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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-021

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives

Director's Records, 1977-1993

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives
Title:Director's Records
Dates:1977-1993
Quantity:5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
Collection:Accession 00-021
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records created and maintained by William W. Moss, Director, 1983-1993. A small number of files were created by Richard H. Lytle, Director 1969-1981; and William A. Deiss, Acting Director 1981-1983. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, Archives Staff Memoranda (ASM's), Archives Weekly Activity Reports, Archives self-study reports, materials from committees and councils on which the Director served, Archives forms, topical files, and budget and grant records.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records created and maintained by William W. Moss, Director, 1983-1993. A small number of files were created by Richard H. Lytle, Director 1969-1981; and William A. Deiss, Acting Director 1981-1983. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, Archives Staff Memoranda (ASM's), Archives Weekly Activity Reports, Archives self-study reports, materials from committees and councils on which the Director served, Archives forms, topical files, and budget and grant records.

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

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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-021, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives, Director's Records

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Container List

Box 1

Archives Weekly Activity Reports (84-1 through 86-33 ), 1984-1986 (6 folders). 84-24 is missing.

Box 1 of 11

Archives Weekly Activity Report Lampoons, 1985-1986

Box 1 of 11

Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) Activities, FY 1986

Box 1 of 11

Archives Staff Notes, FY 1986

Box 1 of 11

Archives Staff Notes and Related Memoranda and Correspondence, January-March, 1987

Box 1 of 11

Memoranda and related materials, April-June 1987

Box 1 of 11

Box 2

Staff Notes and Memoranda, October 1987-1992 (8 folders)

Box 2 of 11

Box 3

Archives Staff Memoranda (ASM's 84-01 through 87-11). Revisions and indexes are included.

Box 3 of 11

Box 4

Archives Staff Memoranda (ASM's 88-01 through 93-01). Revisions and indexes are included.

Box 4 of 11

Index to Memorandum Subjects

Box 4 of 11

Policy Memorandum 93-04

Box 4 of 11

SIA Collecting Policies

Box 4 of 11

Guide Project Manual

Box 4 of 11

Archival Copies of Thermofax, Verifax, and Other Unstable Records, 1990

Box 4 of 11

Facilities Classification and Specifications AR-Archives, 1991

Box 4 of 11

Research Resources Grant, 1988 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 11

Box 5

Archivist's Files, 1984-1990

Austin, Jacqueline

Box 5 of 11

Baum, Willa K.

Box 5 of 11

Berkeley, Edmund, Jr.

Box 5 of 11

Boyne, Walter J.

Box 5 of 11

Brown, Robert F.

Box 5 of 11

Burke, Frank

Box 5 of 11

Challinor, David

Box 5 of 11

McCarthy, Paul

Box 5 of 11

Charleton, Thomas L.

Box 5 of 11

Coffin, Frank M.

Box 5 of 11

Collins, Herbert

Box 5 of 11

Ellsworth, Gretchen

Box 5 of 11

Evelyn, Doug

Box 5 of 11

Farrell, Robert

Box 5 of 11

Fawcett, John T.

Box 5 of 11

Fleming, Dan

Box 5 of 11

Ge, Su

Box 5 of 11

Glenn, Libby

Box 5 of 11

Haas, William J.

Box 5 of 11

Hanna Bar-Ner

Box 5 of 11

Harwit, Martin

Box 5 of 11

Hill, Ruth

Box 5 of 11

Hills, Jo August

Box 5 of 11

Kerby, Catherine

Box 5 of 11

LaFogg, Mary C.

Box 5 of 11

Lightman, Robert

Box 5 of 11

Lomax, Captain (B Company)

Box 5 of 11

Maloy, Robert

Box 5 of 11

Manning, Raymond

Box 5 of 11

Miller-Scott, Rita

Box 5 of 11

Motheral, John

Box 5 of 11

Powers, Peter

Box 5 of 11

Quaglieri, Maureen L.

Box 5 of 11

Richards, William

Box 5 of 11

Rubinoff, Roberta

Box 5 of 11

Rodriguez-Cabrera, Jorge

Box 5 of 11

Schmertz, Kennedy

Box 5 of 11

Short, Judy

Box 5 of 11

Van Zelst, Lambertus

Box 5 of 11

Afro-American Index Project

Box 5 of 11

American Archivist

Box 5 of 11

Annual Report, 1985

Box 5 of 11

Archival Research Resources of SI - Invest in Future Scholarships

Box 5 of 11

Asbestos

Box 5 of 11

Robert A. Brooks Award

Box 5 of 11

Budget: Gramm-Rudman

Box 5 of 11

Administrative Highlights Calendar

Box 5 of 11

Electronic Publishing

Box 5 of 11

Federal Executive Institute

Box 5 of 11

Fund Raising

Box 5 of 11

GSA: Thurmond Gray

Box 5 of 11

National Archives

Box 5 of 11

National Archives Microfiche

Box 5 of 11

Photo Project - Background Documents

Box 5 of 11

Box 6

Photo Project - Report to National Museum of American History (NMAH), 1984

Box 6 of 11

Anderson, Dean

Box 6 of 11

Adams, Robert

Box 6 of 11

Case, Mary

Box 6 of 11

Devorkin, David

Box 6 of 11

Fleckner, John A.

