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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 609

Smithsonian Institution. Office of American Studies

Records, 1962-1987

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of American Studies
Title:Records
Dates:1962-1987
Quantity:21.5 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 609
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records document the operations of the Office of American Studies (OAS). They also contain records from an organizational predecessor, the Department of American Studies, Museum of History and Technology, which had been chaired by Washburn. OAS records deal with the work of the Office and its involvement with other Smithsonian offices and bureaus; its work with numerous colleges and universities and with students interested in training in American material culture; and relations with outside scholarly organizations and foundations.

Historical Note

The Office of American Studies (OAS) was created in 1970, with Wilcomb E. Washburn as its Director, and reported to the Assistant Secretary for History and Art.

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Descriptive Entry

These records document the operations of OAS. They also contain records from an organizational predecessor, the Department of American Studies, Museum of History and Technology, which had been chaired by Washburn. OAS records deal with the work of the Office and its involvement with other Smithsonian offices and bureaus; its work with numerous colleges and universities and with students interested in training in American material culture; and relations with outside scholarly organizations and foundations.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 609, Smithsonian Institution, Office of American Studies, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Material Aspects of American Civilization: Decorative Arts Spring, 1975; Instructor: P. Butler

Box 1 of 22

Material Aspects of American Civilization: Centennial Fall, 1974 Instructor: Washburn & Mergen

Box 1 of 22

Paper on the Centennial Regatta, 1876

Box 1 of 22

Demorest, Women and the Centennial

Box 1 of 22

Sharp, The Role of Mechanization in the American Furniture Exhibit at the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876

Box 1 of 22

Lounsbury, The Brewers Hall at the Centennial Exhibition

Box 1 of 22

Agricultural Implements at the Centennial

Box 1 of 22

Wicke, Toward a Methodology of Art at the Centennial

Box 1 of 22

Urick, The Singer Manufacturing Company Centennial Exhibition Exhibit

Box 1 of 22

Wyman, Reforming the Victorian Home

Box 1 of 22

Kregloh, Looking Backward: Relics, Recreations, and Representations of America to 1800

Box 1 of 22

Kregloh, Suiting Out: "Suiting Everyone"

Box 1 of 22

Sherwood, The World's Cornucopia?

Box 1 of 22

Ahearn, U.S. Patent Office Exhibit, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition 1876

Box 1 of 22

Shopes, Clothing Exhibits at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, 1976: Clues to the Culture of Centennial America

Box 1 of 22

Chard's Comprehensive Guide of Souvenirs 1876

Box 1 of 22

Szoka, The Influence of the Picturesque Philosophy of Andrew Jackson Downing on the State Pavilions of the Centennial Exposition of 1876

Box 1 of 22

Rovetti, American Silks at the Centennial of 1876

Box 1 of 22

Foose, Selected Silver Pieces Displayed at the Philadelphia Centennial, 1876

Box 1 of 22

Proposals for Seminar Papers, 1973

Box 1 of 22

Map, Georgetown Jews

Box 1 of 22

Miscellaneous Student Papers

Box 1 of 22

O'Sullivan, Winsor McCay Lecture, 1973

Box 1 of 22

Koenig, Criticism of the Mall Master Plan

Box 1 of 22

Stewart, The Typewriter

Box 1 of 22

Lipson, The Phonograph, 1877-1940: The Democratization of Music

Box 1 of 22

Harter, The Story of Readyprint, Patent Insides and Boilerplate - America's Hidden Newspaper

Box 1 of 22

Noreen, William Nuthead: St. Mary's City Printer, 1685-1695

Box 1 of 22

Japan-America Society of Washington

Box 1 of 22

Private Fund 153560 - FY 1974

Box 1 of 22

Financial Records FY 1971

Box 1 of 22

Private Account 153560 - FY 1972

Box 1 of 22

Reprint Distribution, 1968-1974

Box 1 of 22

Reprint Distribution List, 1964-1968

Box 1 of 22

Miscellaneous Secretarial Copies

Box 1 of 22

Smithsonian Visitor's Record

Box 1 of 22

1973 Inquiries to American Studies Office

Box 1 of 22

1975 Inquiries to American Studies Office

Box 1 of 22

Andrews, Ronald L.

Box 1 of 22

Sharon Abraham

Box 1 of 22

Altman, Renee

Box 1 of 22

Allen, Jay

Box 1 of 22

Box 2

Bartlett, Jane

Box 2 of 22

Besom, Donald G.

Box 2 of 22

Bredariol, Sharon

Box 2 of 22

Bohan, Ruth

Box 2 of 22

Brown, Judy

Box 2 of 22

Brown, Patrice

Box 2 of 22

Brown, William L.

Box 2 of 22

Alice Bryant

Box 2 of 22

Buder, Christine

Box 2 of 22

Carberry, John

Box 2 of 22

Carter, Betty A.

Box 2 of 22

Castelli, Dennis

Box 2 of 22

Chronstrom, Clifford

Box 2 of 22

Curry, Mary Elizabeth

Box 2 of 22

Cole, Susan

Box 2 of 22

Cole, John Y.

Box 2 of 22

Cronin, George H.

Box 2 of 22

DeMarr, Frederick S.

