SECRETARY'S REPORT 



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I960 

 January 15-28. 



February 21- 

 March 23. 



March 5-8. 



March 11. 

 March 28. 



April 22-30. 



May 9. 



May 10-19. 



May 25. 



May 25-27. 

 Jane 13-17. 



June 3. 



Dr. Cahill, in Geneva, Switzerland, worked on book with 

 Albert Skira and members of his staff. He visited : Far 

 Eastern Exhibitions in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam 

 and in The Hague; in London, Far Eastern exhibits in 

 the British Museum, at the Percival David Foundation ; 

 and in New York examined Chinese paintings in the hands 

 of several dealers. 



Dr. Stern, in Seattle, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Los 

 Angeles, and Chicago, examined objects at dealers and in 

 private collections. 



Mr. Gettens, in New York City, attended meetings of Stand- 

 ing Committee for Artists' Oil Paints and examined objects 

 at dealers. 



Dr. Cahill attended Seminar at Princeton University on 

 Yiian paintings. Attendance 7. 



Dr. Pope went to Taiwan where he served as chairman of 

 the American Selection Committee for the Exhibition of 

 Chinese Art Treasures, to be held in five American 

 museums in 19G1-62. 



Dr. Ettinghauseu, in New York, Philadelphia, and Balti- 

 more, attended the IVth International Congress of Iranian 

 Art and Archaeology as a member and delegate. Presided 

 at the session held at the Donnell Library Center in New 

 York City ; also gave the eulogy on L. A. Mayer. Ex- 

 amined objects at dealers, in museums and private 

 collections. 



Miss West and Mr. Gettens, in Boston, attended the meet- 

 ings of the International Institute for Conservation of 

 Historic and Artistic Works held in the Isabella Stewart 

 Gardner Museum and the Fogg Art Museum. 



Dr. Pope, in Manila, studied the collection of Chinese and 

 Siamese ceramics excavated in the Philippines by Prof. 

 H. Ottey Beyer. He also visited the excavation sites at 

 Calatagan. 



Miss West and Mr. Gettens, in Boston, attended meetings 

 of the American Working Party of IIC Abstracts held in 

 the Statler Hotel. Miss West served as co-chairman of the 

 Program Committee for the meeting; visited the plant of 

 Baird-Atomie, Inc. and the Laboratory of the Museum of 

 Fine Arts. Mr. Gettens examined objects at the Museum 

 of Fine Arts. 



Miss West and Mr. Gettens, in Boston, attended the meet- 

 ings of the American Association of Museums. 



Mr. Gettens, in Chicago, attended the Microscopy Symposium, 

 19G0, held by McCrone Associates; also examined objects 

 in a private collection. 



Dr. Ettinghausen, at the Textile Museum, examined (as 

 member of the Acquisition Committee) 40 Peruvian objects, 

 5 Mexican objects, 1 Turkoman, and 30 Indian printed 

 cottons. 



