Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 106
Smithsonian Institution
Tape Recordings, 1958-1992
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 |
Title: | Tape Recordings |
Dates: | 1958-1992 |
Quantity: | 17.16 cu. ft. (32 document boxes) (2 tall document boxes) |
Collection: | Record Unit 106 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These records include tape recordings made or received by the Office of Public Affairs, usually of Smithsonian Institution events or by Smithsonian Institution staff. They also include tapes made of animal sounds for the National Museum of Natural History Audioguide and other tapes received by the Archives, regardless of origin. |
Descriptive Entry
These records include tape recordings made or received by the Office of Public Affairs, usually of Smithsonian Institution events or by Smithsonian Institution staff. They also include tapes made of animal sounds for the National Museum of Natural History Audioguide and other tapes received by the Archives, regardless of origin.
Some of these recordings come from commercial networks or other sources, and cannot be reproduced without permission from these sources.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 106, Smithsonian Institution, Tape Recordings
Container List
Box 1
SI (Smithsonian Institution) Ceremony, Opening of Hall of Military History, 6/14/1958 (Carmichael)
Henry Fritz Workshop Opening, 8/6/1959
Kwakiutl Winter Dance Songs led by Chief Mungo Martin for Halls 9 and 11 Audioguides, 8/23/1959 (2 reels)
Dave Garroway TV Show, A&I (Arts & Industries) Building, Sack Lescouli Narrator, 1/6/1960
Presentation of Wallis 1919 Tractor, 1/12/1960
Early Farm Machinery Hall Opening, 2/18/1960 (Carmichael)
Opening of Textile Gallery, A&I, 3/17/1960
SI Orientation Lecture for NP 34 Teleshow, G. C. Lindsay, 4/1/1960
Early Presidential Memorabilia Exhibit, 6/8/1960 (Carmichael)
Rumanian Art Exhibit, 7/15/1960
Atl Painting Presentation, Carmichael, 8/10/1960
Audioguide Music, Hall 9, Indians, 10/13/1960
Trial Tape for MNH (Museum of Natural History) Ground Floor Teleshow, 1961
Box 2
Lecture, "Antiques of Notable Early Americans in the SI," G. C. Lindsay, 1/30/1961
NP 34 Slide Lecture for MNH, 3/10/1961
WGMS interview of Carmichael, 3/31/1961
MHT (Museum of History and Technology) Cornerstone Ceremony, 5/19/1961 (Carmichael)
Battison Clock Lecture, G. C. Lindsay, 2/16/1962
Night Monkey, G. C. Lindsay, 3/23/1962
Radio Interview with G. C. Lindsay, 4/19/1962
Permanent Exhibition Hall, The Culture of the Pacific and Asia, 6/28/1962
Recording of Handwoven Textile, 6/22/1962
Audioguide, Channel 2, Fossil Mammals and Fossil Plants, and Invertebrates, 8/17/1962
Bronze Sculpture of Elmo Pickerill, 8/29/1962
Voice Tests from USDA, Davis, Collis, Jamison, Oppenheimer, LaCovey, Evans, Kelly, Helland, 11/9/1962
Box 3
General Frank Lahm, 1/63 and John Rosselot, Birch Society, 4/1963
G. C. Lindsay Audioguide, Indians, 1/3/1963
Cullis, Audioguide, Mammals, 1/7/1963
Cullis, Audioguide, World of Mammals, 2/13/1963
Mammals of North America, Hall 12, 2/16/1963
Bataan Day Ceremony, 4/8/1963
Lafayette Escadrille, A&I, 4/19/1963
Pfizer Drug Company, Pill Tile Ceremony, 4/22/1963
MNH Teleshow, Grand Floor, 5/1/1963
Opening of Dinosaur Hall, 5/25/1963
Freedom from Hunger Stamp Exhibit Opening, A&I, 6/5/1963 (Carmichael)
Presentation by Humble Oil Co. of Oil Flow Chart, 6/5/1963 (Carmichael) (2 reels)
Tape for Woodward and Lothrop Display Window, 12/1963
Box 4
Carmichael's Last Day in Charge, 1/1964 (4 reels)
Lab Sounds, 1/1964 (3 reels)
Whale Hall, 2/19/1964
Teleshow, 3/1964
Teleshow, SI Building, MNH Building, 3/1964
Opening of Philately and Postal History Hall, 3/13/1964 (?)
Hall of Electricity, 8/11/1964
Science and Technology, 12/8/1964 (2 reels)
Box 5
Art Series I on the National Gallery of Art, French Painting, Dr. Grosse Evans (Washington Tapes, Inc.), 1965
Lecture by Ripley, 1965
President Johnson's Speech, Flag Hall, MHT, 3/5/1965
An MHT Hall Opening, 4/6/1965 (?)
Smithson Bicentennial, 9/1965 (Carmichael)
Smithson Bicentennial Speeches, 9/17/1965
9/18/1965 (4 reels)
Presentation of First Smithson Medal, 9/18/1965 (Ripley)
First Scholarly Session, Knowledge Among Men, 9/18/1965 (2 reels)
First Scholarly Session (continued) and Second Scholarly Session, Knowledge Among Men, 9/18/1965
Second Scholarly Session (continued), 9/18/1965 (2 reels)
Box 6
Third Scholarly Session, 9/18/1965
Fourth Scholarly Session, 9/18/1965
Fifth Scholarly Session, 9/18/1965 (3 reels)
Four-Star Sapphire Presentation, 10/14/1965 (?) (Carmichael)
Ripley's Talk to Staff, 11/16/1965
Ripley, "Our People and Their Cities," Urban American Conference, 1966
Interview with Dr. Washburn, Department of American Studies, 1966
Ivy Neck Agreement Ceremony, 2/9/1966 (Ripley)
Presentation of Plutonium Sample by Glenn Seaborg, MHT, 3/28/1966
MHT Building, 3/29/1966 (3 reels)
Presidential Scholars, Mr. Reedy and Rep. Brademos, 6/10/1966
Box 7
Ripley, "Journey to the Spice Islands," Narration for Film, 9/21/1966 (2 reels)
Ripley, "Journey to the Spice Islands," (continued), 9/21/1966
American Glass Slide Lecture, Paul Gardner, 10/3/1966
DC-7 Presentation, 11/18/1966
Ripley Talk to Employees on the Budget, 11/28/1966
Interview with Ros Downs, 12/23/1966
Career Service Awards Ceremony, 2/13/1967 (Ripley)
Environmental Symposium Banquet Dinner Speech, 2/18/1967
SI Symposium II Participants Interviewed, 2/1967
SI Symposium II Opening, 2/1967 (Ripley)
SI Symposium II, Philip Johnson, "Why We Want Our Cities Ugly," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Rosenblatt Reads Wood's Paper, "Science and the City," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Asa Briggs, "The Sense of the Place," 2/1967
Box 8
SI Symposium II, Hiroshi Daifuku, "The Conservation of Cultural Property," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Ian L. McHarg, "Values, Processes and Form," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Bertrand De Jouvenel, "The Stewardship of the Earth," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Ceremony, 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Paul Goodman, "Two Points of Philosophy and An Example," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Wolfgang Braunfels, "Institutions and Their Corresponding Ideals," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Edward T. Hall, "Human Needs and Inhuman Cities," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Open Seminar, 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Leo Marx, "Pastoral Ideals and City Troubles," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Rene Dubos, "Man and His Environment," 2/1967
SI Symposium II, Closing Informal Discussions, 2/1967
Ripley, Yale Club Dinner, 3/16/1967
Awards for Scientific Achievement, Jim Bossday, Linguistics, 4/1967 (Ripley)
4/7/1967 - Mendel Peterson, Chairman, Armed Forces History; Robert Widder, Assistant Chief of Exhibits, MHT Campaign exhibit; Brian Mason, Curator, Division of Meteorites, 4/10/1967; Paul Garber on Ben Franklin and 1st Balloons
Box 9
Seventh Hodgkins Medal Award, Dr. Fritz W. Went, 4/26/1967 (2 reels)
Cheever Meaders, Synch. sound, 5/2/1967
Opening of Tunisian Mosaics, MNH6/7/1967
Paul Garber, NASM (National Air and Space Museum), "Kites and Caley," 6/23/1967
Comment WWDC, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, 9/1967
Opening, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, 9/15/1967
War in Prints, Frank Getlein, Washington Print Club, 10/26/1967
Resolute Desk Presentation, 11/16/1967 (Ripley)
Milton Caniff, "The American Cartoon Strip," 11/16/1967
Ripley, "The Future of the Art Museums of Washington," 11/20/1967
International Activities Christmas Presentation, 12/19/1967
Tapes at Ford Theater, 1968 (3 reels)
Box 10
Marvin Ross, Hillwood, Freer, 1968
Pat Gates Interview of Ripley for Voice of America Breakfast, 1968
Deena Clark, "A Moment With" Charles Nagel of the National Portrait Gallery, 1968 (?)
