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SIA Acc. 00-045, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Provost, Grant Records, 1984-1996

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Summary

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Office of the Provost
Title:
Grant Records, 1984-1996
Dates:
1984, 1984-1996
Summary:
Includes records which document Special Exhibition Fund (SEF) grant activities for significant exhibitions at the Smithsonian. These records date back to when SEF was first established by the Board of Regents and later administered by the offices of the Assistant Secretary for Museums, 1986-1992, the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1992-1994, and the Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, 1994-1996. When the Office of the Provost was established in 1995, these records were transferred to that office and maintained by Barbara Schneider, who had served as SEF Program Manager under the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities and the Assistant Provost. The following year, in 1996, the Provost assumed responsibility for administering the fund, with Schneider serving as Executive Assistant for the Program. The records consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to awards, rejections, and budgetary matters. Also included are SEF proposals, program guidelines, funding reports, award schedules, material documenting the annual Smithsonian Exhibition Award Ceremony, and SEF Committee information
Restrictions:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2012; Transferring office; 9/26/1996 memorandum, Kirby to Schneider; Contact reference staff for details
Topic:
Fund accounting
Subject:
Schneider, Barbara
Form/Genre:
Black-and-white photographs, Books, Clippings, Collection descriptions, Color transparencies, Manuscripts, Videotapes
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 00-045

Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-045

Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Provost

Grant Records, 1984-1996

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Provost
Title: Grant Records
Dates: 1984-1996
Quantity: 3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection: Accession 00-045
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the Special Exhibition Fund (SEF) that distributes grants for significant exhibitions at the Smithsonian. These records date back to when SEF was first established by the Board of Regents and later administered by the offices of the Assistant Secretary for Museums, 1986-1992, the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1992-1994, and the Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, 1994-1996. When the Office of the Provost was established in 1995, these records were transferred to that office and maintained by Barbara Schneider, who had served as SEF Program Manager under the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities and the Assistant Provost. The following year, in 1996, the Provost assumed responsibility for administering the fund, with Schneider serving as Executive Assistant for the Program. The records consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to awards, rejections, and budgetary matters. Also included are SEF proposals, program guidelines, funding reports, award schedules, material documenting the annual Smithsonian Exhibition Award Ceremony, and SEF Committee information.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2012; Transferring office; 9/26/1996 memorandum, Kirby to Schneider; Contact reference staff for details.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-045, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Provost, Grant Records

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Container List

Box 1

Smithsonian Exhibition Fund, 1996

SEF Meetings, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Beach, Milo (Sackler Gallery): "The King of the World"

Box 1 of 3

Ulak, James (Sackler Gallery): "Masterpieces for the Imperial Household Collections"

Box 1 of 3

Willis, Deborah (CAAHC): "Points of Entry"

Box 1 of 3

Reviews (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Fellows, Lucy [Cooper-Hewitt Museum (CHM)]: "Celebrating Design"

Box 1 of 3

Flinchum, Russell (CHM): "Henry Dreyfuss - Directing Design"

Box 1 of 3

Lawrence, Sidney [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG)]: "Directions - Cheri Samba"

Box 1 of 3

Rosenzweig, Phyllis (HMSG): "Directions - Byron Kim, Celadon Paintings"

Box 1 of 3

Rosenzweig, Phyllis (HMSG): "Jeff Wall"

Box 1 of 3

Hartigan, Lynda R. [National Museum of American Art (NMAA)]: "James and John Bard, Ship Portraitists"

Box 1 of 3

Moser, JoAnn (NMAA): "Singular Impressions - The Monotype in America"

Box 1 of 3

Moser, JoAnn (NMAA): "On the Middle Border - The Art of Charles E. Burchfield"

Box 1 of 3

Murray, Richard (NMAA): "Abbott Thayer - The Nature of Art"

Box 1 of 3

Serwer, Jacquelyn (NMAA): "American Kaleidoscope"

Box 1 of 3

Serwer, Jacquelyn (NMAA): "The Public is Invited - A Century of American Posters"

Box 1 of 3

Reaves, Wendy [National Portrait Gallery (NPG)]: "Celebrity Caricature in America"

Box 1 of 3

Ravenhill, Philip [National Museum of African Art (NMAfA)]: "The Nsukka Group"

Box 1 of 3

Dehejia, Vidya (Sackler Gallery): "Devi - The Goddess in Indian Art"

Box 1 of 3

Fellows, Lucy (CHM): "Under the Sun - An Outdoor Exhibition of Light"

Box 1 of 3

Pilgrim, Diane (CHM): "Unlimited by Design"

Box 1 of 3

Symmes, Marilyn (CHM): "Fountains - Splash and Spectacle"

Box 1 of 3

Yelavish, Susan (CHM): "The Cult of Performance - Design for Sports"

Box 1 of 3

Lowe, Gail [Anacostia Museum (AM)]: "Speak to my Heart - African American Communities..."