Box 2 of 22

Diepenbrock, Julie

Box 2 of 22

Douglas, Paul

Box 2 of 22

Dickason, Olive

Box 2 of 22

Bowie, Duncan

Box 2 of 22

Eisner, David

Box 2 of 22

Elliott, Thomas

Box 2 of 22

Betty Floyd

Box 2 of 22

Foster, Harry

Box 2 of 22

Barbara Freeman

Box 2 of 22

Freeman, Judith

Box 2 of 22

Gill, Bruce Cooper

Box 2 of 22

Glass, Linelle Karen

Box 2 of 22

Hayes, Cheryl

Box 2 of 22

Heilman, Larry

Box 2 of 22

Herman, Lynne

Box 2 of 22

Grosvenor, Beth M.

Box 2 of 22

Hessberg, Lee R.

Box 2 of 22

Hilliard, Jack B.

Box 2 of 22

Karesh, N. Gail

Box 2 of 22

Kimmel, Ross M.

Box 2 of 22

Klaudt, Claudia

Box 2 of 22

Koenig, John

Box 2 of 22

Koontz, Frederick Singley

Box 2 of 22

Lyons, James J.

Box 2 of 22

McCabe, Cynthia

Box 2 of 22

McCormick, Charles H.

Box 2 of 22

Marks, Robert

Box 2 of 22

Mednis, Harold

Box 2 of 22

Kent Miller

Box 2 of 22

Montgomery, Dean

Box 2 of 22

Montroll, Heidi

Box 2 of 22

Moore, Margaret M.

Box 2 of 22

Moses, Nancy

Box 2 of 22

Myers, Susan

Box 2 of 22

Myette, Ellen

Box 2 of 22

Nelson, Ann

Box 2 of 22

Parks, Cyndy

Box 2 of 22

Paszek, Lawrence

Box 2 of 22

Peyton, Thomas

Box 2 of 22

Richardson, Claudia

Box 2 of 22

Robbins, Michael

Box 2 of 22

Rockwell, Tim

Box 2 of 22

Jeanne M. Schinto

Box 2 of 22

Schmidt, Sarah

Box 2 of 22

Scudi, Mary

Box 2 of 22

Sara Sue Shields

Box 2 of 22

Schwulst, David E.

Box 2 of 22

Box 3

Simmons, L. Chase

Box 3 of 22

Smith, Patsy M.

Box 3 of 22

Smith, Peter

Box 3 of 22

Stegmerten, Harriet

Box 3 of 22

Stanley, Jonathan J.

Box 3 of 22

Sullivan, David K.

Box 3 of 22

Mark Tanton

Box 3 of 22

Thomasson, Michael

Box 3 of 22

Tighe, Mary Ann

Box 3 of 22

Velten, Lawrence Bernard

Box 3 of 22

Vincent, William E.

Box 3 of 22

Wagner, Susan E.

Box 3 of 22

West, Catherine

Box 3 of 22

Whitten, Peter

Box 3 of 22

Winer, Jane D.

Box 3 of 22

Wood, Charles Anthony

Box 3 of 22

Zabrauskas, Nancy

Box 3 of 22

Seminar in Restoration & Preservation (1968)

Box 3 of 22

Job Applicants: 1970-1974

Box 3 of 22

Final Exams, 1975 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 22

Adams, The Beginning of the National Zoo

Box 3 of 22

Anderson, The Quilts and the Leisure of the Gilded Age Woman

Box 3 of 22

Dudis, Circus Posters: Advertising and the Circus in America

Box 3 of 22

McGurk, The Volunteer Fire Company: A Leisure Activity, 1870-1940

Box 3 of 22

Miller, Music Boxes in the United States, 1890-1910

Box 3 of 22

Piper, Baseball at Griffith Stadium

Box 3 of 22

Shafer, Recreation in Arlington County, 1870-1920

Box 3 of 22

Schott, Toy Soldiers to War Gaming

Box 3 of 22

Stevens, Washington Grove: The Camp Meeting Heritage

Box 3 of 22

Stainer, From Nanook to Now: An Examination of the Kayak Form

Box 3 of 22

Peterson, Charles E.

Box 3 of 22

Francis Rogers Correspondence

Box 3 of 22

Annual Report - FY 1973

Box 3 of 22

FY 1972 - Travel

Box 3 of 22

FY 1974 - Travel

Box 3 of 22

FY 1974 Program Planning and Review

Box 3 of 22

FY 1973 Budget Justifications

Box 3 of 22

FY 1974 Budget

Box 3 of 22

Box 4

Federal City Exhibition

Airports (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Alleys (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Bridges (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Capitol (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Catalog/Captions Text Introduction (Also Catalog) - Glossy Orders

Box 4 of 22

Circles & Squares

Box 4 of 22

Copy Negatives for Exhibit - Copy Negatives Correspondence - Other

Box 4 of 22

Early Views

Box 4 of 22

Financial Information

Box 4 of 22

Forms

Box 4 of 22

Highways, Freeways, Parkways

Box 4 of 22

Listings

Box 4 of 22

Loans - Original Items

Box 4 of 22

Loan Forms

Box 4 of 22

Mall (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Maps & Plans

Box 4 of 22

"Lost Washington"

Box 4 of 22

Maps

Box 4 of 22

Markets (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Metro

Box 4 of 22

Miscellaneous

Box 4 of 22

Other

Box 4 of 22

Parks (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Pennsylvania Avenue

Box 4 of 22

Photo Orders: Catalogue & Exhibition (Photo Orders)

Box 4 of 22

Public Buildings

Box 4 of 22

Railroad Stations (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Schools (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Streets

Box 4 of 22

Suburbs (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Trees

Box 4 of 22

Vistas

Box 4 of 22

Washington Monument (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Waterways (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

White House (2 folders)

Box 4 of 22

Box 5

Federal City Exhibit Scripts (Accession 90-082)