Betty Groebli Interview of Ripley, 1/5/1968
Washington Print Club Lecture, Jacob Kainen, NCFA (National Collection of Fine Arts), 2/2/1968
Adelyn Breeskin, NCFA, Lecture, "Contemporary Painting and Sculpture," 2/12/1968
Symposium, Library, NPG (National Portrait Gallery), NCFA, 5/4/1968
Ripley Nepal Lecture, 5/13/1968
Ripley Awards Presentation, 5/13/1968
Lecture by Harvard Club at Dumbarton Oaks, 6/5/1968
Dr. Robert Hall, Opening, Surgical Instruments Hall, MHT, 8/15/1968
Ripley Tape of Bhutan Songs, 9/1968 (Recalled by Ripley)
Lecture by Dr. Won-yong Kim on Korean Ceramics, 9/26/1968
Press Preview, NPG, Philips and Nagel, 10/1/1968
The American Hero, NPG Symposium, 10/4/1968
Box 11
Betty Groebli Show Interview of Dr. Cunliffe, 10/4/1968
National Portrait Gallery, 10/5/1968 (2 reels)
Dr. Charles Nagel, NPG, 10/7/1968
Mendel Peterson, Underwater Exploration, 10/11/1968
Opening of the Perry Show, Ripley and Japanese Ambassador 10/19/1968
Walter F. Reuter/Cannon: Capital Assignment, 10/24/1968
Pineau Lecture on Perry's Japan Expedition, 10/31/1968
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lecture on Methods and Styles of Teaching Music, 11/18/1968
Dr. William Gerdts Lecture on American Sculpture, 11/8/1968
Charles W. Shilling, History of Science Information Exchange, 12/4/1968
Norman Geske Lecture on Venice Biennale, NCFA, 12/19/1968
Apollo 11, Smithsonian, 1969
Rocketry, Apollo 11 Composite, and The President's Dinner, 1969
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Hirshhorn Museum, speech by Lyndon Baynes Johnson, 1/8/1969
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Hirshhorn Museum, speeches by Ripley, Carl Warren, Hirshhorn, LBJ, l/8/1969
Box 12
J. Jefferson Miller Luncheon Lecture on Ceramics, 1/2/1969
Pat Gates Interviews Ripley on Voice of America Breakfast Show, 1/11/1969
Henry Langlois, "Origin and History of the Cinema," 1/28/1969
Lecture by Henry J. Seldis, Art Editor of the L. A. Times, on Rico Lebrun, 1/29/1969
Thomas R. Stauffer, "Weaving of Persian Rugs," 2/14/1969
Annual Link Lecture, 2/17/1969
Ripley Talk, "Expedition of Bhutan," Constitution Hall, 2/21/1969
Lectures by A. Albright and L. Casey, 3/5/1969, 3/26/1969
Lecture by General Minoru Genda, "Evolution of Japanese Naval Tactics in Thirties and Early Forties," MHT, 3/5/1969
Ripley and H. H. Humphrey, Woodrow Wilson Center, 3/6/1969
Seminar on Art in America, NCFA, 3/7/1969 (2 reels)
Voice of America Interview of Dr. E. H. Walker, 3/11/1969
Paul Gardner Luncheon Lecture on Glass, 3/13/1969
Charles Hotchkiss Lecture, MNH, "Queen of Cascades," 3/17/1969
Neushal Lecture on Pollution, MNH, 3/18/1969
Box 13
Remarks by Charles Eames Regarding Films, MHT, 3/25/1969
Ethiopian Blue Nile Band, MNH, 3/27/1969
Jacob Kainen Luncheon Lecture, "Collecting- Prints and Drawings," 4/3/1969
Kynaston McShine Lecture, "The International Avant-Garde: Fashion and Politics," 4/10/1969
William H. Crocker Lecture, "Current and Short-Lived Phenomena," 4/15/1969
Richard Latham Lecture, "Industrial Design Today," 4/17/1969
Redwood National Park, 4/18/1969
Civil Rights Commission, "Wheels to Nowhere," 4/21/1969
Museum Education Day, Academic Programs, SI Docents, Guests, 4/21/1969 (3 reels)
Smithsonian Symposium Banquet, 5/16/1969 (2 reels)
Smithsonian Symposium, "Man and Beast," Hodgkins Medalists Lectures, 5/14/1969 (Ripley) (Reel 1)
Box 14
Smithsonian Symposium, "Man and Beast," Hodgkins Medalists Lectures, 5/14/1969 (Ripley) (Reels 2-3)
Smithsonian Symposium, "Man and Beast," Hodgkins Medalists Lectures, 5/14/1969 - 5/16/1969 (some Ripley) (14 reels)
Box 15
Smithsonian Symposium, "Man and Beast," Hodgkins Medalists
Lectures, 5/14/1969 - 5/16/1969 (some Ripley) (6 reels)
Masada Opening, MNH, 5/17/1969
Ripley Bhutan Lecture to the Public, 5/19/1969 (2 reels)
Seminar and Assorted Lectures, 6/13/1969
Tibetan Art Lecture, 6/16/1969
Dr. Francis S. Grubar, "American Genre Printing," NCFA, 7/22/1969
NPG Lecture on Contemporary Sculpture, 8/19/1969
Gene Davis Lecture on Contemporary Painting, NCFA, 8/26/1969
Ripley Interview on WNYC AM, 9/18/1969
Smithsonian, 11/4/1969
Associates' Meeting, 11/7/1969
Box 16
SI Press Conference on Smithsonian Magazine, 12/16/1969
Box 17
Ripley Speech on Federal Executive Institute, 2/16/1970
Truman Painting, NPG, 4/9/1970
Concert, Music from Marlboro, MNH, 4/25/1970 (2 reels)
NZP (National Zoological Park) Ceremony, Ambassador Corner of New Zealand Presenting a Tuatara, 6/4/1970
Ripley Speech at Wadsworth Atheneum, 10/3/1970
Tudor History Secretary, 1971
Dedication of the Woodrow Wilson Center, 2/18/1971
Speech by Nathan Reingold in Conjunction with 125th Anniversary Celebration, 9/21/1971
125th Anniversary Ceremonies, 9/26/1971 (2 reels)
Speech by Paul Garber in Conjunction with 125th Anniversary Celebration, 9/26/1971
Betty Groebli Interview of Ripley, 10/13/1971
Browning Award Presented by D. Challinor to Paul B. Sears, 12/1/1972
Interview with Mr. Ripley and Representative Conable, New York, 3/1972
Panda's "Week", CBS Radio tape, 4/22/1972
Folklife Festival, 1967, etc.
