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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-135

Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. Audit and Review Committee

Administrative Records, 1979-1990

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. Audit and Review Committee
Title:Administrative Records
Dates:1979-1990
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 00-135
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records document the activities of the Audit and Review Committee, an arm of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents. The Audit and Review Committee was established in April 1977 to review, address, and report on comments and recommendations contained in a report from the Comptroller General of the United States issued March 31, 1977, regarding the Institution's practices and procedures for the expenditure of Trust and Federal funds. The Committee, in conjunction Phillip S. Hughes, issued its report dated September 1, 1977. Having fulfilled its mandate, the Committee was disbanded at this time. The Committee was re-established in 1979 and serves as a standing committee providing oversight regarding the Institution's accounting and internal controls. According to the bylaws of the Board of Regents (Section 4.01), the Committee functions "to assure the Board that the Institution's accounting systems and internal controls are in good order and facilitating communication between the Board of Regents and the Institution's internal auditors, its independent auditors, and those of the GAO (General Accounting Office)." Materials include planning materials, agendas, minutes, reports, notes, correspondence, and memoranda.

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These records document the activities of the Audit and Review Committee, an arm of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents. The Audit and Review Committee was established in April 1977 to review, address, and report on comments and recommendations contained in a report from the Comptroller General of the United States issued March 31, 1977, regarding the Institution's practices and procedures for the expenditure of Trust and Federal funds. The Committee, in conjunction Phillip S. Hughes, issued its report dated September 1, 1977. Having fulfilled its mandate, the Committee was disbanded at this time.

The Committee was re-established in 1979 and serves as a standing committee providing oversight regarding the Institution's accounting and internal controls. According to the bylaws of the Board of Regents (Section 4.01), the Committee functions "to assure the Board that the Institution's accounting systems and internal controls are in good order and facilitating communication between the Board of Regents and the Institution's internal auditors, its independent auditors, and those of the GAO (General Accounting Office)."

Materials include planning materials, agendas, minutes, reports, notes, correspondence, and memoranda.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-135, Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. Audit and Review Committee, Administrative Records

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Container List

Box 1

Audit and Review Board of Regents

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 12/6/1979

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 2/28/1980

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 4/28/1981

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 10/14/1981

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 12/2/1981

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/13/1982

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/23/1982

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 5/21/1982

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 5/19/1983

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 5/24/1984

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 11/20/1984

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/21/1985

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 8/1/1985

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 11/5/1985

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee trip to Panama, 4/1986

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/6/1986

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 6/3/1986

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 1/8/1987

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/12/1987

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 6/23/1987

Box 1 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 10/8/1987

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/16/1988

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 5/24/1988

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 9/14/1988

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 11/3 and 7/1988

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 12/14/1988

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 3/7/1989

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 6/1/1989

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 10/3/1989

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee, 1990

Box 2 of 2

Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Semi-Annual Report, 3/31/1990

Box 2 of 2

Acheson Audit and Review, 1990

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 4/3/1990

Box 2 of 2

Audit and Review Committee meeting, 10/1/1990

Box 2 of 2

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