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GARY MANGIACOPA ARCHIVE ============================================================ Title: B7F17I4 Slug: b7f17i4 Categories: Uncategorized Source: https://garymangiacopraarchive.com/b7f17i4 Pages: 25 scanned, 25 extracted OCR: Google Vision API (document_text_detection) Processed: 2026-06-06 ============================================================ Museum Film Festival Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Friday, April 15th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. [AD] A 1927-1928 trip up the Nile with friend/ supporter George Eastman (of Eastman-Kodak fame) highlighted the Johnsons' third African safari. It includes footage from all of their travels, bound together by Martin's narrative. Virtually unknown today, available only through this museum. The film was hailed as cutting edge by film critics of the day and was a huge success. Robert "Dick" Douglas, one of the three American Boy scouts who accompanied Martin and Osa on this expedition and is featured in the film, will be the evening's Special Guest Speaker. Mr. Douglas has written three travel books, has conducted a series of lectures concerning his trav- els with the Johnsons and on other Boy Scout lead adventures, and has just complete his autobiogra- phy, The Best 90 Years of My Life. He will share recollections from being on safari with Martin and Osa and some behind the scenes film experiences. Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks Saturday, April 16th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. In 1931, Douglas Fairbanks, director Victor Fleming, and a party of friends took a trip around the world to produced this amusing travelogue. It concentrates on Japan, China, Thailand, and India with a brief stop in the Philippines. A magic carpet takes everybody across Europe then back to Hollywood where Douglas shows how he created the special visual effects for the sword, basket, rope-tricks, and flying carpet rides featured in The Thief of Baghdad. Dr. John C. Tibbetts will be our guest speaker. This is a unique chance to see one of the rarest films from the illustrious career of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr! This Film Festival is running in conjunction with the third annual celebration of CHANUTE SAFARI DAYS. To learn more visit www.safarimuseum.com! The Safari Museum® Film Festival is funded in part by the Kansas Humanities Council. Dinner & Auction The Board of Trustees is pleased to again present an evening of fine dinning and entertainment. On Saturday, April 23rd the museum's annual fundraising dinner and auction will be held at Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant in the Chanute Country Club. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent action, cash bar, and social hour. This will be followed by a 6 p.m. dinner featuring Caesar Salad and a choice of Fettuccini and Paglia or Chicken Parmigiana. Our evening continues with a return of the improv comedy of The Rubber Chicken Factory at 8 p.m. You won't want to miss the fun and challenge of this year's auction. As with last year trustees have lined up several special auction items. Tickets cost $30 per person or $60 for a couple. [AD] Please call the museum at 431-2730 to reserve tickets or contact a museum trustee. This event sold out last year - don't miss out! If you are not able to attend, the museum welcomes and will recognize all contributions given in support of this special event. Usa & Martin Suites When visiting Chanute to tour the museum or to attend the our film festival or dinner consider staying at the historic Tioga Hotel. Located one block south of the museum the Tioga Hotel offers suites named after famous Kansans. You can book the Osa Johnson suite or Martin Johnson suite! For reservations call toll free 866-MY-TIOGA or go online to www.TiogaSuites.com! Mission Statement The mission of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is to collect, preserve, and make available the life work of Martin and Osa Johnson while continuing their work of sharing the knowledge of natural history and cultural anthropology with the global community. Vision Statement To cultivate a spirit of adventure and exploration through the preservation and presentation of Martin and Osa Johnson's life work. Director's Chair Curator Barbara Henshall continues to recover from a broken hip at the Chanute Healthcare Center (530 W. 14th St., Chanute, KS 66720). Barbara and our staff appreciate everyone who contacted the museum. We hope that Barbara is able to return home in the near future. This issue is essentially an annual report recognizing the many individuals and organizations which support the museum through contributions and higher membership levels. Please thank them for their generous gifts! On pages 8 and 9 are two wonderful articles about the Johnsons. My wife Judy and I had the honor of meeting Joan Elias at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and hearing her memories of Osa. I want to thank Stu Butcher, editor of the Humboldt Union, for allowing us to reprint Marilyn Bladow's article. During a work session on March 29th the Chanute City Commission decided to name the new subdivision at 11th and Plummer Ave. in Chanute: Osa Martin Heights! It will contain the Osa Martin Boulevard and Carstens Circle, named after the Johnsons' pilot Vern Carstens. Watch for details about this fantastic tribute to the Johnsons. Finally, I encourage you to visit the museum's current special exhibit Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography. cgf Staff Ben Barber, Library/Archive Volunteer Jacquelyn Borgeson, Curator Pat Crowl, Volunteer Greeter Conrad Froehlich, Director Barbara Henshall, Volunteer Curator Tracey Hiday, Docent Larry & Laurel McVey, Volunteer Greeters Kent Pringle, Legal Counsel Shirley Rogers-Naff, Store Manager/Assistant Treasurer Rachel Tatman, Office Assistant MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUMⓇ WAIT-A-BIT NEWS is a quarterly publication mailed to members of The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. [a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization], 111 N. Lincoln Ave., [AD] Chanute, KS 66720; (620) 431-2730. O, Copyright 2005, All rights reserved, The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM and SAFARI MUSEUM are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Television Appearances Johnson film footage provided by the museum is incorporated in several new documentary programs. This includes two BBC programs, Lion: Out of Africa? in The Natural World series and Tanzania Safari in the Bushcraft series. Footage is also used by Tigress Productions in the WNET program Snowflake: The White Gorilla, by National Geographic in Monkey Business, and by Marco Polo Film in the ARD/ARTE program Tiefilmgeschichten aus 100 Jahren. Please encourage your local PBS station to run the wonderful series of four Johnson films with introductions produced by KTWU in Topeka or the award winning program The Adventure Lovers. Holly Wofford, Co-Executive Producer of Survivor, said that she flew in two Vanuatuans as her guests for the Survivor: Vanuatu live show last year. We are indebted to Holly for using Johnson film footage to promote the program's Vanuatu location in 2004. The Boulder Public Library in Colorado had a showing of the Johnsons' 1937 movie Borneo on January 7th, 2005. Board of Trustees Bob Barker, President Jim Earl, Vice President Tom Mikulka, Treasurer Keith Goering, Secretary Ben Barber Teresa Cornish Carolyn Earnest Karen Lair Linda Reinhardt Linda Robbins Cathy Taylor Linus Thuston Kent Wire Honorary Trustees Gary Clarke Clive Cussler Dick Douglas Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Nancy Kassebaum Baker Douglas Oliver George & Kay Schaller Igor Sikorsky, Jr. Junior Board of Trustees Ruth Babb Kate Barker Tyler Bockover James Cheshier Desiree Dye Seth Galemore Anna Jenkins Michael Miller Melissa Taylor Honorary Trustees in Memoriam Vern Carstens Clarke Getts Belle Leighty David Martin C. Jackson Selsor Kenhelm Stott, Jr. Lowell Thomas Joseph Tilton George & Helen Wauchope [PAGE BREAK] Curators' Corner Three New Exhibitions take the Safari Museum collections on State, National & International Expeditions! Masters in the field: Great Artists of Lithography Coffeyville Cultural Arts Council Coffeyville, Kansas September-October 2005 Nature, in all its color and life, has fascinated people throughout history. At no time was this enchantment expressed more beautifully in art than during the 18th and 19th centuries, a time of extensive curiosity about natural history. As explorers swept across the globe, they sparked an international interest in the natural world and provided vast amounts of information to be studied, compiled and recorded in word and picture. Masters in the Field traces the development of lithographic illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the adventurous artists of the day. The exhibition includes 48 artworks by James Audubon, John Gould, and Joseph Smit from our Selsor Fine Art's collection. Married To Adventure: Photographs from the Travels of Martin & Usa Johnson This exhibition will recount the adventurous life story of Martin and Osa illustrated by their unprecedented photographic record that today serves as the ultimate documentation of wildernesses that have long since vanished and of world cultures and customs that have ceased to exist. Photographs, maps, indigenous art, film footage and personal memorabilia will showcase the Johnsons lasting contributions to documentary filmmaking and our global heritage. We are excited that the opening venue for this exhibition is the Kansas City Museum. Today this site is managed by the KC's Union Station...which was the very spot where Martin and Osa debarked to elope just after midnight on May 16, 1910 and where officially their married adventure began! Other venues currently scheduled include The Hastings Museum in Hastings, Nebraska, The Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum in Logan, Kansas, The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California and The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin. For show schedule and for updates on future host museums for this touring exhibition, please checkout: www.smithkramer.com On Safari in North Borneo with Martin & Osa Johnson The SS Johnsonville to "Sail" in Sabah again! This permanent exhibition dedicated to the life achievements of these intrepid explorers, authors, aviators, and pioneer wildlife filmmakers, will be housed at the Sandakan Heritage Museum (Sabah, Malaysia). It was co-curated by Stella Moo of the Sabah Museum (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) and Jacquelyn Borgeson as a result of their International Partnership Among Museums Exchange Grant. It will honor the memory of Martin and Osa Johnson and restore their amazing photos to the people whose heritage they celebrate! One exciting and interactive component of this exhibition will be a life-size replica of the houseboat Martin and Osa used to explore and record the Kinabatangan River. Funding for the construction of this exhibition is not covered by IPAM grant and is desperately needed! If you know of an agency or corporation who could underwrite components of this exhibition, [AD] please contact Jacquelyn Borgeson at osajohns@yahoo.com or 620-431-2730. Private donations would be greatly appreciated and may be sent to: The Johnson Exhibition Project, The Safari Museum, 111 North Lincoln Avenue, Chanute, Kansas 66720 ASANTE SANA Year-End Contributions Please join us in thanking the following people and organizations for their generous annual gifts: Evelyn Abbuehl Ash Grove Cement Company Helen Ashwood Ralph Tucker Attebery Betty Briley Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Jim & Lorraine Gaskell Ron & Marsha Gordon Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Tom King Michael Mitchell Monarch Cement Company Kimberly & Michael Robertson Linda & John Rubow Rick & Kim Rutter Arthur Strauss Elvin Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David W. Wallace, Jr. Holly Wofford Volunteers The museum welcomes all volunteers to help with [AD] our programs and activities. Call 620-431-2730 to join us on "safari!" Through the efforts of honorary trustees Byron & Joyce Harrell (Friday Harbor, WA) the museum's Stott Explorers Library has grown to over 15,000 volumes. In 2004 the Harrells donated [AD] $2,000 and books valued at $2,296. Bravo! We thank Kenneth and Clarice Reinhardt and their family (Chanute, KS) for the donation to two 9' tall wooden giraffes from Bali. The museum was honored to accept a Kenya flag from Jim & Janet Arnet (Tulsa, OK) donated in memory of Bob & Barbara Webb. Endowment We are pleased to recognize the following individuals and companies for their endowment contributions in 2004: Bob & Barbara Ahlenius B&W Custom Truck Beds Nancy Kassebaum Baker F.L. Ballard Clayton Freiheit Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Terry & Kay Galt Mary Hall Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Elleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Scott & Eddie McArthur Hugh Thomas McCracken Michael Mitchell Anne Millbrooke Monarch Cement Company Earl Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nelson Optimized Process Furnaces Garth Patterson Ed & Ann Ranz Mike & Kim