S. Dillon Ripley Interview, Station WMAL "Profile", 9/25/1967
Eileen McCarthy's Retirement, 3/9/1973
Chesapeake Bay Center Luncheon 3/14/1973
Gen. Grunther, Luncheon, NPG, 2/14/1973
Renwick Dedication, S. D. Ripley, 5/4/1973
Smithson Medal to J. H. Hirshhorn (S. D. Ripley), 5/9/1973
Charles G. Abbot 101st Birthday, 1973
Ground Breaking Ceremony at Hirshhorn, 1/8/1969
NPG Lecture, Lundon (?) Gallely, 10/4/1970
Press Preview of Drug Exhibit, A&I, 5/16/1972
SDR (S. Dillon Ripley) at Drug Exhibit, 5/17/1972
W. Dillon SI Seminars--Gov. Rolf Edborg (Sweden), 3/3/1972
Right to Vote (?)
S. I. Great Hall, Daniel Boorstin's Farewell Party Given by SDR; Mr. Sadik Makes Presentation, 9/20/1973
Ceremony Honoring Publication of the First Volume of the Joseph Henry Papers, 12/26/1972
Box 18
Guide Book Introduction, Great Hall, 1/16/1974
Dedication of Auditorium, MHT, (The Leonard Carmichael Auditorium), 1/21/1974
SI Symposium Speeches: Symposium on Man & His Environment, 2/16/1967
Naval Historical Foundation, 11/23/1964, Tape #1 (2 copies)
Naval Historical Foundation, 11/23/1964, Tape #2 (2 copies)
Collecting Furniture: Richard Howland, 2/11/1969
H. A. Lloyd Lecture, 3/20/1959
Opening of Hall of Historic Americans, 6/29/1964
Glenn Campbell - Gentle on My Mind, Etc., 12/9/1968
Newton Lecture on Costumes, 10/27/1964
SI Teleshow (Master) - 5/1963
American Merchant Shipping Hall Presentation, 11/12/1964
S. Dillon Ripley, Bhutan Songs, 9/1968
Box 19
S. Dillon Ripley speech at the NZP, 11/25/1968
S. Dillon Ripley, "Man and His Environment," 1969
S Dillon Ripley lecture on Tibet. At NCFA, 7/9/1969.
S. Dillon Ripley introduces the Ambassador from Britain, Mr. Freeman, 9/15/1969
Washington Post Book and Author Luncheon, 10/28/1969. Includes S. Dillon Ripley, Brian Ahearne, and Dean Acheson. 2 reels, part 1 & 2.
S. Dillon Ripley at the Yale Club, Mayflower Hotel, 3/11/1970
S. Dillon Ripley to Staff, MHT Building, 4/9/1970
S. Dillon Ripley on the Arlene Francis Radio Show, 4/16/1970
S. Dillon Ripley. Lodge on Green. October 8, 1971
Waldemar Nielsen "The Third Sector in American Society," 10/24/1972. 2 reels. Tape 1 & 2.
"Small Island Scops Owls," recorded by Joe Marshall for S. Dillon Ripley, 12/3/1973
S. Dillon Ripley and Paul Hurd, Jr., "Birds and the Bees," 4/27/1971. Radio Smithsonian.
S. Dillon Ripley, Men's Luncheon Group, 4/8/1971
S. Dillon Ripley, San Francisco, 11/7/1970. California Academy of Scientists.
Gem Hall Reception; Wolper-Dupont TV Series Announcement, 3/19/1974
Men's Luncheon Group: Bronowski, Physical Anthropology, 2/26/1974
Men's Luncheon Group: Farouk E1-Baz, NASM Speaker, 4/10/1974
Box 20
Men's Luncheon Group: Bird House, NZP, S. Dillion Ripley, 5/8/1974
Mary Krug Retirement Party, 7/3/1974
NASA--Fifth Anniversary of First Landing on the Moon, Mall, near new Air and Space Building, 7/20/1974 (2 reels)
Apollo 11, Press Conference, MHT Auditorium, 5th Anniversary of Apollo 11, 7/20/1974
Apollo 11 Crew on the Mall (2 tapes)
Prelude for a Great Occasion--Opening of Hirshhorn, 10/1/1974
Browning Award to Dr. Raymond F. Dasmann, Regents Room, 10/16/1974; Also Secretary Ripley and Assistant Secretary Challinor.
SDR--Japanese Meeting, West Conference Room, 9/24/1974 (2 tapes)
Dr. Porter Kier's Opening of Hall of Ice Age Mammals and Emergence of Man, 9/12/1974
Thomas Jefferson Award to SDR--Recording of Meeting Held in Presidential Suite, 9/11/1974
Men Club's Luncheon, 12/11/1974
J. C. Penney, 12/2/1974
World Wildlife Fund-U.S., Press Conference on "Maximum Sustainable Yield Workshops." Speakers are S. Dillon Ripley, Godfrey Rockefeller, and Lee Talbot, 4/15/1975.
