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Record Unit 7447

Rosenberg, Dorothy

Dorothy Rosenberg Papers, 1963-1984

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Rosenberg, Dorothy
Title:Dorothy Rosenberg Papers
Dates:1963-1984
Quantity:9 cu. ft. (18 document boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 7447
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

The Dorothy Rosenberg Papers include materials collected by Rosenberg during her tenure as Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and as a consultant. The papers fall into two parts. The first consists of interviews with, and information files on, members of the Board of Regents. The information files vary greatly in depth. Some files contain only biographical information, while others include a record of all actions as a Smithsonian Regent. The second part of the papers consists of materials for preparing a general history of the Board of Regents and of Secretary Ripley's tenure. These papers include copies of Regents' meeting minutes; attendance and membership records; records of the Regents' role in the Smithsonian's financial activities; records of Regents' resolutions; copies of legislation dealing with the Smithsonian; a record of the changing policy toward art collections and bequests; records of the creation of buildings and programs; records of the changing structure of the Board of Regents and governance of the Smithsonian; records and reports concerning the benefits and compensation of Secretaries and other executive-level employees; and photographs of Smithsonian buildings, collections, and events. There are also records of other projects Rosenberg participated in during her time as a consultant, including reports on the relationship of the Smithsonian to the United States Civil Service and James C. Bradley's report of Smithsonian events during Ripley's administration. Much of the historical material consists of copies, and some of the materials date from the nineteenth century. Many of the notes are in shorthand.

Historical Note

Dorothy Rosenberg was born on November 16, 1920. She began working after high school in the retail business from 1938 to 1944 before beginning a series of clerical jobs, one of which was part time for an accountant. In 1950, she began her federal career, working at the Department of Interior in a variety of offices, including the Office of the Secretary.

She came to the Smithsonian Institution in 1959 as the Administrative Officer to Assistant Secretary James Bradley. She remained in that position until 1970, when Bradley became Undersecretary. She remained with Bradley, working as his Administrative Officer until 1971, when she became the Administrative Officer to Assistant Secretary Robert A. Brooks. Her duties under both Bradley and Brooks included acting as liaison to the Board of Regents, a duty she brought with her into the position of Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley in 1973. This job also included management of the Office of the Secretary. She remained in that position until her retirement on January 11, 1980.

She was awarded the Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service at the September 16, 1979, dinner of the Board of Regents. The next day, the Regents adopted a resolution regretting Rosenberg's decision to retire, citing her "exceptional soundness of judgment, resourcefulness, devotion to ideals of the Institution and, above all, unfailing graciousness."

After her retirement, she remained a part-time contract employee, as a consultant to Secretaries Ripley and Robert McCormick Adams. Her major project was preparing a history of the Board of Regents, which was to include a summary of Board of Regents' activities and a collection of biographical notes on the Regents. This research material forms the bulk of this collection of her papers. She was also engaged in other projects, mostly dealing with the history and administrative structure of the Institution. Although her work on the Board of Regents project formally ended in 1984, she remained a consultant to Secretary Adams until 1986 and a volunteer with the Smithsonian National Associates until the late 1980s.

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Descriptive Entry

The Dorothy Rosenberg Papers include materials collected by Rosenberg both as a consultant researching the history of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, 1826-1984, from 1980 to 1984; and also naturally during her tenure as Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley from 1973 to 1980. The first portion of the papers consists of interviews with and information files on members of the Board of Regents which were collected during her time as a consultant. The information files vary greatly in detail, with some files containing just biographical information and some including a record of all Smithsonian actions as a regent. The second portion of the papers deals with a general history of the Board of Regents and with Secretary Ripley's tenure. These papers were collected by Rosenberg both as a consultant and during her time as Executive Assistant. These papers include copies of Regents' meeting minutes; attendance and membership records; records of the Regents' role in the Smithsonian's financial activities; records of Regents' resolutions; copies of legislation dealing with the Smithsonian; a record of the changing policy toward art collections and bequests; records of the founding of facilities; records of the changing structure of the Board of Regents and governance of the Smithsonian; records and reports concerning the benefits and compensation of Secretaries and other executive-level employees; and photographs of Smithsonian buildings, collections, and events. There are also records of other projects she participated in during her time as a consultant, including reports on the relationship of the Smithsonian to the Civil Service and James Bradley's report of Smithsonian events during Ripley's administration. Researchers must be aware that a large amount of notes are in shorthand.