Box 5 of 22

Relations with Maryland University

Box 5 of 22

Maryland University Grade Sheets

Box 5 of 22

George Washington University (GW) Grade Sheets

Box 5 of 22

Dept. of American Studies, 1966-1967

Box 5 of 22

Dept. of American Studies, 1964-1965

Box 5 of 22

Catholic University, 1970-1971

Box 5 of 22

Department of American Studies (DAS) - Coop Program - University of Delaware, 1966

Box 5 of 22

George Washington Cooperative - General, 1962-1966

Box 5 of 22

George Washington (GW) Cooperative Program, 1968

Box 5 of 22

DAS/GW Pre-Seminar Consultations, 1968

Box 5 of 22

GW Summer Institute, 1968

Box 5 of 22

East-West Center SI-GW, 1968

Box 5 of 22

East-West Center SI-GW, 1969

Box 5 of 22

DAS/Maryland Reading Course, 1971-1972

Box 5 of 22

DAS History, 1965-1972

Box 5 of 22

Seminar - Spring 1970

Box 5 of 22

Seminar (Physical City), Spring 1971

Box 5 of 22

Orientation Course - Fall 1971

Box 5 of 22

Seminar (Vernacular Architecture), Spring 1971

Box 5 of 22

Seminar - Spring 1972 Portraiture

Box 5 of 22

Seminar (Vernacular Architecture), 1972

Box 5 of 22

Orientation Course, 1970

Box 5 of 22

American Indian Studies, 1970-1972

Box 5 of 22

Academic Appointments Board, 1969-1971

Box 5 of 22

Board of Academic Studies, 1972

Box 5 of 22

Box 6

American Studies Steering Committee, 1968-1970

Box 6 of 22

Office of Academic Programs, 1970-1971

Box 6 of 22

Office of Academic Programs, 1969

Box 6 of 22

GW Cooperative, 1969

Box 6 of 22

Georgetown University Cooperative, 1970-1972

Box 6 of 22

Office of Academic Programs (OAP) - Division of Seminars, 1970

Box 6 of 22

Orientation Course - Fall 1969-1970

Box 6 of 22

Material Aspects Seminar - Fall 1972

Box 6 of 22

DAS/Seminar - "Physical City," 1969-1970

Box 6 of 22

Office of Academic Programs, 1968

Box 6 of 22

DAS - Syllabus, 1966

Box 6 of 22

DAS/Maryland - Seminar, 1967

Box 6 of 22

DAS - Syllabus, 1967

Box 6 of 22

DAS - Coop Program - University of Oklahoma, 1966

Box 6 of 22

DAS - Coop Program - University of Texas, 1971

Box 6 of 22

Potential Programs (By University), 1967-1968

Box 6 of 22

DAS - Maryland Seminar, 1968

Box 6 of 22

SI Research Assistance Program, 1967-1970

Box 6 of 22

Box 7

American Studies Steering Committee, 1968-1971

Box 7 of 22

OAP - Permanent Academic Record Cards, 1969

Box 7 of 22

SI - Pre-doctoral Intern Program, 1966-1970

Box 7 of 22

OAP - Post-Doctoral Applicants, 1969-1971

Box 7 of 22

OAP - Pre-Doctoral Applicants, 1970-1971

Box 7 of 22

OAP - Research Opportunities, 1968-1972

Box 7 of 22

OAP - International Symposiums, 1969-1970

Box 7 of 22

DAS/GW Seminar, 1968

Box 7 of 22

DAS - Seminar Spring, 1968

Box 7 of 22

DAS - Seminar Spring, 1967

Box 7 of 22

DAS/GW Seminar, 1967

Box 7 of 22

DAS - Seminar, Printed Reference Material

Box 7 of 22

DAS - Seminar Spring, 1966

Box 7 of 22

Visiting Research Associates, 1967-1971

Box 7 of 22

Visiting Research Associates, 1972

Box 7 of 22

Box 8

Visiting Research Associate, 1971-1972

Box 8 of 22

Visiting Research Associates, 1970-1971

Box 8 of 22

Visiting Research Associates, 1969-1970

Box 8 of 22

Testimony - Senate Sub-committee on "A Bill to Create A National Foundation for the Social Sciences," 1967