Abram Lerner's Speech, 3/10/1975
Box 21
Medal Presentation from Animal Welfare Institute, 1/14/1975
Newspaper Women's Club and Convention; speech by S. Dillon Ripley, 9/24/1975
State Dinner and Toast Given to President Ford by the Emperor of Japan; speeches by the Emperor of Japan and President Ford. In English and Japanese, 10/3/1975
Men's Luncheon Group: August Heckscher, 11/12/1975
S. Dillon Ripley Remarks, Yale Class Reunion, Class of 1936, 4/29/1976
S. Dillon Ripley Presenting Awards at the Annual Academic Awards Ceremony, MHT Suite, 6/9/1976
S. Dillon Ripley Presenting the Smithson Medal to Messrs. Wheeler and Moynihan; as well as other awards at an award ceremony held in the Smithsonian Building Lounge, 6/24/1976
Wells Fargo, "Toward Our Third Century," Dinner Speech. MHT Suite, 9/9/1976
Presentation of the Browning Award to Hedgpeth, 10/18/1976
S. Dillon Ripley Remarks at the SI Council Dinner, A& I Building, 10/30/1976
S. Dillon Ripley and the Mexican Ambassador at the Chac-Mool Opening, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 11/18/1976
S. Dillon Ripley, et. al. Press Conference, SI Building Lounge, "Maximum Sustainable Yield," 4/15/1975
Opening of NMNH Hot Shoppes, 6/4/1976
S. Dillon Ripley Lecture to Senate of Scientists, 10/16/1974
Queen of England Visit, 7/8/1976
Board of Regents Dinner Award to Nancy Hanks, 5/10/1976
Box 22
Opening of Hall #10, NMNH, Ancient Ecuador, 4/13/1976
S. Dillon Ripley Guest Speaker. National Associates/Smithsonian Magazine Luncheon, 4/30/1976
Opening of the National Air and Space Museum, 6/31/1976
Dedication of Paintings, MHT, 10/15/1974
Browning Awards, 10/16/1975
S. Dillon Ripley and Paul Garber. Awarding of the Smithson Bust, 5/13/1976
Acheson Unveiling, NPG, 10/17/1974; With Kissinger and Harriman
Doubleday Lecture, Isaac Asimov, 4/17/1975
Fred Hoyle Lecture, "Origin in the Universe," 1/16/1975
Sir Edmund Hillary, "South Pole--Continent of Adventure," 11/26/1974
Apollo 11 Ceremony; Fifth Anniversary at NASM site, 7/20/1974 (duplicate)
John Updike, "Education in the Real World: The Written Word," Doubleday Lecture, NMHT, 12/8/1976
NASM Opening, 7/1/1976
Kin and Communities Symposium, Family Policy Forum, 6/15/1976, Tapes 1 and 2
S. Dillon Ripley, A Nation of Nations Opening, Message on Ham Radio Station, 7/8/1976 (Includes Accession 21-020: National Museum of History and Technology, Division of Extractive Industries, Audiotapes, 1976 - This accession consists of a cassette audiotape recording, plus an extra copy, of speeches for the dedication of the amateur radio station NN3SI at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) in July 1976. The station was part of the NMHT exhibition A Nation of Nations. Speakers featured on the recording include Secretary Sidney Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution; Harry J. Dannals, President of the American Radio Relay League; and general operator Joseph P. Fincutter.)
Box 23
Smithson Bust Presentation, 5/13/1976, S. Dillon Ripley and Paul Garber (duplicate tape)
Tribute to Robert H. Goddard, 5/16/1976, Sponsored by NASM
Scientists' Report on Smithsonian Research, 11/6/1975. Includes Challinor, E1-Baz, Kier, Schneiderman, Davidson.
George Kennan Speech, WWICS (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Event, Great Hall, Introduced by Paul Day Cook, 10/23/1975
James Bear Lecture, "Thomas Jefferson at Monticello," 10/16/1975
Norman Cousins Lecture, 10/8/1975
Raymond Loewy Lecture, Renwick Gallery, 8/1/1975
"The Artist and the Market Place," Hirshhorn Museum, 2/26/1975, tapes 1 and 2
Astronauts Press Conference, Fifth Anniversary of Apollo 11, 7/20/1974 (duplicate)
Presentation of Bust of President Johnson, NPG, 5/29/1974
Mrs. Nixon, FA & PG, 4/3/1974
S. Dillon Ripley Anniversary Party, 2/26/1974
Browning Award to G. Evelyn Hutchinson, Great Hall, 10/27/1971
Box 24
Hodgkins Colloquium and Medal Presentation, Dr. Lewis Mumford, 10/20/1971
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #2: Canadian Artists on Canadian Art and Audiocassette, 2/4/1977
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #3: The Canadian Art Scene Today.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #4: Living in the Shadow--The Americanization of Canadian Culture and Cassette Tape, 2/16/1977
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #5: Canadian Writers Forum--Is There a Distinctive Canadian Prose? And cassette.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. 2/24-4/7/1977. Tape #6: 14 Canadians: A Critic's Choice. And cassette.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #7: The Media as a Cultural Industry-Publishing in Canada. And cassette.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #8: The Media as a Cultural Industry-Film in Canada and cassette.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #9: The Media as a Cultural Industry-Radio and Television in Canada.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. 2/24-4/7/1977. Tape #10: The Role of Government in the Development of Culture in the Arts in Canada.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #11: The Cultural Renaissance of Quebec.
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #12: The Dark Hamlet with the Features of Horatio--Canada's Myths and Realities.
Box 25
20th Century Canadian Culture: A Symposium. Tape #13. The Symposium Finale.
Academic Awards Ceremony and Reception to Smithsonian Fellows -- William Warner and Award to Crimilda Pontes, 5/18/1977
Voice of America Luncheon. MHT Suite. 5/9/1977
Lindbergh Memorial Dinner. NASM. 5/19/1977
National Associates Board and First James Smithson Society Dinner. NPG. 10/14/1977
SDR Talk at Luncheon for Cultural and Press Attache's, "A Day at the Smithsonian." MHT Suite. 11/1/1977
SDR, the Ambassador of India, and Mrs. Vance Remarks at the Opening of the Sringar (Indian Costume) Exhibition. NMNH. 12/14/1977.
Regents Dinner, MNH Learning Center, 1/16/1978. Includes presentation of the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Collection by David Rockefeller to S. Dillon Ripley; Presentation of the Hodgkins Medal to Dr. Dalgareno by S. Dillon Ripley.
Sidney Galler talk at the Washington Philosophical Society, 4/4/1969. "Engineering Man's Environment, an Ecological Dilemma."
Anais Nin. Resident Associate Program, 10/1/1974 (2 reels).
Smithsonian Christmas Party with S. Dillon Ripley, 12/18/1975.
Ceremony Honoring Senator Fulbright. Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary Califano (HEW) and Various Fulbright Scholars. Smithsonian Institution Commons, 4/25/1978.
S. Dillon Ripley Remarks at Unveiling of Spencer F. Baird Statue and Regents Dinner. 5/4/1978.
S. Dillon Ripley Remarks at the First Robert A. Brooks Award Ceremony, 5/26/1978. Mary Grace Potter Received the Award.
James Smithson Society Dinner Presentation, 10/6/1978
Nancy Powars Retirement Party, 9/28/1978
Reception for American Balloonists. NASM Library. 9/14/1978
Box 26
Browning Award Ceremony, Smithsonian Lounge, 11/16/1978. S. Dillon Ripley Speaking.
Dedication of the Leonard Carmichael Auditorium, MHT, 1/21/1974.
Memorial Service for Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 12/18/1978. Speakers include S. D. Ripley, Dean Sayre, and the Rev. M. Chase. (1 cassette and 1 reel to reel tape). Transcription in control file.
