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Staff
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New Staff
In
June, our Montreat office welcomed Bill Brock as Collection
Management Archivist. Bill comes to PHS from the Austin Presbyterian Seminary
where he served as Archivist. Bill will be coordinating Montreat's archives,
manuscript, and museum collections. An avid bicyclist, Bill is enjoying
the mountains of North Carolina.
Eileen
Sklar joined our Philadelphia staff in July. As Reference Archivist
she will be assisting our congregations and other users gather needed
information from our collections and will be participating in outreach
and educational program development. Eileen most recently worked as Collection
Archivist at the Delaware Art Museum. She and her husband, Robert are
proud new parents of baby Emma.
Margo
Szabunia has accepted the position of Manager of Technical Services
at our Philadelphia headquarters and will be joining us in November. Margo
has worked as an archivist with the U.S. National Archives, the Balch
Institute, and most recently as Curator of Historic Collections at Pennsylvania
Hospital.
Retirements
On
May 12, 2000 the Presbyterian Historical Society said farewell to Assistant
Cataloger, Norotha Robinson. Nora started with PHS in 1957.
For 43 years, Nora's cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and heart-warming
smile made an indelible mark on the lives of countless visitors, researchers,
and co-workers. In retirement, Nora and husband, Bill are busy with family,
travel, boating and fishing.
Deaths
On
October 2, 2000, Ed Stazi, the Presbyterian Historical Society's
engineer, died suddenly at his home. Ed joined the PHS staff in 1959 and
was instrumental in overseeing the construction of our present building
at 425 Lombard Street. Until a spate of recent illnesses, Ed was on site
at 5:00 a.m. each morning to assure that every bolt was in place and all
emergencies resolved before staff and patrons began arriving. Ed is survived
by a daughter, son-in-law, and three grandchildren.
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