1974-75 (ARLIS/GEORGIA)
That first year included two preliminary meetings one in Athens GA
in April and one in Atlanta on September 10, 1975. In June that year
Ray Abell of the Tampa Public Library requested the formation of an
ARLIS/Georgia-Florida Chapter. On December 6, 1975 in Atlanta, Leslie
Friedman of the University of Georgia was elected Chair, Ray Abell
of the Tampa Public Library was elected Vice-Chair, and Sarah Daniels
of the Atlanta College of Art was elected Secretary and served as
head of the Project Committee working on architectural records.
1975-76
The 2nd annual meeting was held in Sarasota FL on December 11, 1976.
Ray Abell served as Chair, Mary Ellen "Mel" LoPresti of the Architecture
Library at Georgia Tech was elected Vice-Chair, and Leslie Saunders
of the Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1976-77
The 3rd annual meeting was held in Atlanta on December 8-10, 1977
as ARLIS/Southeast. Earlier that year Ray Abell left his position
at Tampa Public Library and Mel LoPresti took over as Chair. That
same year Mel also took a new position at the North Carolina State
University Design Library. Mel continued to serve as Chair the following
year and Leslie Saunders continued as Secretary-Treasurer. Marcia
Duncan of UNC-Charlotte was elected Vice-Chair. The meeting consisted
of a tour of the Omni Complex and the Fox Theatre. 1977 was also the
first year that yours truly attended a Southeast Chapter meeting.
1977-78
Early in 1978 Leslie Saunders left her position at Tampa Public Library.
Mel LoPresti phoned me to see if I (Stephen) was interested in taking
over as Secretary-Treasurer for the Chapter; I agreed. At the ARLIS/NA
Conference in New York in February Marcia Duncan was elected Eastern
Regional Representative. The 4th annual meeting was held in Charlotte
NC on November 10-11, 1978. Mel LoPresti presided and Marcia hosted
the meeting which included a visit to Charlotte's newly formed arts
center, Spirit Square. Elsie Straight of the Ringling School of Art
Library was elected Vice-Chair. To improve the chapter image Stephen
designed a chapter logo which was used on all official correspondence.
1978-79
The 5th annual meeting was hosted by Elsie in Sarasota FL on November
9-10, 1979. That was the year Marcia developed car trouble on the
way to the meeting and was stranded near her family's home in Ocala.
The meeting included tours of the Ringling Museum of Art, and the
Ringling School of Art. Stephen Patrick of the Greenville County (SC)
Library was elected Vice-Chair and Jill Leech of UNC-Charlotte was
elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1979-80
In January 1980 the Southeast Chapter was host to the ARLIS/NA national
conference in New Orleans. Marcia Duncan and Darla Rushing did most
of the planning and organization for the conference. The 6th annual
chapter meeting was hosted by Stephen in Greenville, South Carolina,
on November 7-9, 1980. The program consisted of tours of the Greenville
Museum of Art and their newly acquired Andrew Wyeth Collection and
the Bob Jones University Art Museum. An added treat was a trip to
Asheville to visit Biltmore House. 1980 was also memorable for the
lengthy business following our first chapter catered dinner at the
home of Alice White and Priscilla Adair. The historic home on Pettigrew
Street is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Darla
Rushing of Loyola University was elected Vice-Chair.
1980-81
Our 7th annual meeting was hosted by Darla in New Orleans on November
6-7, 1981. The meeting included our first real program sessions, instead
of all tours. As side attractions we toured the New Orleans Museum
of Art, the French Quarter, and the Garden District. Our treat consisted
of a homemade jambalya dinner at the apartment of Jeanette Dixon Downing's
parents in the Pontalba overlooking historic Jackson Square. Of course,
there was a lot of good food at the meeting. Margaret Knoerr of Duke
University was elected Vice-Chair and Julie Compton of the Atlanta
Public Library was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1981-82
Our 8th annual chapter meeting was hosted by Margaret and was held
jointly with the ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia Chapter at the Carolina
Inn in Chapel Hill NC from November 5-7, 1982. Caroline Backland,
ARLIS/NA Chair, and Janis Ekdahl, Eastern Regional Representative,
was in attendance. The meeting included several sessions at the UNC-Chapel
Hill Ackland Art Museum, the National Humanities Center in Research
Triangle Park and other sites. This was our largest meeting with 36
attendees. Jill Leech Sloop was elected Vice-Chair.