Box 6 of 11

Freudenheim, Tom L.

Box 6 of 11

Gilmore, Frank

Box 6 of 11

Hoffmann, Robert

Box 6 of 11

Jameson, John

Box 6 of 11

Lowe, Felix

Box 6 of 11

Morris, Martha

Box 6 of 11

Reiss, Phillip

Box 6 of 11

Simons, Ross

Box 6 of 11

Solinger, Janet

Box 6 of 11

Suttenfield, Nancy

Box 6 of 11

Toy, Howard

Box 6 of 11

Archives Center

Box 6 of 11

Affirmative Action Program

Box 6 of 11

Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO)

Box 6 of 11

Fullerton Office Park

Box 6 of 11

OM 766 Revision, 1985

Box 6 of 11

Office of Protection Services

Box 6 of 11

Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM)

Box 6 of 11

Oral History Association

Box 6 of 11

Public Affairs

Box 6 of 11

Office of Personnel Administration

Box 6 of 11

SIA Planning Meeting, 1990

Box 6 of 11

Box 7

SIA and Special Collections Council

Box 7 of 11

Registrar's Council

Box 7 of 11

Society of American Archivists

Box 7 of 11

Seidell Funds

Box 7 of 11

Security Clearance Issue

Box 7 of 11

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Box 7 of 11

SI Press - Smithsonian Year

Box 7 of 11

Smithsonian Institution Support Center (SISC) Records Center

Box 7 of 11

Space

Box 7 of 11

Storage Bind Proposal

Box 7 of 11

Videohistory Project

Box 7 of 11

SI Performance Standards Review Board

Box 7 of 11

Collections Management Information Task Group

Box 7 of 11

Space-Facilities: Verner Johnson Plan

Box 7 of 11

Libraries and Archives Off-Mall Space Requirement Study

Box 7 of 11

Budget Impact of GRH - Damage Assessment

Box 7 of 11

Management Committee Review of SI Archives,1987

Box 7 of 11

Haverford College

Box 7 of 11

Information Planning

Box 7 of 11

Internal Controls Review, February, 1984

Box 7 of 11

NMAH - International Museum of Photography

Box 7 of 11

Box 8

Leaks

Box 8 of 11

Management of Information on the Management of Collections, 1986

Box 8 of 11

Management Analysis Office

Box 8 of 11

Melich Report

Box 8 of 11

National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

Box 8 of 11

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

Box 8 of 11

National Associates

Box 8 of 11

National Council of Senior Citizens

Box 8 of 11

National Endowment for the Humanities

Box 8 of 11

Native American Museums Program

Box 8 of 11

Nitrate Conversion

Box 8 of 11

Office of Employee Benefits

Box 8 of 11

Research Opportunities Fund

Box 8 of 11

Research Reports

Box 8 of 11

SCITEX

Box 8 of 11

Support for International Exchange

Box 8 of 11

Subventions

Box 8 of 11

Telephones

Box 8 of 11

Torch

Box 8 of 11

Trust Fund Overhead System Presentation

Box 8 of 11

Wetmore Exhibit at the Cosmos Club

Box 8 of 11

Center for Historical Studies

Box 8 of 11

SIA Nitrate Film Conversion Program, 1985

Box 8 of 11

Nitrate Conversion, 1986

Box 8 of 11

Program Statement and Planning Documents of the SIA, 1987

Box 8 of 11

Visiting Committee Proposal, 1986

Box 8 of 11

SI Archives Self-Study, October 1986 (Folder 1 of 7)

Box 8 of 11

Box 9

SI Archives Self-Study, October 1986 (Folders 2-7 of 7)

Box 9 of 11

Society of American Archivists (SAA) Task Force on Institutional Evaluation (2 folders)

Box 9 of 11

National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Technologies Applications

Box 9 of 11

NMAI - Huntington Library

Box 9 of 11

NMAI - Other Task Forces

Box 9 of 11

NMAI - Board of Trustees

Box 9 of 11

NMAI - Director

Box 9 of 11

NMAI - Research (2 folders)

Box 9 of 11

Box 10

NMAI - Oklahoma Trip

Box 10 of 11

IRM Assessment Group, 1993 (2 folders)

Box 10 of 11

Report on Management Information Systems in the SIA, 1993

Box 10 of 11

Archival Research Resources

Box 10 of 11

Research Scholars Program

Box 10 of 11

Women's Committee Grant

Box 10 of 11

Miscellaneous, 1977-1979 (reference survey and other goals)

Box 10 of 11

SAGE

Box 10 of 11

Oral History Project

Box 10 of 11

SI-3683 - Records Disposition Authority

Box 10 of 11

1981-SI Label for Microfilm Holdings

Box 10 of 11

SI-2750 Thesaurus Card

Box 10 of 11

2382-SI Inventory Work Sheet

Box 10 of 11

SI-150 SI Receipt for Accessions From Smithsonian Archives

Box 10 of 11

Box 11

Director's Outgoing Correspondence, FY 1989-FY 1990, FY 1992-FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

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