Accession 17-061

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture

Subject Files, circa 1996-1997, 2002, 2006-2009

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the search for directors of both the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) and the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). A small amount of material also documents administrative issues at HMSG. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, position descriptions, reports, press releases, notes, and background information about the museums and previous searches for directors. Some materials were created within the Office of the Under Secretary for Art (2004-2008) and other predecessor units.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 25 years, until Jan-01-2035; Transferring office; 11/7/2016 memorandum, Wright to Milosch/Carroll; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

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

Name

• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Art

Subject

• Art museums
• Museums -- Administration
• Art museum directors
• Personnel management
• Museum directors

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-061, Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, Subject Files

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