Agency history, 1989-

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Subject

  • Taylor, Joshua C (Joshua Charles) 1917-1981
  • Broun, Elizabeth
  • Allen, Rachel M
  • Hennessey, Christine
  • Goerlitz, Amelia
  • Veder, Robin 1968-
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of Research and Professional Training
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Museum Programs Division
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Museum Resources Division Office of Research Support
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Research and Scholars Center

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.
  • Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996
  • E-mail from Rachel Allen, Director, Research and Scholars Center, to James A. Steed, 03/03/00
  • LinkedIn, Amelia Goerlitz, https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelia-goerlitz-0946989/, accessed December 7, 2022
  • The Research and Scholars Center had its origin in the Office of Research and Professional Training, created by Director Joshua Charles Taylor in 1979, to embrace the Intern Program and the Fellows Programs of the National Collection of Fine Arts. About 1983 this office was split, with the Intern Program passing to the Museum Programs Division and the Fellows Program transferring to the Museum Resources Division as the Office of Research Support. In 1989 Director Elizabeth Broun reunited the two offices as the Research and Scholars Center, with Rachel M. Allen as Acting Chief, 1989, and Chief, 1990-2001; Christine Hennessey, Chief, 2002-2019; Amelia Goerlitz, Acting Co-Head, 2019- ; and Robin Veder, Acting Co-Head, 2019- .
  • The Research and Scholars Center manages fellowships for artists and scholars at the graduate level and above and internships for college seniors and graduate students. The center also produces "American Art," a peer-reviewed periodical on the arts in America; organizes scholarly symposia; and sponsors several publication prizes. The center also oversees the museum's specialized art research databases of a half million records and its archival collections.
  • 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

  • 1989
  • 1989-

Topic

  • Scholarships, fellowships, etc
  • Art
  • Art museums
  • Congresses and conventions
  • Art archives
  • Education
  • Internship programs
  • Museums
  • Research
  • Museums--Educational aspects
  • Art--Scholarships, fellowships, etc

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00164

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