Robertson Rick & Kim Rutter Jim & Deanne Schoenberger PJ & Mike Tuma Shirley Vaughn Young's Welding Herman & Nadine Westmeyer Giles Weigandt Holly Wofford Walter Wulf, Jr. We thank Dr. Raleigh Williams (Tucson, AZ) for sending Johnson books he finds in antique bookstores and Judy Froehlich for donating a computer monitor. Matching Contributions Many companies will match contributions to non- profit organizations made by their employees or retirees. Contact your personnel office or call us [AD] at 620-431-2730 for details. [PAGE BREAK] Wanderers, Adventurers & Explorers These members provide additional support for the museum through their dues at the Wanderer ($70), Adventurer ($100), and Explorer ($250) membership levels: Explorers Dick Douglas Conrad & Judy Froehlich Dr. Jim & Lee Kensett Michael Mitchell Margaret Moore Kim & Rick Rutter Norman Smith Stanley Walsh Holly Wofford Wanderers Lillian & Wilbur Allison Robert Bijou Dr. & Mrs. Bob Haskins Ernst Humbelin J. & D. Schoenberger Celia Sisson Walter & Karin Wulf Endowment Endowment funds provide continual support for general operations as well as specific activities and divisions of the museum. Persons interested in making a permanent gift to the Safari MuseumⓇ are encouraged to contact director Conrad [AD] Froehlich at 620-431-2730. Board Retreat We thank past Board Presidents Ann Neff, Anne Ranz, and Walt Wulf for participating in the Board's annual retreat on March 7th. After Hours The museum was honored to host the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours on March 15th. Trustee Karen Lair proposed the museum serve as host, provided the food and beverages, and greeted guests with assistance from Ann Neff, Teresa Cornish, and Ben Barber. Adventurers Evelyn Abbuehl Rick Ashton Ralph & Kay Barclay Doris Brazil Elizabeth Brunger Boyd & Jane Burns Ken & Ruth Caldwell Gary Clarke Anonymous Phillip Cooper Mr. & Mrs. F. Dohmen Mr. & Mrs. D. Durbin Bob & Mary Jo Geiger Keith Goering David Jacoby Philip & Karen Jarred Tom King H. Thomas McCracken Tom & Debra Mikulka Dan & Lisa Mildfelt John & Micki Miller Alvin & Lorraine Natkin Ann Neff Verdon & Judy Parham Peter Polen Kent & Cathy Pringle Lou Faubion Robinson J.C. Sanders Larry & Cathy Taylor Wayne Umbarger N. & H. Westmeyer Jerry & Kathy Williams Mike Worswick WAIT-A-BIT NEWS Number of Members: 234 Initial Distribution by Mail: 585 This Wait-A-Bit News is made possible by support- | ers of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum including: Kathryn Althaber (Chanute, KS) Frank Jahn (Fullerton, CA) Jun Muranushi (Tochigi, Japan) Museum Founders A new plaque appears at the entrance to the Safari Museum. It recognizes the volunteer efforts and contributions of individuals, companies, and organizations that helped establish and develop the museum in the late 1950s and early 1960s. We are indebted to them for visionary work in creating this museum. Inevitably in going through the [AD] archives we missed names. Please contact us at 620-431-2730 with additional names of those who helped found the museum. The fifty names listed are: Joe Balch Charles Ballou Ralph Berg Charles Berthot Robert Blunk Emmet Bolze C.W. Brennan James Butin Caldwell Flour Covering E.C. Cathers Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce A.B. Chauncey City of Chanute Phil & Norma Cooper Ross Cooper Randall Diver Leon Eastburn Dale Fairchild Clifford Gibson Diane Good Richard & Karol Good Virginia Horton Art Hudspeth James Kensett Albert & Barbara Kihm Robert Lassman Belle Leighty J.D. Lightfoot Les Mathews Anna Lou Mattix Joe Melnyk Mariam Mih Montgomery Ward Animal Kingdom Lodge I want to thank Rick Allen, General Manager of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, for the opportunity to visit with his motivated staff and wonderful guests! am also indebted to Retail Manager Ellen Rich for providing space in her Zawadi Marketplace for several days to promote Osa's book I Married Adventure. It was a good experience meeting people from across the U.S. Kudos (or should that be Kudus?) to Curator Joe Kalla and Education Manager Stu Levine of Animal Programs for arranging my cast presentations and Sundowners program on February 25th. It was a very productive trip! I also need to recognize Eileen Emerson, Becky Feuchter, Alison Laprade, Alana Schoenberg, and Marilyn Sinskie for their hospitality and assistance. We are working with the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita to jointly offer a trip to this fabulous lodge in December 2005. Watch for details! cgf Ray Moriarty M.L. Morton Floyd Naff Naff & Bolze Hardware John Nation Gene Orr Dale Painter Edward Ranz Charles Rice Pete & Lou Rosenthal Charles Rubow Santa Fe Railroad Ebur Schultz Jack Slater Dean Skinner Sutcliffe Pipe Supply Youngs Welding Monarch & Ash Grove We want to give special recognition to the Monarch Cement Company in Humboldt and the Ash Grove Cement Company in Chanute. Both companies have a business membership at our [AD] $500 Serengeti level. Additionally, each has donat- ed $350 to general operations and $350 to endow- ment. The support of the Monarch Cement Company, the Ash Grove Cement Company, and our many business members allows the museum to daily serve visitors, students, and area residents. We thank Walter Wulf, Jr., James Sunderland, and Bruce Newell for their company's generous contributions. The next Wait-A-Bit News will include a list of all business members. Moving? Don't miss the Wait-A-Bit News. Please let us know of any address changes. [PAGE BREAK] MY BEST MENTOR: OSA By Joan Elias Wide eyed, seated in Osa Johnson's lap, I listened to stories about wild elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, hyenas, leopards, gibbons, and orangutans. Today I remember her stories more in my spirit than in my memory. As I relive her adventures Osa's stories inspire my imagination, mentor my love of animals, and nurture my sense of adventure. Osa stayed at my parent's summer hotel in the summer of 1949. We lived on a pre-civil war estate with eleven acres of apple, pear, and cherry orchards and dozens of towering maple, sprawling pine, and prickly horse chestnut trees. Stone fences bordered the property like a fortress of militiamen. Of all the places in and around New York City Osa selected our estate (now called Shady Lawn Hotel). I understand, from my parents, she selected our hotel for its reputation for providing fine home cooked meals, especially grandma's homemade strudel. But then maybe she chose our resort because of its proximity to Beaver Dam Lake, a lake filled with abundant trout and gigantic catfish (Osa's favorite), not to mention busy beavers. As a little girl of six the rolling hills and orchards were my Africa. There was much to explore and there were always guests at the hotel to add color and interest to my solitary existence. While the pale city slickers lounged on chaise lounges, ignoring their unruly children, my parents were busy running the hotel. This gave a little girl time to feed her runaway imagination. Most of the time I spent in a fog of fantasy exploring the eleven acres and escaping the guests. Osa's spirit must have sensed my void or maybe it was the lack of children of her own but it was this serendipitous experience that summer which created the blueprint of my life. Osa was very unlike most of the guests that would come to stay at our resort. As business people my parents had many occasions to meet many types of people but they were apprehensive having a celebrity stay at their down-to-earth resort. They were astonished by her simplicity, independence, and vitality. In a short time they took a liking to Osa and developed a friendship with her. Osa was up at dawn at the same time grandma was stretching her tissue thin strudel dough on our long cloth covered kitchen table. The only thing in common between grandma and Osa was the hour they would both begin the day. While grandma was projecting a few of her explicative words, especially on damp days when the dough would refuse to stretch and tear inadvertently, Osa was walking the two and one half miles to the fishing site on the lake. Every day she would take this pilgrimage and return a little past sunset to our hotel. I know that there is something Osa released to me in her spirit on those intimate afternoons of storytelling. As with most eye opening experiences it has only been recently, when I found the website for The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, that I began to understand my part in one of the outcomes of her life's work. Afternoons on Osa's lap imbedded many traits in my subconscious that define who I am. At a very young age I rescued animals including injured ground squirrels, domesticated cats, and just about anything sick or homeless that moves. I have established an organization which rescues and finds homes for many abandoned animals. Also, I have provided a hospice for many sick and dying animals. Today I consider myself a storyteller and have rewritten some of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales and on numerous occasions retold them to school age children. Just recently I experienced my own "safari adven- ture" while moving across the United States, alone coast-to-coast with ten of my house cats. Did Osa cultivate this spirit of adventure and exploration and compassion and love of storytelling in me? It would be hard to prove otherwise. And will Osa's spirit continue in all the lives of people and animals I have touched? "Probably so." As a part of my experience with Osa I feel a greater coexistence with both man and nature. This is the greatest gift anyone can give to another human. Reliving the experience of her adventures will continue to nurture and inspire me. MY BRUSH WITH GREATNESS By Marilyn Bladow A small mid-western town during the depression years seems like a very unlikely place for a brush with greatness. It was the years of Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. It was also the years of my encounters with Osa and Martin Johnson. I lived around the corner from Osa's mother, Belle Leighty, in Chanute, Kansas. Since the Johnsons didn't have children of their own, I seemed to fit in as a substitute. When Osa would come home from a trip she would come over to get me to see her treasures. She had such an infectious giggle and we would go off hand-in-hand while my mother begrudgingly followed behind. It is hard to believe that I once played with objects now considered some of the finest artifacts of Eastern and Western Africa. Stories by Osa and Martin were incredible. Martin often told stories of his early travels with Jack London. I think I could recite from Jack London before I learned to read. Martin would swing me up on a branch of tall trees telling me of animals with necks long enough to reach the leaves to eat them from the tall branches. Eastman Kodak financed many of the Johnson trips and film was developed in tents at night. The quality of these films is still evident today. Martin bought my first camera for me. It was he who took my Dad and me up for our first airplane ride from the Chanute Airport, much to the horror of my mother when she found out. How ironic that Martin was killed in the crash of a commercial airliner here in the United States. The Johnsons brought back many of the animals that were in the major zoos. As a matter of fact, inside the gate of the San Diego Zoo there are two gorilla statues dedicated to the Johnsons. From the Johnsons I learned some of my greatest joys in life - traveling, flying, photography, and hunting wild animals with a camera. They probably aren't the most famous people I ever met or will meet or see, but I feel that being able to say that I knew them and loved them was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Unable to have children of their own, through their books, films & personal appearances, Martin and Osa Johnson connected with and inspired untold generations. Above: The Three Boyscouts on Safari with the Johnsons Left: Osa speaking in the Great African Hall to a school tour at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. [PAGE BREAK] SAFARI TRACKS The museum provided Johnson photographs for use in recent publications including the Oceanic Art Society Newsletter (June and September 2004 issues) and the German magazine P.M. Perspektive (4/2004) Additionally, the museum was publicized in Kansas Heritage (Winter 2004), The Explorer! (November 2004), and Southeast Kansas Living (Winter 2004). Several sharp-eyed readers spotted in Better Homes and Gardens magazine two photographs that included copies of Osa Johnson's books I Married Adventure (1940) and Four Years in Paradise (1941). These appear on pages 34 and 50 of the November 2004 issue. I Married Adventure, likewise, appears on page 129 of the April 2005 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine! The museum was pleased to provide Johnson photographs for the 2004 book The Dianna Files: The Huntress-Traveller Through History written by Fiona Claire Capstick. It includes the chapter "Osa Johnson Memsahib of the Movies" (pages 257-265). Excellent photos of Tom Schrade's restored S-38 "Osa's Ark" appear in the December 2004 issue of Flight Journal. Last year the museum was pleased to hear from Alison Demarco in Scotland. Alison's great aunt, Martha Withall, was a nurse who helped save Osa's life after the Johnsons' nearly fatal attempt to