Box 8 of 22

The New Smithsonian - General, 1966-1967

Box 8 of 22

The New Smithsonian - Organizational & Personnel, 1964-1971

Box 8 of 22

The New Smithsonian - General, 1964-1965

Box 8 of 22

American Society of Civil Engineers, 1969-1972

Box 8 of 22

SI 125th Anniversary

Box 8 of 22

Architectural Records Project, 1968-1969

Box 8 of 22

Archives of American Art, 1969-1970

Box 8 of 22

New Smithsonian - Assistant Secretary (Humanities), 1965-1971

Box 8 of 22

SI - Association of Curators, 1963-1967

Box 8 of 22

SI - Astrophysical Observatory, 1964-1965

Box 8 of 22

SI - Conference Center - Belmont, 1968

Box 8 of 22

SI - Congress Relations, 1968

Box 8 of 22

SI - Civil Service Exam Board, 1959-1962

Box 8 of 22

Cooper - Hewitt Museum of Design, 1969

Box 8 of 22

Smithsonian Council, 1965-1970

Box 8 of 22

SI - Curatorial Staff - Announcements & Correspondence, 1961-1970

Box 8 of 22

SI - Docents, 1966-1967

Box 8 of 22

SI - Employees Manpower, 1965-1968

Box 8 of 22

Folklife Festival, 1967-1970

Box 8 of 22

SI - Foreign Currency/Foreign Exchange Programs, 1964-1972

Box 8 of 22

General Staff Meeting Minutes, 1964-1966

Box 8 of 22

Box 9

SI - Grievance Performance, 1958-1967

Box 9 of 22

Hirshhorn Museum, 1967-1971

Box 9 of 22

SI Historian Rating Schedule, 1954-1956

Box 9 of 22

SI - History, 1968-1970

Box 9 of 22

SI - Information Systems Division, 1971

Box 9 of 22

Historical Archeology - Alexandria Project

Box 9 of 22

Historical Data Center Proposal, 1970

Box 9 of 22

SI Inter-Institutional Coop, 1971

Box 9 of 22

Nineteenth Century Seminar, 1969-1971

Box 9 of 22

SI - Joseph Henry Plaque, 1964-1967

Box 9 of 22

SI Journal of History, 1966-1969

Box 9 of 22

Kennedy Center, 1971

Box 9 of 22

SI Library of Congress Relations, 1952-1972

Box 9 of 22

SI Libraries, 1970-1972

Box 9 of 22

SI Movie, 1965

Box 9 of 22

National Air& Space Museum, 1969-1971

Box 9 of 22

National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (NAFMAB) - Bibliography on Armed Forces Studies, 1968

Box 9 of 22

Museum of History & Technology, 1968-1971

Box 9 of 22

National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board, 1968-1971

Box 9 of 22

National Collection of Fine Arts, 1964-1972

Box 9 of 22

National Museum - Proposed Act, 1967

Box 9 of 22

National Portrait Gallery, 1964-1969

Box 9 of 22

SI Neighborhood Museum Project, 1966-1968

Box 9 of 22

SI News, 1966

Box 9 of 22

Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 1969

Box 9 of 22

Poor People's March, 1968

Box 9 of 22

Box 10

SI Postdoctoral Interns, 1966-1967

Box 10 of 22

Office of Public Affairs, 1968-1969

Box 10 of 22

SI Regents, 1965-1971

Box 10 of 22

SI Public Service Project, 1965-1972

Box 10 of 22

Regency House Survey, 1969

Box 10 of 22

SI Research Awards, 1965-1968

Box 10 of 22

SI Research Project, 1967-1968

Box 10 of 22

S. Dillon Ripley, 1968-1970

Box 10 of 22

SI Salary Reform Act, 1963-1967

Box 10 of 22

SI Scholars/Artists in Residence, 1967

Box 10 of 22

SI Society of Associates, 1966-1969

Box 10 of 22

SI Television Series, 1966-1967

Box 10 of 22

SI TV Shows, 1967

Box 10 of 22

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Committee, 1966-1967

Box 10 of 22

Woodrow Wilson Center, 1968-1972

Box 10 of 22

SI Archives, 1970-1972

Box 10 of 22

Exhibits & Halls, Museum of Histroy and Technology (MHT), 1966-1971

Box 10 of 22

Bill of Rights, 1966

Box 10 of 22

Buckminster Fuller Exhibit, 1969

Box 10 of 22

Costume Hall, 1963-1967

Box 10 of 22

Costume Hall, 1958-1962

Box 10 of 22

Growth of U.S. Hall, 1967-1968

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Academic Procession

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Great Society Speech

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial, 1964-1965

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Invitees

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Newspaper Clippings, 1964-1965

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Program, 1965

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Proclamation #3667

Box 10 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial - Speakers

Box 10 of 22

Box 11

DAS - General Administration, 1970-1972

Box 11 of 22

DAS - General Administration, 1970

Box 11 of 22

DAS - General Administration, 1968

Box 11 of 22

DAS - General Administration, 1966-1971

Box 11 of 22

Transactions Concerning Move to National Portrait Gallery (NPG), 1968-1969

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Annual Reports, 1969-1972

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget ,1971

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget, 1968

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget (General), 1970

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget Control, 1972

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget, 1972

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget Control, 1971

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget Control, 1970

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Budget, 1970 (2 folders)

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Travel, 1972

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Travel, 1971

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Travel, 1970

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Travel, 1969

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Travel - Washburn (Before 1969)

Box 11 of 22

DAS - Trip Reports, 1966-1972

Box 11 of 22

MHT Miscellaneous Announcements, 1964-1968

Box 11 of 22

SI Summer Assistants

Box 11 of 22

Box 12

Washburn Information

Box 12 of 22

Personnel - Summer Interns, 1966-1972

Box 12 of 22

Personnel - Job Applications, 1970-1972

Box 12 of 22

Reading List - Bibliographies

Box 12 of 22

Requisitions - FY 1968

Box 12 of 22

Requisitions - FY 1967

Box 12 of 22

Requisitions - Library, 1966-1968

Box 12 of 22

Washington Consortium, 1966-1967

Box 12 of 22

Inquiries, 1972

Box 12 of 22

Inquiries, 1971

Box 12 of 22

Inquiries, 1968-1970

Box 12 of 22

Political Banners, Miscellaneous & Invitations

Box 12 of 22

Newspaper Clippings & Articles

Box 12 of 22

Miscellaneous, 1969-1972

Box 12 of 22

Comprehensives

Box 12 of 22

Book Ads

Box 12 of 22

Memo File, 1971-1972

Box 12 of 22

Organizations, 1970-1972

Box 12 of 22

SI Announcements, 1971-1972

Box 12 of 22

Organizational - Miscellaneous (2 folders)

