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Library and Museum Services Department
April 20, 2010
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Carolyn Garner - Reagan, Di ector of Library and Museum Services
SUBJECT: Gift of $2,000 from the Arcadia Historical Society towards the cost of an
Anita Baldwin figure for the Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Recommendation: Accept the donation
SUMMARY
The Arcadia Historical Society is offering the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
a donation of $2,000 towards the cost of an Anita Baldwin figure for the Ruth and Charles Gilb
Arcadia Historical Museum.
DISCUSSION
The Arcadia Historical Society is donating $2,000 to the Museum towards the total purchase
price of a figure, which will be made in the likeness of Anita Baldwin.
Curator Dana Dunn is designing a new exhibit about Anita Baldwin, her important role in the
development of Arcadia, and her home, Anoakia. A prominent feature of this exhibit will be a
custom made life figure of Anita Baldwin.
The total cost of the figure with clothing and accessories is $11,750. The Friends of the
Museum are covering the cost of $1,250 for the dress, shoes and accessories. The balance of
the cost will come out of the balance of funds in the Museum's Arcadia Historical Society Trust
account.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Museum will experience an added $2,000 to its Arcadia Historical Society trust account.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the donation of $2,000 to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum from
the Arcadia Historical Society towards the cost of an Anita Baldwin figure for the Ruth and
Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.
Approved by: 3
Donald Penman, City Manager