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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-029

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs

Publicity Records, 1984-1993

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
Title:Publicity Records
Dates:1984-1993
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 00-029
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of publicity records documenting the activities of Robert McCormick Adams, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include portraits of Adams, as well as photographs of the Secretary at important events; a paper Adams gave before the Task Force on Science Policy, Committee on Science and Technology; slides; news releases; photographs of S. Dillon Ripley in the company of Adams and other individuals; and photographic services information.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists primarily of Office of Public Affairs photographs, contact sheets, and slides of Robert McCormick Adams taken during his tenure as Ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The materials include portraits of Adams, as well as photographs of the Secretary at important events; a paper Adams gave before the Task Force on Science Policy, Committee on Science and Technology; news releases; photographs of S. Dillon Ripley in the company of Adams and other individuals; and photographic services information.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-029, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Public Affairs, Publicity Records

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Container List

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Robert McCormick Adams, Secretary designate, with S. Dillon Ripley, 1984

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Robert McCormick Adams: Office Photographs, 1984

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Robert McCormick Adams: Portraits, 1984 (2 folders)

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Installation of Robert McCormick Adams as Ninth Secretary, 1984 (2 folders)

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Robert McCormick Adams in the Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden, 1985

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Robert McCormick Adams at the Quadrangle construction site, 1985

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Outstanding Learning Disabled Awards, 1986

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Enid Haupt and dedication of the Haupt Garden, 1987

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Reopening of the Anacostia Museum, 1987

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Opening of the Quadrangle, 1987 (2 folders)

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Robert McCormick Adams and Barry Goldwater, 1987

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Robert McCormick Adam's visit to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1989

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Folklife on the Mall, 1989

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Stranded Russian Ballet Group, 1989

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Robert McCormick Adams and First Lady Barbara Bush: National Air and Space Museum, 1989

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President Aquino's visit to the National Museum of Natural History, 1989

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Robert McCormick Adams: State of the Smithsonian Address, 1989

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Robert McCormick Adams in the Regents Room, 1989

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Robert McCormick Adams and staff in the Regents Room, 1989

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Corazon Aquino at the Baird Auditorium, 1989

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Robert McCormick Adams giving out award, 1989

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Quincentenary Preparation, 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams in the Haupt Garden, 1990

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National Museum of the American Indian: Robert McCormick Adams and W. Richard West, Jr., 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams and W. Richard West, Jr., at Cody, Wyoming, 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams and Carmen E. Turner: Turner's Appointment as Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams at social event, 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams and Panamanian President Guillermo Endara, 1990

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Robert McCormick Adams with President George H. W. Bush and First Lady, at the Imax Theater, 1992

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Robert McCormick Adams and Betty Derbyshire, 1993

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Robert McCormick Adams, undated (2 folders)

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Robert McCormick Adams: Nuclear Missile Exchange Event, undated

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Robert McCormick Adams: Hunter College, undated

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Robert McCormick Adams and Ira Rubinoff, undated

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Statement of Robert McCormick Adams before the Task Force on Science Policy, Committee on Science and Technology, 1985.

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Robert McCormick Adams in Panama, undated

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Photographic Services, 1984-1985

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National Air and Space Administration: At Work in Space

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Robert McCormick Adams, duplicate photographs of (3 folders)

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Miscellaneous Color Slides

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