1982-83
Following the 1982 meeting Julie resigned and Louise Creed of Western
Carolina University in Cullowhee was appointed Secretary-Treasurer.
Our 9th annual meeting with the theme "Library Support of the Arts"
was held in Charlotte on November 4-6, 1983 and was hosted by Jill.
The meeting consisted of a panel discussion held at UNCC and other
locations. Our special treat was dinner hosted by Marcia Duncan where
everyone raved about her special dip, called Duncan's Delight. Leslie
Abrams of the College of Charleston was elected Vice-Chair.
1983-84
Our 10th annual meeting was hosted by Leslie in Charleston SC (although
she had moved to the Architecture Library at Clemson University) on
November 2-4, 1984 with the theme "Restoration and Preservation in Charleston,
SC: a Living, Historic City in the 20th Century." Meeting sessions were
held at the Frances Marion Hotel, the Gibbs Art Museum, among other
sites. Side features included a walking tour of homes in the historic
district. Mary Ashe, ARLIS/NA Chair was in attendance. This meeting
also contained our first Rizzoli Raffle which has now become an annual
event. The membership also approved a southeast publications award.
Yvonne Morse of the Ringling School of Art Library in Sarasota was elected
Vice-Chair.
1984-85
While we were saddened by the death of Mary Ellen LoPresti, her death
gave birth to the LoPresti Publication Awards for outstanding art
publishing in the Southeast. The chair of the 1st LoPresti Awards
was Luz Aveleyra of UNC- Charlotte. Our 11th annual meeting was hosted
by Yvonne in Sarasota on November 1-3, 1985 under the theme of "Sarasota
Potpourri: Artists and Museums." Meetings were held at the Ringling
Museum of Art, and the Ringling School of Art. We were treated with
dinner on floating restaurant. Sarasota saw our one commemorative
t-shirt. Edward Teague of the University of Florida in Gainesville
was elected Vice-Chair and Phyllis Pivorum of Clemson University was
elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1985-86
Our 12th annual meeting was hosted by Ed in St. Augustine, Florida,
on October 31 - November 2, 1986. Meetings were held at the 16th century
Llambias House with tours of the San Agustin Historic Dictrict, Gonzalez-Alvarez
House, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (the fort), Flagler
College (former Ponce de Leon Hotel), and the Lightner Museum. Eileen
Markson, Eastern Regional Representative, was in attendance. Yvonne
Morse was chair of the 2nd LoPresti Awards. Phil Rees of UNC-Chapel
Hill was elected Vice-Chair.
1986-87
Phil hosted the 13th annual meeting in Chapel Hill on October 30
- November 1, 1987. Meetings were held at the UNC-CH Ackland Art Museum.
The group toured the new UNC-CH art library facility, North Carolina
Museum of Art in Raleigh, and had a reception at home of Margaret
Knoerr. A special treat was dinner at the home of Phil and Peg Rees.
Terry Fraver of the Atlanta College of Art Library was chair of the
3rd LoPresti Awards. William Clayton of the University of Georgia
was elected Vice-Chair.
1987-88
The 14th annual meeting was hosted by Bill in Atlanta GA on November
4-6, 1988. Meetings were held at the newly completed High Museum of
Art by architect Richard Meier, the Atlanta College of Art and Georgia
Tech Architectural Library. Jack Miller of the High Museum of Art was
chair of the 4th LoPresti Awards. Floyd Zula of Tulane University was
elected Vice-President.
1988-89
Floyd hosted the 15th annual meeting in New Orleans LA from November
3-5, 1989. This meeting also brought forth another milestone. The
membership voted to donate $100 to the ARLIS/NA Research Fund, as
well as, go international and extend our chapter boundaries to include
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Meeting was held at the the Historic
New Orleans Collection (THNOC) with a reception in the Counting Room
Courtyard following, and other tours in and around the historic French
Quarter. Tours included the New Orleans Museum of Art, Julia Street,
the Hermann-Grima House and the Gallier House. Sara Wolf of the Mint
Museum of Art in Charlotte was chair of the 5th LoPresti Awards. Our
own Ed Teague, Eastern Regional Representative, was in attendance.
