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What Happened?
The Center Richard Bushman The Center Richard Bushman

What Happened?

A year or two ago, a graduate student asked my wife Claudia how Exponent II, the Mormon women’s newspaper/magazine got started a little over forty years ago. Claudia was the first editor and there from the beginning, the right source of information ...

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The Jewish Museum
The Center Richard Bushman The Center Richard Bushman

The Jewish Museum

When the Mormon Arts Center founders looked for precedents for their budding endeavor,
they often seized upon the Jewish Museum as one parallel. Though light years ahead of us in
size and scope, the Jewish Museum organizers were motivated by the desire to explore the
culture and art of a people rooted in a religion-- just as we were ...

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A Day in the Life
The Center Richard Bushman The Center Richard Bushman

A Day in the Life

On Tuesday mornings, I set the alarm for 6:45 a.m. to remind me that at 7:00 a.m. our Finance Committee call begins. We use Dave Checketts’ conference call network because he is a member of the committee and has a number already set up for his business calls. Jeff Holt, chair of the finance committee, sets the agenda, but everyone pitches in.

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