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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 97-160
Smithsonian Institution. Institutional Studies Office
Reports and Research Notes, 1988-1997
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Smithsonian Institution. Institutional Studies Office |
Title: | Reports and Research Notes |
Dates: | 1988-1997 |
Quantity: | 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 97-160 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | The Institutional Studies Office undertakes to learn how Smithsonian Institution exhibitions are perceived by the Institution's visitors, using surveys, interviews, and statistical techniques. These records consist of bound reports and research notes issued by the Institutional Office. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of a reference set of reports and research notes issued by the Institutional Studies Office. Some issues are missing or can be found in Accession 99-024.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-160, Smithsonian Institution, Institutional Studies Office, Reports and Research Notes
Container List
Box 1
88-1: A Description of Visitors to the International Gallery: A Report Based on the 1987 International Gallery Survey
88-3: A Manual for Interviewers: Prepared for the 1988 National Air and Space Survey
88-4: Visitor's Assessment of Educational Materials at Shoowa Design: Raffia Textiles from Zaire, National Museum of African Art
89-1: A Description of Smithsonian Contributing Members Executive Summary: A Report Based on the 1988 Contributing Membership Survey (Short Version)
89-1: A Description of Smithsonian Contributing Members Executive Summary: A Report Based on the 1988 Contributing Membership Survey (Long Version)
89-1: (Working Paper) Visits to the National Air and Space Museum: Demographic Characteristics Based on the 1988 National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Survey
89-2: A Description of Smithsonian Resident Associates: A Report Based on the 1988 Resident Associate Program Survey
89-2: (Working Paper) Transportation to the National Air and Space Museum: A Working Paper Based on the 1988 NASM Survey
89-3: Research Reports: Readers' Views. A Report Based on the 1988 Research Reports Readership Survey
89-4: Visits to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the National Museum of African Art
89-5: Visitor Perspectives on Tropical Rainforests: A Report Based on the 1988 Tropical Rainforests, A Disappearing Treasure Information Study
N/A: Smithsonian Sketches: Institutional Studies Progress Report Presented to the Management Committee
89-6: Visits to the Exhibition Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure
89-7: The Caribou Connection: Will People Stop, Look, and Question?
90-2: Inside Active Volcanoes: Kilauea and Mount Saint Helens, Visitor Studies
90-4: Profiles of Change: Cultural Diversity and Equal Opportunity in the Smithsonian Workforce, 1984-1985 and 1990
90-5: Geography: An Exploratory Study for the National Geographic Society and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
90-6: Visitors to Cultures in Motion: A Program Series at the National Portrait Gallery
90-7: Visits to the Caribbean Festival Arts Exhibition
90-8: Visits to the Arts & Industries Building: A Background Study for the Experimental Gallery
90-10: Researchers' Perspectives: Research Support Resources at the Smithsonian
90-11: Men and Women: Costume Gender and Power: A Visitor Study Conducted at the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History
91-1: Museum Images: A Study of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery
91-2: 1990 Visits to Smithsonian Museums
91-4: Nueva York Tropical: Caribbean Design and Music: A Study of a Lecture and Concert Series at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum
91-11: The Cultural Diversity of Smithsonian Staff, Exhibitions, Public Programs and Outreach Activities
91-12: Smithsonian Educational Activities: A Discussion Based on the 1991 Educational Program Inventory (Discussion Draft)
92-2: Appreciating Art - A Study of Comparisons: An Exercise in Looking at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
92-3: Smithsonian Educational Activities: A Discussion Based on the 1991 Educational Program Inventory
Box 2
92-4: Spiders Are Coming: An Exhibition Background Study for the National Museum of Natural History
92-5: Across the River: A Study of Visitors to the Anacostia Museum
92-7: Ritual and Celebration - African Cultures in the New World: A Study of a 1991 Lecture and Concert Series at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum
92-10: De Generacion A Generacion - Mexico's Living Traditions: A 1992 Summer Lecture and Concert Series at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum
92-11: 1988 National Air and Space Survey: Technical Documentation
93-1: Accessible Exhibitions: Testing the Reality
93-2: 1992 Visits to Smithsonian Museums
93-3: Supporters of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design: A Report Based on the 1992 Cooper-Hewitt Membership Program Survey
93-4: Equal Access: Smithsonian Publications and Events
93-5: The Power of Maps: A Study of an Exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design
93-7: Visitors and Ocean Issues: A Background Study for the National Museum of Natural History's Ocean Planet Exhibition
94-4: From Reptile Houses to Reptile Discovery Centers: A Study of the Reptile Discovery Centers Project at the National Zoological Park
94-5: Space Fantasy and Social Reality: A Study of the Star Trek Exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum
95-2: Different Sites, Different Views: A Study of the Exhibition Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant Garde in Nazi Germany
95-3: Mechanical Brides - Women and Machines from Home to Office: A Study of an Exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
95-4: 1994 Visits to Smithsonian Museums
95-4B: Air and Space Encounters: A Report Based on the 1994 National Air and Space Museum Visitor Survey (Long Version)
95-5: An Assessment of the Science in American Life Exhibition at the National Museum of American History
95-6A: Beyond the Elephant: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 National Museum of Natural History Visitor Survey (Short Version)
95-6B: Beyond the Elephant: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 National Museum of Natural History Visitor Survey (Long Version)
96-1: Connecting With Native Voices: Visitor Impressions of the George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian
96-2A: America Meets Asia: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Visitor Survey (Short Version)
96-2B: America Meets Asia: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Visitor Survey (Long Version)
96-3A: Visitors to History: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 National Museum of American History Visitor Study (Short Version)
96-3B: Visitors to History: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 National Museum of American History Visitor Study (Long Version)
96-4: Little Scholars: A Study of Students at the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
96-5: Ocean Views: A Study of Visitors to the Ocean Planet Exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History
96-6: Visual Journal - Harlem and DC in the Thirties and Forties: A Study of an Exhibition Presented by the Center for African American History and Culture
97-1: An Assessment of the Think Tank Exhibition at the National Zoological Park
97-2: 1995/1996 Visits to the Smithsonian Museums: Based on Office of Protection Services Multi-Year Visit Count Statistics
97-3: Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution: A Summary of Studies
Research Notes
RN 93-4: Visitors to Czech Cubism Exhibition
RN 94-3: Observations from Behind the Information Desks: The 1994 Survey of Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC), Volunteer Information Specialists
RN 95-4: Who Attends the Smithsonian Craft Show?: Results from the 1995 Smithsonian Craft Show Survey
RN 95-5: Who Attends Our Cultural Institutions?: A Progress Report Based on the Smithsonian Institution Marketing Study
RN 95-7: The Intern Experience: Results from the Intern Experience Assessment
RN 96-2: Assessment of Informal Education in Holocaust Museums
RN 96-3: Material Culture: Smithsonian Visitor Interest in Websites
RN 96-6: Visitors Comments on Flight Time Barbie: Dolls from the Popular Culture Collection of the National Air and Space Museum
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