climb Mt. Kenya in January 1927. Their family album contains Johnson pictures and a thank you card from Osa. Speakers Museum staff members offer a range of popular programs from African art and culture to the Johnsons and filmmaking. [AD] ¡Call 620-431-2730 to schedule an informative, fun presentation. OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP After going to a Jewelry Show in Kansas City this fall I found a wonderful lady who grew up in South Africa. She is proud to offer a line of handcrafted beaded jewelry, accessories, and home furnishings. She works with independent artists, self-help projects, and African entrepreneurs to bring us the highest quality, most authentic work available. In doing so, we also ensure that the people doing the work receive the most benefit from the sale of their goods. We do not negotiate prices, whatever the women asks is what we pay (in some cases we offer more!), so we can be certain they are earning a good wage for their efforts. Nguni Imports currently works with groups representing over 600 women. The items I have chosen to carry in the shop are the most beautiful necklaces done by the ZULU women. It is magnificent to realize that they help a community of ladies determined to do something about their lives and we have the ability to help them! I will also be going to Milwaukee in April to the Museum Store Association convention. I will be looking forward to seeing new items from venders that I have learned to trust in helping communities in Africa. Additionally, I will take classes to continue my education in managing the Shop so we can help support the Museum more. This is what it is all about keeping the museum going, this is too important of a story to let it dwindle away. Thanks to all who have supported the Museum!! srn S-38 Model Kits Due to the popularity of the movie The Aviator 1/72 scale model kits of the Sikorsky S-38 are scarce but we have several in stock for $60! "Nothing is impossible, if you want it badly enough, and if you have the imagina- tion to dream and the energy to make your dreams come true." Osa Johnson OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP Johnson Movies - DVD & VHS video Books I Married Adventure (1940) $24.95 Borneo (1937) $24.95 Baboona (1935) $24.95 Congorilla (1932) $24.95 Simba (1928) $29.95 - VHS only Four Years in Paradise by Osa Johnson (2004 paperback edition) $16.95 I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson (1997 paperback edition) $19.95 Casada Con La Aventura Spanish edition $29.95 Camera Trails in Africa (1924) by Martin Johnson (2001 paperback edition) $15.95 They Married Adventure (1992) by Pascal & Eleanor Imperato $14.95 Exploring with Martin and Osa Johnson (1978) by Kenhelm Stott $15.00 From Kansas to Cannibals: The Story of Osa Johnson (2001) $19.95 The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum (1998) $12.95 & $5.95 I'd Rather be on Safari (2001) by Gary Clarke [AD] $26.95 Signed! Safari MuseumⓇ "Merchandise" Mug $6 & $9 Shot Glass $2.99 Magnet $2.50 & $5 Lapel Pin $1.49 Key Chain $2.49 & $6 Baseball Cap $10 Thimble $3.99 Coaster $6 Clock $18 T-Shirt $10.50, $14.95 $20, & $25 S-38 or S-39 Rubber Ink Stamp $8.50 S-38 Model 1/144 Scale Kit $20 S-38 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $60 S-39 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $54 S.S. Martin Johnson Model Kit $40 [AD] To place an order call 620-431-2730, or log onto www.safarimuseum.com, or mail order with payment to Osa's Ark Museum Shop, 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 66720. Call for shipping charges. Kansas residents must add state and local sales tax. Payment accepted by check or Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date). Contact store manager Shirley Rogers-Naff for the availability of various Johnson books, including out-of- print copies. MEMBERSHIP A one-year museum membership (October 1st to September 30th) is available in the following categories: Individual $25 - Free admission for cardholder, subscription to the quarterly Wait-A-Bit News, 10% discount on Osa's Ark Museum Shop purchases over $5, invitation to special events and exhibit openings, and Safari Bookshelf privileges. Family $45 All Individual benefits plus discounts on educational programs and camp-ins and free admission for a second person and member's children and grandchildren age 18 and under. Name: Wanderer $70 - All Family benefits plus one guest admission per visit. Adventurer $100 - All Family benefits plus two guest admissions per visit and a VIP tour with a staff member. Explorer $250- All Family benefits plus four guest admissions per visit, a VIP tour with a staff member, and a special gift from the Osa's Ark Museum Store. Address: Payment can be made by check or by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date) and [AD] mailed to 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 666720 or call 620-431-2730. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Membership dues are deductible to the extent they exceed the fair market value of items received. [PAGE BREAK] MUSEUM CALENDAR April-June April 15-16 April 23 May 2 May 15 May 18 June 6 July 4 Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography, Selsor Art Gallery & Snark Theater Safari Museum® Film Festival, Neosho County Community College, Chanute, KS Dinner & Auction, Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant, Chanute Country Club Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Open House - Celebrating the Johnsons' Wedding Anniversary International Museum Day Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Museum closed for Independence Day [AD] Need information? Have questions? Call 620-431-2730, visit www.safarimuseum.com or e-mail osajohns@safarimuseum.com Museum Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 1-5 IMPERATO AFRICAN GALLERY STOTT EXPLORERS LIBRARY HENSHALL ARCHIVES SELSOR ART GALLERY SNARK THEATER OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP THE WILD SIDE THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® 111 N. Lincoln Ave. Chanute, KS 66720 USA Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID CHANUTE, KS PERMIT NO. 3 [PAGE BREAK] MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® WAIT-A-BIT NEWS Edited by: B.E. Henshall, F.R.GS. MARTIN AND OSA JOHNSON C.G. Froehlich SAFARI MUSEUM Film Festival APRIL 15-16 Adventures in Filmmaking! Vol. XXVI No. 1 April 2005 One Weekend... Two Chances to Travel the World! THEIR FIRST TALKING PICTURE EPIC Saturday April 16th NCCC Auditorium Doors open 6 pm ACROSS The WORLDY Mrs MARTIN JOHNSON Friday April 15th NCCC Auditorium Doors open 6 pm 11 AROUND THE WORLD 80 MINUTES ** Douglas FAIRBANKS United Arliss Picture [PAGE BREAK] Museum Film Festival Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Friday, April 15th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. [AD] A 1927-1928 trip up the Nile with friend/ supporter George Eastman (of Eastman-Kodak fame) highlighted the Johnsons' third African safari. It includes footage from all of their travels, bound together by Martin's narrative. Virtually unknown today, available only through this museum. The film was hailed as cutting edge by film critics of the day and was a huge success. Robert "Dick" Douglas, one of the three American Boy scouts who accompanied Martin and Osa on this expedition and is featured in the film, will be the evening's Special Guest Speaker. Mr. Douglas has written three travel books, has conducted a series of lectures concerning his trav- els with the Johnsons and on other Boy Scout lead adventures, and has just complete his autobiogra- phy, The Best 90 Years of My Life. He will share recollections from being on safari with Martin and Osa and some behind the scenes film experiences. Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks Saturday, April 16th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. In 1931, Douglas Fairbanks, director Victor Fleming, and a party of friends took a trip around the world to produced this amusing travelogue. It concentrates on Japan, China, Thailand, and India with a brief stop in the Philippines. A magic carpet takes everybody across Europe then back to Hollywood where Douglas shows how he created the special visual effects for the sword, basket, rope-tricks, and flying carpet rides featured in The Thief of Baghdad. Dr. John C. Tibbetts will be our guest speaker. This is a unique chance to see one of the rarest films from the illustrious career of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr! This Film Festival is running in conjunction with the third annual celebration of CHANUTE SAFARI DAYS. To learn more visit www.safarimuseum.com! The Safari Museum® Film Festival is funded in part by the Kansas Humanities Council. Dinner & Auction The Board of Trustees is pleased to again present an evening of fine dinning and entertainment. On Saturday, April 23rd the museum's annual fundraising dinner and auction will be held at Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant in the Chanute Country Club. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent action, cash bar, and social hour. This will be followed by a 6 p.m. dinner featuring Caesar Salad and a choice of Fettuccini and Paglia or Chicken Parmigiana. Our evening continues with a return of the improv comedy of The Rubber Chicken Factory at 8 p.m. You won't want to miss the fun and challenge of this year's auction. As with last year trustees have lined up several special auction items. Tickets cost $30 per person or $60 for a couple. [AD] Please call the museum at 431-2730 to reserve tickets or contact a museum trustee. This event sold out last year - don't miss out! If you are not able to attend, the museum welcomes and will recognize all contributions given in support of this special event. Usa & Martin Suites When visiting Chanute to tour the museum or to attend the our film festival or dinner consider staying at the historic Tioga Hotel. Located one block south of the museum the Tioga Hotel offers suites named after famous Kansans. You can book the Osa Johnson suite or Martin Johnson suite! For reservations call toll free 866-MY-TIOGA or go online to www.TiogaSuites.com! Mission Statement The mission of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is to collect, preserve, and make available the life work of Martin and Osa Johnson while continuing their work of sharing the knowledge of natural history and cultural anthropology with the global community. Vision Statement To cultivate a spirit of adventure and exploration through the preservation and presentation of Martin and Osa Johnson's life work. Director's Chair Curator Barbara Henshall continues to recover from a broken hip at the Chanute Healthcare Center (530 W. 14th St., Chanute, KS 66720). Barbara and our staff appreciate everyone who contacted the museum. We hope that Barbara is able to return home in the near future. This issue is essentially an annual report recognizing the many individuals and organizations which support the museum through contributions and higher membership levels. Please thank them for their generous gifts! On pages 8 and 9 are two wonderful articles about the Johnsons. My wife Judy and I had the honor of meeting Joan Elias at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and hearing her memories of Osa. I want to thank Stu Butcher, editor of the Humboldt Union, for allowing us to reprint Marilyn Bladow's article. During a work session on March 29th the Chanute City Commission decided to name the new subdivision at 11th and Plummer Ave. in Chanute: Osa Martin Heights! It will contain the Osa Martin Boulevard and Carstens Circle, named after the Johnsons' pilot Vern Carstens. Watch for details about this fantastic tribute to the Johnsons. Finally, I encourage you to visit the museum's current special exhibit Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography. cgf Staff Ben Barber, Library/Archive Volunteer Jacquelyn Borgeson, Curator Pat Crowl, Volunteer Greeter Conrad Froehlich, Director Barbara Henshall, Volunteer Curator Tracey Hiday, Docent Larry & Laurel McVey, Volunteer Greeters Kent Pringle, Legal Counsel Shirley Rogers-Naff, Store Manager/Assistant Treasurer Rachel Tatman, Office Assistant MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUMⓇ WAIT-A-BIT NEWS is a quarterly publication mailed to members of The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. [a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization], 111 N. Lincoln Ave., [AD] Chanute, KS 66720; (620) 431-2730. O, Copyright 2005, All rights reserved, The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM and SAFARI MUSEUM are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Television Appearances Johnson film footage provided by the museum is incorporated in several new documentary programs. This includes two BBC programs, Lion: Out of Africa? in The Natural World series and Tanzania Safari in the Bushcraft series. Footage is also used by Tigress Productions in the WNET program Snowflake: The White Gorilla, by National Geographic in Monkey Business, and by Marco Polo Film in the ARD/ARTE program Tiefilmgeschichten aus 100 Jahren. Please encourage your local PBS station to run the wonderful series of four Johnson films with introductions produced by KTWU in Topeka or the award winning program The Adventure Lovers. Holly Wofford, Co-Executive Producer of Survivor, said that she flew in two Vanuatuans as her guests for the Survivor: Vanuatu live show last year. We are indebted to Holly for using Johnson film footage to promote the program's Vanuatu location in 2004. The Boulder Public Library in Colorado had a showing of the Johnsons' 1937 movie Borneo on January 7th, 2005. Board of Trustees Bob Barker, President Jim Earl, Vice President Tom Mikulka, Treasurer Keith Goering, Secretary Ben Barber Teresa Cornish Carolyn Earnest Karen Lair Linda Reinhardt Linda Robbins Cathy Taylor Linus Thuston Kent Wire Honorary Trustees Gary Clarke Clive Cussler Dick Douglas Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Nancy Kassebaum Baker Douglas Oliver George & Kay Schaller Igor Sikorsky, Jr. Junior Board of Trustees Ruth Babb Kate Barker Tyler Bockover James Cheshier Desiree Dye Seth Galemore Anna Jenkins Michael Miller Melissa Taylor Honorary Trustees in Memoriam Vern Carstens Clarke Getts Belle Leighty David Martin C. Jackson Selsor Kenhelm Stott, Jr. Lowell Thomas Joseph Tilton George & Helen Wauchope [PAGE BREAK] Curators' Corner Three New Exhibitions take the Safari Museum collections on State, National & International Expeditions! Masters in the field: Great Artists of Lithography Coffeyville Cultural Arts Council Coffeyville, Kansas September-October 2005 Nature, in all its color and life, has fascinated people throughout history. At no time was this enchantment expressed more beautifully in art than during the 18th and 19th centuries, a time of extensive curiosity about natural history. As explorers swept across the globe, they sparked an international interest in the natural world and provided vast amounts of information to be studied, compiled and recorded in word and picture. Masters in the Field traces the development of lithographic illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the adventurous artists of the day. The exhibition includes 48 artworks by James Audubon, John Gould, and Joseph Smit from our Selsor Fine Art's collection. Married To Adventure: Photographs from the Travels of Martin & Usa Johnson This exhibition will recount the adventurous life story of Martin and Osa illustrated by their unprecedented photographic record that today serves as the ultimate documentation of wildernesses that have long since vanished and of world cultures and customs that have ceased to exist. Photographs, maps, indigenous art, film footage and personal memorabilia will showcase the Johnsons lasting contributions to documentary filmmaking and our global heritage. We are excited that the opening venue for this exhibition is the Kansas City Museum. Today this site is managed by the KC's Union Station...which was the very spot where Martin and Osa debarked to elope just after midnight on May 16, 1910 and where officially their married adventure began! Other venues currently scheduled include The Hastings Museum in Hastings, Nebraska, The Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum in Logan, Kansas, The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California and The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin. For show schedule and for updates on future host museums for this touring exhibition, please checkout: www.smithkramer.com On Safari in North Borneo with Martin & Osa Johnson The SS Johnsonville to "Sail" in Sabah again! This permanent exhibition dedicated to the life achievements of these intrepid explorers, authors, aviators, and pioneer wildlife filmmakers, will be housed at the Sandakan Heritage Museum (Sabah, Malaysia). It was co-curated by Stella Moo of the Sabah Museum (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) and Jacquelyn Borgeson as a result of their International Partnership Among Museums Exchange Grant. It will honor the memory of Martin and Osa Johnson and restore their amazing photos to the people whose heritage they celebrate! One exciting and interactive component of this exhibition will be a life-size replica of the houseboat Martin and Osa used to explore and record the Kinabatangan River. Funding for the construction of this exhibition is not covered by IPAM grant and is desperately needed! If you know of an agency or corporation who could underwrite components of this exhibition, [AD] please contact Jacquelyn Borgeson at osajohns@yahoo.com or 620-431-2730. Private donations would be greatly appreciated and may be sent to: The Johnson Exhibition Project, The Safari Museum, 111 North Lincoln Avenue, Chanute, Kansas 66720 ASANTE SANA Year-End Contributions Please join us in thanking the following people and organizations for their generous annual gifts: Evelyn Abbuehl Ash Grove Cement Company Helen Ashwood Ralph Tucker Attebery Betty Briley Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Jim & Lorraine Gaskell Ron & Marsha Gordon Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Tom King Michael Mitchell Monarch Cement Company Kimberly & Michael Robertson Linda & John Rubow Rick & Kim Rutter Arthur Strauss Elvin Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David W. Wallace, Jr. Holly Wofford Volunteers The museum welcomes all volunteers to help with [AD] our programs and activities. Call 620-431-2730 to join us on "safari!" Through the efforts of honorary trustees Byron & Joyce Harrell (Friday Harbor, WA) the museum's Stott Explorers Library has grown to over 15,000 volumes. In 2004 the Harrells donated [AD] $2,000 and books valued at $2,296. Bravo! We thank Kenneth and Clarice Reinhardt and their family (Chanute, KS) for the donation to two 9' tall wooden giraffes from Bali. The museum was honored to accept a Kenya flag from Jim & Janet Arnet (Tulsa, OK) donated in memory of Bob & Barbara Webb. Endowment We are pleased to recognize the following individuals and companies for their endowment contributions in 2004: Bob & Barbara Ahlenius B&W Custom Truck Beds Nancy Kassebaum Baker F.L. Ballard Clayton Freiheit Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Terry & Kay Galt Mary Hall Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Elleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Scott & Eddie McArthur Hugh Thomas McCracken Michael Mitchell Anne Millbrooke Monarch Cement Company Earl Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nelson Optimized Process Furnaces Garth Patterson Ed & Ann Ranz Mike & Kim Robertson Rick & Kim Rutter Jim & Deanne Schoenberger PJ & Mike Tuma Shirley Vaughn Young's Welding Herman & Nadine Westmeyer Giles Weigandt Holly Wofford Walter Wulf, Jr. We thank Dr. Raleigh Williams (Tucson, AZ) for sending Johnson books he finds in antique bookstores and Judy Froehlich for donating a computer monitor. Matching Contributions Many companies will match contributions to non- profit organizations made by their employees or retirees. Contact your personnel office or call us [AD] at 620-431-2730 for details. [PAGE BREAK] Wanderers, Adventurers & Explorers These members provide additional support for the museum through their dues at the Wanderer ($70), Adventurer ($100), and Explorer ($250) membership levels: Explorers Dick Douglas Conrad & Judy Froehlich Dr. Jim & Lee Kensett Michael Mitchell Margaret Moore Kim & Rick Rutter Norman Smith Stanley Walsh Holly Wofford Wanderers Lillian & Wilbur Allison Robert Bijou Dr. & Mrs. Bob Haskins Ernst Humbelin J. & D. Schoenberger Celia Sisson Walter & Karin Wulf Endowment Endowment funds provide continual support for general operations as well as specific activities and divisions of the museum. Persons interested in making a permanent gift to the Safari MuseumⓇ are encouraged to contact director Conrad [AD] Froehlich at 620-431-2730. Board Retreat We thank past Board Presidents Ann Neff, Anne Ranz, and Walt Wulf for participating in the Board's annual retreat on March 7th. After Hours The museum was honored to host the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours on March 15th. Trustee Karen Lair proposed the museum serve as host, provided the food and beverages, and greeted guests with assistance from Ann Neff, Teresa Cornish, and Ben Barber. Adventurers Evelyn Abbuehl Rick Ashton Ralph & Kay Barclay Doris Brazil Elizabeth Brunger Boyd & Jane Burns Ken & Ruth Caldwell Gary Clarke Anonymous Phillip Cooper Mr. & Mrs. F. Dohmen Mr. & Mrs. D. Durbin Bob & Mary Jo Geiger Keith Goering David Jacoby Philip & Karen Jarred Tom King H. Thomas McCracken Tom & Debra Mikulka Dan & Lisa Mildfelt John & Micki Miller Alvin & Lorraine Natkin Ann Neff Verdon & Judy Parham Peter Polen Kent & Cathy Pringle Lou Faubion Robinson J.C. Sanders Larry & Cathy Taylor Wayne Umbarger N. & H. Westmeyer Jerry & Kathy Williams Mike Worswick WAIT-A-BIT NEWS Number of Members: 234 Initial Distribution by Mail: 585 This Wait-A-Bit News is made possible by support- | ers of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum including: Kathryn Althaber (Chanute, KS) Frank Jahn (Fullerton, CA) Jun Muranushi (Tochigi, Japan) Museum Founders A new plaque appears at the entrance to the Safari Museum. It recognizes the volunteer efforts and contributions of individuals, companies, and organizations that helped establish and develop the museum in the late 1950s and early 1960s. We are indebted to them for visionary work in creating this museum. Inevitably in going through the [AD] archives we missed names. Please contact us at 620-431-2730 with additional names of those who helped found the museum. The fifty names listed are: Joe Balch Charles Ballou Ralph Berg Charles Berthot Robert Blunk Emmet Bolze C.W. Brennan James Butin Caldwell Flour Covering E.C. Cathers Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce A.B. Chauncey City of Chanute Phil & Norma Cooper Ross Cooper Randall Diver Leon Eastburn Dale Fairchild Clifford Gibson Diane Good Richard & Karol Good Virginia Horton Art Hudspeth James Kensett Albert & Barbara Kihm Robert Lassman Belle Leighty J.D. Lightfoot Les Mathews Anna Lou Mattix Joe Melnyk Mariam Mih Montgomery Ward Animal Kingdom Lodge I want to thank Rick Allen, General Manager of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, for the opportunity to visit with his motivated staff and wonderful guests! am also indebted to Retail Manager Ellen Rich for providing space in her Zawadi Marketplace for several days to promote Osa's book I Married Adventure. It was a good experience meeting people from across the U.S. Kudos (or should that be Kudus?) to Curator Joe Kalla and Education Manager Stu Levine of Animal Programs for arranging my cast presentations and Sundowners program on February 25th. It was a very productive trip! I also need to recognize Eileen Emerson, Becky Feuchter, Alison Laprade, Alana Schoenberg, and Marilyn Sinskie for their hospitality and assistance. We are working with the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita to jointly offer a trip to this fabulous lodge in December 2005. Watch for details! cgf Ray Moriarty M.L. Morton Floyd Naff Naff & Bolze Hardware John Nation Gene Orr Dale Painter Edward Ranz Charles Rice Pete & Lou Rosenthal Charles Rubow Santa Fe Railroad Ebur Schultz Jack Slater Dean Skinner Sutcliffe Pipe Supply Youngs Welding Monarch & Ash Grove We want to give special recognition to the Monarch Cement Company in Humboldt and the Ash Grove Cement Company in Chanute. Both companies have a business membership at our [AD] $500 Serengeti level. Additionally, each has donat- ed $350 to general operations and $350 to endow- ment. The support of the Monarch Cement Company, the Ash Grove Cement Company, and our many business members allows the museum to daily serve visitors, students, and area residents. We thank Walter Wulf, Jr., James Sunderland, and Bruce Newell for their company's generous contributions. The next Wait-A-Bit News will include a list of all business members. Moving? Don't miss the Wait-A-Bit News. Please let us know of any address changes. [PAGE BREAK] MY BEST MENTOR: OSA By Joan Elias Wide eyed, seated in Osa Johnson's lap, I listened to stories about wild elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, hyenas, leopards, gibbons, and orangutans. Today I remember her stories more in my spirit than in my memory. As I relive her adventures Osa's stories inspire my imagination, mentor my love of animals, and nurture my sense of adventure. Osa stayed at my parent's summer hotel in the summer of 1949. We lived on a pre-civil war estate with eleven acres of apple, pear, and cherry orchards and dozens of towering maple, sprawling pine, and prickly horse chestnut trees. Stone fences bordered the property like a fortress of militiamen. Of all the places in and around New York City Osa selected our estate (now called Shady Lawn Hotel). I understand, from my parents, she selected our hotel for its reputation for providing fine home cooked meals, especially grandma's homemade strudel. But then maybe she chose our resort because of its proximity to Beaver Dam Lake, a lake filled with abundant trout and gigantic catfish (Osa's favorite), not to mention busy beavers. As a little girl of six the rolling hills and orchards were my Africa. There was much to explore and there were always guests at the hotel to add color and interest to my solitary existence. While the pale city slickers lounged on chaise lounges, ignoring their unruly children, my parents were busy running the hotel. This gave a little girl time to feed her runaway imagination. Most of the time I spent in a fog of fantasy exploring