Curatorial Records, 1946-2015
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Consists of records documenting curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Political History. Staff represented in these records include Herbert Ridgeway Collins, Assistant Curator, 1961-1970; Associate Curator, 1971-1977; and Curator, 1978-1981; Margaret Brown Klapthor, Associate Curator, 1957-1970; and William L. Bird, Museum Specialist, 1980-1989, Associate Curator, 1990-1992, and Curator, 1992-2015. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; information pertaining to professional societies, conferences, symposiums, and colloquiums; lecture papers; book reviews; articles; newspaper clippings; collection management information; awards; inventory lists; drawings; photographs and negatives; manuscript working files; brochures; exhibition information; press releases; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format.
Subject
- Collins, Herbert Ridgeway 1932-
- Klapthor, Margaret Brown
- Bird, William L
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
Unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1946
- 1946-2015
Topic
- Professional associations
- Politics and culture
- Congresses and conventions
- Lectures and lecturing
- Political science
- Museums
- Museums--Collection management
- Museum publications
- Museum curators
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Black-and-white photographs
- Drawings
- Clippings
- Books
- Brochures
- Color photographs
- Black-and-white negatives
- Compact discs
- Electronic records
Local number
SIA RS00489
Physical description
- 10 cu. ft. processed holdings
- 16 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings