Alaska Amount of State funds appropriated for last year: Alaska State Historical Museum and Library, $24,950. Source of appropriations: General revenue fund. Method of allocation: Allocated by legislative action based on Governor's budget as modified by house and senate finance committees. Source: Paul Solka, Jr., special assistant, office of the Governor, Feb. 25, 1960. Arizona Amount of State funds appropriated in 1959 (see "Other Information," below): Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society (Tuscon) Sharlot Hall Museum (Prescott)-. $48, 535 13, 300 Source of appropriation and method of allocation: Legislative appropriation from the general fund of the State. Other State-supported artistic or cultural activities: The State Museum is located at the University of Arizona and is under the direction of the board of regents of the State universities and State college. Funds for its operation are included in the university appropriation. Each year a very fine art exhibit is held at the State fair. This includes not only paintings, but also Indian art-basketry, jewelry, painting, weaving, and pottery making. This is under the jurisdiction of the State fair commission, with funds set aside by the commission from its appropriation. Other information (re: Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society and Sharlot Hall Museum): The State provided matching funds for the building of the Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society quarters and granted a 99-year lease for the old Governor's mansion at the Sharlot Hall Museum. The funds appropriated by the State are used for upkeep and personnel. Other funds are provided by memberships, organizations, and local governments. Source: Mrs. Alice B. Good, director, Department of Library and Archives, Feb. 24, 1960. Arkansas So far as we can determine, the State of Arkansas does not make direct grants to artistic and cultural activities in this State. The State of Arkansas makes direct appropriations for the maintenance of the territorial capitol restoration and the old statehouse restoration. The territorial capitol restoration is comparable, on a limited scale, to the Williamsburg restoration. Source: Marcus Halbrook, director, State of Arkansas Council, May 26, 1960. California Amount of State funds for last year: Annual arts and crafts exhibit of the California State Fair and Exposition, $27,900. Source of funds: Funds earmarked for fair purposes. Other information: The State also maintains as part of its beach and parks program 19 historical monuments for the purpose of portraying the history, customs, and physical character of early California; the restored gold rush town of Columbia; Sutter's Fort and Indian museums; selected historic buildings in the city of Monterey; and the Hearst castle at San Simeon. Source: Edmund G. Brown, Governor, June 25, 1960. Connecticut Amount of State funds appropriated: State library: Operation of State historical museum. State department of education: Connecticut Historical Society (a private corporation with own building).. Highway department: Preservation of Goodspeed Opera House,1 $10,000 (1959-61). Sources of State appropriations: General fund revenues, except in case of highway department.1 Method of allocation: Regular State allotment programs after appropriation by State legislature. Other State-supported cultural activities: Connecticut Historical Commission, Goodspeed Opera House Foundation. Other information: The Connecticut State Library Building contains memorial hall with its collections, paintings, artifacts, and memorabilia of the history of Connecticut. A history of Connecticut is also being written under the direction of this agency. Under the State parks and forest commission, the Henry Whitfield House, furnished as a State historical museum was established as a State agency in 1899. Groton Monument is a monument to a battle in the Revolutionary War similar in style to the Washington Monument. A The highway department has provided funds for the painting of Goodspeed Opera House. The entire restoration is the project of a private foundation comprised principally of residents of Connecticut and New York. The State provided the land for $1, and included parking areas, and additional area. drive is currently underway for public contributions to restore the former glittering and famous opera house (circa 1876) to its former grandeur as a unique center for contemporary and cultural activities, including possible operation as a festival theater. Source: Henry J. Rigney, budget examiner, department of finance and control, budget division, Mar. 14, 1960. Source: Mrs. Lillian I. Martin, chief accountant, budget commission, May 13, 1960. Florida (Defines "cultural" as referring to the "traditional fine arts" and includes only "agencies whose major interest is in cultural activities.") Florida supports three State agencies whose chief interest is in cultural activities: 1. John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art at Sarasota includes the art museum, the Ringling residence and furnishings, the circus museum, the Asolo Theater, and extensive grounds. In addition to the collection of paintings, the agency sponsors an artist series, a lecture series, and a motion-picture art series. Total expenditure for this activity in 1958-59 fiscal year was $303,303. These funds came from three sources: (1) a State appropriation of $95,374 from the general revenue fund; (2) income of $188,162 from museum admissions and activities which was deposited in and expended from the incidental fund; and (3) $19,767 from the interest of trust fund which consists of interest earned on a trust fund established by the Ringling will for the preservation and enlargement of the collection. General revenue and incidental funds for the Ringling museum are requested, budgeted, and appropriated as is the case with any other State activity. 