the eleven acres and escaping the guests. Osa's spirit must have sensed my void or maybe it was the lack of children of her own but it was this serendipitous experience that summer which created the blueprint of my life. Osa was very unlike most of the guests that would come to stay at our resort. As business people my parents had many occasions to meet many types of people but they were apprehensive having a celebrity stay at their down-to-earth resort. They were astonished by her simplicity, independence, and vitality. In a short time they took a liking to Osa and developed a friendship with her. Osa was up at dawn at the same time grandma was stretching her tissue thin strudel dough on our long cloth covered kitchen table. The only thing in common between grandma and Osa was the hour they would both begin the day. While grandma was projecting a few of her explicative words, especially on damp days when the dough would refuse to stretch and tear inadvertently, Osa was walking the two and one half miles to the fishing site on the lake. Every day she would take this pilgrimage and return a little past sunset to our hotel. I know that there is something Osa released to me in her spirit on those intimate afternoons of storytelling. As with most eye opening experiences it has only been recently, when I found the website for The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, that I began to understand my part in one of the outcomes of her life's work. Afternoons on Osa's lap imbedded many traits in my subconscious that define who I am. At a very young age I rescued animals including injured ground squirrels, domesticated cats, and just about anything sick or homeless that moves. I have established an organization which rescues and finds homes for many abandoned animals. Also, I have provided a hospice for many sick and dying animals. Today I consider myself a storyteller and have rewritten some of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales and on numerous occasions retold them to school age children. Just recently I experienced my own "safari adven- ture" while moving across the United States, alone coast-to-coast with ten of my house cats. Did Osa cultivate this spirit of adventure and exploration and compassion and love of storytelling in me? It would be hard to prove otherwise. And will Osa's spirit continue in all the lives of people and animals I have touched? "Probably so." As a part of my experience with Osa I feel a greater coexistence with both man and nature. This is the greatest gift anyone can give to another human. Reliving the experience of her adventures will continue to nurture and inspire me. MY BRUSH WITH GREATNESS By Marilyn Bladow A small mid-western town during the depression years seems like a very unlikely place for a brush with greatness. It was the years of Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. It was also the years of my encounters with Osa and Martin Johnson. I lived around the corner from Osa's mother, Belle Leighty, in Chanute, Kansas. Since the Johnsons didn't have children of their own, I seemed to fit in as a substitute. When Osa would come home from a trip she would come over to get me to see her treasures. She had such an infectious giggle and we would go off hand-in-hand while my mother begrudgingly followed behind. It is hard to believe that I once played with objects now considered some of the finest artifacts of Eastern and Western Africa. Stories by Osa and Martin were incredible. Martin often told stories of his early travels with Jack London. I think I could recite from Jack London before I learned to read. Martin would swing me up on a branch of tall trees telling me of animals with necks long enough to reach the leaves to eat them from the tall branches. Eastman Kodak financed many of the Johnson trips and film was developed in tents at night. The quality of these films is still evident today. Martin bought my first camera for me. It was he who took my Dad and me up for our first airplane ride from the Chanute Airport, much to the horror of my mother when she found out. How ironic that Martin was killed in the crash of a commercial airliner here in the United States. The Johnsons brought back many of the animals that were in the major zoos. As a matter of fact, inside the gate of the San Diego Zoo there are two gorilla statues dedicated to the Johnsons. From the Johnsons I learned some of my greatest joys in life - traveling, flying, photography, and hunting wild animals with a camera. They probably aren't the most famous people I ever met or will meet or see, but I feel that being able to say that I knew them and loved them was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Unable to have children of their own, through their books, films & personal appearances, Martin and Osa Johnson connected with and inspired untold generations. Above: The Three Boyscouts on Safari with the Johnsons Left: Osa speaking in the Great African Hall to a school tour at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. [PAGE BREAK] SAFARI TRACKS The museum provided Johnson photographs for use in recent publications including the Oceanic Art Society Newsletter (June and September 2004 issues) and the German magazine P.M. Perspektive (4/2004) Additionally, the museum was publicized in Kansas Heritage (Winter 2004), The Explorer! (November 2004), and Southeast Kansas Living (Winter 2004). Several sharp-eyed readers spotted in Better Homes and Gardens magazine two photographs that included copies of Osa Johnson's books I Married Adventure (1940) and Four Years in Paradise (1941). These appear on pages 34 and 50 of the November 2004 issue. I Married Adventure, likewise, appears on page 129 of the April 2005 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine! The museum was pleased to provide Johnson photographs for the 2004 book The Dianna Files: The Huntress-Traveller Through History written by Fiona Claire Capstick. It includes the chapter "Osa Johnson Memsahib of the Movies" (pages 257-265). Excellent photos of Tom Schrade's restored S-38 "Osa's Ark" appear in the December 2004 issue of Flight Journal. Last year the museum was pleased to hear from Alison Demarco in Scotland. Alison's great aunt, Martha Withall, was a nurse who helped save Osa's life after the Johnsons' nearly fatal attempt to climb Mt. Kenya in January 1927. Their family album contains Johnson pictures and a thank you card from Osa. Speakers Museum staff members offer a range of popular programs from African art and culture to the Johnsons and filmmaking. [AD] ¡Call 620-431-2730 to schedule an informative, fun presentation. OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP After going to a Jewelry Show in Kansas City this fall I found a wonderful lady who grew up in South Africa. She is proud to offer a line of handcrafted beaded jewelry, accessories, and home furnishings. She works with independent artists, self-help projects, and African entrepreneurs to bring us the highest quality, most authentic work available. In doing so, we also ensure that the people doing the work receive the most benefit from the sale of their goods. We do not negotiate prices, whatever the women asks is what we pay (in some cases we offer more!), so we can be certain they are earning a good wage for their efforts. Nguni Imports currently works with groups representing over 600 women. The items I have chosen to carry in the shop are the most beautiful necklaces done by the ZULU women. It is magnificent to realize that they help a community of ladies determined to do something about their lives and we have the ability to help them! I will also be going to Milwaukee in April to the Museum Store Association convention. I will be looking forward to seeing new items from venders that I have learned to trust in helping communities in Africa. Additionally, I will take classes to continue my education in managing the Shop so we can help support the Museum more. This is what it is all about keeping the museum going, this is too important of a story to let it dwindle away. Thanks to all who have supported the Museum!! srn S-38 Model Kits Due to the popularity of the movie The Aviator 1/72 scale model kits of the Sikorsky S-38 are scarce but we have several in stock for $60! "Nothing is impossible, if you want it badly enough, and if you have the imagina- tion to dream and the energy to make your dreams come true." Osa Johnson OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP Johnson Movies - DVD & VHS video Books I Married Adventure (1940) $24.95 Borneo (1937) $24.95 Baboona (1935) $24.95 Congorilla (1932) $24.95 Simba (1928) $29.95 - VHS only Four Years in Paradise by Osa Johnson (2004 paperback edition) $16.95 I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson (1997 paperback edition) $19.95 Casada Con La Aventura Spanish edition $29.95 Camera Trails in Africa (1924) by Martin Johnson (2001 paperback edition) $15.95 They Married Adventure (1992) by Pascal & Eleanor Imperato $14.95 Exploring with Martin and Osa Johnson (1978) by Kenhelm Stott $15.00 From Kansas to Cannibals: The Story of Osa Johnson (2001) $19.95 The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum (1998) $12.95 & $5.95 I'd Rather be on Safari (2001) by Gary Clarke [AD] $26.95 Signed! Safari MuseumⓇ "Merchandise" Mug $6 & $9 Shot Glass $2.99 Magnet $2.50 & $5 Lapel Pin $1.49 Key Chain $2.49 & $6 Baseball Cap $10 Thimble $3.99 Coaster $6 Clock $18 T-Shirt $10.50, $14.95 $20, & $25 S-38 or S-39 Rubber Ink Stamp $8.50 S-38 Model 1/144 Scale Kit $20 S-38 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $60 S-39 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $54 S.S. Martin Johnson Model Kit $40 [AD] To place an order call 620-431-2730, or log onto www.safarimuseum.com, or mail order with payment to Osa's Ark Museum Shop, 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 66720. Call for shipping charges. Kansas residents must add state and local sales tax. Payment accepted by check or Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date). Contact store manager Shirley Rogers-Naff for the availability of various Johnson books, including out-of- print copies. MEMBERSHIP A one-year museum membership (October 1st to September 30th) is available in the following categories: Individual $25 - Free admission for cardholder, subscription to the quarterly Wait-A-Bit News, 10% discount on Osa's Ark Museum Shop purchases over $5, invitation to special events and exhibit openings, and Safari Bookshelf privileges. Family $45 All Individual benefits plus discounts on educational programs and camp-ins and free admission for a second person and member's children and grandchildren age 18 and under. Name: Wanderer $70 - All Family benefits plus one guest admission per visit. Adventurer $100 - All Family benefits plus two guest admissions per visit and a VIP tour with a staff member. Explorer $250- All Family benefits plus four guest admissions per visit, a VIP tour with a staff member, and a special gift from the Osa's Ark Museum Store. Address: Payment can be made by check or by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date) and [AD] mailed to 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 666720 or call 620-431-2730. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Membership dues are deductible to the extent they exceed the fair market value of items received. [PAGE BREAK] MUSEUM CALENDAR April-June April 15-16 April 23 May 2 May 15 May 18 June 6 July 4 Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography, Selsor Art Gallery & Snark Theater Safari Museum® Film Festival, Neosho County Community College, Chanute, KS Dinner & Auction, Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant, Chanute Country Club Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Open House - Celebrating the Johnsons' Wedding Anniversary International Museum Day Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Museum closed for Independence Day [AD] Need information? Have questions? Call 620-431-2730, visit www.safarimuseum.com or e-mail osajohns@safarimuseum.com Museum Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 1-5 IMPERATO AFRICAN GALLERY STOTT EXPLORERS LIBRARY HENSHALL ARCHIVES SELSOR ART GALLERY SNARK THEATER OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP THE WILD SIDE THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® 111 N. Lincoln Ave. Chanute, KS 66720 USA Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID CHANUTE, KS PERMIT NO. 3 [PAGE BREAK] MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM Chanute, KS 66720 111 N. Lincoln Ave. [AD] (620) 431-2730 www.safarimuseum.com osajohns@safarimuseum.com Honorary Trustees Gary Clarke June 10, 2005 alve Cussler Dick Douglas Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Nancy Kassebaum Baker David Martin Douglas Oliver George & Kay Schaller Igor Sikorsky, Jr. Museum established in 1961 to preserve the achievements of filmmakers, photographers, and authors Martin and Osa Johnson Research center for the study of natural history, Africa, Borneo, and the South Seas Gary S. Mangiacopra 7 Arlmont St. Milford, CT 06460 Dear Gary, I had an opportunity to make a video tape containing four of the Big Game Hunt television episodes hosted by Ivan Sanderson. If the information on tapes from the Library of Congress is correct I believe these episodes are titled "Return to Adventure", "Terror