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The discussion list for this project is
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[museum@hacdc.org](http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/museum_hacdc.org).
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# Proposal
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With the recent *-redacted for privacy review-*
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[donation](donation "wikilink"), it's obvious that HacDC is now the
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recipient of some unusual, historical, and unique items. To honor Mr.
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*-redacted-*'s memory and preserve the unique nature of his gift, I
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propose to create The HacDC Museum of Technology, and within the museum
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the *-redacted-* Collection of Telephony, curated by HacDC membership.
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Because of space concerns, I envision a locked storage box to collect
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artifacts suitable for the museum that are off-limit for use in
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projects, but available for examination and research by the membership.
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Because a storage box is not precisely the ideal for a burgeoning
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museum, items will be photographed, videod, catalogued, and available to
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the general public via a website or wiki.
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As an organization, HacDC has designated several areas of concentration.
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The museum will fulfill several of the specific purposes of the
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[Bylaws](Bylaws "wikilink"), including:
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- Collaborate on all forms of technology, culture and craft in new and
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interesting ways.
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- Apply the results of its work to specific cultural, charitable and
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scientific causes.
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- Freely share its research and discoveries, using what is learned to
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teach others.
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Initial items for the collection include:
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- Lineman's handsets
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- Blue Box
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- AT&T Reference Manuals
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- Historical Books
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- Korean War Era Military Field Phone (working condition, sound great
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over 1000' of wire)
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- Slide Rules
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# History
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[Ben Stanfield](User:Ben "wikilink") proposed this project.
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As this project required specific earmarking of present HacDC resources
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subject to the discretion of its participants, it required membership
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approval.
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This project was approved at the June 17, 2008 member meeting.
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2024-06-13 01:48:44 +00:00
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[Category:Previous Projects](Category:Previous_Projects "wikilink")
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