Committee Descriptions

The Rocky Flats Cold War Museum board of directors has established several committees to do the essential work involved in developing, promoting and funding a new museum.

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Collections Committee
Communications Committee
Finance Committee
Nominating Committee
Oral Histories Committee

Collections Committee
Chairman: Don Rohlf

The committee is comprised of current and former employees and persons representing the protesters of Rocky Flats. The purpose is to collect photos, artifacts, documents and memorabilia showing the activities and influence of Rocky Flats on the community and the world. This includes the cultural, societal and economic influence on the population.

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The Communications Committee has met monthly to develop a logo; develop eight display boards to promote the museum at city and county offices near Rocky Flats; to develop a web site; and to promote special events and activities.

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The purpose of the Finance Committee is to oversee the financial obligations of the museum, including reviewing the accounting and records of financial transactions and preparing monthly statements and annual budgets. The committee is also responsible for filing the museum's tax return.

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The Nominating Committee is charged with assessing and meeting, on an ongoing basis, the membership needs of the Rocky Flats Cold War Museum board of directors. The committee is also charged with annually preparing an election slate of officers (president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer) for approval by the board. Generally the committee seeks broad representation on the board from stakeholders of the museum. It also seeks to ensure the board's effectiveness, visibility and sustainability.

The Nominating Committee is actively seeking applications for board membership. If you are interested in becoming a board member or would like to recommend someone else, click here for an online application form.

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Oral Histories Committee
Chairman: Ann Lockhart

The committee's mission is:

• To document the stories, events, facts, emotions and experiences around the Rocky Flats plant and its social and environmental impact on the community and the nation;
  
• To capture larger attitudes and conflicts over the nuclear industry in the United States;
  
• To understand the context, motives and mentality behind the Cold War.

The oral histories will be used to meet the historical and educational mission of the museum including exhibits, documentaries, research and promotions.

The committee created an inventory of existing oral histories related to the Rocky Flats Plant done by Don Rohlf at Kaiser-Hill (10); by Dorothy Ciarlo, Ph.D., for the Carnegie Library in Boulder (36); and by LeRoy Moore, Ph.D. (31).

A new list of possible interviewees is under development. It includes current and former Rocky Flats workers; activists or concerned citizens who have protested nuclear weapons, environmental contamination or other related issues; staff from agencies that monitor or regulate Rocky Flats; and political leaders who have been involved. The top priority for interviews will be given to those who may be elderly and/or in poor health and who have extensive knowledge of and experience with the site. Interesting stories are always welcome.

To begin taping oral histories for the museum, a digital video camera has been purchased. Guidelines and questions have been developed and a release form has been approved. A process for doing transcriptions and preserving the videotapes has also been developed.

Interested citizens are invited to provide additional names and contact information of those who may have interesting stories and experiences related to Rocky Flats.

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