of the Plains", "Trek the Wild Lands", and "Armored Menace". Interestingly Ivan mentions the death of his father at the end of the last episode (about an hour and 47 minutes into the tape). [AD] It occurs to me that Arthur's death was during the Johnsons' 1923-1937 trip which was largely supported by the American Museum of Natural History. Perhaps this museum has records relating to Arthur Sanderson. Keep up the search and have a great summer! Imperato African Gallery Stott Explorers Library Selsor Art Gallery Henshall Archives Best safari wishes, CONEW Conrad G. Froehlich Director [PAGE BREAK] Section II page Co, cal 4 [PAGE BREAK] MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® WAIT-A-BIT NEWS Edited by: B.E. Henshall, F.R.GS. MARTIN AND OSA JOHNSON C.G. Froehlich SAFARI MUSEUM Film Festival APRIL 15-16 Adventures in Filmmaking! Vol. XXVI No. 1 April 2005 One Weekend... Two Chances to Travel the World! THEIR FIRST TALKING PICTURE EPIC Saturday April 16th NCCC Auditorium Doors open 6 pm ACROSS The WORLDY Mrs MARTIN JOHNSON Friday April 15th NCCC Auditorium Doors open 6 pm 11 AROUND THE WORLD 80 MINUTES ** Douglas FAIRBANKS United Arliss Picture [PAGE BREAK] Museum Film Festival Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Friday, April 15th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. [AD] A 1927-1928 trip up the Nile with friend/ supporter George Eastman (of Eastman-Kodak fame) highlighted the Johnsons' third African safari. It includes footage from all of their travels, bound together by Martin's narrative. Virtually unknown today, available only through this museum. The film was hailed as cutting edge by film critics of the day and was a huge success. Robert "Dick" Douglas, one of the three American Boy scouts who accompanied Martin and Osa on this expedition and is featured in the film, will be the evening's Special Guest Speaker. Mr. Douglas has written three travel books, has conducted a series of lectures concerning his trav- els with the Johnsons and on other Boy Scout lead adventures, and has just complete his autobiogra- phy, The Best 90 Years of My Life. He will share recollections from being on safari with Martin and Osa and some behind the scenes film experiences. Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks Saturday, April 16th, doors open 6 p.m. at the NCCC Auditorium. In 1931, Douglas Fairbanks, director Victor Fleming, and a party of friends took a trip around the world to produced this amusing travelogue. It concentrates on Japan, China, Thailand, and India with a brief stop in the Philippines. A magic carpet takes everybody across Europe then back to Hollywood where Douglas shows how he created the special visual effects for the sword, basket, rope-tricks, and flying carpet rides featured in The Thief of Baghdad. Dr. John C. Tibbetts will be our guest speaker. This is a unique chance to see one of the rarest films from the illustrious career of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr! This Film Festival is running in conjunction with the third annual celebration of CHANUTE SAFARI DAYS. To learn more visit www.safarimuseum.com! The Safari Museum® Film Festival is funded in part by the Kansas Humanities Council. Dinner & Auction The Board of Trustees is pleased to again present an evening of fine dinning and entertainment. On Saturday, April 23rd the museum's annual fundraising dinner and auction will be held at Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant in the Chanute Country Club. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent action, cash bar, and social hour. This will be followed by a 6 p.m. dinner featuring Caesar Salad and a choice of Fettuccini and Paglia or Chicken Parmigiana. Our evening continues with a return of the improv comedy of The Rubber Chicken Factory at 8 p.m. You won't want to miss the fun and challenge of this year's auction. As with last year trustees have lined up several special auction items. Tickets cost $30 per person or $60 for a couple. [AD] Please call the museum at 431-2730 to reserve tickets or contact a museum trustee. This event sold out last year - don't miss out! If you are not able to attend, the museum welcomes and will recognize all contributions given in support of this special event. Usa & Martin Suites When visiting Chanute to tour the museum or to attend the our film festival or dinner consider staying at the historic Tioga Hotel. Located one block south of the museum the Tioga Hotel offers suites named after famous Kansans. You can book the Osa Johnson suite or Martin Johnson suite! For reservations call toll free 866-MY-TIOGA or go online to www.TiogaSuites.com! Mission Statement The mission of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is to collect, preserve, and make available the life work of Martin and Osa Johnson while continuing their work of sharing the knowledge of natural history and cultural anthropology with the global community. Vision Statement To cultivate a spirit of adventure and exploration through the preservation and presentation of Martin and Osa Johnson's life work. Director's Chair Curator Barbara Henshall continues to recover from a broken hip at the Chanute Healthcare Center (530 W. 14th St., Chanute, KS 66720). Barbara and our staff appreciate everyone who contacted the museum. We hope that Barbara is able to return home in the near future. This issue is essentially an annual report recognizing the many individuals and organizations which support the museum through contributions and higher membership levels. Please thank them for their generous gifts! On pages 8 and 9 are two wonderful articles about the Johnsons. My wife Judy and I had the honor of meeting Joan Elias at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and hearing her memories of Osa. I want to thank Stu Butcher, editor of the Humboldt Union, for allowing us to reprint Marilyn Bladow's article. During a work session on March 29th the Chanute City Commission decided to name the new subdivision at 11th and Plummer Ave. in Chanute: Osa Martin Heights! It will contain the Osa Martin Boulevard and Carstens Circle, named after the Johnsons' pilot Vern Carstens. Watch for details about this fantastic tribute to the Johnsons. Finally, I encourage you to visit the museum's current special exhibit Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography. cgf Staff Ben Barber, Library/Archive Volunteer Jacquelyn Borgeson, Curator Pat Crowl, Volunteer Greeter Conrad Froehlich, Director Barbara Henshall, Volunteer Curator Tracey Hiday, Docent Larry & Laurel McVey, Volunteer Greeters Kent Pringle, Legal Counsel Shirley Rogers-Naff, Store Manager/Assistant Treasurer Rachel Tatman, Office Assistant MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUMⓇ WAIT-A-BIT NEWS is a quarterly publication mailed to members of The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. [a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization], 111 N. Lincoln Ave., [AD] Chanute, KS 66720; (620) 431-2730. O, Copyright 2005, All rights reserved, The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Inc. THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM and SAFARI MUSEUM are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Television Appearances Johnson film footage provided by the museum is incorporated in several new documentary programs. This includes two BBC programs, Lion: Out of Africa? in The Natural World series and Tanzania Safari in the Bushcraft series. Footage is also used by Tigress Productions in the WNET program Snowflake: The White Gorilla, by National Geographic in Monkey Business, and by Marco Polo Film in the ARD/ARTE program Tiefilmgeschichten aus 100 Jahren. Please encourage your local PBS station to run the wonderful series of four Johnson films with introductions produced by KTWU in Topeka or the award winning program The Adventure Lovers. Holly Wofford, Co-Executive Producer of Survivor, said that she flew in two Vanuatuans as her guests for the Survivor: Vanuatu live show last year. We are indebted to Holly for using Johnson film footage to promote the program's Vanuatu location in 2004. The Boulder Public Library in Colorado had a showing of the Johnsons' 1937 movie Borneo on January 7th, 2005. Board of Trustees Bob Barker, President Jim Earl, Vice President Tom Mikulka, Treasurer Keith Goering, Secretary Ben Barber Teresa Cornish Carolyn Earnest Karen Lair Linda Reinhardt Linda Robbins Cathy Taylor Linus Thuston Kent Wire Honorary Trustees Gary Clarke Clive Cussler Dick Douglas Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Nancy Kassebaum Baker Douglas Oliver George & Kay Schaller Igor Sikorsky, Jr. Junior Board of Trustees Ruth Babb Kate Barker Tyler Bockover James Cheshier Desiree Dye Seth Galemore Anna Jenkins Michael Miller Melissa Taylor Honorary Trustees in Memoriam Vern Carstens Clarke Getts Belle Leighty David Martin C. Jackson Selsor Kenhelm Stott, Jr. Lowell Thomas Joseph Tilton George & Helen Wauchope [PAGE BREAK] Curators' Corner Three New Exhibitions take the Safari Museum collections on State, National & International Expeditions! Masters in the field: Great Artists of Lithography Coffeyville Cultural Arts Council Coffeyville, Kansas September-October 2005 Nature, in all its color and life, has fascinated people throughout history. At no time was this enchantment expressed more beautifully in art than during the 18th and 19th centuries, a time of extensive curiosity about natural history. As explorers swept across the globe, they sparked an international interest in the natural world and provided vast amounts of information to be studied, compiled and recorded in word and picture. Masters in the Field traces the development of lithographic illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the adventurous artists of the day. The exhibition includes 48 artworks by James Audubon, John Gould, and Joseph Smit from our Selsor Fine Art's collection. Married To Adventure: Photographs from the Travels of Martin & Usa Johnson This exhibition will recount the adventurous life story of Martin and Osa illustrated by their unprecedented photographic record that today serves as the ultimate documentation of wildernesses that have long since vanished and of world cultures and customs that have ceased to exist. Photographs, maps, indigenous art, film footage and personal memorabilia will showcase the Johnsons lasting contributions to documentary filmmaking and our global heritage. We are excited that the opening venue for this exhibition is the Kansas City Museum. Today this site is managed by the KC's Union Station...which was the very spot where Martin and Osa debarked to elope just after midnight on May 16, 1910 and where officially their married adventure began! Other venues currently scheduled include The Hastings Museum in Hastings, Nebraska, The Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum in Logan, Kansas, The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California and The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah, Wisconsin. For show schedule and for updates on future host museums for this touring exhibition, please checkout: www.smithkramer.com On Safari in North Borneo with Martin & Osa Johnson The SS Johnsonville to "Sail" in Sabah again! This permanent exhibition dedicated to the life achievements of these intrepid explorers, authors, aviators, and pioneer wildlife filmmakers, will be housed at the Sandakan Heritage Museum (Sabah, Malaysia). It was co-curated by Stella Moo of the Sabah Museum (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia) and Jacquelyn Borgeson as a result of their International Partnership Among Museums Exchange Grant. It will honor the memory of Martin and Osa Johnson and restore their amazing photos to the people whose heritage they celebrate! One exciting and interactive component of this exhibition will be a life-size replica of the houseboat Martin and Osa used to explore and record the Kinabatangan River. Funding for the construction of this exhibition is not covered by IPAM grant and is desperately needed! If you know of an agency or corporation who could underwrite components of this exhibition, [AD] please contact Jacquelyn Borgeson at osajohns@yahoo.com or 620-431-2730. Private donations would be greatly appreciated and may be sent to: The Johnson Exhibition Project, The Safari Museum, 111 North Lincoln Avenue, Chanute, Kansas 66720 ASANTE SANA Year-End Contributions Please join us in thanking the following people and organizations for their generous annual gifts: Evelyn Abbuehl Ash Grove Cement Company Helen Ashwood Ralph Tucker Attebery Betty Briley Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Jim & Lorraine Gaskell Ron & Marsha Gordon Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Tom King Michael Mitchell Monarch Cement Company Kimberly & Michael Robertson Linda & John Rubow Rick & Kim Rutter Arthur Strauss Elvin Taylor Mr. & Mrs. David W. Wallace, Jr. Holly Wofford Volunteers The museum welcomes all volunteers to help with [AD] our programs and activities. Call 620-431-2730 to join us on "safari!" Through the efforts of honorary trustees Byron & Joyce Harrell (Friday Harbor, WA) the museum's Stott Explorers Library has grown to over 15,000 volumes. In 2004 the Harrells donated [AD] $2,000 and books valued at $2,296. Bravo! We thank Kenneth and Clarice Reinhardt and their family (Chanute, KS) for the