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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 96-072

National Museum of American History. Office of the Director

Subject Files, circa 1985-1992

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
Title:Subject Files
Dates:circa 1985-1992
Quantity:5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 96-072
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records document administrative activities in the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Materials include the outgoing and incoming correspondence and memoranda of Roger G. Kennedy, Director, 1980-1992; records pertaining to budgets, exhibition planning, and other administrative issues of the departments and divisions under NMAH; special program files; grant information; and minutes of meetings.

Descriptive Entry

These records document administrative activities in the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Materials include the outgoing and incoming correspondence and memoranda of Roger G. Kennedy, Director, 1980-1992; records pertaining to budgets, exhibition planning, and other administrative issues of the departments and divisions under NMAH; special program files; grant information; and minutes of meetings.

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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-072, National Museum of American History. Office of the Director, Subject Files

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Container List

Box 1

Department of Social and Cultural History

Department of Social and Cultural History, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Ceramics and Glass, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Community Life, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Costume, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Domestic Life, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Graphic Arts, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Friends of Music, 1991-1992

Box 1 of 5

Division of Musical History, 1991-1992

Box 1 of 5

Division of Musical History: John Hammond Fund, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Musical History: Jazz Masterworks, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Photographic History, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Political History, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Political History: First Ladies Gowns, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Textiles, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Department of Science and Technology

Department of Science and Technology, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Armed Forces History, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Computers, Information, and Society, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Engineering and Industry, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Medical Sciences, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Physical Sciences, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Senior Historian of Science and Technology, 1991

Box 1 of 5

Division of Transportation, 1991

Box 1 of 5

21st Century Limited, Inc., 1991

Box 1 of 5

Box 2

NMAH Offices and Programs

National Numismatic Collection, 1991

Box 2 of 5

National Philatelic Collection, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Administrative Office: Lucy Greene, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Administrative Office, 1989-1991

Box 2 of 5

Office of the Associate Director: Ronald Becker, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Assistant Director for Academic Programs/American Quarterly, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Building Manager Office, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Conservation, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Department of Exhibits, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Design Division, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Graphics, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Office of External Affairs, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Office of Special Events, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Office of Public Affairs, 1990

Box 2 of 5

Department of Public Programs, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Department of Public Programs: Outreach Program, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Publications, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Division of Education, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Division of Museum Programs, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Program in African American Culture, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Hispanic American Culture, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Internships and Fellowships: Mary Dyer, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Columbian Quincentenary Program, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Office of the Registrar, 1991

Box 2 of 5

NMAH Administrative Files

Affirmative Action, 1991

Box 2 of 5

African American Communities Project, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Archives Center, 1991

Box 2 of 5

American History Club Project, 1991

Box 2 of 5

150th Anniversary of the Smithsonian, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Association of Museum Specialist, Technician and Aides (AMSTA), 1991

Box 2 of 5

Bradford Cup Presentation, 1991

Box 2 of 5

The Bill of Rights, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Answering Telephones, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Step-Up 90 Program, 1991

Box 2 of 5

Reduction Exercise, FY 1990

Box 2 of 5

Budget Correspondence, 1989-1990

Box 2 of 5

Budget, Douglas E. Evelyn (DEE) Working File, FY 1991

Box 2 of 5

Priority Call, FY 1991 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 5

Trust Fund Listings, 1989-1990

Box 2 of 5

Budget: FY 1990

Box 2 of 5

Box 3

Congressional Hearing, FY 1991

Box 3 of 5

Budget Hearing, 1991

Box 3 of 5

FY 1990 Budget: Federal, 1989

Box 3 of 5

FY 1993 Budget: Federal, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Budget: Trust Fund, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Budget: Trust Fund, FY 1989

Box 3 of 5

Exemption to the Freeze Request - Budget Reduction Exercise, DEE File, 1990

Box 3 of 5

News Clippings on SI Budget Reduction Exercise, DEE File, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Budget: Federal, 1991

Box 3 of 5

NMAH Cafeteria, 1989

Box 3 of 5

Carmichael Auditorium, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Chicago Architecture Project, 1991

Box 3 of 5

NMAH Child Care Center, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Collections Acquisitions Program Funds, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Common Agenda Project, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Computer Service Center, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Combined Federal Campaign, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Copperfield, David, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Curator's Association, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Daka Food Service, 1991 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Deputy Director's Correspondence, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Deputy Director's Office, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Discovery Channel, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Documentary Photograph Gallery, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Docent Council/NMAH, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Emergency Self Protection Plan, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Duke Ellington's Collection, 1991 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Exhibition Schedule and Procedures, 1991

Box 3 of 5

External Review Committee, 1991

Box 3 of 5

ID Credentials, 1990

Box 3 of 5

NMAH Interns, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Management Committee, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Master Coordination Plan, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Marefat, Mina, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Media International Corporation, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Native American Program, 1991

Box 3 of 5

NMAH Parking, 1990

Box 3 of 5

NMAH Parking, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Professional Accomplishment Evaluation Committee (PAEC), 1990

Box 3 of 5

Professional Accomplishment Evaluation Committee (PAEC), 1991

Box 3 of 5

Peer Recognition Awards System, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Peer Recognition Awards System, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Personnel, 1989