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Access Restriction

Boxes 1-8, 17, and 18 contain materials which are restricted indefinitely, see finding aid; Contact reference staff for details.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7447, Dorothy Rosenberg Papers

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Container List

Series 1

BOARD OF REGENTS MEMBERS, RESEARCH FILES AND INTERVIEWS, 1980-1984.

This material includes the incomplete research conducted by Dorothy Rosenberg of the history of the Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents as a consultant to the Secretary after her retirement in 1980. It includes interviews of living regents, past and present, and information files about regents living and dead.

Box 1

Project Structure, 1980-1984: This material includes records of the conduction of Rosenberg's history of the Board of Regents project, including correspondence with Secretary Adams and Regents; a total list of the Regents; and the project wrap-up.

Project Materials, 1980-1984

Box 1 of 18

SI Archives Folder Lists, Office of the Secretary, [1925-1964]

Box 1 of 18

Regents Total List

Box 1 of 18

Memo to Secretary Robert McCormick Adams from Dorothy Rosenberg, 1984 (2 folders) [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 1 of 18

Project Wrap-up, 1984

Box 1 of 18

Members of the Board of Regents Not Interviewed, 1984: All Files RESTRICTED.

Agnew, Spiro Theodore

Box 1 of 18

Anderson, Clinton P.

Box 1 of 18

Boland, Edward P.

Box 1 of 18

B: Bow, Frank T.; Barkley, Alben W.; Brooks, Overton

Box 1 of 18

Brown, John Nicholas (2 folders)

Box 1 of 18

Burger, Warren E.

Box 1 of 18

Box 2

Burger, Warren E. (4 folders)

Box 2 of 18

Bush, George Herbert Walker

Box 2 of 18

Bush, Vannevar; Bell, Alexander Graham

Box 2 of 18

Cannon, Clarence

Box 2 of 18

Conte, Silvio O.

Box 2 of 18

C: Clark, Bennett Champ; Cole, William P., Jr.; Cox, Edward Eugene; Compton, Arthur H.

Box 2 of 18

Delano, Frederic Alphonso

Box 2 of 18

D: Davis, Harvey Nathaniel; DeGolyer, Everette Lee

Box 2 of 18

Fleming, Robert Vedder

Box 2 of 18

Box 3

Fleming, Robert Vedder

Box 3 of 18

Ford, Gerald Rudolph

Box 3 of 18

Garn, Edwin Jacob (Jake)

Box 3 of 18

G: George, Walter F.; Gifford, Charles L.; Greenewalt, Crawford Hallock

Box 3 of 18

Hanks, Nancy

Box 3 of 18

Humphrey, Hubert Horatio

Box 3 of 18

H: Hughes, Charles Evans; Hunsaker, Jerome C.

Box 3 of 18

Jackson, Henry M. (2 folders)

Box 3 of 18

Johnson, Samuel C.

Box 3 of 18

J: Johnson, Leroy; Johnson, Lyndon Baines

Box 3 of 18

Kirwan, Michael J.

Box 3 of 18

Mc: McNary, Charles L.; McConnell, Samuel K.

Box 3 of 18

McNamara, Robert S.

Box 3 of 18

Mondale, Walter Frederick. Includes a transcript of an interview with a Mondale aide

Box 3 of 18

M: Merriam, John C.; Moore, R. Walton; Morris, Roland S.; Morrow, Dwight

Box 3 of 18

Rockefeller, Nelson Aldrich

Box 3 of 18

Ryan, Leo J.

Box 3 of 18

R: Reece, B. Carroll; Roberts, Owen Josephus; Rooney, John J.

