Upon Betsy’s retirement the curatorship has been assumed by Martha Mahard. Martha grew up in Sherborn and graduated from the Dover-Sherborn Regional High School with the class of 1966. She received a B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and holds an M.A. in Theatre History from Tufts University, an M.L.S. and a Doctor of Arts degree from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Her career in the Harvard University libraries included curatorial positions in the Harvard Theatre Collection (Houghton Library), the Loeb Library at the Graduate School of Design, and the Fine Arts Library. After completing her graduate

At the recent Annual Meeting of the Society Betsy Johnson announced her decision to retire as Curator, a position she has held with distinction since 1987. The Board of Directors voted unanimously to honor her with the title of Curator Emerita. President George Fiske read the following statement:Today I have the honor of bestowing on Betsy Johnson the title of Curator Emerita as she steps down from this role which she has filled for thirty-six years. She has been an active member of the SHS for more than four decades, and will continue in her role as our Historian, while completing her book