Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 142
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
James Smithson Bicentennial Records, 1964-1966
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary |
Title: | James Smithson Bicentennial Records |
Dates: | 1964-1966 |
Quantity: | 7.72 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder) |
Collection: | Record Unit 142 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | In 1965 the Smithsonian observed the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founding benefactor, James Smithson. These records document planning for that event. |
Descriptive Entry
In 1965 the Smithsonian observed the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founding benefactor, James Smithson. These records document planning for that event.
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Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 142, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, James Smithson Bicentennial Records
Container List
Box 1
Bicentennial - James Smithson, photographs and negatives
Bicentennial - James Smithson
Bicentennial Story
Badge and mace, film, flags, gowns, medals, music, stamps, sketches, etc.
Smithsonian flags
Bicentennial book - outline
Press, TV, radio coverage for Bicentennial
Bicentennial publications (2 folders)
Bicentennial budget - general
Bicentennial committees and councils - general
Bicentennial Committee
Bicentennial: SI staff wives
Bicentennial: Courtesy associates
Bicentennial: Dinners, luncheons, receptions, teas
Bicentennial: Request for grants - general
Bicentennial: Funds, requests for funds, contributions (2 folders)
Bicentennial: Hotel accommodations
Box 2
Interpreters and translation series
Invitations, United States - general
Invitations, United States: Abelson through Avery
Invitations, United States: Babbidge through Byrd
Invitations, United States: Cain through Cushman
Invitations, United States: Dale through Dustman
Invitations, United States: Eaton through Eyring
Invitations, United States: Farinholt through Fye
Invitations, United States: Garlisch through Guthe
Invitations, United States: Hadas through Hutchins
Invitations, United States: Ingersoll through Itskov
Invitations, United States: Jefferson through Jordon
Invitations, United States: Kaiser through Kuchel
Invitations, United States: Lafollette through Lyon
Invitations, United States: Maazel through Murrow
Invitations, United States: Nabrit through Noyes
Invitations, United States: Oakes through Owen
Invitations, United States: Padros through Piney
Invitations, United States: Quesada
Invitations, United States: Rabi through Ruthenburg
Invitations, United States: Sandburg through Syz
Invitations, United States: Taft through Tyler
Invitations, United States: Udall through U Thant
Invitations, United States: Valenti through Voss
Invitations, United States: Wagstaff through Wyeth
Invitations, United States: Yarborough through Young
Invitations, United States: Zalles through Zuckert
Invitations - Foreign Countries - General: October 1964-March 1965
Invitations - Foreign Countries - General: April-November 1965
Box 3
Invitations - Foreign Countries - African Countries: Algeria - Zambia
Invitations - Foreign Countries - European Countries: Austria - Denmark
Invitations - Foreign Countries - European Countries: England - Finland
Invitations - Foreign Countries - European Countries: France - Germany
Invitations - Foreign Countries - European Countries: Greece - Netherlands
Invitations - Foreign Countries - European Countries: Norway - Yugoslavia
Invitations - Foreign Countries - Far Eastern Countries: Australia - New Zealand
Invitations - Foreign Countries - Middle Eastern Countries: Aden - Yemen
Invitations - Foreign Countries - North American Countries: Canada - Mexico
Invitations - Foreign Countries - South and Central American Countries: Caribbean Area - Argentina to Venezuela
Bicentennial - legislation
Bicentennial - letters of congratulations, greetings, appreciation
Bicentennial - Regents' participation
Bicentennial: Procession
Box 4
Bicentennial: Program
Bicentennial: Adams Papers
Bicentennial: Exhibits
Bicentennial: Mall Plans and Arrangements
Bicentennial: Scholarly sessions
Bicentennial: Bicentennial reports
Bicentennial: Sample file for the Bicentennial Program
Bicentennial: Sampler of Bicentennial observances elsewhere (3 folders)
Bicentennial: Sample file for Bicentennial program
Bicentennial: Signature register
Bicentennial: Speakers - general
Bicentennial: Speakers and alternate speakers
Bicentennial: Speakers and speeches
Bicentennial: Speaker biographies
Bicentennial: Staff comments
Bicentennial: Thank-you letters from SI
Bicentennial: Transportation
Bicentennial: Miscellaneous notes and correspondence
Bicentennial: International Council on Museums (ICOM) - general correspondence
Bicentennial: ICOM budget
Bicentennial: ICOM enrollments - general correspondence
Bicentennial: ICOM enrollment: Abrahamson through Iwasaki
Bicentennial: ICOM enrollment: John through Quoniam
Box 5
Bicentennial: ICOM enrollment: Ranachordran through Zamoshkin
Bicentennial: ICOM enrollment by country - to be sent to New York, Philadelphia, Washington
Bicentennial: ICOM list of grants
Bicentennial: ICOM guest lists - general correspondence
Bicentennial: ICOM guest lists - alpha by country: Aden to Zambia
Bicentennial: ICOM hotel accommodations
Bicentennial: ICOM membership
Bicentennial: ICOM travel
Bicentennial: Alpha computerized guest list, March 31, 1966 (2 folders)
Bicentennial: Alpha computerized guest list, April 11, May 2, 1966 (3 folders)
Bicentennial: Alpha computerized guest list, May 2, 1966 (2 folders)
Dinner Invitation List
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory celebration - photographs
Smithsonian Seal and Flag
Box 6
Bicentennial: Plan for Bicentennial pavilion
Congratulatory Letters
Bicentennial: Miscellany
Bicentennial: Extra programs and Bicentennial information kits
Bicentennial: Greetings received on occasion of Smithson Bicentennial Celebration
Bicentennial: Greetings from the Royal Society, London
Bicentennial: Greetings from the American Anthropological Association
Bicentennial: Greetings from the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
Presidential Proclamation
Bicentennial Medallion and Medal from the Museo Nacional of Columbia
Bicentennial: Greetings from the National Research Council of Thailand
Bicentennial: Greetings from the University of Vermont
Bicentennial: Greetings from the National Research Council of the Philippines - a plaque
Bicentennial: Greetings from the American Chemical Society
Bicentennial: Greetings from the National Research Council of Canada
Bicentennial: Papers dealing with SI flag, banners, sketches, correspondence, etc.
Color Photographs of Bicentennial
Bicentennial: Correspondence, sketches relating to design and production of mace, badge, gown
Bicentennial: Correspondence, plans for academic procession
Bicentennial: "Miscellaneous"
Bicentennial: Assorted papers on planning for Bicentennial
Bicentennial: Funds solicitations for Bicentennial
Box 7
Bicentennial: Correspondence and sketches dealing with Smithson and Hodgkins medals
Bicentennial: Press releases, clippings, etc., on Bicentennial (James Smithson Bicentennial)
Bicentennial: General Correspondence, April 1964 to February 1966 (2 folders)
Bicentennial: Speakers and speeches
Bicentennial: Ladies' Advisory Committee
Box 8
Bicentennial: Greetings received on occasion of Smithson Bicentennial Celebration (2 folders)
Bicentennial: Greetings received on occasion of Smithson Bicentennial Celebration
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