Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 631
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
Records, circa 1974-1989
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. Office of Museum Programs |
Title: | Records |
Dates: | circa 1974-1989 |
Quantity: | 18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Record Unit 631 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These records document the museological work of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP) among its various constituencies -- international, national, and local. The records focus on training for smaller museums in all aspects of museum work, including security, registration, conservation, graphics, education, and development. Of special interest are files on the outreach efforts to American Indian tribal museums by the National American Museum Program. |
Descriptive Entry
These records document the museological work of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP) among its various constituencies - international, national, and local. The records focus on training for smaller museums in all aspect of museum work, including security, registration, conservation, graphics, education, development, and the like.
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Name
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 631, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Museum Programs, Records
Container List
Box 1
Kellogg Project Book
Let's Look at Washington
OMP Logbook Forms
Intern and Visiting Professional Programs
OMP Facilitators
Guide to Washington
Conservation Information Program
OMP Brochures, 1986-1987
Budget Information
Justification, 1987-1989
Miscellaneous, 1984-1985
Five Year Plan
Annual Budget, 1983
Annual Budget, 1984
Annual Budget, 1985
Annual Budget, 1986
Projections, 1982-1985
Allocations, 1984
Budget, 1984
OMP Audio Visual Programs and Texts
OMP/USIA (United States Information Agency)
Catherine Scott
Robert Wolf
Employment Plan
SI Libraries
SI Yesterday and Today
Education in Museums
Hawaii
Tribal Archives
New Publication Information
Orientation to Museum Careers
Older Adults in Museum
The Museum in Education
Museum as a Learning Resource
Brochure Drafts
Old File Information
Purposes, Policies
Metric File
Museum Reference Center
Bibliographies
Museum Studies International
Box 2
Handicap Committee Information
Draft
International Research Exchange (IREX) Articles in Composition, 1986
IREX Correspondence
IREX Papers, 1984
IREX GDRP, 1984
IREX Translation and General Information
IREX Papers, 1986
Collections Management Seminar
USIA
Sally Robertson
Workshops and Conferences
Wish List
OMP Permission to Use Endicia
OMP Workshop Series
OMP Internal Control
Onsite: Information
Onsite: Miscellaneous
Monthly Reports, January-May 1986
Monthly Reports, July-August, 1986
Monthly Reports, January-May 1987
Monthly Reports, September-October 1986
Monthly Reports, June-August 1987
Monthly Reports, November-December 1986
OMP National Museum Act (NMA)
OMP Five Year Plan
OMP Training Survey
Native American: Indian Projects, 1974-1976
Box 3
Native American: Wingspread OMP/Native American Training Program (NATP), 1975
Native American: Native American Mentoring Program (NAMP) Planning Meeting - Great Hall, 1976
Native American: Indian Program Development, Letters, 1976
Native American: Indian Program Development, Letters II, 1976
Native American: Indian Program Development, Letters III, 1976
Native American: Consortium for Native American Research and Cultural Development
Native American: George Washington University (GWU) - Crow Training
Native American: Tribal Museums Questionnaire
Native American: OMP - Five Year Plan
Native American: OKIA Newspaper, 1977
Native American: Mailing Lists
Native American: Grant Proposals NATP, 1977
Native American: Department of Labor Meeting, 1977
Native American: Proposal, 1977
Native American: Giest Collection of Eskimo Artifacts, 1977
Native American: Native American Museum Training
Native American: Office of Public Affairs
Native American: NATP Abstract, 1977
Native American: Department of Labor, 1977-1978
Native American: NAMP Correspondence
Native American: HJV JAH Meeting (4 folders)
Native American: NATP Memos, 1977-1979
Native American: Director's Workshop (5 folders)
Native American: Native American Museum Training
Native American: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1978