SDR Smithsonian Staff Christmas Party Honoring Former Mayor Walter Washington. Museum of Natural History, 12/20/1978.
Smithsonian Luncheon Group Lecture by Marvin Sadik. National Portrait Gallery. 12/14/1978
Robert A. Brooks Award Ceremony, 5/30/1979. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker. Harry Barton Recipient.
Appreciation Speeches Given During Cuban Academy of Sciences Reception, 5/18/1979. Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. S. Dillon Ripley, One of the Speakers.
Diplomatic Dinner at the Renwick Gallery. 5/16/1979. Speakers were S. Dillon Ripley and the Ambassador of Nicaragua.
Dr. Boonsong Lekagul Lecture. World Wildlife Association. 5/29/1979. Comments by S. Dillon Ripley. Baird Auditorium, MNH.
SI Fellows Honors Ceremony. SI Lounge. Comments by S. Dillon Ripley. 6/20/1979. (2 tapes)
T. Ames Wheeler Retirement Reception. 6/26/1979.
Joseph Hirshhorn 80th Birthday Celebration, 8/11/1979, (2 tapes)
S. I. Council Dinner. Remarks by S. Dillon Ripley, and Dr. Ray, Hall of Presidents, NPG, 10/20/1979.
Dorothy Rosenberg Farewell Party, SI Building, 1/9/1980. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley and Dorothy Rosenberg.
Regents' Dinner, MHT Hall of Musical Instruments. 1/27/1980. With Michael Collins Farewell. (2 copies).
Michael Collins Farewell Speech. 1/28/1980. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Collins.
Regent's Dinner Party. Freer Gallery of Art. Presentation to Dorothy Rosenberg. 9/16/1979. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker. (2 copies)
James Smithson Society Dinner. 9/28/1979. Speakers Michael Collins, Chief Justice Burger, William Anderson. (2 tapes)
Chase Manhattan Bank Dinner. 10/28/1979. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, David Rockefeller, John Sawhill.
Yale reception, Yale Club of Washington, D.C., 3/12/1980. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley and Mr. Green, President of the Yale Club.
Dinner in Honor of the King and Queen of Belgium. 4/21/1980. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley and the King of Belgium.
Regents Dinner, FA&PG Courtyard. 5/4/1980. Presentations to Mrs. Ripley and Gordon Ray. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Chief Justice Burger, Mrs. Ripley, and Gordon Ray.
Brooks Award Ceremony, 1980. 5/7/1980. Walter J. Boyne, Recipient. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
Office of Membership and Development, Introduction to Film: The Louvre Museum, 3/25/1980. MNH. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
Fellowships and Grants, Honors Ceremony, 5/13/1980. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
SI, NSF (National Science Foundation), Grumon Corporation. Coral Reef Sneak Preview, 9/17/1980. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Dr. Fiske, Senator Pell.
Regents Dinner, 9/21/1980. United States Supreme Court, Award ceremony for Dr. Jacchia (?). Speakers Chief Justice Burger, Dr. Haskins.
SI Council Dinner, 10/25/1980. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
Office of Membership and Development, SI Luncheon Group, 10/29/1980. NZP Monkey House. Speakers Robert Blake, S. Dillon Ripley.
Remarks to the Anthropological Society of Washington, 12/3/1980. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Michael Kinny, Wilton Dillon.
Dinner for the Foreign Minutes of Japan, 12/9/1980. Speaker S. Dillon Ripley.
Aga Khan Awards for Architecture, 12/10/1980. Sponsors SDR and the Committee to Honor the 14th Centennial of Islam. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Ambassador Battle, Aga Khan.
Time Magazine - Man of the Year Award, 1/6/1981. Speaker President-Elect Ronald Reagan.
President of Korea - Gift to the Smithsonian of $1 million, 2/3/1981. Speakers James Webb, President of Korea. Freer Gallery.
Dinner for Mrs. Sadat at the Renwick Gallery, 3/15/1981. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Mrs. Sadat.
Mrs. Sadat's Visit to the SI Castle, 3/16/1981. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Mrs. Sadat.
Presentation of Henry Medal to John Nicholas Brown Member of the Board of Regents, 5/14/1975. (Reel #2)
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Dinner for Former Prime Minister of Japan, Fukuda. Hall of Presidents Dinner. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Fukuda. 3/19/1981.
Reception for 5th Anniversary of Federal City; Plan and Realities. Sponsored by the National Capitol Planning Commission. Speaker, David M. Childs, Chairman of the Commission. Smithsonian Institution Building, 4/20/1981.
Langley Theatre Dedication. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Senator Goldwater, Dr Hinners, National Air and Space Museum, 5/4/1981.
Presentation of the Brooks Award to Kenneth Shaw and Elizabeth Bueck. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Shaw, and Bueck. 5/7/1981.
Visit of Prime Minister of Japan and Mrs. Suzuki. Freer Tree Planting. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Prime Minister, and interpreter. 5/8/1981.
SI Fellows Award Ceremony. SI Lounge. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley and David Challinor. 6/18/1981.
Dinner for Dr. Philip Handler. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Handler. 6/23/1981.
Korean Exhibit Opening and Thomas Evans Gallery Dedication, Natural History Building. Speaker, S. Dillon Ripley. 7/14/1981.
Presentation of Smithsonian Medal to Thomas Evans, Natural History Building. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Evans. 7/14/1981.
Dinner Honoring President Sadat at the Renwick, 8/6/1981. Speaker, Sadat.
Regent's Dinner and HMSG (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden) Dedication, 9/13/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Mrs. Hirshhorn.
Dinner for Prince and Princess of Japan, 9/17/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Prince Hitachbi.
JSS (James Smithson Society)/NAB (National Associates Board) Dinner, 9/25/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Mr. Kemper. Flag Hall.
SI Book Publication Reception, Smithsonian Exposition Books, 9/30/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Glen Ruh.
Dinner for IUDZG (International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens), at Natural History Building Elephant, 10/2/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Professor Heinz-Gleorge Klos.
Yorktown Exhibition Opening, SI Lounge, 10/9/1981. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and the Ambassador of France.
Jordanian State Dinner, Renwick, 11/3/1981. Speakers, King Hussein of Jordan.
Regents Dinner, 1/24/1982. Speaker S. Dillon Ripley.
SI Luncheon Group, 4/6/1982. Dr. Herman Viola. Guest Speaker.
Senate of Scientists Dinner, 5/13/1982. 2 tapes.
Frank Taylor Reception. Smithsonian Institution Building, Great Hall, 5/19/1982.
Brooks Award, SI Building Lounge, 5/20/1982. S. Hughes, Speaker. Robert Burke, Recipient.
SI Luncheon Group, 5/20/1982. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker. 2 tapes.
Installation Ceremony and Reception for the Presidential Advisory Council on Continuing Education, SI Building Lounge, 6/23/1982. Speakers Hughes, Hon. E. Thomas Coleman, Chief Justice, and S. Dillon Ripley.