Box 3 of 18

Sasser, James R.

Box 3 of 18

Box 4

S: Saltonstall, Leverett; Scott, Hugh; Stone, Harlan F.; Smith, H. Alexander

Box 4 of 18

T: Taft, Robert Alphonso; Truman, Harry S.

Box 4 of 18

V: Vinson, Fred M.; Vorys, John M.

Box 4 of 18

Watson, Thomas J., Jr.

Box 4 of 18

Webb, James Edwin (4 folders)

Box 4 of 18

W: Warren, Earl; Walcott, Frederic C.; White, Wallace H., Jr.; White, Andrew Dickson; Watson, Thomas J., Jr.

Box 4 of 18

Box 5

Emeritus Regents, Interviewed Up to October, 1984: All Files RESTRICTED. An asterisk (*) indicates that the file includes transcripts of Rosenberg interview.

Austin, J. Paul

Box 5 of 18

Boggs, Lindy

Box 5 of 18

*Cederberg, Elford A.

Box 5 of 18

*Fulbright, J. William

Box 5 of 18

Goheen, Robert F.

Box 5 of 18

Greenewalt, Crawford Hallock

Box 5 of 18

*Haskins, Caryl P. (2 folders)

Box 5 of 18

Box 6

*Mahon, George H.

Box 6 of 18

*Minshall, William E.

Box 6 of 18

*Morgan, Robert B.

Box 6 of 18

Moss, Frank E.

Box 6 of 18

*Pell, Claiborne

Box 6 of 18

Scott, Hugh

Box 6 of 18

*Thompson, Frank, Jr.

Box 6 of 18

*Yates, Sidney R.

Box 6 of 18

Current Regents (As of October, 1984) Interviewed in 1983: All Files RESTRICTED. An asterisk (*) indicates that the file includes transcripts of Rosenberg interview.

*Acheson, David C.

Box 6 of 18

*Armstrong, Anne L.

Box 6 of 18

*Bowen, William G.

Box 6 of 18

Box 7

*Burden, William A. M. (3 folders)

Box 7 of 18

*Clark, Jeannine Smith

Box 7 of 18

Goldwater, Barry M.

Box 7 of 18

Gell-Mann, Murray

Box 7 of 18

Box 8

*Higginbotham, A. Leon, Jr.

Box 8 of 18

*Humelsine, Carlisle H.

Box 8 of 18

*Mineta, Norman Y.

Box 8 of 18

Series 2

BOARD OF REGENTS FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, 1964, 1970-1979, with copies from 1855-1979.

This material was collected in both Rosenberg's research as a consultant into the history of the Regents' financial activities and in her service as Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley. Both types of material are in this collection as sources for Rosenberg's history of the Board of Regents. The material deals with the Smithsonian's financial relationship to the Federal Government, its revenue raising activities, and the Congressional hearings following the General Accounting Office report of 1977. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 8

General Financial Matters, 1855-1924, 1964-1979: Arranged alphabetically.

Associates and National Board, [1965]

Box 8 of 18

Associates (S. D. Ripley), 1978-1979

Box 8 of 18

Endowment Fund (Proposal), 1977-1978

Box 8 of 18

Executive Committee on Use of Non-appropriated Funds, 1964, 1978

Box 8 of 18

Federal Income Tax Status, 1970-1977

Box 8 of 18

Funds and Secretaries' Research, [1900, 1907, 1909]

Box 8 of 18

Investment Policy Committee, [1965, 1970-1972]

Box 8 of 18

Plan to Increase Funds of SI, [1921-1924, 1968]

Box 8 of 18

Box 9

Policy on Use of Funds The Nature of the Smithsonian, 1976-1979

Box 9 of 18

Popular Series of Books Proposal, W. T. DeVan, [1924]

Box 9 of 18

Resolutions on Finances, SI, [1855-1923, 1946-1970]

Box 9 of 18

Smithsonian Funds: Special Statement, [1901]

Box 9 of 18

Smithsonian Income (Proposal to Incorporate in Federal Appropriations), [1921]

Box 9 of 18

Financial Matters General Accounting Office Reports, 1970 and 1977 and Response, 1970, 1974-1977, with related material from 1952, and 1960: Arranged alphabetically.

