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SIA Acc. 97-164, Smithsonian Institution Child Care Advisory Board, Records, c. 1986-1988
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
Table of Contents
Accession 97-164
Smithsonian Institution, Child Care Advisory Board
Records, circa 1986-1988
Collection Overview | |
| 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.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Ellsworth, Gretchen Gayle.
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.).
- Smithsonian Child Care Center.
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center.
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-164, Smithsonian Institution, Child Care Advisory Board, Records
Container List
Box 1
Libraries Plan of the Washington Consortium of Universities, 1987
NMAH Child Care Facility: Specifications, 1988
Facilities Playground, 1987 (includes blueprint)
Ellsworth, Gretchen: Correspondence and Notes, 1986-1987. Records document space planning for child care facility at NMAH.
Articles of Incorporation, 1987
Donations, 1987
Facilities Committee, 1987
Cost Proposal for Architectural and Engineering Services to the Child Care Alternatives, 1986
Proposal for a Child Care Center in the National Museum of Natural History
Ellsworth, Gretchen: Correspondence, 1988 (2 folders)
Model Business Plan for Smithsonian Institution Child Care Centers, 1987 (2 folders)
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu
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