donation to two 9' tall wooden giraffes from Bali. The museum was honored to accept a Kenya flag from Jim & Janet Arnet (Tulsa, OK) donated in memory of Bob & Barbara Webb. Endowment We are pleased to recognize the following individuals and companies for their endowment contributions in 2004: Bob & Barbara Ahlenius B&W Custom Truck Beds Nancy Kassebaum Baker F.L. Ballard Clayton Freiheit Conrad & Judy Froehlich Gerald Froehlich & Laura Goodell Terry & Kay Galt Mary Hall Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Elleanor Imperato Jim & Lee Kensett Scott & Eddie McArthur Hugh Thomas McCracken Michael Mitchell Anne Millbrooke Monarch Cement Company Earl Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nelson Optimized Process Furnaces Garth Patterson Ed & Ann Ranz Mike & Kim Robertson Rick & Kim Rutter Jim & Deanne Schoenberger PJ & Mike Tuma Shirley Vaughn Young's Welding Herman & Nadine Westmeyer Giles Weigandt Holly Wofford Walter Wulf, Jr. We thank Dr. Raleigh Williams (Tucson, AZ) for sending Johnson books he finds in antique bookstores and Judy Froehlich for donating a computer monitor. Matching Contributions Many companies will match contributions to non- profit organizations made by their employees or retirees. Contact your personnel office or call us [AD] at 620-431-2730 for details. [PAGE BREAK] Wanderers, Adventurers & Explorers These members provide additional support for the museum through their dues at the Wanderer ($70), Adventurer ($100), and Explorer ($250) membership levels: Explorers Dick Douglas Conrad & Judy Froehlich Dr. Jim & Lee Kensett Michael Mitchell Margaret Moore Kim & Rick Rutter Norman Smith Stanley Walsh Holly Wofford Wanderers Lillian & Wilbur Allison Robert Bijou Dr. & Mrs. Bob Haskins Ernst Humbelin J. & D. Schoenberger Celia Sisson Walter & Karin Wulf Endowment Endowment funds provide continual support for general operations as well as specific activities and divisions of the museum. Persons interested in making a permanent gift to the Safari Museum® are encouraged to contact director Conrad [AD] Froehlich at 620-431-2730. Board Retreat We thank past Board Presidents Ann Neff, Anne Ranz, and Walt Wulf for participating in the Board's annual retreat on March 7th. After Hours The museum was honored to host the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours on March 15th. Trustee Karen Lair proposed the museum serve as host, provided the food and beverages, and greeted guests with assistance from Ann Neff, Teresa Cornish, and Ben Barber. Adventurers Evelyn Abbuehl Rick Ashton Ralph & Kay Barclay Doris Brazil Elizabeth Brunger Boyd & Jane Burns Ken & Ruth Caldwell Gary Clarke Anonymous Phillip Cooper Mr. & Mrs. F. Dohmen Mr. & Mrs. D. Durbin Bob & Mary Jo Geiger Keith Goering David Jacoby Philip & Karen Jarred Tom King H. Thomas McCracken Tom & Debra Mikulka Dan & Lisa Mildfelt John & Micki Miller Alvin & Lorraine Natkin Ann Neff Verdon & Judy Parham Peter Polen Kent & Cathy Pringle Lou Faubion Robinson J.C. Sanders Larry & Cathy Taylor Wayne Umbarger N. & H. Westmeyer Jerry & Kathy Williams Mike Worswick WAIT-A-BIT NEWS Number of Members: 234 Initial Distribution by Mail: 585 This Wait-A-Bit News is made possible by support- | ers of the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum including: Kathryn Althaber (Chanute, KS) Frank Jahn (Fullerton, CA) Jun Muranushi (Tochigi, Japan) Museum Founders A new plaque appears at the entrance to the Safari Museum. It recognizes the volunteer efforts and contributions of individuals, companies, and organizations that helped establish and develop the museum in the late 1950s and early 1960s. We are indebted to them for visionary work in creating this museum. Inevitably in going through the [AD] archives we missed names. Please contact us at 620-431-2730 with additional names of those who helped found the museum. The fifty names listed are: Joe Balch Charles Ballou Ralph Berg Charles Berthot Robert Blunk Emmet Bolze C.W. Brennan James Butin Caldwell Flour Covering E.C. Cathers Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce A.B. Chauncey City of Chanute Phil & Norma Cooper Ross Cooper Randall Diver Leon Eastburn Dale Fairchild Clifford Gibson Diane Good Richard & Karol Good Virginia Horton Art Hudspeth James Kensett Albert & Barbara Kihm Robert Lassman Belle Leighty J.D. Lightfoot Les Mathews Anna Lou Mattix Joe Melnyk Mariam Mih Montgomery Ward Animal Kingdom Lodge I want to thank Rick Allen, General Manager of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, for the opportunity to visit with his motivated staff and wonderful guests! am also indebted to Retail Manager Ellen Rich for providing space in her Zawadi Marketplace for several days to promote Osa's book I Married Adventure. It was a good experience meeting people from across the U.S. Kudos (or should that be Kudus?) to Curator Joe Kalla and Education Manager Stu Levine of Animal Programs for arranging my cast presentations and Sundowners program on February 25th. It was a very productive trip! I also need to recognize Eileen Emerson, Becky Feuchter, Alison Laprade, Alana Schoenberg, and Marilyn Sinskie for their hospitality and assistance. We are working with the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita to jointly offer a trip to this fabulous lodge in December 2005. Watch for details! cgf Ray Moriarty M.L. Morton Floyd Naff Naff & Bolze Hardware John Nation Gene Orr Dale Painter Edward Ranz Charles Rice Pete & Lou Rosenthal Charles Rubow Santa Fe Railroad Ebur Schultz Jack Slater Dean Skinner Sutcliffe Pipe Supply Youngs Welding Monarch & Ash Grove We want to give special recognition to the Monarch Cement Company in Humboldt and the Ash Grove Cement Company in Chanute. Both companies have a business membership at our [AD] $500 Serengeti level. Additionally, each has donat- ed $350 to general operations and $350 to endow- ment. The support of the Monarch Cement Company, the Ash Grove Cement Company, and our many business members allows the museum to daily serve visitors, students, and area residents. We thank Walter Wulf, Jr., James Sunderland, and Bruce Newell for their company's generous contributions. The next Wait-A-Bit News will include a list of all business members. Moving? Don't miss the Wait-A-Bit News. Please let us know of any address changes. [PAGE BREAK] MY BEST MENTOR: OSA By Joan Elias Wide eyed, seated in Osa Johnson's lap, I listened to stories about wild elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, rhinos, hyenas, leopards, gibbons, and orangutans. Today I remember her stories more in my spirit than in my memory. As I relive her adventures Osa's stories inspire my imagination, mentor my love of animals, and nurture my sense of adventure. Osa stayed at my parent's summer hotel in the summer of 1949. We lived on a pre-civil war estate with eleven acres of apple, pear, and cherry orchards and dozens of towering maple, sprawling pine, and prickly horse chestnut trees. Stone fences bordered the property like a fortress of militiamen. Of all the places in and around New York City Osa selected our estate (now called Shady Lawn Hotel). I understand, from my parents, she selected our hotel for its reputation for providing fine home cooked meals, especially grandma's homemade strudel. But then maybe she chose our resort because of its proximity to Beaver Dam Lake, a lake filled with abundant trout and gigantic catfish (Osa's favorite), not to mention busy beavers. As a little girl of six the rolling hills and orchards were my Africa. There was much to explore and there were always guests at the hotel to add color and interest to my solitary existence. While the pale city slickers lounged on chaise lounges, ignoring their unruly children, my parents were busy running the hotel. This gave a little girl time to feed her runaway imagination. Most of the time I spent in a fog of fantasy exploring the eleven acres and escaping the guests. Osa's spirit must have sensed my void or maybe it was the lack of children of her own but it was this serendipitous experience that summer which created the blueprint of my life. Osa was very unlike most of the guests that would come to stay at our resort. As business people my parents had many occasions to meet many types of people but they were apprehensive having a celebrity stay at their down-to-earth resort. They were astonished by her simplicity, independence, and vitality. In a short time they took a liking to Osa and developed a friendship with her. Osa was up at dawn at the same time grandma was stretching her tissue thin strudel dough on our long cloth covered kitchen table. The only thing in common between grandma and Osa was the hour they would both begin the day. While grandma was projecting a few of her explicative words, especially on damp days when the dough would refuse to stretch and tear inadvertently, Osa was walking the two and one half miles to the fishing site on the lake. Every day she would take this pilgrimage and return a little past sunset to our hotel. I know that there is something Osa released to me in her spirit on those intimate afternoons of storytelling. As with most eye opening experiences it has only been recently, when I found the website for The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, that I began to understand my part in one of the outcomes of her life's work. Afternoons on Osa's lap imbedded many traits in my subconscious that define who I am. At a very young age I rescued animals including injured ground squirrels, domesticated cats, and just about anything sick or homeless that moves. I have established an organization which rescues and finds homes for many abandoned animals. Also, I have provided a hospice for many sick and dying animals. Today I consider myself a storyteller and have rewritten some of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales and on numerous occasions retold them to school age children. Just recently I experienced my own "safari adven- ture" while moving across the United States, alone coast-to-coast with ten of my house cats. Did Osa cultivate this spirit of adventure and exploration and compassion and love of storytelling in me? It would be hard to prove otherwise. And will Osa's spirit continue in all the lives of people and animals I have touched? "Probably so." As a part of my experience with Osa I feel a greater coexistence with both man and nature. This is the greatest gift anyone can give to another human. Reliving the experience of her adventures will continue to nurture and inspire me. MY BRUSH WITH GREATNESS By Marilyn Bladow A small mid-western town during the depression years seems like a very unlikely place for a brush with greatness. It was the years of Wiley Post, Will Rogers, Amelia Earhart, and Charles Lindbergh. It was also the years of my encounters with Osa and Martin Johnson. I lived around the corner from Osa's mother, Belle Leighty, in Chanute, Kansas. Since the Johnsons didn't have children of their own, I seemed to fit in as a substitute. When Osa would come home from a trip she would come over to get me to see her treasures. She had such an infectious giggle and we would go off hand-in-hand while my mother begrudgingly followed behind. It is hard to believe that I once played with objects now considered some of the finest artifacts of Eastern and Western Africa. Stories by Osa and Martin were incredible. Martin often told stories of his early travels with Jack London. I think I could recite from Jack London before I learned to read. Martin would swing me up on a branch of tall trees telling me of animals with necks long enough to reach the leaves to eat them from the tall branches. Eastman Kodak financed many of the Johnson trips and film was developed in tents at night. The quality of these films is still evident today. Martin bought my first camera for me. It was he who took my Dad and me up for our first airplane ride from the Chanute Airport, much to the horror of my mother when she found out. How ironic that Martin was killed in the crash of a commercial airliner here in the United States. The Johnsons brought back many of the animals that were in the major zoos. As a matter of fact, inside the gate of the San Diego Zoo there are two gorilla statues dedicated to the Johnsons. From the Johnsons I learned some of my greatest joys in life - traveling, flying, photography, and hunting wild animals with a camera. They probably aren't the most famous people I ever met or will meet or see, but I feel that being able to say that I knew them and loved them was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Unable to have children of their own, through their books, films & personal appearances, Martin and Osa Johnson connected with and inspired untold generations. Above: The Three Boyscouts on Safari with the Johnsons Left: Osa speaking in the Great African Hall to a school tour at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. [PAGE BREAK] SAFARI TRACKS The museum provided Johnson photographs for use in recent publications including the Oceanic Art Society Newsletter (June and September 2004 issues) and the German magazine P.M. Perspektive (4/2004) Additionally, the museum was publicized in Kansas Heritage (Winter 2004), The Explorer! (November 2004), and Southeast Kansas Living (Winter 2004). Several sharp-eyed readers spotted in Better Homes and Gardens magazine two photographs that included copies of Osa