Native American: NATP Outreach Grant, 1978
Native American: Annual Report, 1978-1980
Native American: NATP Workshop, 1978
Box 4
Native American: Director's Workshop, 1978 (Masters)
Native American: Loans to Native American Museums
Native American: NATP Speaker's - Workshop Museum Directors
Native American: Museum Directors Workshop - Transcriptions (6 folders)
Native American: NA Correspondence, 1978
Native American: Abstract, 1978
Native American: NA Religious Freedom Act, 1978
Native American: Indian Religious Freedom Act, 1978-1979
Native American: Video Tapes - Maria Marinez
Native American: Grant Proposals, 1978
Native American: NA Museum Training
Native American: Hanson Correspondence File #1, January-August 1978
Native American: Hanson Correspondence File #2, September-December 1978
Native American: Hanson Correspondence File #1, January-August 1979
Native American: Hanson Correspondence File #2, September-December 1979
Native American: Cherokee Museum Staff Training Workshop
Native American: NAMP Mailing List, 1978-1985
Native American: Tapes from Museum Director's Workshop, #1 and 3-5, October 30, 1978
Native American: Tapes from Museum Director's Workshop, #1-4, October 31, 1978
Native American: Tapes from Museum Director's Workshop, #5, October 31, 1978, and #1-3, November 1, 1978
Native American: Tapes from Museum Director's Workshop, #4-5, November 1, 1978, and #1-2, November 2, 1978
Native American: Tapes from Museum Director's Workshop, #3-4, November 2, 1978, and #1-2, November 3, 1978
Box 5
Introduction to Museum Management
Security Workshop (3 folders)
Public Programs, September 28-30, 1987
Collections Management Workshop
Collections Management Statistics
Collections Management: Issues and Concepts, October 26-30, 1987
Personal Services
Office Memoranda
Onsite
Monthly Reports
General Staff
Senior Staff
OMP Priorities
Staff Meeting Notes
Transmittal Forms
Budget
Workshop Development
Workshop Planning Notes (2 folders)
Workshop Memoranda (2 folders)
Training trainers
Museum Registration Methods, April 11-15, 1988 (2 folders)
Box 6
Museum Graphics: Exhibitions, April 20-22, 1988 (3 folders)
The Management of Development, May 2-4, 1988
Museum Lighting, June 15-17, 1988 (2 folders)
The Words You Exhibit, June 20-22, 1988 (2 folders)
Principles of Conservation and Preventive Care, July 11-15, 1988 (2 folders)
The Museum as a Learning Resource: Turning Museums Inside Out, July 20-22, 1988 (2 folders)
Families in Museums, August 1-3, 1988 (2 folders)
Museum Archives, August 22-26, 1988 (2 folders)
Archive Statistics
Safety in Museums (2 folders)
American Federation of Arts
American Institute of Conservation
Art Horizons International
American Management
American Society for Training and Development
Arctic Museum Conference
Box 7
Arkansas State Art and Humanities
Art in Embassies
Arts DC
Arts Extension Services
Arts Reporting Services
Arts and Humanities Education Working Groups
Arts Management Program Golden
Art News Conference, 1983
Arts Partners
Arttable
Association of American Colleges
Association of Asian Studies
Association of State Colleges and Universities
Association of Corporation Art Curators
Association of Systematic Collections
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Banff Centre for Continuing Education
Better Homes and Gardens
British Museum Association
Canadian Museum Association
"Canadian Museums: Looking Ahead"
CMASS Training Conference
Center for Arts Information
Center for Inter-American Relations
Center for Museum Studies
Coalition for Advanced Preservation Techniques
College Art Association Newsletter
CAA - College Art Association
Committee for the National Museum for Building Arts
Congressional Arts Caucus
Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University
Corporate Giving
Cultural Crossovers
Curriculum Development for Museum Studies
Deca Dance - The New Museum of Contemporary Art
Department of Defense - Symposium on Creativity and Innovation
Department of the Interior - Survey of Technical Assistance
Drater Elementary School
Education Policy Fellowship
First World Congress
Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities
The Foundation Center
Friends of Museums
Futurists
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
George Washington University Educational Staff Seminar
Gordon Braithwaite
