Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 01-175
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director
Subject Files, 1971-1987
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Thomas Lawton, Director, 1977-1987, documenting participation in professional associations; events held for, or by, the Freer or the Sackler; development; fellowships and grants; the Freer Medal; acquisitions; exhibitions; various committees and boards on which the Director served; construction of the South Quadrangle; trips to Asia; and the search for an Assistant Secretary for Research of the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; staff newsletters; brochures about exhibitions and the galleries; correspondence, memoranda, financial reports, timelines, architectural drawings, and office floor plans associated with the construction and furnishing of the South Quadrangle; illustrations of objects; budgets and budget summaries; clippings, studies, reports, correspondence, memoranda, brochures, membership lists, meeting agendas and supporting documents, and press releases associated with committees, boards, and associations in which the Director participated; dissertation evaluations; lists of fellows; meeting agendas; research files; clippings; event planning files; curricula vitae for and papers written by Assistant Secretary for Research candidates; press releases; and travel files.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Lawton, Thomas, 1931-
- Smithsonian Institution. South Quadrangle Project
- Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
- Freer Gallery of Art
Subject
- Art museums
- Museums -- Administration
- Art, Asian
- Charles Lang Freer Medal
- Museum buildings
- Architectural design
- Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
- Art museum directors
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-175, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director, Subject Files