2. The Florida State Museum is an adjunct of the University of Florida and is supported by regular university funds which come from general revenue appropriation and university incidental fund collections. Total expenditures for this activity in 1958–59 were $104,000. Appropriations are made on the basis of the University of Florida request. Actually, a lump sum appropriation within the categories of salaries, expenses, and operating capital outlay is made to the University of Florida for all educational and general operations and the university allocates the amount which goes to the Florida State Museum. 1 From special fund derived from gasoline tax, highway tolls. 3. The Stephen Foster Memorial Commission operates the Stephen Foster Memorial at White Springs. Aside from the physical park facilities of the memorial and the museum *** the commission is concerned with the preservation and presentation of the folk arts in the fields of music and dance of the period with which Stephen Foster is associated. Total expenditures of the commission in fiscal year 1958-59 were $150,806. Of this amount, $70,087 was appropriated from the general revenue fund, $34,719 came from the trust fund income derived from parking fees and concession sales at the memorial, and a $500 scholarship from private contributions. * * * The Stephen Foster Memorial Commission requests and justifies its appropriation before the State budget commission and the State legislature. Other State-supported activity: The Florida Arts Commission was established by the 1959 Legislature with an appropriation of $5,000 for the 1959-61 biennium (ch. 59-275, Florida Statutes). As of February 1960 the commission had not been activated. Commission to consist of 9 members appointed by the Governor upon recommendations of board of commissioners of State institutions. "The Governor shall appoint as members *** citizens and residents of Florida representative of various professional organizations and governmental institutions concerned with the orderly development of the artistic and cultural resources of Florida in the fine arts area and qualified to advise and assist in capturing and symbolizing the spirit and great natural beauty of Florida in permanent structures of the State." Members to serve without compensation but to be reimbursed for expenses. Powers and duties of commission to be concerned with: decoration and beautification of public buildings, assurance of a uniformity of artwork within State buildings; advice on the acquisition by gift or purchase of fine art works and their use and display; and fostering "the development of a receptive climate for the fine arts" in Florida (ch. 59-275, House bill No. 347, June 12, 1959). Other information: The State does not contribute to the support of any private art groups. Source: Harry G. Smith, budget director, State budget commission, Feb. 23, 1960. Georgia Amount of State funds appropriated: Department of Archives and History-. State Museum of Science and Industry. The Georgia Historical Commission__. Last year's appropriations $100, 000 25, 000 100, 000 Method of allocation: All State funds appropriated by the general assembly and none specifically allocated from certain taxes earmarked for special purposes. Other information: A Georgia Art Commission acts in advisory capacity only, and no State funds are appropriated. Source: Ben W. Fortson, Jr., secretary of State, department of State, Feb. 25, 1960. Hawaii Amount of State funds appropriated, source of funds, and description of activities supported: Hawaii historic sites: One function of the State department of land and natural resources is to locate, identify, and preserve sites of historic significance, such as heisus (ancient Hawaiian burial grounds), and other historic and prehistoric structures. The public may visit these historic sites without charge. During the fiscal year 1959-60, the sum of $1,680 was appropriated out of the general revenues (general fund) of the State for this program. Captain Cook Memorial: During the fiscal year 1959-60, the State public archives has expended $200 for the collection and purchase of historical or other materials of Captain Cook, the discoverer of the Hawaiian Islands. Moneys expended were obtained from a special fund created through the sale of commemorative coins of Captain Cook. Iolani Palace: For the fiscal year 1959–60, the legislature has appropriated, to the department of accounting and general services, out of the general revenues of the State the sum of $75,382 for the maintenance and operation of Iolani Palace, the former capitol of the Hawaiian monarchy. The palace (State owned) is maintained for historical and cultural purposes and is open to the public without charge. Hulihee Palace: The legislature has appropriated, to the department of accounting and general services, out of the general revenues of the State the sum of $7,668 for the purposes of operating and maintaining the Hulihee Palace (State owned) for the fiscal year 1959-60. The palace serves as a museum for Hawaiians. Hawaiian language and arts: A sum of $25,000 was appropriated by the legislature