Subject Files, 1915-2018

Summary

• Consists of Office of the Director records documenting administration of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian-related issues, and professional activities during the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, 1958-1964; John Canfield Ewers, 1964-1965; Robert P. Multhauf, 1966-1968; Daniel J. Boorstin, 1969-1973; Brooke Hindle, 1974-1978; Roger G. Kennedy, 1979-1992; Spencer R. Crew, Acting Director, 1992-1994, and Director, 1994-2001; Marc Pachter, Acting Director, 2001-2002, 2011-2012; Brent D. Glass, 2002-2011; John Gray, 2012-2018; Susan Fruchter, Interim Director, 2018-2019; and Anthea M. Hartig, 2019- . Records predating 1958 document the administrations of William deC. Ravenel as Administrative Assistant to the Secretary, in charge of the United States National Museum, 1918-1925; and Alexander Wetmore and Remington Kellogg as Directors of the United States National Museum, 1925-1948 and 1948-1962, respectively.
• Materials include correspondence and memoranda with educational institutions, government agencies, professional associations, scholars, domestic and foreign museums, and NMAH curators; budget summaries; information pertaining to advisory councils, conferences, special events, lectures, and NMAH renovation planning; NMAH policies and organization information; reports; accreditation records; meeting agendas and minutes; fundraising information; blueprints and photographs of the Museum's facilities; articles and clippings; collections management information; proposals; contractural agreements; statistical information; evaluations; archetectural drawings; exhibition photographs, floor plans, and scripts; NMAH board information; notes; and supporting documentation. Some records are in electronic format.

Subject

• Crew, Spencer R. 1949-
• Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007
• Multhauf, Robert P
• Boorstin, Daniel J (Daniel Joseph) 1914-2004
• Hindle, Brooke
• Kennedy, Roger G
• Ewers, John C (John Canfield) 1909-1997
• Kellogg, Remington 1892-1969
• Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978
• Glass, Brent D
• Ravenal, William de C
• Gray, John
• Pachter, Marc
• Fruchter, Susan
• Hartig, Anthea M
• United States National Museum

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

• To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
• For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Alphabetic and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1915
• 1915-2018

Restrictions & Rights

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

Topic

• Public relations
• Budget process
• Architecture
• Lectures and lecturing
• Repair and reconstruction
• Historical museums
• Museums
• Science museums
• Fund raising
• Contracts
• Museums--Administration
• Museum directors
• Museums--Collection management
• Museums--Public relations
• Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

• Audiotapes
• Books
• Clippings
• Manuscripts
• Black-and-white photographs
• Brochures
• Floor plans
• Architectural drawings
• Electronic records
• Color photographs
• Exhibition catalogs
• Drawings
• Compact discs
• Digital images

Local number

SIA RS00342

Physical description

• 133.43 cu. ft. processed holdings
• 109 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

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