Reception for Oklahoma Participants in the Festival of American Folklife, 6/24/1982. Speakers Phillip S. Hughes and Governor Nigh of Oklahoma.
SI Regents' Dinner, Amphibian and Reptile House; National Zoological Park, 9/19/1982. Guest Speaker, S. Dillon Ripley (2 reels).
Sixth Annual Smithson Dinner, Natural History Building Rotunda, 9/24/1982. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Chief Justice Burger, and James Kemper.
Farewell Reception for Julian Euell, Assistant Secretary for Public Service, 9/30/1982. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Julian Euell.
SI Council Dinner, 10/21/1982. Guest Speaker S. Dillon Ripley.
Joseph Henry Award, SI Lounge, 1/5/1983. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Irving Shapiro, and Warren Robbins.
Preview Reception for "Japanese Ceramics Today," Natural History Building Rotunda, 2/10/1983. Guest Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Mr. Okawara (Japanese Ambassador), Mr. Hayshi (President of Japan Foundation and Former Chancellor of the University of Tokyo), and Madame Tomo Kikuchi.
Film Premiere of "Mirror of Kings," at the HMSG, 3/21/1983, on the Fourteenth Centennial of Islam. Guest speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Ambassador Battle, and Prince Talal.
SI Luncheon Group Regarding the Quadrangle, 4/20/1983. Guest Speaker S. Dillon Ripley.
SI Regents' Dinner, and Presentation of Langley Medals to H. Ross Perot, Jr., and J. Coburn, 5/8/1983. Guest Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Chief Justice Burger, Coburn, and Perot.
Museum Support Center Dedication, 5/16/1983. Guest Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Dr. Kinard, and Mr. Mineta. (2 tapes).
Brooks Award Ceremony, SI Lounge, 5/19/1983. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Gretchen Ellsworth, and Dean Anderson.
MNH Opening, "Heritage of Islart," 6/1/1983. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley, Lucius Battle, Dr. Challinor, and Vice-President George Bush.
Festival of American Folklife, the Governor of New Jersey's Reception, SI Great Hall and Lounge, 6/22/1983. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Governor Kean of New Jersey, and Lawrence Kramer.
Secretary's Luncheon in Honor of Governor Kean, NMAH (National Museum of American History), 6/23/1983. Guest Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Governor Kean.
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Regents' Dinner, Arts and Industries Building, 9/18/1983. Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley, Chief Justice Burger, and Mr. and Mrs. Hohenlohe.
Reception for the Opening of "Winston S. Churchill: Painting as a Pastime," 9/20/1983. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
Smithson Dinner, Sponsored by the Office of Membership and Development, 9/23/1983. Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley and W. L. Hadley Griffin, Chairman, NAB.
Retirement Party for Mr. Hohenlohe, SI Castle Lounge, 11/21/1983.
Farewell Reception for Paul Perrot, 1/23/1984. Speakers include S. Dillon Ripley and Mr. Perrot.
Reception Honoring the Ripley's Twenty Years at the Smithsonian, NHB Rotunda, 2/1/1984. Speakers Include Mr. Humelsine, the Vice-President, Mr. Clark, and the Ripley's.
Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Ripley, MAH Flag Hall, 2/1/1984. Speakers include Mr. Warner, Mr. Blitzer, and Mr. and Mrs. Ripley
Diplomatic Dinner, 3/28/1984. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker. National Portrait Gallery.
Ribbon Cutting, Oman Reception and Exhibition, Tuesday, 4/17/1984. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley and his Excellency Ali Salim Bader Al-Hinai. SI Great Hall.
Dinner to Honor Roger Tony Peterson, 4/26/1984. Speakers S. Dillon Ripley, Dr. Fiske, Mr. Paterson. MNH Rotunda.
Diplomatic Luncheon to Present Plans for the Quadrangle, Tuesday, 5/1/1984. Speaker S. Dillon Ripley. NMAH Presidential Suite.
SI Luncheon Group, 5/16/1984. Speaker S. Dillon Ripley. Meeting at the NZP.
Yale Class of 1936, Dinner, 5/19/1984. Speakers Red Moore, Larry Hart, Peter Grace, and S. Dillon Ripley (class of 1936 Quartet). SI Great Hall/Commons.
Luncheon for International Club, 5/23/1984. Speaker, S. Dillon Ripley. WWICS Library.
Dinner in Honor of Dr. Arthur Sackler, 6/11/1984. Speakers, S. Dillon Ripley and Arthur Sackler. Freer Gallery of Art.
Installation of Robert McC. Adams as Ninth Secretary of the SI, 9/17/1984. Speakers Chief Justice Warren Burger, S. Dillon Ripley, and Robert McC. Adams. Mall.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Tenth Anniversary Dinner, 10/2/1984. Speakers Robert McC. Adams, Stephen Weil, Ms. Anne d'Arnoncourt, and Sidney Yates. HMSG, 2nd Floor.
Henry Awards, Smithsonian Institution Lounge, 1/5/1983. Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley and Warren Robbins.
Regents Dinner, 1/23/1983. Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley, Charles Blitzer, and Chief Justice Warren Burger.
Society of Woman Geographers, 4/16/1983. S. Dillon Ripley, Speaker.
"Silk Route" Exhibition Opening, National Museum of Natural History, 5/5/1983. Guest Speakers Include S. Dillon Ripley and the Ambassador of Narayanan.
Smithsonian Institution Luncheon Group, National Portrait Gallery, 11/7/1984. Guest Speaker, Robert McC. Adams.
Regents' Dinner, National Museum of American History, Palm Court, 1/26/1985.
Regents' Dinner, Smithsonian Institution Commons, 5/5/1985. Guest Speaker, Robert McC. Adams.
Opening Reception for the "Aditi" Exhibition Opening, National Museum of Natural History, 6/3/1985. Guest Speakers Include, Robert McC. Adams, S. Dillon Ripley, and Ambassador Bajpai.
Smithsonian Dinner for the Soviet Art arid Cultural Community Representatives, National Portrait Gallery, 5/2/1986. Speakers Include Robert McC. Adams, and Pietrovsky.
American-Soviet Archaeological Symposium Dinner, National Air and Space Museum, 5/9/1986. Guest Speakers Include Robert McC. Adams, and Several Soviet Participants.
Brooks Award to Sam Greenberg, Smithsonian Institution Commons, 5/21/1986. Guest Speaker was Dean Anderson.
Opening Dinner for "Russia, the Land, the People." Exhibition at the Renwick, 10/16/1986. Speakers include Robert McC. Adams, the Ambassador of the U.S.S.R., and Mr. Kendall, Representing the Pepsi Company.
20th Century Canadian Culture (A Symposium held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, also see tapes listed under 1977):
"Canadian Culture Today," Northrop Fyre, 2/2/1977.
"Canadian Artists on Canadian Art," Four Artists from the Show, 2/4/1977.
"Living in the Shadow; the Americanization of Canadian Culture," parts I-II, 3 tapes, 2/16/1977.
"The Media as a Canadian Culture; Publishing in Canada," parts I-II, 3/2/1977.
"The Media as a Cultural Industry; Film in Canada," parts I-II, 3/9/1977.
