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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 308

Smithsonian Magazine

Publications, 1970-1984

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Magazine
Title:Publications
Dates:1970-1984
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 308
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This record unit consists of a record set of "Smithsonian" magazine.

Historical Note

The Smithsonian magazine was created in 1970 with the aim of extending the Smithsonian Associates into a large national organization. As the chief benefit of membership in the National Associates, the magazine serves as a means of communication between the Institution and its constituency. Following the original instructions of the Secretary to publish material in areas in which the Institution is interested or might be interested, Smithsonian has covered a broad range of topics in science, art, and history. Circulation grew from 180,000 in 1970 to almost 2,000,000 in 1982. Edward K. Thompson served as Editor, 1970-1980, and as Publisher, 1974-1980. Joseph J. Bonsignore became Publisher in 1981 after serving as Acting Publisher in 1980. Donald B. Moser became Managing Editor in 1980 and Editor, 1981- . Ronald C. Walker became Publisher in 1991, serving 1991- .

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Descriptive Entry

This record unit consists of a record set of Smithsonian magazine. This collection generally has 2 copies of each issue.

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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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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 308, Smithsonian Magazine, Publications

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Container List

Box 1

April (first issue) - December 1970

Box 1 of 6

January - December 1971

Box 1 of 6

January - December 1972

Box 1 of 6

January - December 1973

Box 1 of 6

January 1974

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

February - December 1974

Box 2 of 6

January - December 1975

Box 2 of 6

January - August 1976

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

September - December 1976

Box 3 of 6

January - December 1977

Box 3 of 6

January - August 1978

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

September - December 1978

Box 4 of 6

January - December 1979

Box 4 of 6

January - May 1980

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

June - December 1980

Box 5 of 6

January - December 1981

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

January - December 1982

Box 6 of 6

January - December 1983

Box 6 of 6

January 1984

Box 6 of 6

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