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Mount Convicted in Federal District Court

On April 11, Charles Merrill Mount was convicted of two counts of interstate transportation of stolen property for his attempt to sell documents belonging to the National Archives and the Library of Congress to a Boston bookstore. Archives staff members JoAnn Williamson, Michael Musick, Sara Jackson, and Ronald Swerczek testified at the trial in Boston. The jury deliberated for six and one half hours before returning the verdict. Mr. Mount faces up to ten years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

Presidential Library Board Established

On May 12, Dr. Don W. Wilson announced the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Presidential Libraries. The committee will be a standing advisory group with no fixed duration; each member will serve renewable three-year terms. The committee will be composed of nine members initially, each providing a perspective on the development of Presidential libraries. The

members are:

* Martin J. Allen, Jr., Banking Executive and Chairman of

the Board of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation;

* David Eisenhower, grandson of the former President and

author of the recent "Eisenhower at War";

* George M. Elsey, President Emeritus of the American Red

Cross;

* William J. vanden Heuvel, President of the Franklin and

Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in New York City;

* Tom Johnson, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the

Los Angeles Times;

* Robert J. Lipshutz, who served as Counsel to President

Carter, and now practices law;

* Jeremiah Milbank, President of the J. M. Foundation; * Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., Assistant to the President and Director of Private Sector Initiatives at the White House; * Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of the late

President.

Dr. Wilson said the committee is "essential to the

effectiveness of the libraries' archival, museum and public programs by ensuring that they are responsive to public needs and interests." He called the nine members "a singularly

distinguished group who will provide fresh insights on how the

libraries can enhance their roles as research centers and

community resources."

The committee will hold its first meeting

in Washington, D.C. in the Fall of 1988.

1987 Annual Report Recently Published

The National Archives and Records Administration Annual Report for the Year Ended September 30, 1987, was published on March 31. The Report includes chapters on preservation and automation, and an overview of National Archives activities and

accomplishments during the last fiscal year.

It also includes a Bicentennial Portfolio, recapping activities commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Constitution at the National Archives Building, the field branches, records centers, and Presidential libraries.

For a free copy, write: NSE-I, National Archives,

Washington, D.C. 20408.

Kennedy Library Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Limited Test Ban Treaty

On April 11, the Kennedy Library kicked off a six-month celebration of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Limited Test Ban Treaty. The April 11 program included talks and forums at area high schools and colleges and a conference on the history of the treaty.

Other activities included an exhibition of Soviet and American student art, the display of the original Test Ban Treaty, and a public forum on the 1963 treaty and nuclear arms control efforts since then.

Additional activities planned for the fall include a poster contest for students at all grade levels and a speech writing contest for area high school students; an institute for teachers, cosponsored with the University of Massachusetts; and the opening of tape recordings of conversations between President Kennedy and others concerning the treaty.

For further information on these activities call Michele Biagioni, at the Kennedy Library, (617) 840-4548.

Staff Appointments

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On February 28, the Archivist named James Megronigle as Assistant Archivist for Management and Administration. Wilson called him "an able administrator with an extremely difficult job." He has served in an acting capacity in this position since 1986.

Sharon Fawcett was named Chief of the Reference Services Branch in February.

She previously served as an archivist at the

Johnson Library in Austin, TX, and in the Industrial and Social

Branch of the National Archives.

She was also a supervisory

archivist in the General Archives Division."

Symposium on Women and the Constitution at the Carter Center
Draws Overflow Crowd

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A two-day symposium on "Women and the Constitution: Bicentennial Perspective" drew 1,500 participants to Atlanta on February 11 and 12 and turned away 500 more, according to Don Schewe, Director of the Carter Library. The Library cosponsored the conference with the Carter Center of Emory University and Georgia State University. In a press conference, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter said the purpose of the symposium was to "fill a gap left by the bicentennial celebration on the role of

women in the evolution of our government."

Panel topics included

"Women's Involvement in Amending the Constitution" and "Historical Perspectives on the Suffrage Movement."

The papers

of the participants will be housed in the Carter Library.

Kennedy Library Announces Endowment of Research Fellowship

The John F. Kennedy Library has announced the establishment of the Marjorie Kovler Research Fellowship. Endowed through a grant of $50,000 from the Marjorie Kovler Fund, this is the Library's first named fellowship, and will provide financial assistance to scholars undertaking research at the Library.

Charles U. Daly, Director of the Kennedy Library, expressed his thanks to the Kovler family and his delight with this major development. Daly emphasized the importance of the fellowship in the current drive to increase the Library's intellectual strength and to promote scholarly use of the Library's extraordinary archival resources. (See Grants Section for specific

information.)

D.B. Hardeman Prize Awarded

The winner of the fifth D. B. Hardeman Prize for the best

book on the modern Congress has been announced by a special

has

committee in Austin, Texas. The recipient is Dr. Paul Light, who

is a staff consultant to the Senate Committee on Government

Operations, and the author of Artful Work: The Politics of

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