Box 12 of 22

Box 13

Organizational - Miscellaneous (9 folders)

Box 13 of 22

Hall of Political History Script, 1959

Box 13 of 22

Federal City Exhibition SI Building, 1980 (2 folders)

Box 13 of 22

"City with a Plan"

Box 13 of 22

"Catalogue"

Box 13 of 22

"Federal City" Color Slides, 1983

Box 13 of 22

Communication, Learning Process etc., of the Exhibit

Box 13 of 22

Box 14

Employment

Box 14 of 22

Documentary Materials

Box 14 of 22

"Downtown Progress"

Box 14 of 22

Gutheim's Manuscript

Box 14 of 22

#174370 Finances "City with a Plan"

Box 14 of 22

"City with a Plan" Receipts, 1976-1977

Box 14 of 22

Great hall Exhibit Committee

Box 14 of 22

Informal Notes

Box 14 of 22

Ben Lawless' Washington Monument Design

Box 14 of 22

Master Plan of Exhibit

Box 14 of 22

Models for "City w/a Plan"

Box 14 of 22

Notes of Meetings

Box 14 of 22

Opening and Reactions

Box 14 of 22

Photographic Information (Miscellaneous)

Box 14 of 22

Proposal to D.C. Bankers Association Bicentennial Committee (April 4, 1975)

Box 14 of 22

1971 - Recruitment

Box 14 of 22

Federal City Research File

Box 14 of 22

September 10, 1975 Catalogue Text

Box 14 of 22

Exhibit Text as Used by Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW) in Final

Box 14 of 22

"The Federal City: Plans and Realities a Paper by Elizabeth Rhodes, April 30

Box 14 of 22

Contract Materials

Box 14 of 22

Correspondence

Box 14 of 22

General Correspondence

Box 14 of 22

Federal City - Correspondence re Insurance for Items in Exhibition, 1978-1987

Box 14 of 22

Federal City - Correspondence re "City of Washington, 1853" Watercolor by William Fox, 1982

Box 14 of 22

Exhibit Questions & Correspondence Regarding

Box 14 of 22

"Federal City" Exhibit Insurance

Box 14 of 22

Dismantling of the Federal City Exhibition

Box 14 of 22

Box 15

Federal City - Register for Insured Fine Arts & Collectibles, Office of American Studies (OAMERS)

Box 15 of 22

Label Revisions after Opening

Box 15 of 22

New York Public Library Loan Spring - Rice/McKim Letter

Box 15 of 22

Panel Questions, July 28, 1975

Box 15 of 22

Federal City Relocation of Federal City Exhibit, 1985-1988

Box 15 of 22

Photographic Labels for April 30 Text

Box 15 of 22

Revisions in Federal City Exhibition, 1982-1985

Box 15 of 22

Federal City Federal City Redesign, 1985

Box 15 of 22

Federal City: Plans & Realities Requests for Catalogue and Letters of Transmittal, etc., 1981-1988

Box 15 of 22

Revisions in Federal City Exhibition, 1979-1981

Box 15 of 22

Staples & Charles Correspondence

Box 15 of 22

Federal City - Use of Trust Funds for Representation Expenses, 1982

Box 15 of 22

Tom Folder

Box 15 of 22

City with Plan - Educational

Box 15 of 22

Exhibit Text Revision of August 1975

Box 15 of 22

Original March 31, 1975 Text Draft

Box 15 of 22

Original Captions

Box 15 of 22

Textual Materials (Roughs)

Box 15 of 22

Box 16

Exhibit Text March 31, 1975; April 24, 1975; and August 6, 1975

Box 16 of 22

Publicity, Press Releases

Box 16 of 22

Spriegegen & "Federal City"

Box 16 of 22

Crossword Puzzle: Federal City

Box 16 of 22

Catalogue Distribution

Box 16 of 22

Exhibit Guide & Visitor Questionnaire Screven

Box 16 of 22

Screven

Box 16 of 22

American Antiquarian Society - Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1979-1983

Box 16 of 22

Organizations, Societies - American Society for Ethnohistory, 1980-1983

Box 16 of 22

Associates for Renewal in Education

Box 16 of 22

American & New England Studies Visiting Committee, 1975

Box 16 of 22

Capital Area Bicentennial Consortium, 1973-1974

Box 16 of 22

Chicago Historical Society, 1982

Box 16 of 22

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 1980-1983

Box 16 of 22

Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies - Colonial History, 1973

Box 16 of 22

A Museum of the City of Washington, 1977-1980

Box 16 of 22

Council of Former Governors Proposed Television Project

Box 16 of 22

D.C. Historians

Box 16 of 22

HOBO Foundation

Box 16 of 22

National Humanities Faculty - The Gunnery/Wykeham-Rise School

Box 16 of 22

Institute of Early American History and Culture (IEAHC), 1970-1983

Box 16 of 22

International Committee for History of Representative & Parliamentary Institutions, 1968-1983

Box 16 of 22

International Commission on Maritime History: General File, 1975-1983

Box 16 of 22

Organizations, Societies - ICMH Newsletters, Meetings, Reports, etc., 1975-1983

Box 16 of 22

Organizations, Societies - ICMH Miscellaneous Printed Material

Box 16 of 22

The Japan-America Society of Washington, 1979-1981

Box 16 of 22

Japan-America Society: 1972

Box 16 of 22

Japan-America Society: 1971

Box 16 of 22

Huntington Library, 1971-1978

Box 16 of 22

Organizations, Societies 1981 - James Ford Bell Library, 1981-1983

Box 16 of 22

Organizations, Societies - John Carter Brown Library, 1977-1983

Box 16 of 22

Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980-1981

Box 16 of 22

Oliveira Lima Library, 1977

Box 16 of 22

Malki Museum - UCR Anthropology Department, 1975-1977

Box 16 of 22

National Archives, 1975-1976

Box 16 of 22

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1973-1974

Box 16 of 22

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1975-1979

Box 16 of 22

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1980

Box 16 of 22

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1981-1983

Box 16 of 22

National Tribal Chairmen's Association, 1979

Box 16 of 22

National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1975-1977

Box 16 of 22

Box 17

Newberry Library - Herman Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, Advisory Committee

