Haithcock

The Haithcock and Smith land there was where my wife was raised.

Oral History Interview with John W. Snipes, September 20, 1976. Interview H-0098-1. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1976

The Haithcock and Smith land there was where my wife was raised.

Oral History Interview with John Wesley Snipes, 1976 September 20 and November 20. Interview H-98. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007). By John Wesley Snipes John Wesley Snipes 1976

Haithcock said as the effort ramped up to finish fundraising for the exhibit hall, the fundraising for operational costs lagged.

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Haithcock said the extra expenses on the $900,000 center included an unanticipated electric panel, the grant-required hiring of a museum consultant to oversee the library/museum grant funding, the staff's extra work because of the exhibit hall and a new security system.

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Haithcock and his board have given the city a five-year plan regarding their operations.

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"People responded and now we can concentrate on the situation," Haithcock said, referring to the city loan.

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Haithcock said the winter months are often hard for the center, but the staff and

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Haithcock was not paid for about six weeks while he continued to work, and the staff donated their time periodically too, he said.

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By cutting staff expenses, Haithcock said the center is in a much better position for the

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Haithcock said the staff and board was able to solicit about $24,000 in community donations to cover the staffing and end of the capital campaign for the exhibit hall.

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