General Accounting Office Report of [1970]

Box 9 of 18

General Accounting Office Report, 1974-1977

Box 9 of 18

Hughes House Investigator Reports, 1976-1978

Box 9 of 18

Oversight Hearings, 1977

Box 9 of 18

Regents Special Information, 1976-1979 (with 1952, 1960)

Box 9 of 18

Series 3

BOARD OF REGENTS ACTIVITIES AND HISTORY, c. 1975-1984, with copies from 1826-1984.

This material is the main body of Rosenberg's research as a consultant into the history of the Board of Regents, including meeting minutes, attendance and membership records, and resolutions about specific projects, facilities, and collections. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 9

Regents' Meetings, Attendance, Membership, Resolutions, 1826-1984: Arranged chronologically.

Chronology of Events, [1826-1948, 1959-1984]

Box 9 of 18

Regents, [1846]

Box 9 of 18

Membership of Board of Regents, [1847-1861]

Box 9 of 18

Box 10

Regents' Members, [1850s-1890s]

Box 10 of 18

Necrology - Regents, [1860-1970s]

Box 10 of 18

Index to Proceedings, [January 1891-March 1905]

Box 10 of 18

Summary of Regents Minutes, [1899-1924]

Box 10 of 18

Regents' Meetings, [1908]

Box 10 of 18

Regents, Board of, [1928-1984]. Folder includes lists of Regents members, 1928-1984; and charts showing dates served and major Smithsonian Institution acts.

Box 10 of 18

Regents' Meetings, [1919-1958]

Box 10 of 18

Resolutions from Regents' Minutes, [1956-1978]

Box 10 of 18

Summaries - Regents' Minutes, [January 1957 - January 1982]

Box 10 of 18

Appointment of Regents, Robert S. McNamara, [1962, 1969]

Box 10 of 18

Resolutions of the Board of Regents, [1964-1978], including a letter from Betty J. Morgan, 1978

Box 10 of 18

Attendance at Meetings, 1975-1977

Box 10 of 18

Proposals, Reports, and Events, 1899-1980: Arranged alphabetically.

Board of Regents - Nature of SI History

Box 10 of 18

Bureau of American Ethnology, [1902, 1904, 1907]

Box 10 of 18

Carnegie Institution, [1902]

Box 10 of 18

China: Archeological Expedition, [1922]

Box 10 of 18

Conference on the Future of SI, [1927]

Box 10 of 18

Defalcation of W. W. Karr and Barnett, [1905-1907]

Box 10 of 18

Establishment, [1969, 1978], 1981

Box 10 of 18

Executive Order on Printing and Publication, [1906, 1912]

Box 10 of 18

Growth Chart, [1957-1973], created c. 1973

Box 10 of 18

Box 11

History of Policies and Scientific Practices, [1926], 1976

Box 11 of 18

Langley Medal - Establishment and Award, [1909, 1913]

Box 11 of 18

Library of Congress (Historical notes, timeline)

Box 11 of 18

Library of Congress, Smithsonian Deposit at, [1899]

Box 11 of 18

National Museum of Engineering and Industry, [1924]

Box 11 of 18

A National University of the SI, [1899, 1900]

Box 11 of 18

Panama Canal Zone, Survey of, [1910]

Box 11 of 18

Rathbun's Statement Only to Board of Regents, [November 28, 1906]

Box 11 of 18

Research Corporation - Cottrell (patent donations), [1911-1916]

Box 11 of 18

Smithson Relics (Exhibition - Great Hall), [1912]

Box 11 of 18

Smithson's Remains, Removal of, [1902-1907]

Box 11 of 18

SI Department of Education, [1923] (incorporate in department)

Box 11 of 18

Survey of Property, 1980

Box 11 of 18

Art Collections/Bequests, 1903-1980: Arranged alphabetically by subject.

