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SIA Acc. 97-164, Smithsonian Institution Child Care Advisory Board, Records, c. 1986-1988

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Summary

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Child Care Advisory Board
Title:
Records, c. 1986-1988
Dates:
1986, 1986-1988, c 1986-1988
Summary:
This accession consists of records from the office of Gretchen Ellsworth, who served as Chairperson of the Smithsonian Child Care Advisory Board and was involved in early planning for the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Materials include specifications for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) child care facility; the cost proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services to the Child Care Alternatives; Ellsworth's correspondence and notes pertaining to space planning for a child care facility at NMAH; the proposal for a child care center in the National Museum of Natural History; information on donations; articles of incorporation; blueprints of the facility's playground; minutes of meetings; and model business plans for Smithsonian Institution Child Care Centers
Topics:
Child care, Day care centers, Educational planning, Museums--Educational aspects
Subjects:
Ellsworth, Gretchen Gayle, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.), Smithsonian Child Care Center, National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Form/Genre:
Books, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts, Drawings
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 97-164
Physical Description:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 97-164

Smithsonian Institution, Child Care Advisory Board

Records, circa 1986-1988

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Smithsonian Institution, Child Care Advisory Board
Title: Records
Dates: circa 1986-1988
Quantity: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection: Accession 97-164
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the records of Gretchen Gayle Ellsworth, who served as Chairperson of the Child Care Advisory Board and was involved in early planning for what eventually became the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Materials include specifications for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) child care facility; cost proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services to the Child Care Alternatives; correspondence and notes pertaining to space planning for a child care facility at NMAH; proposal for a child care center at the National Museum of Natural History; donations information; articles of incorporation; blueprints of the facility's playground; meeting minutes; and model business plans for Smithsonian Child Care Centers.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-164, Smithsonian Institution, Child Care Advisory Board, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Libraries Plan of the Washington Consortium of Universities, 1987

Box 1 of 1

NMAH Child Care Facility: Specifications, 1988

Box 1 of 1

Facilities Playground, 1987 (includes blueprint)

Box 1 of 1

Ellsworth, Gretchen: Correspondence and Notes, 1986-1987. Records document space planning for child care facility at NMAH.

Box 1 of 1

Articles of Incorporation, 1987

Box 1 of 1

Donations, 1987

Box 1 of 1

Facilities Committee, 1987

Box 1 of 1

Cost Proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services to the Child Care Alternatives, 1986

Box 1 of 1

Proposal for a Child Care Center in the National Museum of Natural History

Box 1 of 1

Ellsworth, Gretchen: Correspondence, 1988 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Model Business Plan for Smithsonian Institution Child Care Centers, 1987 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

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