Silver Jubilee Events/Promotions
VRA Silver Jubilee Memory Booklet
VRA History Exhibit
Nancy DeLaurier’s Slide Curators Video
Luraine Tansey Oral History Video
Luraine Tansey Booklet
VRA Silver Jubilee Members’ Reception and Dinner
Keynote Speaker: Eleanor E. Fink
Silver Jubilee Logo
Silver Jubilee Commemorative Portfolio
VRA Silver Jubilee Memory Booklet
The Silver Jubilee Committee has created a booklet commemorating the 25th anniversary of the VRA. (You’ll find it in your registration packet.) This booklet presents a brief history of our organization, and highlights the accomplishments of many of the individuals who have contributed to it. Thanks go to Scholars Resource for their generous support of this project. We hope you will enjoy this souvenir!
VRA History Exhibit
On display near the registration desk will be a VRA history exhibit of photos, memorabilia, and maps that illustrate our progress and growth over the past twenty-five years.
Nancy DeLaurier’s Slide Curators Video
As part of the VRA Silver Jubilee history display, we will present a special video produced by Nancy DeLaurier in 1988 (19 years ago). This 12-minute video stars Nancy DeLaurier as narrator, with a student demonstrating Christine Sundt’s Mylar tape method of slide binding. See one of our great founding members in action. Special thanks to Jacqueline Tygart (Art and Architecture Librarian, Drury University) for preserving this gem and bringing it to us on DVD.
Luraine Tansey Oral History Video
To help preserve information about a pioneer in visual resources, an oral history video interview of Luraine was made in June 2006. The video and audio tapes, with CD and DVD copies, and a print transcript are going into the VRA Archives. A short excerpt of this av material will be part of the history display.
Luraine Tansey Booklet
A booklet entitled Saturday Afternoon with Luraine has been created for this special occasion. It is based on the June 2006 interview and includes an overview of Luraine’s life and career and snippets of her wit and wisdom. The booklet will be distributed to all the conference attendees. Thanks go to Scholars Resource for their generous support of this project as well.
VRA Silver Jubilee Members’ Reception and Dinner
Our Silver Jubilee Celebration is the focus of this year’s Members’ Reception. You will not want to miss this special event. Join us to mark this important milestone and acknowledge the impact that the VRA has had on our professional and personal lives. We will start with a delicious dinner followed by champagne as we raise a toast to some special members. You may want to wear your silver or sparkles to this festive gathering. The reception will also feature the presentations of the Distinguished Service Award, the Nancy DeLaurier Award, and an inspirational speech by our keynote speaker, Past VRA President Eleanor Fink.
Please note that registration for this event is required, as tickets will be issued. There will be a cash bar.
Keynote Speaker: Eleanor E. Fink
Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist
World Bank
Our keynote speaker, Eleanor E. Fink, was VRA President from 1988-1989.
Eleanor Fink has been a leader and an inspiration through her pivotal work on many national and international projects. Presently she is a senior cultural heritage specialist at the World Bank and serves as the World Bank's Foundations Coordinator. Before her post at the World Bank she was the Director of the Getty Information Institute (GII) in Los Angeles. There she played an instrumental leadership role in the conception and implementation of the following projects, some of which daily affect our professional lives: the Union List of Artist Names, the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, Categories for the Description of Works of Art, Protecting Cultural Objects in the Global Information Society (Object ID), the Museum Educational Site Licensing Project, and L.A. Culture Net/Faces of L.A. In addition, while director of GII, she conceived and launched Object ID -- an internationally recognized information standard that helps recover stolen objects. These model policies, tools, and methods have facilitated today’s global dissemination of cultural information.
Prior to working at the Getty, Eleanor was Chief of Research Support at the Smithsonian’s Museum of American Art where she conceived and initiated SOS (Save Outdoor Sculpture), a nationwide computer based inventory of information on the condition and history of sculptures and monuments as reported by trained volunteers throughout the United States.
Special thanks to Scholars Resource and their superb graphic designer, Brad Smith, for designing our Kansas City 2007 Silver Jubilee conference logo.
Silver Jubilee Commemorative Portfolio
Don’t miss this opportunity to order our special Silver Jubilee commemorative item. Use it and flaunt your VRA Pride! This elegant, black and silver portfolio is sturdily constructed and has a soft, leathery feel. The cover is emblazoned in silver with our VRA 25 Silver Jubilee logo. A matching elastic loop holds a Go’zinta Silver Tinta pen. The inside holds a ruled pad (replaceable), and utility pockets for documents, CDs, and business cards. This indispensable item is a must-have for Kansas City and at any conference in years to come!
The portfolios are priced at $10 each and can be purchased on Memberclicks after registering for the conference. You will pick them up in Kansas City at the registration desk to use throughout the conference.