Box 17 of 22

Newberry Indian Center: 1975-1978

Box 17 of 22

The Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian, 1979-1980

Box 17 of 22

The Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian, 1981-1983

Box 17 of 22

"Family in Historical Perspective," 1974-1975

Box 17 of 22

Newberry Library Associates, 1971-1983

Box 17 of 22

Newberry: History of American Indian, 1972-1983

Box 17 of 22

The Newberry Library - General, 1979-1981

Box 17 of 22

New Hampshire Historical Society, 1973-1977

Box 17 of 22

Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, 1975-1979

Box 17 of 22

North American Society for Oceanic History, Inc. (NASOH), 1975-1980

Box 17 of 22

Organization of American Historians, 1970-1983

Box 17 of 22

The Peabody Museum: Harvard, 1974-1978

Box 17 of 22

Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport, 1979

Box 17 of 22

Organizations, Societies - Project, 1987

Box 17 of 22

Society for the History of Discoveries (SHD) Correspondence, 1973-1983

Box 17 of 22

SHD - Publications Program

Box 17 of 22

SHD - Nominations Committee

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SHD - Manuscript Reviews - Barbour

Box 17 of 22

The Society of American Historians, 1972-1983

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Southern Historical Association, 1974 meeting

Box 17 of 22

U.S. International Communication Agency - Fulbright Program, 1980

Box 17 of 22

Vernacular Architecture Newsletter

Box 17 of 22

Western History Association, 1971-1973

Box 17 of 22

Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, DC, 1974-1977

Box 17 of 22

Woodrow Wilson House Council, 1975-1977

Box 17 of 22

A Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 17 of 22

A Correspondence, 1970-1978

Box 17 of 22

A Correspondence, 1979-1981

Box 17 of 22

Adam, Paul - Correspondence

Box 17 of 22

American University, 1980

Box 17 of 22

Ammons, R. B. - Correspondence, 1969-1972

Box 17 of 22

B Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 17 of 22

B Correspondence, 1970-1975

Box 17 of 22

B Correspondence, 1976-1977

Box 17 of 22

B Correspondence, 1978

Box 17 of 22

B Correspondence, 1981

Box 17 of 22

B Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 17 of 22

Bassett, Michael - Correspondence, 1966-1968

Box 17 of 22

Bechtel, Robert - Correspondence, 1969

Box 17 of 22

Berg, Gosta - Correspondence, 1967-1979

Box 17 of 22

Berwick, Keith - Correspondence, 1976-1980

Box 17 of 22

Borhegyi, Stephen Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 17 of 22

Box 18

Blanchard, Kendall - Correspondence, 1975-1976

Box 18 of 22

Charles Blitzer, 1967-1983

Box 18 of 22

Bonnel, Ulaine - Correspondence, 1977-1978

Box 18 of 22

Boorstin, Daniel - Correspondence, 1965-1978

Box 18 of 22

Brandon, William - Correspondence, 1977-1980

Box 18 of 22

Brumgardt, John - Correspondence, 1975-1976

Box 18 of 22

Butterfield, Lyman - Correspondence, 1964-1973

Box 18 of 22

C Correspondence, 1964-1979

Box 18 of 22

C Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 18 of 22

C Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 18 of 22

Cappon, Lester J. - Correspondence, 1968-1981

Box 18 of 22

Carson, Cary - Correspondence, 1976-1982

Box 18 of 22

Corrin, Brownlee - Correspondence, 1969-1975

Box 18 of 22

WEW's Writings/Indian Affairs - Jeanette Costo's Correspondence, 1980

Box 18 of 22

Cotner, Robert - Correspondence, 1977-1978

Box 18 of 22

D Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 18 of 22

D Correspondence, 1970-1979

Box 18 of 22

D Correspondence, 1980-1983

Box 18 of 22

Davison, Kenneth, 1979-1980

Box 18 of 22

Dillon, Richard, 1965-1986

Box 18 of 22

E Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 18 of 22

E Correspondence, 1970-1981

Box 18 of 22

E Correspondence, 1982

Box 18 of 22

Eames, Charles - Correspondence, 1970-1976

Box 18 of 22

F Correspondence, 1964-1974

Box 18 of 22

F Correspondence, 1975-1981

Box 18 of 22

F Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 18 of 22

Ferris, William - Correspondence, 1982

Box 18 of 22

Flack, James - Correspondence, 1975-1979

Box 18 of 22

G Correspondence, 1964-1974

Box 18 of 22

G Correspondence, 1975-1979

Box 18 of 22

G Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 18 of 22

G Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 18 of 22

Gregory, Mollie - Correspondence (George Catlin TV Documentary) "A More Perfect Union," 1980-1981

