[NHCOLL-L:1955] More Collections Closed

[Andrew M. Simons]

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>Subject: LACM lays off 23 Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:43:24 -0700
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>From: "Bradford D. Hollingsworth" <bhollingsworth at sdnhm.org>
>
>To: <everyone at sdnhm.org> CC: Tod Reeder 
><treeder at sunstroke.sdsu.edu>, "Jay M. Savage" <savy1 at cox.net>, 
>Richard Etheridge <rether at sunstroke.sdsu.edu>, Ted Case 
><case at biomail.ucsd.edu>, Greg Pregill <pregill at sandiego.edu>, Robert 
>Espinoza <robert.e.espinoza at csun.edu>, Robert Fisher 
><rfisher at usgs.gov>
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>>
>>   LACM lays off 23 Hello SDNHMer's,
>>
>>   I have some very sad news. 23 positions were eliminated at the 
>>Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History yesterday, including 
>>departments, curators, collections managers, exhibits, and others. 
>>I don't have all the details but I'm sure we will hear more about 
>>them as the information becomes available. The entire Herpetology 
>>staff was fired, given a few moments to collect their belongings, 
>>and told to leave the building (not much gray area there). This 
>>includes Herpetology's collection manager Kent Beaman and curator 
>>David Kizarian. Also fired were the curator of mammalogy, 
>>curatorial assistants in birds and insects, a research librarian, 
>>and the only surviving botany curator. Research and collections had 
>>a total of six people terminated. I know of other cuts in exhibits 
>>and operations, but it is reported that there were none in 
>>administration. They will certainly need our voices to help protest 
>>these deep cuts.
>>
>>   Brad
>>   ****************************************
>>   Bradford Hollingsworth, Ph.D.
>>   Curator
>>   Department of Herpetology
>>   San Diego Natural History Museum
>>   P.O. Box 121390
>>   San Diego, CA 92112
>>
>>   Address for visiting:
>>   1788 El Prado
>>   Balboa Park
>>   San Diego, CA 92112
>>
>>   619-255-0277 Office
>>   619-232-0248 FAX
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