Sara Wolf was elected Vice-President and Emma Zell of the Art Institute
of Atlanta was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1989-90
Our 16th annual meeting was hosted by Sara in Charlotte from November
2-4, 1990. Many of our meetings were held at the Mint Museum. We also
visited the new Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Public Library and the
new UNC-Charlotte School of Architecture facility. Ed Teague, Eastern
Regional Representative, was in attendance. Stephen Patrick of East
Tennessee State University was chair of the 6th LoPresti Awards. Anne
Ross of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library was elected Vice-President.
1990-91
A week following the 1990 meeting Wilma Wierwill, our oldest member,
died on November 12th. She and her husband, Hal, had been coming to
our meetings when her health permitted since 1983. Anne hosted the 17th
annual chapter meeting in Tampa on November 8-9, 1991. Meetings were
held at the Tampa Public Library with tours of the Fine Arts Center,
the Tampa Museum of Art, Ybor City, as well as other sites in and around
Tampa. Lynell Morr of the Ringling Museum of Art Library was chair of
the 7th LoPresti Awards. The Ringling School of Art and Design Library
was named repository for the winning LoPresti entries. Our own Phil
Rees, newly elected Southern Regional Representative, was in attendance.
Lee Sorensen of Duke University was elected Vice-President and Marilyn
Halkovic of the University of Georgia was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
1991-92
Lee hosted the 18th annual meeting in Chapel Hill & Durham on November
13-15, 1992 with the theme of "Electronic Art Imaging for Libraries."
Outstanding meetings were held at Duke University with tours to the
UNC-CH Ackland Art Museum and Art Library, the North Carolina Museum
of Art in Raleigh. Ed Teague was chair of the 8th LoPresti Awards. Our
own Phil Rees, Southern Regional Representative, was in attendance.
Dessert was hosted at the home of Anna Dvorak. Melissa McDonald of the
Savannah College of Art and Design was elected Vice-President.
1992-93
Melissa hosted the 19th annual chapter meeting in Savannah GA on November
12-14, 1993. Meetings were held at the Planter's Inn Hotel with other
sessions at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Double-decker bus
tour of historic Savannah. Carl Penny was chair of the 9th LoPresti
Awards. 1993 was the 10th year of the chapter raffle. Elizabeth Rich
of the Columbia (SC) Museum of Art was elected Vice-President and Stephen
Majure of the Savannah College of Art and Design was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Jane McRae of Birmingham volunteered to host the 20th annual meeting
in Birmingham.
1993-94
The 20th annual meeting hosted by Jane McRae in Birmingham on November
11-13, 1994 and was held in part at the historic Tutwiler Hotel
with other sessions held at the Birmingham Museum of Art. This was
an eventful meeting where the Local Arrangements Chair, Jim Findlay,
and Program Chair, Stephen Patrick, for the 1996 ARLIS/NA Conference
highlighted their plans and introduced their committees for the
Chapter to host the meeting in Miami Beach. We were also honored
to have Ed Teague, ARLIS/NA Vice-President/President-Elect, as one
of our own members representing us on the Executive Board. Joan
Stahl, ARLIS/NA Eastern Regional Representative was also in attendance
and spoke on the conference planning. Deborah Barlow of Clemson
University was elected Vice-President, and Stephen Patrick of East
Tennessee State University was elected Newsletter Editor. Libby
Rich was chair of the 10th LoPresti Awards. The group celebrated
this milestone event in grand style and with one of the largest
numbers in attendance.
1994-95
The 21st annual chapter meeting was hosted by Deborah Barlow in
Clemson on October 19-21, 1995 with most of the meetings being held
at the Madren Center on the Clemson University campus. The focus
of this event also centered on our hosting the 1996 ARLIS/NA conference
in Miami Beach which was rapidly approaching. Conference co-chairs
Anne Ross and Stephen Patrick updated the membership about the Conference
Planning Advisory Committee meeting held in Miami Beach the previous
July. Other events included a presentation by Anne Lally, and tours
of the Hanover House, South Carolina Botanical Gardens, the Strom
Thurmond Institute and the Gunnin Architectural Library. LeAnne
Brown of the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta GA was elected Vice-President
and Emma Zell of Jacksonville FL was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
The 11th annual LoPresti Awards were announced.