General Policy, 1903-1980

The Art Bureaus of the SI and How They Evolved

Box 11 of 18

Change in Acceptance of Art Procedures, 1980

Box 11 of 18

Smithsonian Art Commissions, [1903-1980] (2 folders)

Box 11 of 18

Smithsonian Art Commissions, [1923-1970]

Box 11 of 18

Box 12

Smithsonian Art Commissions, [1971-1983]

Box 12 of 18

Building for Art Collection, [1914]

Box 12 of 18

Archives of American Art, [1969]

Box 12 of 18

Cooper Hewitt, [1966, 1967-1972]

Box 12 of 18

Freer Gallery, [1905-1908, 1912-1923, 1973]

Freer Gallery Bequest, [1905-1908, 1912-1923]

Box 12 of 18

Freer Gallery 50th Anniversary, [1973]

Box 12 of 18

Gellatly Art Collection, [1942, 1945-1951]

Box 12 of 18

National Gallery of Art, [1908-1978]

National Gallery of Art, [1973-1978, 1964]

Box 12 of 18

National Gallery of Art, J. F. Kennedy Center - Relationship to SI, National Gallery of Art (Mellon), [1939-1940]

Box 12 of 18

National Gallery of Art and Art Collections, [1920-1924, 1908-1910, 1942]

Box 12 of 18

National Portrait Gallery, [1916, 1960-1981]

National Portrait Gallery Commission, [1978, 1980, 1981]. See John Nicholas Brown in Box 1 for prior papers.

Box 12 of 18

Fine Arts Portrait Gallery, [1960-1961]

Box 12 of 18

National Portrait Gallery, [1960-1967]

Box 12 of 18

National Collection of Fine Arts, National Portrait Gallery - Eulogy of Charles W. Peale

Box 12 of 18

National Portrait Gallery, [1916]

Box 12 of 18

Facilities, 1902-1916, 1921, 1956-1974: Arranged alphabetically.

American Indian Memorial and Museum Building, [1912]

Box 12 of 18

Astrophysical Observatory and Langley Aerodynamical Lab, [1921, 1904, 1912-1916]

Box 12 of 18

Barney Studio House, [1961]

Box 12 of 18

Museum of History and Technology, [1960-1964]

Box 12 of 18

National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board, [1960-1974]

Box 12 of 18

U.S. National Museum, New Building for, [1902-1912]

Box 12 of 18

U.S. National Museum, Use of Space in First World War

Box 12 of 18

Natural History Auditorium, Use of, [1913]

Box 12 of 18

Box 13

Timelines - Regents Actions on Facilities, [1956-1971]

Box 13 of 18

Union Station, [1960]

Box 13 of 18

George Washington Memorial Building, [1912]

Box 13 of 18

Series 4

BOARD OF REGENTS ACTIVITIES AND HISTORY, RIPLEY ADMINISTRATION, 1975, c. 1980-1984, with copies from 1960-1981.

This material was collected naturally by Rosenberg during her service as Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and as a consultant to the Secretary after her retirement in 1980 for use in her history of the Board of Regents. It deals with Ripley's interaction with the Board of Regents, actions dealing with facilities and programs during the Ripley administration, and a report about the relationship between the Smithsonian and the Civil Service. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 13

General Activities, 1967-1975: Arranged alphabetically.

Robert A. Brooks Memorandum to Ripley, c. 1973-1976

Box 13 of 18

Hillwood, [1967, 1969, 1973]

Box 13 of 18

S. Dillon Ripley's Papers, 1975. Correspondence with Rosenberg.

Box 13 of 18

Secretary's Special Reports to Regents, [1972-1973]

Box 13 of 18

Facilities, 1960-1974, with material from 1917-1924: Arranged alphabetically.