"The Media as a Cultural Industry; Radio and Television in Canada," parts I-II, 3/16/1977.
"The Role of Government in the Development of Culture and the Arts in Canada," Andre Fortier, Under Secretary of State and former Director, Canada Council, 3/23/1977.
"The Cultural Renaissance of Quebec," parts I-II, 3/30/1977.
"The Dark Hamlet with the Features of Horatio: Canada's Myths and Realities," Robertson Davies, University of Toronto, 4/5/1977.
The Symposium Finale, parts I-II, 4/7/1977.
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20th Century Canadian Culture (A Symposium held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Also see tapes listed under 1977):
"The Canadian Art Scene Today," parts I-II, 2 tapes, 2/9/1977.
Business Committee for the Arts, Inc., held at the National Air and Space Museum. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and BCA, 11/6/1986. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams; Chairman, Federal Reserve Board, and the Chairman, BCA.
Cultural Education Committee Luncheon held in the Smithsonian Institution Parlor on 1/9/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Jeannine Clark, Roger Kennedy, and Ralph Rinzler.
Marconi International Fellowship Dinner and Award Presentation held in the Great Hall at the American Art/Portrait Gallery Building on 4/8/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Chief Justice Burger, Dr. George Bugliarello, Dr. Robert Lucky, Dr. Michael Isnardi, and Professor Eric A. Ash.
Regent's Dinner and Secretary's Medal for Exceptional Service, awarded to Dr. John Reinhardt. Held at the Hall of Presidents at the National Portrait Gallery on 5/10/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Reinhardt, Justice Rehnquist, and Senator Patrick Moynihan.
Robert A. Brooks Award for Excellence in Administration Presented to Ross B. Simons. Held in the Regents Room on 5/14/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams.
Dedication of the Enid A. Haupt Garden held on 5/21/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, S. Dillon Ripley, and C. Haupt.
Patterson Door Dedication held at the Quadrangle Garden on 6/6/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Mrs. Patterson.
Farewell Reception for Peggy Loar held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center Library on 6/29/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Peggy Loar.
Sackler Inaugural Dinner held at the Quadrangle Concourse on 9/11/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Arthur M. Sackler, Thomas Lawton, Ambassador from Korea, and the Minister (Ambassador) from Japan, Hyodo.
Sackler Gallery Opening Reception held at the Arts and Industries Building Rotunda on 9/11/1987. Speakers included Dean Anderson.
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Reception, Remarks, held at the Arts and Industries Building Rotunda on 9/12/1987. Speaker included Dr. Milo Beach.
National Museum of African Art Opening Dinner held at the Quadrangle on 9/15/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Sylvia Williams, and Warren Robbins.
National Museum of African Art Review and Reception held at the Arts and Industries Building Rotunda on 9/16/1987. Speakers included Freudenheim, Mr. Seiber, and Sylvia Williams.
Facilities Services Reception held at the Quadrangle Concourse on 9/21/1987. Speakers included Dean Anderson and Richard Siegle.
Ripley Center Dedication Reception held at the Quadrangle on 9/15/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Secretary Emeritus S. Dillon Ripley.
CWA (Committee for a Wider Audience) Reception held at the Quadrangle Concourse on 9/22/1987. Speaker included Robert McC. Adams.
Regents Reception, Remarks, held at the Quadrangle Concourse on 9/27/1987. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, S. Dillon Ripley, and Chief Justice Rehnquist.
Quadrangle Dedication Ceremony held in the Haupt Garden on 9/28/1987. Speakers included Robert Kinard, Robert McC. Adams, S. Dillon Ripley, and Carlhian Armstrong.
Remarks at the Opening Reception in the Quadrangle for the International Gallery and the "Generations" Exhibition. Sponsored by the Resident Associates Program, Department of International Activities, and SITES (Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service), 9/19/1987. Speakers included Dean Anderson, Under Secretary.
Opening Reception of the Entire Quadrangle Complex for Area School Teachers, 9/23/1987, Sponsored by the Office of the Committee for a Wider Audience. Speakers included Ralph Rinzler and Vera Hyatt.
Langley Medal Presentation to Senator Barry Goldwater, 11/3/1987 at AA/PG (American Art/Portrait Gallery) Building, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Senator Goldwater.
"Elba to Damascus" Celebration Reception at MNH, 11/5/1987, Sponsored by SITES. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Hoffman and Mrs. Kanafani, Charge d'Affaires, Syrian Embassy.
Regents Dinner in Honor of Dr. David Challinor, 1/31/1988, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. The Dinner was held at NASM. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, the Chief Justice and Dr. Challinor.
National Academy of Sciences Roundtable, Friday, 2/5/1988, held in the Quadrangle, Room 3035. Welcoming Remarks by Robert McC. Adams.
Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents Dinner, 5/8/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, and held at the A&I Building Rotunda. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mrs. Charles Clark, SI Regent, and Mr. Richard West, Member of the Smithsonian Cultural Education Committee.
Brooks Award Ceremony, 5/11/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Robert Perkins, Recipient.
"Tropical Rainforest" Exhibition Opening Reception, 5/20/1988, Sponsored by SITES, and held in the Quadrangle. Robert McC. Adams, Speaker.
Mary Livingston Ripley Garden Dedication, 5/25/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, and held in the Ripley Garden. Speakers included the Under Secretary, Mrs. Valerie Burden, Mrs. Jeannine Clark and Mrs. Mary Ripley.
Smithsonian Institution - Nature Conserve Reception, 6/10/1988, sponsored by the Assistant Secretary f or External Affairs. Speakers included Dr. Lovejoy, David Harrison, Chairman, Nature Conserve; Joan Martin Brown, UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme); Frank Boren, President, Nature Conserve; David Hopper, Senior Vice-President for Policy, Planning, and Research, the World Bank. Held at the Quadrangle.
Remarks from the Garden Party in Honor of Edward P. Boland, Tuesday, 6/14/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, and held at the A&I Garden. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Edward Boland.
Board of Regents Dinner, 6/18/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, and held at NASM. Speakers included the Chancellor, Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Harwit, and Dr. Whipple.
James Smithson Society/National Associates Board Dinner Remarks, 9/23/1988, Sponsored by the Office of Membership and Development, and held at the NMAH Flag Hall. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Charles Dickey, Chairman, NAB.
Remarks Following Smithsonian Institution Council Dinner, 10/22/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and the Management Analysis Office, and held at NMAH. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Professor Neil Harris, Chairman of the SI Council.
Dinner in Honor of Andrei Sakharov and Other Soviet Scholars, 11/14/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Andrei Sakharov.
Remarks made following the Vever Dinner at the Sackler Gallery, 11/17/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Dr. Milo Beach.
Tree Planting Ceremony in Memory of Joseph Coudon VII, 12/16/1988, Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary, held at the A&I Building Rotunda. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Mrs. Coudon.
Constitution Week, 9/17-23/1988. Free Interview/Discussion between Marc Pachter, National Portrait Gallery, and Honorable Charles McC. Mathias. Held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on 9/23/1988.