1995-96
The chapter survived the 24th ARLIS/NA Conference held in Miami
Beach on April 25 - May 2, 1996 at the Doral Ocean Beach Hotel.
The theme was "ARLIS and the New World / ARLIS Y El Nuevo Mundo".
We pulled out the stops and hosted one of the most memorable events
of the organization's history. The sessions, the tours, the food,
and the fun left a lasting memory on the minds of all who attended.
However, a toll was taken on the chapter membership and one of the
smallest group of members attended the 22nd annual chapter meeting
in Augusta GA, hosted by LeAnne Brown on October 17-19, 1996. Members
stayed at the historic Partridge Inn. We had a fabulous guided tour
of Historic Augusta that began in a heavy fog that lifted somewhere
along the way. This was followed by a delightful docent tour of
the Morris Museum of Art. The real treat was a lecture by local
author and editor, Starkey Flythe, Jr. LeAnne Brown did double duty
as host and chapter chair, due to the resignation of Deborah Barlow
and her move to the Corcoran School of Art Library in DC. Emma Zell
also had to resign as Secretary-Treasurer due to a change in her
job. Donna Smith of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel MS
volunteered to serve out Emma's term as Secretary-Treasurer. Marilyn
Healey was chair of the 12th annual LoPresti Awards.
1996-97
A mid-year meeting was held at the 25th ARLIS/NA Conference in
San Antonio with Lee Sorenson, ARLIS/NA South Regional Representative
presiding. The chapter was grateful for Stephen Patrick and his
hard work in designing the ARLIS/SE website. Ann Lindell was thanked
for setting up the ARLISSE-L discussion list. Other minor chapter
business was discussed. Carl Penney became the Vice-President of
the Chapter and hosted the 23rd annual chapter meeting in New Orleans
on October 31 - November 2, 1997. Members stayed at the new Hampton
Inn / Garden District on St. Charles Avenue on the streetcar line.
A variety of events were planned. Members were invited to attend
the opening of the Heriard-Cimini Gallery on Julia Street. Bob Heriard
is one of the Southeast Chapter's long-standing members. Other sessions
and tours included the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Old Mint (part
of the Louisiana State Museum) and the new research facilities of
the Historic New Orleans Collection. A few brave souls ventured
to the Destrehan and San Francisco plantations along River Road.
Linda McKee of the Ringling Museum of Art was elected Vice-President.
Donna Smith continued as Secretary-Treasurer. Carl Penney chaired
the 13th annual LoPresti Awards.
1997-98
A mid-year meeting was scheduled for the 26th ARLIS/NA Conference
in Philadelphia with Lee Sorenson and Linda McKee presiding. Once
again the chapter members in attendance were able to discuss various
chapter issues and get together for some fun. The glorious 24th
annual chapter meeting was hosted by Linda McKee in Sarasota FL
on October 15-18, 1998 with many members staying at the Radisson
Lido Beach Resort. Another full schedule of events occupied the
members on their two-day stay in the sun. Sessions and tours included
the Ringling School of Art and Design, and Computer Animation Lab.
A special tour of the new Selby Library (Sarasota Public Library)
was a real treat. All day Saturday was spent at the Ringling Museum
of Art with visits to its many venues. Kim Collins of the High Museum
of Art was elected Vice-President; Ann Lindell of the University
of Florida, Gainesville, took over the duties of Newsletter Editor.
The 14th annual LoPresti Awards were presented.
1998-99
The 1999 mid-year chapter meeting was held at the 27th ARLIS/NA
Conference in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia on March 29,
1999 at the Hotel Vancouver. Kim Collins presided over the meeting
as a prelude to the 25th annual ARLIS/Southeast Chapter meeting.
Pat Lynagh was introduced at the new ARLIS/NA South Regional Representative.
A lively discussion on lifetime chapter membership was continued
from the Sarasota meeting. Roberto Ferrari was asked by Collins
to develop a website for the 25th chapter meeting. A membership
drive was initiated to assist in the anniversary initiative. The
group then adjourned to a fabulous restaurant several blocks away.
During the conference, Kim Collins invited the ARLIS/NA membership
to join with the Southeast Chapter in celebrating its 25th Anniversary
in Atlanta on November 4-7, 1999.