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February 12, 1990


Ms. Ann Poulos
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gaineville, Florida 32611

Dear Ann:

At the January 26th meeting of the HSAPB and the SAA Foundation, a
commitment was made to reestablish the Spanish Military Hospital.

I would like to thank you, sincerely, for your assistance,
support and willingness to serve on the Advisory Board for this project.

In pursuit of our commitment, we would like to meet to define the
concept, design, marketing, interpretation and implementation of
the Hospital.

Could we meet?
Wednesday, February 21, 1990
Government House
12:00 Noon
"Brown Bag Lunch" Refreshments provided

Attached is some background material for your review and comment.
If possible, we would like some input prior to the meeting, in
order to utilize your time most productively.

We are very pleased to have Kate Dupes on staff as Special
Projects Coordinator. She will be in touch with you.

Once again, we look forward to working with all of you in this
exciting collaboration!

Cordially,



Earle W. Newton
Executive Director

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February 22, 1990



Ms. Ann Poulos, Registrar
Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl. 32611

Dear Ann:

Thank you so much for coming to the meeting the other day.
I was so excited to see the interest we generated, and look forward
to working with everyone.

Enclosed is the material we discussed. Please let me know the earliest
I can come out and spend some time visualizing what is there. While early
Alzheimer's has deprived me of my photographic memory, my visual memory
still is great...some days. If I see it, I usually don't forget it!

Once again, thank you so much for your assistance.

Yours



Kate Dupes
Special Projects Coordinator


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March 12, 1990




Dr. Earl W. Newton
Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board
P.O. Box 1987
St. Augustine, Florida 32085


Dear Dr. Newton,

On behalf of Dr. Deagan and Florida Museum of Natural History's Anthropology
Department, I am pleased to support your organization with the loan of medical
objects for the Hospital Miltar/Museum of Medical History.

In accordance with our policies, the loan is not to be considered a
permanent loan but an extended loan. This medical collection is to be renewed
annually with condition reports of all objects recorded. Further conditions
are outlined in the loan agreement.


We are supportive of your new Hospital Militar/Museum
and wish you success with its opening and operations.


of Medical History,


Sincerely,



Ann Michele Poulos
Museum Registrar
Department of Anthropology


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June 11, 1990


Ms. Kathleen Deagan, Ph.D.
Curator/Chalrperson
Department of Anthropology
The Florida State Museum
Musoum Road
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611


Dear Kathy,

Thank you for your cooperation in making possible a
collection loan for use In our soon to open Spanish Military
Hospital Museum on Aviles Street.

Since Kate Dupes will be the on-site supervisor of this
project, she is assigned the responsibility of the care and
maintenance of the collection.

It is hoped that the Initial six month loan period can be
readily renewed for a second six months.

While no major changes are anticipated In direction relative
to our overall operations, we assure you that the collection
would be returned to your facility should such changes occur.

We commit to maintaining a relative humidity level of 45-
48 within the structure.


Thank you again.


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Ms. Ann Poulos
Department of Anthropology
Florida Museum of Natural History
Museum Road
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl. 32611

Dear Ann:

Well, we finally opened. I can't begin to thank you for all you
help and support you have extended. I hope you can come over
shortly and see the fruits of our efforts. I am making my list
of corrections that need to be made and dread opening the cases.
I designed them so that it would take a thief with some good
tools and lot of time to get into them; the same goes for
anyone...even me!

Our opening was a great success and received wonderful coverage.
The paper was even kind enough not to bring in the HSAPB business,
which has been an absolute nightmare and worsens daily.

Let's hear from you when you get a chance, and, once again, thank
you so much!

Yours,



Kate