz the altcretlons to the breseat .
The Co]JCge Clu'p ' s chlldren 'a history of Rcading is in tae hands of
the editor, Enid Schmuch, editor for the whole, Donna Lewis former
coordinator has moved out of town.
;'rs. i3ishop is tryie for a _:area one deddline for copy for the
new edition of Rcadine 's Colonisl Rooftrees,
With the completion of thee projects the question bcfore the
Corm::ission is the timin.q of the de-comriission and probable recommendation
for an '.ilstoricsl Commission.
Dr, :Ic Cauley reported on a conference with Richard Trask of Danvers
'no is town archivist , and war'-,& out of the historical society and the
library museum.
hiller reported a talk with Virginia Adams concerning the
status of the Depot Museum, By t<ay town meeting, hopefully, the matter
will be settled.
After considerable discussion the Commission decided that the chairman
should give the Lay town meeting a "report of progress" and status of the
forthcoming publications, and hold off until November any recommendations
for future actions such as establishment of an historical com;iission or
archives, togetaer with a date for de-commissioninv of the Bicentennial
Commission,
The Com'11,—Ion voted that slide tapes and projection equipment ,
purchased by them, should be transferred to the ,jurisdiction of t -e Library
for library purposes when the Commisaon dissolves, with the stipulation
that it should be available to private groups under competent supervision,
Yre, c±iller will draw up a policy paper with full details.
The ¢ecting then adjourned, to meet again upon call when decisions
need to be made when puolications are completed.
(/ Eleanor C, Bishop
L�ecretary