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8. Management

Most of the division's plans for exhibition work during the coming year, are given in Part 6 of this Report.  Regarding plans for personnel, mention has been made in Parts 2 and 6 of the need for assistants to work with the exhibits.  This request is again emphasized.  The large increase in the division's output which has been made possible by the full time and efficient assistance of Mrs. Ann Campbell, is evidence not only of the large amount of prevailing work, but also illustrates how much more can be accomplished with competent help.

In the event that the appropriation for planning of the National Air Museum should be made by Congress, a staff of seven persons has been tentatively listed as the minimum force required to accomplish this.  Such staff will consist of a director, curator, assistant curator, one secretary each for the director and the curator, an architectural draftsman to prepare suggested building layouts and a modelmaker to assist him in the construction of three-dimensional scale units for working out details of exhibit areas. Inasmuch as these seven persons are to be paid from the Congressional appropriation, it is hoped that the salary of the present curator of this division may be made available to the division for  employment personnel to care for the existing collection.  Such personnel should include a preparator, secretary and laborer.  The present curator would continue to supervise the care of the collection and would direct the work of the maintenance personnel.

In regard to results accomplished on projects presented in the last Annual Report, (which was prepared by the curator of Engineering while Mr. Garber was absent on Naval service) it will be recalled that it was