Box 1 of 3

Becker, Ronald [National Museum of American History (NMAH)]: "Star Spangled Banner"

Box 1 of 3

Lubar, Steven (NMAH): "The Bitter Family Firearms Collection"

Box 1 of 3

Myers, Susan (NMAH): "Open House - Clues to American History"

Box 1 of 3

Gwinn, Nancy [Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL)]: "Audubon at the Smithsonian"

Box 1 of 3

James, Portia (AM): "A Place of Belonging..."

Box 1 of 3

Gradwohl, Judith (EAP): "Smithsonian Without Walls"

Box 1 of 3

Finn, Bernard (NMAH): "Recent Development in Electric Lighting"

Box 1 of 3

Hoover, Cynthia (NMAH): "Piano 300"

Box 1 of 3

Morrison, Howard (NMAH): "Deaf in America"

Box 1 of 3

Pope, Nancy [National Postal Museum (NPM)]: "Mailing Alaska - Letters from the Far North"

Box 1 of 3

Love, Sally [National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)]: "Tigers!"

Box 1 of 3

Volkert, Jim [National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)]: "North American Indians and Native Hawaiian Quiltmaking"

Box 1 of 3

Fitzhugh, William (NMAH): "Ainu - Lost Treasures"

Box 1 of 3

Arnoldi, Mary (NMNH): "African Voices"

Box 1 of 3

Jenkins, David [National Zoological Park (NZP)]: "Amazonia Science at the NZP"

Box 1 of 3

Fiqueroa, Evelyn [Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)]: "Creativity and Resistance"

Box 1 of 3

Haddon, Mark [Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)]: "BaySights"

Box 1 of 3

Crowell, Aron (NMAH): "Looking Both Ways - The Rebirth of Alutiq Identity"

Box 1 of 3

Regret/Award Letters

Box 1 of 3

Regret/Award Letters, 1995

Box 1 of 3

Emergency Awards, 1995

Box 1 of 3

Spending Plan, 1995

Box 1 of 3

Secretary' Memo, 1994

Box 1 of 3

SEF Spending Plan, FY 1994/Publicity

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Award letters - 1994

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's memo 1993

Box 2 of 3

Reject/Award letters, 1993

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's memo, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Regret/Award letters, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Emergency Awards, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Reject/Award letters, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's Memo, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Emergency Awards 1991

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's memo, 1990

Box 2 of 3

Reject/Awards, 1990

Box 2 of 3

Notes, 1990

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's memo, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Regret letters, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Panel notes, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Secretary memo, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Regret/Award letters, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Panel notes, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Secretary memo, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Award Letters, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Panel notes, 1987

Box 2 of 3

SEF Documents, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Secretary's memo, 1986

Box 2 of 3

SEF-1989, Publicity

Box 2 of 3

Applications, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Regret/Award letters,1986

Box 2 of 3

Regret/Award letters, 1985

Box 2 of 3

SEF Panelists, (Ideas)

Box 2 of 3

Panel Lists

Box 2 of 3

Thank you letters, 1995

Box 2 of 3

Letters of Appreciation,

Box 2 of 3

Budget forms

Box 2 of 3

Preparation memos

Box 2 of 3

Panel result memos

Box 2 of 3

Invitation letters

Box 2 of 3

Applications lists

Box 2 of 3

SEF, FY 1992

Box 2 of 3

Comments on Draft Report

Box 2 of 3

SEF Reports, 1987-1991

Box 2 of 3

SEF Out of Cycle Awards, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Report on the SEF, 1984-1991

Box 2 of 3

SEF Meeting, 1986 (Motheral)

Box 2 of 3

1986 Guidelines

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

1988 Guidelines

Box 3 of 3

1989 Guidelines

Box 3 of 3

1990 Guidelines

Box 3 of 3

1995 Guidelines

Box 3 of 3

Cross-referencing, 1993 (5 folders)

Box 3 of 3

SEF General, 1991-1994 (4 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Additional Guidelines, 1988-1990

Box 3 of 3

Award Announcements, 1991-1993

Box 3 of 3

SEF Program, 1993

Box 3 of 3

SEF Panel, September, 1993

Box 3 of 3

Exhibition Awards Support Material - 1993

Box 3 of 3

SEF Panel, 1994

Box 3 of 3

Countdown Letters

Box 3 of 3

SEF Program, 1994

Box 3 of 3

Trophy

Box 3 of 3

Event, 1994

Box 3 of 3

Script

Box 3 of 3

Ballots

Box 3 of 3

Suggestions

Box 3 of 3

Masters of Ceremonies

Box 3 of 3

Ideas for 1994

Box 3 of 3

Annual Exhibit Competition

Box 3 of 3

Call for Nominations

Box 3 of 3

Nominees

Box 3 of 3

Presenters

Box 3 of 3

Panelist

Box 3 of 3

1994 Exhibition Awards

Box 3 of 3

Publicity, 1993-1994

Box 3 of 3

Award Schedules, 1993-1994

Box 3 of 3

Videotape: Exhibitions Awards Ceremony, 1993

Box 3 of 3

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