out of the general fund of the State for the 1959-61 biennium for the preservation and study of the Hawaiian language and arts. The University of Hawaii is designated as the expending agency. The sum of $15,000 was allocated for the fiscal year 1959-60. Hawaii Visitors Bureau: For the fiscal year 1959-60, the legislature has appropriated to the Hawaiian Visitors Bureau, a private nonprofit corporation which is primarily concerned with the development and promotion of the tourist industry, the sum of $750,000 from the general fund of the State. (The visitors bureau is also supported by private funds.) The visitors bureau has allocated the following sums to organizations that promote cultural shows and events: (a) Aloha Week Commission ($5,000): The Aloha Week Commission promotes the Aloha Week festival, which presents the old Hawaiian customs through parades, events, and displays. (b) Cherry Blossom Festival ($1,000): Sponsored by the Japanese junior chamber of commerce to display to the public the customs of the Japanese people through cultural shows and exhibits. (c) Narcissus Festival ($1,000): This festival by the Chinese junior chamber of commerce to display the Chinese customs through cultural shows and exhibits. Other information: The definition of "cultural activities" on which Hawaii based the selection of the above information for inclusion in its letter is "all activities which promote and otherwise make available on a communitywide basis knowledge and interest in the fine arts, humanities, the broad aspects of science, and the distinctive attainments; beliefs, traditions, customs, and so forth, which constitute the background of the various racial, religious, and social groups, and which are not presented as part of the curricula of educational institutions." State support is almost entirely restricted to the preservation and understanding of the rapidly becoming extinct customs, traditions, and so forth, of the Hawaiian people. With the exception of State public libraries, there are no agencies whose major interest is in cultural activities which are created or sponsored either by the State or the counties, such as museums and art academies. Source: Department of budget and review, May 25, 1960. Idaho The State of Idaho does not support the promotion of cultural activities except insofar as it may be a support of one of our institutions of higher education. Source: Robert B. Hodge, assistant to the Governor, Feb. 16, 1960. Source: R. D. Frisch, supervisor of research, budget division, department of finance, Apr. 4, 1960. Indiana Amount of State funds appropriated : World War Memorial (to World War I veterans) Biennial appropriations Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (to Civil and Spanish-American veterans) 14 memorials in the Department of Conservation (such as George Rogers Clark Memorial) –– New Harmony Commission_ Historical Bureau Source of funds: General Fund of the State of Indiana. Source: Philip L. Conklin, director of the budget, Mar. 8, 1960. Iowa Amount of State funds appropriated annually: State Department of History and Archives.... Herbert Hoover Birthplace Society (private organization). Historical Society (private organization) --. Source: R. C. McClelland, research associate, Lowa Development Commission, Feb. 24, 1960. Marais des Cygnes Massacre Memorial Park, general revenue_ Washington County Historical Pony Express Station, general revenue_ Other cultural activities supported: Fiscal year 1961 $352, 130 5, 810 9, 636 500 3. 911 3, 291 State funds were appropriated for the purchase of land for the use of the Eisenhower Presidential Library Commission ($50,000 in 1955) and for the Agricultural Hall of Fame ($95,000 in 1960). (There is also a museum of art and a museum of natural history at the University of Kansas. However, as in the case with many other State universities, the amounts expended for cultural activities are not classified separately and are, therefore, impossible to determine.) An amount of $200,000 is budgeted for a series of pageants depicting the history of Kansas. The amounts shown above for the Kansas Historical Society and the various historical parks include funds for personnel, maintenance of buildings and grounds, and preservation and extension of museum collections. Source: James W. Bibb, budget director, department of administration, Feb. 24, 1960. Kentucky Amount of State funds in budgets for fiscal years 1960–61, 1961-62: Public concerts (especially for schoolchildren) from funds allotted to the State council on public higher education (Louisville Symphony)- $106, 000 To commission the painting of murals by a 1st-class artist for the University of Kentucky Medical Center____ Kentucky Historical Society-museum and publication___ Kentucky State Fair (premiums for art work awarded each year). 50,000 108, 000 1,000 Source of funds: The general fund and trust and agency fund. Other information: Kentucky has no agency, the primary functions of which are devoted to fine arts and other cultural activities. Concerning the allotment of funds for public concerts to the State council on public higher education: Members of the orchestra-that is, the Louisville Symphony Orchestra-also will be available for lectures and film demonstrations as a result of these funds. Concerning the murals to be painted at the University of Kentucky Medical Center: These murals not only will enhance the esthetic beauty of this vast medical center, but also will be viewed by thousands of persons during the life |