PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE




The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 38, September 16, 2001, Article 3

AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY EFFECTS 

  At 1:25 PM Tuesday, September 11, Michael Bates of   
  the American Numismatic Society (located far uptown at   
  Broadway and 125th) sent this note : "The ANS is closed   
  now, but with several others I'm stuck here because there's   
  no way to get home.  The chaos downtown has not had much   
  effect this far north.  Before noon, I walked 20 blocks north   
  to the bus station for New Jersey commuters, only to find   
  both the bus station and the George Washington Bridge closed,   
  so I walked back.  Traffic is being diverted at different points   
  along Broadway, but there is no gridlock that we can see here.   
  Some Manhattan subways are running.  Buses are running on   
  Broadway.  On my walk I encountered many mothers taking   
  their children home from school.    

  I can't say if the ANS will be open tomorrow.  All staff   
  members are safe, although some may be stuck somewhere   
  in the city trying to get to Brooklyn or Queens--or New   
  Jersey."    

  On Friday, September 14th, ANS Executive Director Ute   
  Wartenburg sent this note:   "Many of you will be curious   
  about the state of the new ANS building, which is within a  
  few blocks of Ground Zero. Right now, we have not been   
  able to get to William Street.  Just before the attack on   
  downtown Manhattan, subcontractors were working on   
  the final stages of demolition on all floors in the new building.   
  At this point we are uncertain when this work can resume.    

  We are also waiting to hear whether the exhibition "Drachms,   
  Doubloons and Dollars. A History of Money" will open on   
  October 17th as planned.  Designers, mountmakers, printers,   
  and ANS staff are on schedule, but the final decision will be   
  taken jointly with the Federal Reserve Bank.    

  Although the future about our major projects, which are all   
  located in the downtown area, is uncertain, we feel fortunate   
  as our members have been so supportive.  Many of you have   
  sent emails or called to express their support at this difficult   
  time.  We at the ANS are very grateful for these kind words   
  and the help that we were offered. We are presently unable   
  to make outgoing long-distance calls but we will stay in touch   
  with everyone via email....   

  The best news from the ANS is that Sebastian Heath, our   
  Director of Information and Technology, and his wife Sarah   
  had a healthy son on September 11th. We are all very happy   
  for them."  [Congratulations!  -Editor]   

  Wayne Homren, Editor

Google
 
coinbooks.org Web
The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization 
promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor 
at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum
Copyright © 2005 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society.

PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE


Copyright © 1998 - 2005 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS)
All Rights Reserved.

NBS Home Page
Contact the NBS webmaster