Divisional Records, 1974-1981

Summary

Consists of records documenting the development and administration of programs that interpreted the exhibitions and collections of the Museum, including interpretive lesson tours, outreach activities, films and orientation sessions, demonstrations, lectures, teacher workshops, publications, and discovery corner presentations during the tenures of Alice Reno Malone, Coordinator of Education, 1975-1980; and Robert S. Harding and Elizabeth M. Sharpe, Education Specialists. Materials include staff memoranda; correspondence with educators and outside consultants on public programs; annual and monthly reports of the Division; Museum exhibition proposals; budgetary files; information on docent training programs, Museum tours, and internships; and educational newsletters.

Subject

• Malone, Alice Reno
• Harding, Robert S (Robert Steven) 1944-
• Sharpe, Elizabeth M

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

• To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
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Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1974
• 1974-1981

Topic

• Education
• Exhibitions
• Museums
• Museums--Educational aspects

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00509

Physical description

1 cu. ft. processed holdings

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