Agency history, 1967-

Subject

• Freshour, Thomas J
• Girard, Thomas J
• Grimsley, Molly
• Jenkins, Suzanne C
• McMahon, John P
• Wodzianski, Jennifer

Category

Agency History

Notes

• This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
• Smithsonian Institution, "The National Portrait Gallery," [http://npg.si.edu], 01/06/00
• LinkedIn, Jennifer Wodzianski, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-wodzianski-09691abb/, accessed October 3, 2022.
• LinkedIn, Molly K. Grimsley, https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-grimsley-a9183558/, accessed October 3, 2022.
• Smithsonian Directory, 2017
• The Office of the Registrar creates and maintains records on objects in the Gallery's collection or on loan to the museum.
• Staff of the Office of the Registrar have included: Thomas J. Girard, Registrar, 1967-1969; Jon D. Freshour, Registrar, 1969-1975; Suzanne C. Jenkins, Registrar, 1975-circa 2000; Molly K. Grimsley, Associate Registrar for Loans, 1993-2017; John P. McMahon, Associate Registrar for Collections, 1989-circa 2016; Chief Registrar, 2017-circa 2018; and Jennifer Wodzianski, Assistant Registrar, 2004-2014, Registrar for Collections, 2014-2019, and Head Registrar, 2019- .
• For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1967
• 1967-

Topic

• Art museums
• Museums
• Museum registrars
• Museums--Administration
• Museums--Collection management

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00114

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