Quincentenary Inaugural Dinner, 1/10/1989. Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, the Ambassador of Uruguay, and Mario Correa, Cultural Attache from the Embassy of Chile.
Board of Regents Dinner held at The Supreme Court on 1/29/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, the Chief Justice, and David Acheson. (2 copies).
Reception for Soviet Ballet Troupe at the Secretary's Meeting Room, 2/10/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, and Howard Gilman, a New York Philanthropist.
Secretary Robert McC. Adams remarks at the Barney Studio House Dinner, 4/3/1989.
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Reception for Viewing "The Rights of Man" and "The Constitution of 1789," held in the A & I Building Rotunda, 5/2/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and the Ambassador of France.
Remarks Following the Board of Regents Dinner on 5/7/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Sylvia Williams, Director of the National Museum of African Art.
The Robert A. Brooks Award Presentation and Reception held at the WWICS Library, 5/10/1989. Speakers included Robert MCC. Adams, Francine Berkowitz, and John Clarke.
Second Annual Congressional Garden Party held at the A & I Building Rotunda, 6/13/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and the Honorable Jaime Whitten.
Luncheon to Open the Festival of American Folklife (1989), held at the National Museum of American History Rooftop, 6/23/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and the Minister of France Tourism, Oliver Stirn.
Reception Celebrating Hawaii's Participation in the 1989 Folklife Festival, held at the A & I Building Rotunda, 6/23/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and the Governor of Hawaii.
Board of Regents Dinner Remarks held at the Quadrangle Concourse, 9/17/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Freudenheim, and Vera Hyatt.
Dinner for Current and Former Members of the National Board of the Smithsonian Associates held at the A & I Building Rotunda, 9/23/1989. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, the Chancellor, and the Chairman of the Board, Mrs. Wray.
VIARC (Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center) Reception, Opening of the Smithsonian Institution Information Center, Great Reception Hall, 11/14/1989. The Speaker was Robert McC. Adams.
Board of Regents Dinner held in the Rotunda at the Arts and Industries Building, 1/1/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, the Chancellor, and Mrs. Wilmot Kidd, III.
Marconi International Fellowship Award Dinner held at the Portrait Gallery, 4/25/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Alan Bromley, Dr. Viterbi, and Dr. Rappaport.
Regents Dinner held at the National Museum of American History, 5/6/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mr. Acheson, and Mr. Kennedy.
Remarks Made at the Unveiling of Bust of S. Dillon Ripley Reception held in the Quadrangle, 5/11/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and S. Dillon Ripley.
"Yokohama" Exhibition Opening Dinner held at the Sackler Gallery, 5/23/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Milo Beach, Mr. Morata, and Ambassador Leonhart.
The Robert A. Brooks Award Presentation held in the Commons of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 6/28/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Herman Thompson, and Kathy Kerby.
Regents Dinner held at the National Air and Space Museum, 9/16/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Chief Justice Rehnquist.
National Associates Board/James Smithson Society Black Tie Dinner, 9/21/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Elizabeth Broun, Gay Wray, and Sam DeVincent.
National Associates Board Dinner, 9/22/1990. Secretary Robert McC. Adams was the Speaker with an Introduction by the Chair, Gay Wray.
Smithsonian Institution Council Luncheon held at the Portrait Gallery, 10/12/1990. Secretary Robert McC. Adams was the Speaker.
Remarks at the Exhibition Opening Dinner for "Moscow: Treasures and Traditions," held in the Quadrangle, 11/14/1990. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mr. Frank Shrontz (President and Company Executive Officer at Boeing), the Ambassador of the U.S.S.R., and the Minister of Culture of the U.S.S.R.
United States/U.S.S.R. Cultural Project Dinner held in the Renwick Salon, 12/1/1990. Speakers included Mr. Freudenheim, and Mr. Hudonazarov.
Luncheon for Latin American Diplomats held at the Portrait Gallery, 3/11/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Wyngaarden, Dr. Dinneen, and Tom Lovejoy.
Association of American Universities Dinner held at the Portrait Gallery, 4/15/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams. (2 tapes)
Board of Regents Dinner held in the Great Hall at the Portrait Gallery, 5/5/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Elizabeth Broun, and Alan Fern.
Brooks Award Ceremony held in the Commons at the Smithsonian Institution Building, 6/14/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mrs. Brooks, Ms. Petroski, and Mrs. Lombardo.
Board of Regents Dinner held on 9/15/1991. The Speaker was Chief Justice Rehnquist.
James Smithson Society/Smithsonian National Board Dinner held 9/20/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mrs. Gay Wray, Mr. Edwin Bitter, Mr. Edward Ezell, and Dr. Martin Harwit.
Smithsonian National Board Dinner held in the Arts and Industries Building Rotunda, 9/21/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Dr. Tom Lovejoy, and the Chairman of the Board, Mrs. Gay F. Wray.
Smithsonian Institution Council Dinner held at the Palm Court, 10/26/1991. Speakers Included Robert McC. Adams, Mr. Charles Blitzer, Dr. Carl Schorske, Professor Neil Harris, and Mr. Mike Young.
"Degenerate Art" Exhibition Viewing and Dinner held in the Commons of the Smithsonian Institution Building on 11/19/1991. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams, Mr. Kovler, and Congressman Sidney Yates.
Memorial Service for Under Secretary Carmen E. Turner held in the Great Hall Smithsonian Institution Building, 4/21/1992. Speakers included the Rev. Kwasi Thornell, Mrs. Jeannine Clark, Robert McC. Adams, Mr. James Woolsey, and Mrs. Claudine Brown.
Presentation of the Secretary's Gold Medal (posthumously) to Robert Burke held at the Commons of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 5/12/1992. Speakers included Robert McC. Adams and Mrs. Robert Burke.
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Mammals of North America (2 tapes)
Cullis Finished Tape Bear Sound
Cullis Mammals North America #2
Fossils: Dr. Nicholas Norton
NZP and its Inhabitants Dr. Reed; Story of NPG Robert Stewart; Catalog of American Portraits. Virginia Purdy
Capital Assignment with Cap. Roger
Dr. Bishop and Dr. Green: Archaeology
Right to Vote
Interview with Don Kessinger (Chicago Cubs)
Volcano Sounds
Tim Jecko
Whale Recordings
U.S. Army Band, "Walking Down to Washington."
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Sample Narrators
Radio Smithsonian "Terms of the Social Contract."
Radio Smithsonian "Good Side of Bats" and "Secrets of Mars."
Radio Smithsonian "A Conversation with Edward Teller."
Alan Smith: Ceramics MHT
MHT Marion Ross "Faberge and his Contemporaries."
Ripley Speech at NZP
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1 16mm Motion Picture Ffilm: "Secretary's Copy of Bicentennial Film."
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Interview with Secretary Robert McC. Adams by Phil McCombs of the Washington Post, on 20 April 1988, at the Secretary's office in the Smithsonian Institution Building
V.P. Agnew Speech, 10/15/1973
SI Symposium, 5/14/1969 (2 reels)
SI Symposium, 5/15/1969 (2 reels)
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