=Present=The '''Headquarters''' of The Augustan Society, Inc., needs a bit of definition, as it has not always been clear what is meant by it.
The official Headquarters of The Augustan Society, Inc., is presently located in the home of the [[Consuls]] at 12716 Newfield Dr., Orlando FL 32837, United States. Activities at this location include office work, printing, binding, shipping, storage of office supplies, maintenance of equipment, and a small stock of magazines and insignia for sale.
==Present== The official Headquarters of The Augustan Society, Inc., is presently located in the home of Bruce & Marta Metcalf in Orlando, Florida. Activities at this location include office work, printing, binding, shipping, storage of office supplies, maintenance of equipment, and a small stock of material for sale. Unfortunately, the space available and zoning restrictions prevent any but they to work at this location. The mailing address of the Society is PO Box 771267, Orlando FL 32877-1267, United States. This post office is located at 1701 W Wetherbee Rd, Orlando, FL 32837, United States. (The difference in the two zip codes is due to both being served from this office.)
The Society rents four storage units at ExtraSpace Storage, 13125 S John Young Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32837, United States. The entrance is actually on Substation Road. The units are:
*207, 5×5' — Furniture Room, containing same, including spare library shelving and plastic tubs. *906, 10×20' — Museum Storage, containing the former museum collection. This unit presently has aisles for access, but it's unclear if these can be maintained. *947 , 7×25' — File Room, containing Society records, insignia, back issues, Order records, family history files, maps (including a large map cabinet), and equipment storage. This room is better well lit, and contains a small desk. *955, 23×24' — Library Stacks, containing both cataloged and uncataloged books and magazines on library shelving. Because the collection is larger than the available shelving, some items have been packed for storage, but remain accessable on request. There is room for visiting scholars here, though accommodations are spartan. *1119, 15×15' — Old Museum Storage, the contents of which are being moved to the Museum Storage unit, with some being packed for shipping to relevant Study Groups. Once the museum move is complete, or perhaps before that, an additional non-climate controlled unit may be obtained to contain the furniture collection and possible surplus from the old museum storage room. At this point, rooms 207 and 1119 will be let go, at significant monthly savings. Keys or combinations to the above are held only by the Metcalfs at this time. ExtraSpace Storage has been informed that former President Charles Drake, OAE, is permitted to access our units. Copies of the keys and the combinations will be distributed to members of the Board annually or as time and funding permit. It has also been proposed that items of Society property located at the Metcalfs' home be clearly marked, and this has begun. The marking program will continue with equipment and furnishings held in storage as time and access permit. ==Previous== Following is what's belived to be a complete listing. It is believed that during the gaps between these locations, the Society's materials were in storage. ===Villa Augusti=== Located in Daggett, California, a few miles east of Barstow, the Villa Augusti was a collection of buildings, formerly used as a home and chicken breeding station, and later as a drug manufacturing and sales location. Headquarters from 31 January 1999 through April 2007. ===Boron=== Headquarters from March 1998 through 30 January 1999. ===Oroville=== Headquarters from June 1997 through March 1998. ===Sartori Avenue, Torrance===
*961 — Storage Room, containing uncataloged books and magazines, empty box storageHeadquarters from (1986 or later) through June 1997.
*986 — Library Room===Cravens Avenue, containing cataloged books and magazines on library shelving. Note that the aisles in this room are narrow (22" or 56cm), and the lighting is minimal, thus this is not a suitable place for study, though a table can be set up in the hallway adjacent.Torrance===
*1119 — Musuem Room, containing The Cravens Avenue address was the museum collectionSociety's first public headquarters from November 1976 through (1986 or later). It contained the [[Library]], furniturea few [[Museum]] items, office space, steel storage cabinets, and some back issues and books. This room is filled to the door with no aisles[[Chapel of the Rose]], thus access and quite a bit of heraldic decoration. One rather suspects that a significant amount of material continuted to anything not by be stored at the door requires substantial effortSan Pedro location.
Keys to the above are held only by Consuls at this time. ExtraSpace Storage has been informed that Charles Drake is pemitted to access our units. It has been proposed that copies of the keys be made and held by the Legal Committee Chairman, but this has not yet been done. It has also been proposed that items of Society property located at the Consuls' home be clearly marked, and this has begun.===San Pedro===
=Previous=The San Pedro location was the detached garage of [[Founder|Rodney Hartwell's]] home in that city from July 1974 through November 1976. Because it provided isolation from his residence, it permitted volunteers to visit and contribute to the programs of the Society.
==Villa Augusti=Hermosa Beach===
==Boron==The Hermosa Beach location was a very crowded spare room in the Hartwell home in that city from February 1971 through January 1974. It just barely permitted of visitors, and one can imagine that storage also occupied other areas of the home.
==Oroville=Faysmith Avenue, Torrance===
==Sartori The Faysmith Avenuelocation was the boyhood home of our [[Founder]], Torrance==which he shared with his mother. It was also the site of a house fire that erased much of the early history of the Society. It served as headquarters from April 1959 through November 1969.
==Cravens Avenue, TorranceFuture Facilities==
==San Pedro==It is presently expected that the Society will work toward obtaining a rented facility to which the public might be invited. It is not presently expected that this will be completely sufficient to the needs, thus one or more storage units might continue to be required.
==Hermosa Beach==The following step would be to obtain a rented facility adequate to all our storage and use needs; it may be possible to jump to this condition directly.
==Faysmith AvenueUltimately, Torrance==it is intended that the Society will again purchase a facility. It is unlikely that we will be able to obtain one that suits all of the expectations, but it may be possible over time to modify the facility or to replace it with a purpose-built structure. One would expect this last to be in the very distant future indeed, absent some truly amazing donations.
=Future Facilities==Minimum Requirements===
It is * Work space for two more or less permanent officers (presently expected that the Society will work toward obtaining a rented facility to which the public might be invitedMetcalfs). It is These would not presently expected have to be enclosed offices, but that this will would be completely sufficient a bonus. A single office or small conference room would permit of private conversations.* Work space for two volunteers, each with a computer terminal.* A dedicated work area for printing, binding, and packaging, including storage space for supplies.* Space to store back issues and reprints.* Space for 26 4-drawer filing cabinets (some could probably be left in storage).* Computer space for the needsfirewall, servers, and that one or more storage battery backups (with additional backup units in each work space).* Space for four 6-foot storage cabinets, which might continue be used for supplies as above..* Room for a conference table to seat eight (or a small table and lectern facing 24 seats); this needed only occasionally, so space could be requiredshared, probably with the [[Chapel of the Rose]] as was done in previous headquarters.
The following step would be to obtain a rented facility adequate to all our storage and use needs.===Enhanced Requirements===
Ultimately, it is intended that * Space for library stacks.* Space for unprocessed library material.* Space for the Society will again purchase a facilitymap cabinets. It is unlikely that we will be able to obtain one that suits all * Space for equipment storage (spare computers & printers).* Space for the Chapel of the expectations, but it may Rose (this could be possible over time to modify used for the facility or to replace it with a purpose-built structureconference table). One would expect this last * Space to store such [[Museum]] items as may be in the very distant future indeed, absent some truly amazine donationsretained.
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