Box 18 of 22

H Correspondence, 1964-1974

Box 18 of 22

H Correspondence, 1975-1978

Box 18 of 22

H Correspondence, 1979-1980

Box 18 of 22

H Correspondence, 1981-1983

Box 18 of 22

Haffenden, Philip - Correspondence, 1966-1977

Box 18 of 22

Hall, David - Correspondence, 1976-1977

Box 18 of 22

Hardison, O. B. - Correspondence, 1971-1976

Box 18 of 22

Harper, Lawrence - Correspondence, 1970-1973

Box 18 of 22

Heard, J. Norman - Correspondence, 1967-1969

Box 18 of 22

Heizer, Robert - Correspondence, 1971-1979

Box 18 of 22

Henrion, F. H., 1966-1981

Box 18 of 22

Hindle, Brooke, 1963-1976

Box 18 of 22

Norris Hundley, 1975-1983

Box 18 of 22

Frye, Melinda Young - Correspondence, 1979-1982

Box 18 of 22

I Correspondence, 1964-1983

Box 18 of 22

Box 19

J Correspondence, 1965-1975

Box 19 of 22

J Correspondence, 1976-1983

Box 19 of 22

Jennings, John - Correspondence, 1964-1977

Box 19 of 22

Jopling, Carol - Correspondence, 1966-1973

Box 19 of 22

Juricek, John - Correspondence, 1971-1977

Box 19 of 22

K Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

K Correspondence, 1970-1975

Box 19 of 22

K Correspondence, 1976-1981

Box 19 of 22

K Correspondence, 1982

Box 19 of 22

Klein, Milton - Correspondence, 1968-1977

Box 19 of 22

L Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

L Correspondence, 1970-1979

Box 19 of 22

L Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 19 of 22

L Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Lacombe, A. J. - Correspondence, 1968-1969

Box 19 of 22

Larner, Jr. John W., 1978

Box 19 of 22

Lawton, Harry - Correspondence, 1976-1979

Box 19 of 22

Levine, Stuart - Correspondence, 1975-1976

Box 19 of 22

M Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

M Correspondence, 1970-1975

Box 19 of 22

M Correspondence, 1976-1978

Box 19 of 22

M Correspondence, 1979-1981

Box 19 of 22

M Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Marshall, Douglas, 1976-1981

Box 19 of 22

Minchinton, W. E. - Correspondence, 1972-1976

Box 19 of 22

Mollat, Michel - Correspondence, 1971-1978

Box 19 of 22

Mc Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

Mc Correspondence, 1970-1980

Box 19 of 22

McDonald, P. - Correspondence, 1966-1976

Box 19 of 22

McLouglin, William - Correspondence, 1974-1975

Box 19 of 22

N Correspondence, 1964-1968

Box 19 of 22

N Correspondence, 1970-1979

Box 19 of 22

N Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 19 of 22

National Union Catalogue of Material Objects, 1978

Box 19 of 22

Nevinson, John - Correspondence, 1964-1971

Box 19 of 22

Noble, John - Correspondence, 1972-1975

Box 19 of 22

O Correspondence, 1963-1979

Box 19 of 22

O Correspondence, 1980-1983

Box 19 of 22

P Correspondence, 1963-1975

Box 19 of 22

P Correspondence, 1976-1981

Box 19 of 22

P Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Q Correspondence, 1965-1981

Box 19 of 22

R Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

R Correspondence, 1970-1979

Box 19 of 22

R Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 19 of 22

R Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Rabb, Theodore K. - Correspondence, 1971-1980

Box 19 of 22

Reps, John - Correspondence, 1967-1977

Box 19 of 22

Ridge, Martin - Correspondence, 1976-1980

Box 19 of 22

Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, 1975-1977

Box 19 of 22

Rundell, Walter - Correspondence, 1969-1980

Box 19 of 22

S Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

S Correspondence, 1970-1975

Box 19 of 22

S Correspondence, 1976-1979

Box 19 of 22

S Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 19 of 22

S Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Sackett's Harbor Situation, 1979

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Sanz, Carlos Lopez - Correspondence, 1965-1971

Box 19 of 22

Scherer, Donald - Correspondence, 1977-1978

Box 19 of 22

Schier, Gertrud - Correspondence, 1981

Box 19 of 22

Salisbury, Neal - Correspondence, 1975-1976

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Screven, Chandler - Correspondence, 1969-1980

Box 19 of 22

Simmons, General Edwin H. - Correspondence, 1972-1975

Box 19 of 22

Skogan, Joan - Correspondence, 1975-1980

Box 19 of 22

Staar, Richard F., 1964-1983

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Stineback, David - Correspondence, 1975-1976

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Swigart, Edmund - Correspondence, 1975-1979

Box 19 of 22

T Correspondence, 1964-1974

Box 19 of 22

T Correspondence, 1975-1981

Box 19 of 22

T Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Townsend, Arthur - Correspondence, 1975-1983

Box 19 of 22

Trennert, Robert - Correspondence, 1975-1977

Box 19 of 22

Tripp, Wendall - Correspondence, 1965-1975

Box 19 of 22

Tyson, Rose - Correspondence, 1974-1975

Box 19 of 22

U Correspondence, 1968-1981

Box 19 of 22

Uchmany, Eva A. - Correspondence, 1976-1977

Box 19 of 22

V Correspondence, 1964-1981

Box 19 of 22

V Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

W Correspondence, 1964-1969

Box 19 of 22

W Correspondence, 1970-1979

Box 19 of 22

W Correspondence, 1980-1981

Box 19 of 22

W Correspondence, 1982-1983

Box 19 of 22

Walker, Robert - Correspondence, 1965-1980

Box 19 of 22

Whitehill, Walter M. - Correspondence, 1962-1978

Box 19 of 22

Williams, Stephen - Correspondence, 1974-1975

Box 19 of 22

Wittlin, Alma - Correspondence, 1968-1977

Box 19 of 22

Wood, Peter - Correspondence, 1968-1981

Box 19 of 22

Y Correspondence, 1964-1981

Box 19 of 22

Z Correspondence, 1967-1983

Box 19 of 22

Zangrando, Robert - Correspondence, 1974-1976

Box 19 of 22

Ziontz, Alvin J. Esq. - Correspondence, 1979-1982

Box 19 of 22

Academic Steering Committee

Box 19 of 22

Center for the Study of Man

Box 19 of 22

Smithsonian Fellows, 1981-1982

Box 19 of 22

Daniels, Douglas H. - Smithsonian Fellow, 1980

Box 19 of 22

Fellowships & Grants Office (replacing Academic Studies)