Handbook of Museum Related Resource Organizations
Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine
Harpers Ferry Center - OMP Seminar
Heritage House - Detroit
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)
HEW Arts and Humanities Education Program
American Institute for Research
American Law Institute - American Bar Institute
International Museum Training Survey
University of Montana
University of Hawaii - Manoa
University of Illinois - Urbana
University of Victoria
Box 8
River School Educational Council, 1979
River School Educational Council, 1978
University of Delaware
University of Kansas
University of Leicester
University of Maryland Learning Resource Center
University of Michigan
River School Educational Council, 1980
Mount Vernon College
Mount Saint Mary's College
Mark Twain Intermediate School
JFK University - Center for Museum Studies
Jackson State University
Iowa State University
George Washington University (GWU) - American Studies
GWU - MAT, 1980
Indiana University, Pennsylvania
AAX, 1984
Archives
Education Coordinators
Duplicating and Photographic Services
Committee on the Handicapped
Internships and Fellowships
Aviso
Performance Plans
Workshops
SI Year, 1986
SI Yesterday and Today
SI Year, 1987 - Information
Jane Glaser Travel Itinerary
OPA (Office of Public Affairs) - Interns
National Council on the Aging Conference
National Council of Public History
Virginia History and Museum Federation, 1980 Annual Meeting
Wakefield Washington Association
Box 9
Washington Museums Collaboration
Washington Women's Network
Western Association of Art Museums
West Virginia Banker's Association
Dennis Zamora
Executive Training
Western Regional Conference
The Women's Executive Center
World Future Society
Office of Women's Affairs
Xerox International Training Center
American University
California State, Fullerton
Cameron University
Continuing Education File
Cooperstown Graduate Association Conference, 1979
IIC, 1982
International Institute of Conservation
International Platform Association
Kanawha Valley Historical Society
John F. Kennedy (JFK) - Center for Museum Studies
JFK - Center for the Performing Arts
Eastern Kentucky University
Gaston College Museum Technician Program
Genesee Community College
GWU - Center for Museum Education, 1980
GWU, 1979
Letters to the Editor of the Journal
Lighting Conference for Museums and Galleries - GE
Lincoln Centennial Association
Louisiana Association of Museums
Living History Farms
Marcel Dekker, Inc.
MA Program in History
Management Board of Directors
Manpower Training in a Cultural Age
Membership Manual
McClelland Senior Citizen Program
Memphis Arrangements
Meridian House
Museum Education Roundtable (MER)
Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), 1986
New England Museum Association (NEMA)
Minnesota State Arts Background
Miscellaneous Leaflets
Bicentennial Trunk
Moscow Embassy
Multi-Expo Play and Fantasy
Institute for Conservation Studies
Institute for Fundraisers
Independent Curators
International African Institute/West Africans Museum Project
International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
International Center for Training
International Community Agency Information
International Conference on Museum Storage - UNESCO/ICOM
International Craft Show
International Cultural Assistance Network
HEW - Interagency Council for IYC
Humanities Programs for Youth
International Council of Museums (ICOM)
International Council on Museums and Sites (ICOMOS) Conference
Illinois State Library
Independent Volunteer Placement Service - Smithsonian
INDO - US Sub commission on Education and Culture
Institute of International Education
Institute for Museum Services
Box 10
Ralph Nadar's Visitor Center
HEW - National Cancer Institute
Museum Management, Public Relations, etc.
Museum Related Resource Organization
National Conservation Advisory Council
Museum Collaborative
Museum Education Roundtable (MER), 1984
Museum Educator
Museum Council of New Jersey
National Art Education Association
National Association of Education Broadcasters
National Archives and Records Service
New England Museum Conference
Museum Studies Journal
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Science Foundation
National Institute of Conservation
National Research Center of the Arts
National High School Exhibit in Prints and Drawings
National Heritage Program
National Endowment for Humanities