Johnson's books I Married Adventure (1940) and Four Years in Paradise (1941). These appear on pages 34 and 50 of the November 2004 issue. I Married Adventure, likewise, appears on page 129 of the April 2005 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine! The museum was pleased to provide Johnson photographs for the 2004 book The Dianna Files: The Huntress-Traveller Through History written by Fiona Claire Capstick. It includes the chapter "Osa Johnson Memsahib of the Movies" (pages 257-265). Excellent photos of Tom Schrade's restored S-38 "Osa's Ark" appear in the December 2004 issue of Flight Journal. Last year the museum was pleased to hear from Alison Demarco in Scotland. Alison's great aunt, Martha Withall, was a nurse who helped save Osa's life after the Johnsons' nearly fatal attempt to climb Mt. Kenya in January 1927. Their family album contains Johnson pictures and a thank you card from Osa. Speakers Museum staff members offer a range of popular programs from African art and culture to the Johnsons and filmmaking. [AD] ¡Call 620-431-2730 to schedule an informative, fun presentation. OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP After going to a Jewelry Show in Kansas City this fall I found a wonderful lady who grew up in South Africa. She is proud to offer a line of handcrafted beaded jewelry, accessories, and home furnishings. She works with independent artists, self-help projects, and African entrepreneurs to bring us the highest quality, most authentic work available. In doing so, we also ensure that the people doing the work receive the most benefit from the sale of their goods. We do not negotiate prices, whatever the women asks is what we pay (in some cases we offer more!), so we can be certain they are earning a good wage for their efforts. Nguni Imports currently works with groups representing over 600 women. The items I have chosen to carry in the shop are the most beautiful necklaces done by the ZULU women. It is magnificent to realize that they help a community of ladies determined to do something about their lives and we have the ability to help them! I will also be going to Milwaukee in April to the Museum Store Association convention. I will be looking forward to seeing new items from venders that I have learned to trust in helping communities in Africa. Additionally, I will take classes to continue my education in managing the Shop so we can help support the Museum more. This is what it is all about keeping the museum going, this is too important of a story to let it dwindle away. Thanks to all who have supported the Museum!! srn S-38 Model Kits Due to the popularity of the movie The Aviator 1/72 scale model kits of the Sikorsky S-38 are scarce but we have several in stock for $60! "Nothing is impossible, if you want it badly enough, and if you have the imagina- tion to dream and the energy to make your dreams come true." Osa Johnson OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP Johnson Movies - DVD & VHS video Books I Married Adventure (1940) $24.95 Borneo (1937) $24.95 Baboona (1935) $24.95 Congorilla (1932) $24.95 Simba (1928) $29.95 - VHS only Four Years in Paradise by Osa Johnson (2004 paperback edition) $16.95 I Married Adventure by Osa Johnson (1997 paperback edition) $19.95 Casada Con La Aventura Spanish edition $29.95 Camera Trails in Africa (1924) by Martin Johnson (2001 paperback edition) $15.95 They Married Adventure (1992) by Pascal & Eleanor Imperato $14.95 Exploring with Martin and Osa Johnson (1978) by Kenhelm Stott $15.00 From Kansas to Cannibals: The Story of Osa Johnson (2001) $19.95 The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum (1998) $12.95 & $5.95 I'd Rather be on Safari (2001) by Gary Clarke [AD] $26.95 Signed! Safari MuseumⓇ "Merchandise" Mug $6 & $9 Shot Glass $2.99 Magnet $2.50 & $5 Lapel Pin $1.49 Key Chain $2.49 & $6 Baseball Cap $10 Thimble $3.99 Coaster $6 Clock $18 T-Shirt $10.50, $14.95 $20, & $25 S-38 or S-39 Rubber Ink Stamp $8.50 S-38 Model 1/144 Scale Kit $20 S-38 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $60 S-39 Model 1/72 Scale Kit $54 S.S. Martin Johnson Model Kit $40 [AD] To place an order call 620-431-2730, or log onto www.safarimuseum.com, or mail order with payment to Osa's Ark Museum Shop, 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 66720. Call for shipping charges. Kansas residents must add state and local sales tax. Payment accepted by check or Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date). Contact store manager Shirley Rogers-Naff for the availability of various Johnson books, including out-of- print copies. MEMBERSHIP A one-year museum membership (October 1st to September 30th) is available in the following categories: Individual $25 - Free admission for cardholder, subscription to the quarterly Wait-A-Bit News, 10% discount on Osa's Ark Museum Shop purchases over $5, invitation to special events and exhibit openings, and Safari Bookshelf privileges. Family $45 All Individual benefits plus discounts on educational programs and camp-ins and free admission for a second person and member's children and grandchildren age 18 and under. Name: Wanderer $70 - All Family benefits plus one guest admission per visit. Adventurer $100 - All Family benefits plus two guest admissions per visit and a VIP tour with a staff member. Explorer $250- All Family benefits plus four guest admissions per visit, a VIP tour with a staff member, and a special gift from the Osa's Ark Museum Store. Address: Payment can be made by check or by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card (include account number and expiration date) and [AD] mailed to 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 666720 or call 620-431-2730. The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum is an IRS approved 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Membership dues are deductible to the extent they exceed the fair market value of items received. [PAGE BREAK] MUSEUM CALENDAR April-June April 15-16 April 23 May 2 May 15 May 18 June 6 July 4 Masters in the Field: Great Artists of Lithography, Selsor Art Gallery & Snark Theater Safari Museum® Film Festival, Neosho County Community College, Chanute, KS Dinner & Auction, Mo Gedi's Italian Steak House restaurant, Chanute Country Club Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Open House - Celebrating the Johnsons' Wedding Anniversary International Museum Day Board of Trustees Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the museum's Snark Theater Museum closed for Independence Day [AD] Need information? Have questions? Call 620-431-2730, visit www.safarimuseum.com or e-mail osajohns@safarimuseum.com Museum Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 1-5 IMPERATO AFRICAN GALLERY STOTT EXPLORERS LIBRARY HENSHALL ARCHIVES SELSOR ART GALLERY SNARK THEATER OSA'S ARK MUSEUM SHOP THE WILD SIDE THE MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® 111 N. Lincoln Ave. Chanute, KS 66720 USA Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID CHANUTE, KS PERMIT NO. 3 [PAGE BREAK] Osa's Ark Store The Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum 111 N. Lincoln Ave., Chanute, KS 66720 USA osajohns@safarimuseum.com www.safarimuseum.com [AD] 620-431-2730 Prices for previously owned Johnson books vary due to the edition and condition and may change without advance notice. Please call about the availability and prices of specific editions, impressions and printings. First editions generally have more photographs than later editions. The Osa's Ark Store occasionally has signed or other special copies of Johnson books. Persons interested should make separate inquiries. Shipping fees for the U.S.: Order Price Up to $25.00 [AD] $25.01 - 50.00 [AD] $50.01 -75.00 [AD] $75.01 125.00 [AD] $125.01 - 200.00 Over $200.00 Standard Mail (7-10 Days) Express Mail (3-5 Days) [AD] $6.95 [AD] $12.95 [AD] $7.95 [AD] $15.95 [AD] $8.95 [AD] $17.95 [AD] $10.95 [AD] $19.95 [AD] $15.95 [AD] $26.95 8% of Total Order 16% of Total Order Added shipping fees apply to foreign and special orders. Kansas residents add 5.30% sales tax. MasterCard, Visa, and Discover are accepted on mail orders. Please include your name, account number, and expiration date. Books by Martin Johnson (previously owned): Through the South Seas with Jack London (1913)* Martin Johnson's Cannibals of the South Seas na Cannibal-Land (1922)* Camera Trails in Africa (1924)* Safari (1928)* Lion (1929) $30-$70 Congorilla (1931)* Over African Jungles (1935)* New paperbound edition of Camera Trails in Africa $15.95 Books by Osa Johnson (previously owned): Jungle Babies (1930)* Jungle Pets (1932)* Osa Johnson's Jungle Friends (1939)* I Married Adventure (1940) $40-$150 Four Years in Paradise (1941) $35-$100 Pantaloons (1941)* Snowball (1942)* Bride in the Solomons (1944) $15 Tarnish (1944)* Last Adventure (1966)* Edited by P. Imperato. New paperbound edition of I Married Adventure $19.95 New paperbound edition of Four Years in Paradise $16.95 * Availability limited - Please contact store manager Shirley Rogers-Naff. [PAGE BREAK] Books concerning the Johnsons: They Married Adventure: The Wandering Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson (1992) by Pascal James Imperato & Eleanor M. Imperato. Hardbound $14.95 *SPECIAL PRICE* Exploring with Martin and Osa Johnson (1978) by Kenhelm W. Stott. Hardbound $15.00 From Kansas to Cannibals: The Story of Osa Johnson (2001) by Suzanne Middendorf Arruda. For younger readers. Paperbound $19.95 The Cruise of the Snark (1911) by Jack London. New edition. Paperbound $12.95 Three Boy Scouts in Africa (1928) by Douglas, Martin and Oliver (previously owned)* Chronicles of an African Trip (1927) by George Eastman (previously owned)* The following books are available exclusively from the museum: The Martin & Osa Johnson Safari Museum® (1999) Hardcover $12.95 or Paperbound $5.95 Empty Masks (1986) by Barbara Henshall An explanation, for children (or adults), as to why and how masks are used in West Africa. Illustrated with drawings of masks from the museum's collection. Paperbound $3.50 The Cultural Heritage of Africa (1974) by Pascal James Imperato A partial listing of the museum's collection of West African artifacts, with historic, ethnographic, and geographic information. Paperbound $5.00 Snowball (1979) by Osa Johnson. The story of a baby gorilla. Paperbound $1.50 No Sir (1979) by Osa Johnson. The story of an aardvark. Paperbound $1.50 DVDs & VIDEOS - The following Johnson commercial movies are available: SIMBA: THE KING OF THE BEASTS (1928) Silent with modern music score. 87 min. DVD $24.95 or VHS video (Milestone restoration) $29.95 CONGORILLA (1932) Fox Film Corp. 67 min. DVD or VHS video. $24.95 BABOONA (1935) Fox Film Corp. 73 min. DVD or VHS video. $24.95 BORNEO (1937) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. 75 min. DVD or VHS video. $24.95 I MARRIED ADVENTURE (1940) Columbia Pictures 77 min. DVD or VHS video. $24.95 [PAGE BREAK] MARTIN & OSA JOHNSON SAFARI MUSEUM® Chanute, KS 66720 111 N. Lincoln Ave. [AD] (620) 431-2730 www.safarimuseum.com osajohns@safarimuseum.com Honorary Trustees May 3, 2005 Gary Clarke Clive Cussler Dick Douglas Jack Hanna Byron & Joyce Harrell Pascal & Eleanor Imperato Nancy Kassebaum Baker David Martin Douglas Oliver George & Kay Schaller Igor Sikorsky, Jr. Museum established in 1961 to preserve the achievements of filmmakers, photographers, and authors Martin and Osa Johnson Research center for the study of natural history, Africa, Borneo, and the South Seas Imperato African Gallery Stott Explorers Library Selsor Art Gallery Gary S. Mangiacopra 7 Arlmont St. Milford, CT 06460 Dear Gary, Thank you for your letter regarding Arthur Sanderson and Ivan Sanderson. I will do my best to provide information. Unfortunately, curator Barbara Henshall, who is most familiar with the museum's archives, broke her hip in January and has been unable to help at the museum. Included are photocopies from the 1992 biography They Married Adventure: The Wandering Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson by Pascal & Eleanor Imperato. This gives some detail about the May 3, 1925 injury but it does not specify when Author died. The book references Martin Johnson's diary report to the American Museum of Natural History. was not able to immediately find our copy but the AMNH should be able to help you. Included is information about purchasing the Johnsons' 1928 movie Simba on VHS (the Milestone restoration) or DVD. At present the museum does not sell copies of the Big Game Hunt series. I am not familiar with the film segment described in the 1953 newspaper story. It is possibly held by the Library of Congress. In the 1990s Dick Houston conducted a comprehensive survey of nearly a 1,000 cans of Johnson film footage at the LoC film [AD] storage site in Dayton, OH. Dick can be reached at 440-992-5854 or 1725 E. 46th St., Ashtabula, OH 44004. Also, in 1996 and 1998 the museum was contacted by Lester Becker of Custom [AD] Films/ Video, 203-226-0300 or 11 Cob Dr., Westport, CT 06880. In his younger days Les was the editor of the Big Game Hunt series. Perhaps he can help. You are welcome to visit the museum to conduct research. It is possible that a thorough search of our archives can answer some of your thoughtful questions. Please let me know how our museum staff can be of service. Best safari wishes, Com Conrad G. Froehlich Director Henshall Archives
