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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1964
Art Museum Boasts Student 'Registrar'
If one were to play a word association game and heard the word registrar, his reaction might be university. Inventory would probably be paired with corporation or department store.
MICHAEL STOUGHTON, Medora graduate student, became registrar at the museum in September. The position is a new one, combining the duties of public relations agent and record keeper, Stoughton said.
At KU, however, both registrar and inventory are also associated with the Museum of Art.
He takes care of all paper work connected with the entire museum collection, keeping files on every object, making loan arrangements with other museums and making sure that the collection is insured for its full value.
"Actually, I do something of everything," Stoughton said. "In a small museum, everything overlaps, although this wouldn't be true in a larger operation."
STOUGHTON IS PLANNING an inventory of the entire museum collection, which includes current exhibits and paintings, china and silver that are stored in the museum. Fraser and Strong. He will also have to catalogue everything that is on loan. Paintings and other art objects are also exhibited in offices and residence halls on campus. Stoughton will have to locate all of these also. Working with priceless art objects doesn't bother him. Stoughton said.
"You should be at ease when you are handling valuable objects," he said. "And once you know the basic rules of handling them, you can relax.
TWO RULES for handling art objects that Stoughton cited are—never carry more than one painting at a time, and always wear gloves when handling bronze or silver objects.
When handling china and ceramic art "we just hope that it won't break" he said.
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Stoughton graduated from KU with a bachelor's degree in art history. Last summer he worked as curator at the Wichita Art Museum. Now doing graduate work here, he plans to go to Michigan for his doctorate.
HE PLANS on a career in the museum field, probably working in the education department of a large museum.
He finds the registrar's job a hectic one.
"Ive never been so busy in my life as I am in this job," he said. "I could work 24 hours a day and not get it all done. I have to remember that during the day I'm the registrar, but turn into a student at night."
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