Box 3 of 5

Personnel, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Performance Appraisals, 1989

Box 3 of 5

Performance Appraisals, 1991

Box 3 of 5

National Postal Museum, 1989

Box 3 of 5

National Postal Museum, 1990

Box 3 of 5

National Postal Museum, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Paper Recycling, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Princeton World War I & II Poster Collection, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Physical Fitness Center, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Project Managers, 1990

Box 3 of 5

Project Managers Meetings, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Project Managers Meetings, 1987

Box 3 of 5

Project Management, 1988

Box 3 of 5

Property Accountable Officer, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Property Pass, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Property: Non-Expendable, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Property Inventory, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Publication Policy, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Research Opportunity Fund, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Repair and Restoration Policy Issues, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Restoration and Renovation, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Safety Inspection, 1990-1991

Box 3 of 5

Security, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Smoking Policy, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Staff Meetings, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Storage, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Suitland Master Development Plan: Phase IIB, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Taylor Gallery, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Tax Reform Act, 1991

Box 3 of 5

Box 4

Vacation Schedule, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Wallace Foundation Project, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Xerox Machines, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Smithsonian Related Files

Abdy, Sir Valentine, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Accessibility Program, 1991

Box 4 of 5

African American Institutional Study Group, 1990

Box 4 of 5

African American Association, 1990

Box 4 of 5

African American Institutional Study, 1991

Box 4 of 5

American Indian Heritage Month, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Anderson, Dean - Under Secretary, 1990

Box 4 of 5

Audiovisual, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Assistant Secretary for Museums: Tom Freudenheim, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration: Nancy Suttenfield, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Assistant Secretary for External Affairs: Thomas Lovejoy, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Assistant Secretary for Public Service: Ralph Rinzler, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Assistant Secretary for Research: Robert Hoffman, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Black History Month, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Budget, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Building Manager's Council, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Combined Federal Campaign, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Congressional Liaison: Margaret Gaynor, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Cooper-Hewitt, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Cooper-Hewitt, 1990

Box 4 of 5

Council of Bureau Directors, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Design and Construction, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Development, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Electronic Mail, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Equal Opportunity, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

External Affairs, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Fellowships and Grants, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Flemming, Arthur S. - Awards Program, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Five Year Prospectus, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Internal Controls Steering Committee, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Inventory of SI Income Producing Activities, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Honoraria, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Information Resource Management, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Inspector General, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Institutional Studies: Zahava D. Doering, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Internship Council, 1991

Box 4 of 5

International Gallery, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Library, Smithsonian Institution, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Membership and Development, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Minority Hiring, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Museum of African Art: Sylvia Williams, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Museum Shops, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Museum of American Art, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Museum of the American Indian: Dave Warren, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Associate Program, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Museum of Natural History: James Tyler, Acting Director, 1991

Box 4 of 5

National Portrait Gallery: Alan Fern, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Committee for a Wider Audience, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Folklife Programs, 1990

Box 4 of 5

Office of General Counsel, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Human Resources, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of International Relations, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Sponsored Projects, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Plant Services, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Facilities Service: Richard Siegle, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Product Development and Licensing, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Procurement and Property Management, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Office of Protective Services, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Public Affairs, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Quincentenary Programs, Office of, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Board of Regents, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Regent Publication Award Program, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Research Support Survey, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Non-Smithsonian Related Files

A - General, 1991

Box 4 of 5

American Association of Museums (AAM): Dues, 1991

Box 4 of 5

American Association of Museums (AAM): Accreditation Update, 1991

Box 4 of 5

Box 5

Applicants, 1991 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 5

American Political Science Association (APSA), 1991

Box 5 of 5

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH): Membership Dues/Information, 1991 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 5

Association of Science and Technology Center, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Beschloss, Michael Richard, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Association of Historians of American Art, 1991

Box 5 of 5

B - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

C - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Court Dance Company of New York, 1985

Box 5 of 5

D - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

F - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Federation of State Humanities Council: 1990 Annual Report

Box 5 of 5

Federation of State Humanities Council, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Federal Yellow Book, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Funding Agencies: Institute of Museum Services (IMS), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 1991

Box 5 of 5

G - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

H - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Holocaust Memorial Museum, 1991

Box 5 of 5

I - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

J - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Japanese American National Museum, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Jazz Exhibition in Amsterdam, The Ultimate, 1989

Box 5 of 5

Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, DEE File, 1990

Box 5 of 5

K - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

L - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

M - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

N - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

New American Schools Development Corporation, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Cultural Alliance, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Humanities Alliance, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Archives, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Endowment for the Arts, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Museum of Japanese History, DEE File, 1990

Box 5 of 5

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1991

Box 5 of 5

National Council on Public History, The Public Historian, 1991

Box 5 of 5

Nippon Express USA, Inc., DEE File, 1990

Box 5 of 5

O - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

P - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

R - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

S - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

University of Tokyo, DEE File, 1990

Box 5 of 5

Visions Foundation, 1991

Box 5 of 5

W - General, 1991

Box 5 of 5

X, Y, Z - General, 1990-1991 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 5

Zuihouden Foundation, Yasumune Date, DEE File, 1990

Box 5 of 5