Anacostia Museum, [1967]

Box 13 of 18

Auxiliary Activities, [1972]

Box 13 of 18

Belmont, [1964]

Box 13 of 18

Center for Study of Man, [1969]

Box 13 of 18

Chesapeake Bay, [1969, 1972]

Box 13 of 18

Hirshhorn Museum, [1965-1974]

Box 13 of 18

John F. Kennedy Center, [1960-1972]

Box 13 of 18

Last Remaining Site on the Mall, [1969, 1973]

Box 13 of 18

National Air and Space Museum, [1964-1972]

Box 13 of 18

Regional Museums, [1970-1972]

Box 13 of 18

Renwick, [1965]

Box 13 of 18

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, [1960, 1969]

Box 13 of 18

Woodrow Wilson Center, [1968-1969]

Box 13 of 18

Zoo, [1960-1973, 1917, 1921, 1924]

Box 13 of 18

Programs, 1965-1973: Arranged alphabetically.

Bicentennial (U. S.), [1969, 1971-1972]

Box 13 of 18

Folklife Festival, [1967]

Box 13 of 18

Magazine (Smithsonian), [1969-1972]

Box 13 of 18

Programs Outside D.C. and Foreign

Box 13 of 18

Smithson Bicentennial, [1965]

Box 13 of 18

Special Events - 125th Celebration, [1971]

Box 13 of 18

Smithsonian Research Foundation, [1966]

Box 13 of 18

Symposia, [1967, 1969]

Box 13 of 18

Television, [1971, 1973]

Box 13 of 18

Smithsonian and the Civil Service, Report, 1981: Arranged alphabetically.

SI and the U.S. Civil Service, Report, 1981

Box 13 of 18

Box 14

Civil Service Status of SI Trust Fund Employees

Box 14 of 18

Smithsonian and the Civil Service notes and background information (2 folders)

Box 14 of 18

Series 5

LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, c. 1980-1984, with copies from 1907, late 1930s-1981.

This material was collected in Rosenberg's research of the history of the Board of Regents as a consultant after her retirement. It summarizes the legislation that has affected the Smithsonian and Smithsonian activities. Arranged chronologically. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 14

Acts and Resolutions of Congress, re: Smithsonian Institution, [1907]

Box 14 of 18

Kennedy Center Trustees Liability, [late 1930s, 1975, 1958, 1964]

Box 14 of 18

SI Enacted Legislation, [1955-1968]

Box 14 of 18

Oceanography Legislation, [1963-1964]

Box 14 of 18

SI Enacted Legislation [1964-1978]

Box 14 of 18

National Museum Act, [1965-1969]

Box 14 of 18

Legislation, [1965-1980]

Box 14 of 18

Series 6

STRUCTURE OF SMITHSONIAN AND ITS BOARD OF REGENTS, c. 1978-1984, with copies from 1894-1981.

This material was collected by Rosenberg in her research of the history of the Board of Regents as a consultant after her retirement. It deals with the changing structure of the Board of Regents and of the governance of the Smithsonian Institution. Included are the By-Laws of the Board of Regents. Arranged chronologically. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 14

The Permanent Committee of the Board of Regents, [1894-1972]

Box 14 of 18

Powers and Duties of the Executive Committee (Special Report of Regents), [1903]

Box 14 of 18

Appointment of Assistants, [1905, 1911, 1923-1924]

Box 14 of 18

Increase in Membership of Board of Regents, [1922]

Box 14 of 18

Box 15

The Permanent Committee of the Board of Regents Minutes, [1924-1934]

Box 15 of 18

The Permanent Committee of the Board of Regents Minutes, [1934-1948]

Box 15 of 18

Regents - Miscellaneous, [1963, 1969]

Box 15 of 18

Legal Nature of the Smithsonian and Its Establishment, [1965, 1972]

Box 15 of 18

Three Additional Regents, [1969]

Box 15 of 18

Role of the Chancellor, [1969, 1972]

Box 15 of 18

Permanent Committee - Powers and Composition, [bulk 1972] (2 folders)

Box 15 of 18

Box 16

Organization of SI (Establishment), Report from 1972

Box 16 of 18

Proposed Study of Bylaws, Guidelines and Procedures of the Board of Regents, May 1, 1978

Box 16 of 18

Bylaws, 1978-1980

Box 16 of 18

Non-Regent Committee Members and other non-Regents, [1981]

Box 16 of 18

Series 7

SECRETARIES AND OTHER EXECUTIVE-LEVEL POSITIONS: RETIREMENT, COMPENSATION, APPOINTMENT, AND HONORS, c. 1963-1984, with copies from 1906-1907, 1945-1983.

