Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 02-222
National Museum of American History. Office of the Associate Director for Capital Programs
Subject Files, 1982-2000
Descriptive Entry
This accession includes records documenting the activities of Ronald E. Becker, Associate Director for Capital Programs at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), with some earlier files dating back to when Becker served as Assistant Director for Administration at NMAH. Material includes correspondence, memoranda, and notes; NMAH Board agendas, meeting minutes, and by-laws; budget summaries; NMAH facilities planning, space management, storage, fundraising, collections, and security information; survey data; special events and professional organizations meeting information; Becker's lecture papers; information pertaining to the National Postal Museum; and exhibition proposals. Also includes material that documents planning for the Lemelson Center at NMAH and the Star-Spangled Banner preservation project. Records documenting the activities of Ronald E. Becker, Associate Director for Capital Programs at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), with some earlier files dating back to when Becker served as Assistant Director for Administration at NMAH. Material includes correspondence, memoranda, and notes; NMAH Board agendas, meeting minutes, and by-laws; budget summaries; NMAH facilities planning, space management, storage, fundraising, collections, and security information; survey data; special events and professional organizations meeting information; Becker's lecture papers; information pertaining to the National Postal Museum; and exhibition proposals. Also includes material that documents planning for the Lemelson Center at NMAH and the Star-Spangled Banner preservation project.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Becker, Ronald E.
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Office of the Assistant Director for Administration
- Lemelson Center
- National Postal Museum (U.S.)
- Star-Spangled Banner
Subject
- Museums -- Administration
- Museum exhibits
- Museum buildings
- Fund raising
- Museums -- Collection management
- Budget process
- Budget
- Special events
- Museums -- Security measures
- Historical museums
- Science museums
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-222, National Museum of American History. Office of the Associate Director for Capital Programs, Subject Files