Public Evaluations
Public Facilities Use Act
Publications List Reference Center
Provincetown Art Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1980-1981
Pacific Science Center Foundation
Partners for Livable Places
NEMA
NEMC - Northeast Museum Conference
OPERA America - TUPVO
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Research Institute of America
Rockefeller Family Fund
Resource Data Bank, 1979
Riviere
San Antonio Museum Association
Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR) International
Southeast Museums Conference
Southeast Museums Conference, 1983 Annual Meeting
State Museum Associations
Starfleet Academy
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation
A Texas Chronicle
Tech Transfer Institute
Theater West Virginia
Training Correspondence, 1979
Training and Developing Original Directories
Training and Standards Committee
Trusteeship Today
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
US ICOMOS, 1986-1987
USIA, 1985-1987
UN Inspection Team
Jill Vexler
UCLA, Conference Professional Arts Manager
UNESCO
United Methodist Church Archives
UNESCO International Travel
Box 11
On Guard Booklet
PCS - 13 (2 folders)
Preservation and Energy Conservation
Preservation and Urban Revitalization
Woodrow Wilson House WIP
Wilson House Videotape Project (3 folders)
Lighting for Care of Collections
Pest Management
Audio Visual Program (AVP) Telephone Survey
Lighting Notes (3 folders)
Gunston Hall
Office Restructuring
Treatments
Interviews
AV Survey
Kellogg Film San Francisco
Kellogg Botanical Gardens
More Than Meets the Eye
Monthly Reports, 1987-1988
International Film Festival of New York
Production/Print Materials
Vivitar
Sony
Box 12
Acceptances - Museum Archives
Acceptances - Getting the Word Out
Acceptances - Museum Security
Acceptances - Developing, Maintaining and Managing a Collection
Acceptances - Principles of Conservation and Preventive Care
Acceptances - Participatory Exhibits
Acceptances - Management of Volunteer Programs
Acceptances - Orientation to Museum Work
Acceptances - Families in Museums
Acceptances - Museum Lighting
Acceptances - Design and Production
Horticulture
The Words You Exhibit
Developing, Managing, and Maintenance of a Discovery Room
Public Programs
The Museum as a Learning Resource Center
Museum Lighting, 1984
Horticulture
Conservation and Preventive Care
Participatory Exhibits
Families in Museums
Orientation to Museum Work for Entering Professional
The Words You Exhibit
Computerization
Public Programs
AV in Museums
Collections Management (2 folders)
Cameras
Public Relations
Security
Photographic Methods
Introduction to Museum Management
Museum Archives
Computerization for Museum Records
Registration Methods
Box 13
Monthly Reports, 1982-1984
Annual Report, FY 1983
Monthly Reports, 1983
Monthly Reports, 1985
Monthly Reports, 1984
OMP/Virginia Association of Museums (VAM), 1986
OMP/VAM, 1985
Annual Statistics
SI Year
May Highlights
Annual Report
FY 1985
Monthly Reports
Museum Graphics: Exhibitions and Public Spaces
Computers in Collection Management
Current Trends: AV in the Museum - Acceptances
Introduction to Museum Management
Photographic Methods for Museum Personnel
Developing, Managing, and Maintaining a Collection
OMP/AAM Letters
Museum Program Seminar
Onsite: Fundraising and Member Development
Onsite: Conservation
Onsite: Computerization
Onsite: Collections
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Wolf Workshops
Correspondence, 1982
Principles of Conservation and Preventive Care, 1980
General Biological Preparations, 1980
Computerization for Museum Collections, 1980
Box 14
Grant Applications, 1980-1981
Soliciting and Administering Grants, 1980-1981
Design and Production of Exhibits, 1980-1981
Museum Sponsored Seminars and Classes, 1980-1981
Horticulture in Museums, Historic Sites, and Houses, 1980-1981
Museum Outreach, 1983
Museum Shops, 1983
Design and Production/History, Science, and Technology, 1983
OMP/GWU Workshops, 1982-1983
OMP/GWU Planning File, 1983
Volunteers in Museums, 1983
Storage Handling, 1983
GWU/OMP Collections Management, 1983 (2 folders)
GWU/OMP Museum Membership, 1983
GWU/OMP Design and Production, 1983
GWU/OMP Conservation (General), 1983
GWU/OMP Paper Conservation, 1983
Principles of Conservation, 1983
Fundamental Museum Management, 1983
Computerization, 1983
Collections Management, 1982
Public Information and Publications, 1982
