The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
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.
Smithsonian Directory, 1982, 1984, 2000
Annals of the Smithsonian Institution, 1994-1996
The Performing Arts Program originated in the Smithsonian Resident Associates Program, which had a performing arts manager, Marcus Overton, in 1984. He was succeeded by Penelope Dann, 1985-1997. In 2000 Carolyn Bernstein was Program Manager.
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
