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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.
Annals of the Smithsonian Institution, 1993-1996
Smithsonian Directory, 2000
The Director of the Smithsonian Associates had various administrative assistants from soon after the Associates' creation in 1965. However, there was no Deputy Director until Joseph Carper was appointed (Acting) in 1993. Barbara Tuceling succeeded Carper and served 1994-2004. The position of Deputy Director was abolished in 2005 after Tuceling became Acting Director.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of " above.
Repository Loc.
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