Museum Protection, 1982
Museum Lighting, 1982
Computerization, 1982
Traveling Exhibitions, 1982
The Words You Exhibit, 1982
Box 15
Onsite: Colorado
Onsite: Texas Association of Museums
Onsite: Boston Children's Museum
Onsite: Southern Arts Federation
Onsite: South Carolina
Onsite: Regional Conference Historical Agencies, 1984
Onsite: Afro-American Museum, Los Angeles
Onsite: SAF
Special Projects, 1984
Onsite: Campbell Center for Historical Preservation
Onsite: Ringling
Onsite: Pittsfield, MA
Onsite: California Association of Museums
Onsite: Small Museums Committee
VAM/Smithsonian Project
VAM/Smithsonian Project: Outgoing Correspondence
VAM/Smithsonian Project: Museum
VAM/OMP Workshop: Archives
VAM/OMP Workshop: Docents
VAM/OMP Workshop: Evaluations
VAM/OMP Workshop: Exhibitions
VAM/OMP Workshop: Collections
VAM Series Log Book, 1983-1984
Onsite Program - Assistant Coordinator
Virginia Museums Collaboration Committee
VAM
VAM Annual Meeting, 1984
VAM Annual Meetings, 1979-1981
VAM Annual Meetings, 1982-1983
Letters of Confirmation to Participants
Additions to Mailing Lists
VAM/SI
In-house Conservation
Box 16
Budget
Cost Estimates
Onsite Workshops General
Active - In Process
VAM
Accreditation
ICA-ICC, 1981
Thank You Reception
Risk Management
Conservation Survey
Accommodations Guide Revisions
Onsite General File
Conservation Survey, 1979
Conservation Loan Agreement
Participant List: 1976-1977
Participant List: 1977-1978
Participant List: 1978-1979
Participant List: 1979-1980
Managing Museum Shops, 1980-1981
Volunteers in Museum, 1980-1981
Developing, Managing, and Maintaining Collections, 1980-1981
Brochure, 1980-1981
Workshop Approvals, 1980-1981
The Words You Exhibit, 1980-1981
Museum Registration Methods, 1980-1981
Museum School Relations, 1980-1981
Budgeting and Basic Accounting, 1980-1981
Design and Production of Exhibits, 1980-1981
Museum Protection, 1980-1981
Museum Archives, 1980-1981
Museum Lighting, 1980-1981
Energy Conservation in Museums, 1980-1981
Museum Membership Programs, 1980-1981
Freeze Dry Techniques, 1980-1981
Evaluation Workshop, 1980-1981
Responsive Evaluation of Museum Programs, 1980-1981
Public Information and Publication, 1980-1981
Fundamentals of Museum Management, 1980-1981
Arctic Museum Conference
American Indian Library Workshop
North American Indian Museum Association (NAIMA) Membership List, 1979
Monthly Reports, 1979
Workshops, 1979 - Albuquerque
Workshops, 1979 - Stoval Museum
Box 17
NAIM Training Workshop, 1979
Budget
Children of the American Revolution Museum
Commerce Department
International Communication Agency, 1979
Suggested Procedures for Return of Objects, 1979
Dr. John Ewers
AAM - Cleveland, 1979
Travel, 1979
NATP Correspondence, 1979
Letters of Inquiry, 1979
Manning Project, 1979-1981
NAIMA Regional Coordinators Meeting, 1979
American Indian Museum Association (AIMA), 1979
AIMA First Conference, Denver, 1979
AIMA, April/May 1979
Anchorage
Seattle Workshop
NAMP, 1980
NAIMA By-Laws, 1979-1980
Phoenix Meeting, 1980 (2 folders)
Eskimo Art Conference, 1980
NAIMA Newsletter
Intern Program
Technical Consultations, 1980
NAMP Workshop, 1980
Native American Museum Training, 1980
Correspondence, Hanson, 1980
Sara Wolf, Conservator
PR/News, 1980
Monthly Reports, 1980
Correspondence, 1980
NAMTP Conservation Positions
NAMP Inquiries
DOL Contract - Master
Native American Museum, SI
Linda Tuttle, 1980
NA Exhibits, 1980
DOL Contract Report, 1980-1981
Labor Department/Smithsonian Contract
DOL Contract Memos, 1980-1981
DOL Accounts, 1980-1981
SI Magazine, 1980-1981
Internships, 1980
Applications, 1980
NAMTP Correspondence, 1981
Monthly Reports, 1981
Box 18
Highlights/Monthly Reports
Minority Awards, 1985
Families in Museums
The Museum as a Learning Experience, 1987
The Museum as a Learning Experience, 1986
Internship Applications
Principles of Conservation and Preventive Care
OMP Reorganization
Families in Museums
Staff Meeting Notes
Wendy Jessup
Rick Johnson
Joan Nicholson
Highlights and Monthly Reports
Training Staff Meeting
Carolyn Rose
Security
OMP Survey Information
Jane-Grams
Esther Gelaberts
Museum Outreach: Community and School Relations
Fundraising
Management of Docent Programs
Museum Registration Methods - Acceptances
Design and Production
Storage and Handling
Horticulture for Zoos: Habitat and Environment
Managing Museum Shops
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