This material was collected by Rosenberg both naturally during her term as Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley and in her research of the history of the Board of Regents as a consultant. Most of the material dealing with the compensation and benefits of the Secretary and other Executive-Level Positions was for reports to the Board of Regents concerning S. Dillon Ripley's pension plan and salary. This series also includes records of awards given to Secretaries. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 16

Secretaries' Retirement, 1945-1983: Arranged alphabetically.

Annuities of Ex-Secretaries, [1969, 1974] [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 16 of 18

Carmichael Retirement, [1963-1964] [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 16 of 18

S. Dillon Ripley's Pension Plan, [1964-1983] [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 16 of 18

Wetmore Retirement, [1945, 1953, 1971] [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 16 of 18

Secretary and other Executive-Level Positions: Appointment, Compensation and Responsibilities, 1906-1910, 1963-1983: Arranged alphabetically.

Compensation of Senior Positions, 1972-1973

Box 16 of 18

Election of Secretary - Successor to Langley; Duties; Authority, [1906-1907]

Box 16 of 18

Executive-Level Positions, 1969-1976 (2 folders)

Box 16 of 18

On Selection of New Secretary by Regents Who Were Interviewed, 1983 [RESTRICTED: Removed to Box 18]

Box 16 of 18

Organization - Responsibilities: Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary for Administration, International Exchange Service, Facilities Services, [1980]

Box 16 of 18

Role of the Secretary and Under Secretary

Box 16 of 18

Box 17

Secretary Compensation, 1963-1975

Box 17 of 18

Secretaries, Appointments, Benefits, etc. [RESTRICTED]

Box 17 of 18

SI Supergrades and Executive Level Positions, Correspondence with Regents, [1974, 1969, 1972]

Box 17 of 18

Secretaries' Awards, 1910, 1977-1979: Arranged alphabetically.

Accomplishments, 1978

Box 17 of 18

President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service, 1977

Box 17 of 18

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1979

Box 17 of 18

Regents Tribute to Langley, [1910]

Box 17 of 18
MATERIALS FROM THE RIPLEY ADMINISTRATION, NOT RELATED TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, 1981-1982 and undated, with copies from 1975.

This material was collected by Rosenberg as a consultant to Ripley after her retirement in 1980 and was not to be used for her history of the Board of Regents. Arranged alphabetically. Dates in brackets refer to copied material.

Box 17

Smithsonian Institution Events 1964-1982. By James Bradley.

Box 17 of 18

Appendix to Smithsonian Institution Events, 1964-1982

Box 17 of 18

Frank Taylor Reception, [1975], 1981, 1982

Box 17 of 18

Yablonsky correspondence, undated

Box 17 of 18

Series 9

PHOTOGRAPHS, 1965 and undated.

This material was collected, in part, for production of Smithsonian Institution Events 1964-1982, by James Bradley.

Box 17

Photographs (Events)

Box 17 of 18

Box 18

Photographs (SI Buildings, Smithson Bicentennial, 1965)

Box 18 of 18

Photographs (Formal parties - occasions and dates unknown)

Box 18 of 18

Series 10

RESTRICTED FILES REMOVED TO BOX 18

Box 18

From Series 1.

Memo to Secretary Robert McCormick Adams from Dorothy Rosenberg, 1984 (2 folders) [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

From Series 7.

Annuities of Ex-Secretaries, [1969, 1974] [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

Carmichael Retirement, [1963-1964] [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

S. Dillon Ripley's Pension Plan, [1964-1983] [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

Wetmore Retirement, [1945, 1953, 1971] [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

On Selection of New Secretary by Regents Who Were Interviewed, 1983 [RESTRICTED]

Box 18 of 18

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