Authorizing the Mayor to submit to the Institute of Museum Services a grant application for general operating support monies for Discovery Hall

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C_4�11 7 VI. Long -range Plans (continued) EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS Thematic tours need to be developed in cooperation with the local school systems which reflects or expands the school's curriculum utilizing the resources of Discovery Hall. A Curator of Education should be added to the staff to implement development of these specialized tours. A series of special programs, open to the adult public, should be developed based on the museum's research and collecting interests. This program, developed by the curatorial staff and director, could be supported by a special grant. The museum's Newsletter should be expanded to include more fully developed articles. This will probably require expanding the Newsletter from 4 -6 pages to 10 pages. ARf HT1 /FC The Studebaker Archives should be properly stored and cataloged. An NHPRC Grant application is currently in preparation for this. Since the Curator of Collection will have expanded duties regarding the Archives, a Curator of Education is needed to relieve that part of Curator duties. Archival collections should be expanded and a collections policy regarding archives developed. In general Discovery Hall is interested in records, photographs, or papers from any industry presently or once located in South Bend /Mishawaka, Indiana and union locals representing those workers. These long range plans directly address the institutional goals and community responsibilities of Discovery Hall. They acknowledge the limited growth of resources, but also reflect the need of the museum to continue to acquire new materials and plan new programs in order to serve visitors, families, students and scholars. 22