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Ostromecki Removal Due to Letter from NUMISMATIC NEWS November 8, 2005 What was the "breach of confidentiality" that got Walter Ostromecki Jr. voted off the American Numismatic Association board? Ostromecki says it was a letter he wrote to Cliff Mishler Sept. 10. [The] Topic of that letter was to acknowledge an e-mail from Mishler, who co-chaired an ANA fund-raising effort for the museum and who has been rebuffed by the ANA board in his effort to name the ANA museum after Edward C. Rochette, a former ANA president and executive director. Readers may wonder what explosive content would lead to Ostromecki being removed from the board of governors by a 7-0 vote of the other governors attending a closed session meeting Oct. 14 in Colorado Springs, Colo. They will keep wondering because the content as published here seems completely routine and harmless. Numismatic News has obtained copies of Ostromecki's letter and others written by or sent to Mishler and Chet Krause, the co-leaders of the fund-raising effort. The letters are published here in chronological order. Aug. 4, 2005, letter to ANA President Bill Horton from Chet Krause: Dear Bill: Words fail to express my disgust at recent action that changed the name of the Edward C. Rochette Museum to apply to the upper gallery of the museum only.The banner we unveiled at the ceremony that took place July 2nd read ... Museum, which includes both the upper and lower galleries. I have seen a release for the Numismatist that directly mentions only the upper gallery. Let me tell you that a half million dollars does not grow on trees. Upon my return from San Francisco I shared what had been done with the anonymous donor. He vented his disgust in words that are not printable. If you haven't given thought to what he, Cliff and my influence has on any future fundraising efforts you might consider it at this time. You should understand that by prematurely canceling the campaign we did conduct that raised about $1 million, another million was left on the table. I am quite sure those funds will no longer be available to any campaign unless you have our blessing. Right now none of us are in a mood to do so. No response to this letter is necessary except one telling us our donation included to name the Edward C. Rochette Museum stands as it was intended. Sincerely, cc: Barry Stuppler; Patti Finner; Alan Herbert; Prue Fitts; Donald Kagin; Michael Fay; Walter Ostromecki; Remy Bourne. |
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