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On the Cover One of the cabinet cases in the first collection of B.W.Stevens. Photo courtesy of Bobby Onken. B.W. Stevens (1897-1971) is recognized as one of the great collectors of Indian artifacts. Known as “Stevie” to his friends, he gained an interest in collecting and archaeology as a boy when he was befriended by Don Dickson and was involved in early excavations at Dickson Mounds. He became a commercial artist by trade, and resided in Quincy, Illinois. He started building a collection in his teens, and by the 1930’s, was recognized as a major figure in Indian artifacts. He was one of three appraisers of the massive Edward Payne collection in 1935, and added choice pieces from it to his collection. Dr. T.H.Young eventually acquired his entire collection in 1953 for the unheard of price of $105,000. He then went on to acquire and build a second collection until his death in January of 1971. He was a founder of the Illinois State Archaeological Society and served as their editor for many years. In addition, he was President of the CSASI in 1965 and 1966 and further served as the CSASI Librarian. His collection covered all aspects, from points to pottery, and he made special efforts to acquire notable and exceptional pieces. He was diligent in cataloging his collection, and today it is possible to know when and from whom he acquired an artifact, as well as when he disposed of it. He also included a small hand drawn picture in his catalog to add in the description. If you have an artifact from his collection, you can identify it by his sticker, which shows the catalog number and location of the find. If you match that to his catalog, a great deal of additional information can be acquired. His collection would be difficult to collect today, even with unlimited resources, as it was assembled at a time when there were less people collecting and choice artifacts could be acquired for a reasonable amount.
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Message from your Editor		3
Letters to the Editor		4
Obituaries		6
Readers Share Some Finds
Thoughts About Collecting Indian Relics	Bob Reeves	10
From Zero to Six	John Ray	12
Kentucky Marks the Westernmost Occurance of Elusive Stanly Points	Peter G. Murphy and Alice J. Murphy	13
A Website for Everyone	Lloyd E. Schroder	15
Maskettes	C.J.O’Neill	16
Life is Always Full of Surprises	Steven R. Cooper	18
Invisible Labeling of Your Collection: Hiding the Grafitti With UV Light	E.J. Neiburger	20
Axe and Hoe Double Wammy	V. Gary Henry	22
A Restored Unfinished Soapstone Bowl	Clarence G. Mason	23
A New Poster from the Illinois State Archaeological Society	Rob Reber	24
The Early Bird	Tim Brawner	25
A Truly Extraordinary Cache from Mississippi	Joe Kinker	26
A Collectors Showroom: The Collection of Sam Cox, Lexington Kentucky		28
Alkaline Lake Paint Cup	Don Schultz	30
The Whole Equals the Sum of its Parts	David L. Lutz	31
The History of an Artifact and its Previous Collectors: A Carolina “Medicine Tube” Soapstone Pipe	Ron L. Harris	34
A Blast to the Past - 1921: Some Personal Experiences of an Indian Relic Hunter	William L. Waters	37
Wisconsin Winged Fetish: A Rare Artifact from Pike County, Illinois	Korhan B. Raif	40
A Collector Portrait: Ron “Curly” Babler of Two Rivers, Wisconsin	Jeffery Steiner	41
Uncle Tom’s Cabin	Alfred Savage	42
My First Point, or Happy Birthday to me, or Happy New Year	Kevin Willert	43
An Extinct Stag-Moose (Cervalces scotti) Shed Antler with Chop Marks	David A. Easterla, Ph.D.	44
Book Reviews: Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession Jim Glanville		45
Clues to the Past		46
My Find: What do You Think?	Darrel Higgens	48
Membership Application		52
Officers and Societies		53
Calendar of Events		56