Box 19 of 22

Grants, 1978-1979

Box 19 of 22

Folklife, 1978-1983

Box 19 of 22

Foreign Museum Professionals: United States Information Agency (USIA)/Smithsonian Institution (SI)/Office of Museum Programs (OMP), 1983

Box 19 of 22

Human Studies, 1978-1982

Box 19 of 22

Smithsonian Libraries, 1973-1983

Box 19 of 22

Box 20

SI - Library of Congress Relations

Box 20 of 22

Meeting & Conference Requests, 1980-1982

Box 20 of 22

Smithsonian - General Memoranda, 1977-1982

Box 20 of 22

Museum of Anthropology, 1980 (The Museum of Man)

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Museum of Man/Center for the Study of Man (2 folders)

Box 20 of 22

National Museum of American History, 1975-1983

Box 20 of 22

George Washington Exhibit, NMHT Proposal, 1980

Box 20 of 22

National Portrait Gallery, 1970-1981

Box 20 of 22

Natural History, 1973-1983

Box 20 of 22

SI-U.S. Ex. Committee (NMNH), 1983-1984

Box 20 of 22

Natural History/Dept. of Anthropology Info Sheet - America, B. C.

Box 20 of 22

SI and Social Sciences, 1977-1978

Box 20 of 22

SI Associates, 1972-1977

Box 20 of 22

Pennsylvania Avenue: Dead or Alive? SI Associates, April 23, 1974

Box 20 of 22

SI Council, 1977-1983

Box 20 of 22

Smithsonian Press, 1977-1982

Box 20 of 22

SI Press - Reviews & Correspondence, 1977-1983

Box 20 of 22

SI - Office of Symposia and Seminars, 1982-1983

Box 20 of 22

SI - Advisory Committee on Symposia and Seminars, 1978-1981

Box 20 of 22

Woodrow Wilson Center, 1973-1981

Box 20 of 22

Report of Visiting Committee, American & New England Studies Program, Boston University, 1975

Box 20 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council

Box 20 of 22

First Meeting of Folklife Advisory Council (FAC), January 7, 1977

Box 20 of 22

Meeting #2: February 14, 1977 Folklife Advisory Council

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Folklife Advisory Council Meeting #3, March 7, 1977

Box 20 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, December 13, 1977

Box 20 of 22

Folklife Advisory Meeting #4, April 11, 1977

Box 20 of 22

FAC Meeting: May 12 #5

Box 20 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting #6, June 20

Box 20 of 22

FAC October 26 2:00 meeting

Box 20 of 22

FAC Meeting: February 3, 1978

Box 20 of 22

FAC Meeting: June 7, 1978

Box 20 of 22

Box 21

FAC Meeting: August 15, 1978

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, September 15, 1978

Box 21 of 22

FAC Meeting, February 2, 1979

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, February 2, 1979

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council: June 13, 1979

Box 21 of 22

FAC Meeting, August 27, 1979

Box 21 of 22

American Folklife Center, August 26, 1979

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, January 30, 1980

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, May 19, 1980

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, September16, 1980

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, December 5, 1980

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, March 18, 1982

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Advisory Council Meeting, Wednesday, November 3, 1982

Box 21 of 22

FAC Letter of Resignation, April 13, 1977

Box 21 of 22

October 1977 Folklife Festival

Box 21 of 22

1978 Folklife Festival

Box 21 of 22

15th Annual Folklife Festival June 24-28 and July 1-5, 1981

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Regional Programs

Box 21 of 22

American Folklife Center

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Bibliography

Box 21 of 22

From John Jameson

Box 21 of 22

Division of Performing Arts - Folklife

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Influence of Technology

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Articles

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Memos from R. Rinzler

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Research

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Administration

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Office Budget

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Unit

Box 21 of 22

Folklife: Department of Education (DOE) Contract

Box 21 of 22

Folklife Unit: Personnel

Box 21 of 22

Dorson Travel FAC

Box 21 of 22

Box 22

Folklife - Renwick Exhibit "Celebration," 1980-1981

Box 22 of 22

Folklife Program - Proposed Regional Ethnographic Project

Box 22 of 22

Report on Meeting of Board of Trustees of American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, September 30-October 1, 1982, Washburn to Ripley

Box 22 of 22

Folklife, Festival of India, 1984

Box 22 of 22

Folklife File - Reorganization of Performing Arts, 1983

Box 22 of 22

"The Preservation of American Folklife," by F. E. Bredahl-Petersen

Box 22 of 22

Folklife, General File

Box 22 of 22

Smithson Bicentennial

Box 22 of 22

The American Adventure - McCagy

Box 22 of 22

DC Public Schools/History of DC

Box 22 of 22

Bicentennial Federal Funds

Box 22 of 22

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