Agency history, 1982-

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Subject

  • Fleckner, John A. 1941-
  • Harding, Robert S (Robert Steven) 1944-
  • Crew, Spencer R. 1949-
  • Haberstich, David
  • Richardson, Deborra A
  • Orr, Craig
  • Dreyfus, Carol
  • Odom, Jane H
  • Humphrys, Barbara
  • Graskowiak, Marilyn F
  • Ruffins, Fath Davis
  • Horton, Robert
  • Williams, Patricia L
  • Shay, Wendy Ann 1955-
  • Minnick, Mimi
  • Schwartz, Scott W
  • Kuebler, Ann
  • Jackson, Reuben
  • Strange, Susan B
  • Keen, Cathy
  • Peterson, Kay
  • Hursey, Joe
  • Broussard Simmons, Vanessa
  • Daniela Z. Jiménez María
  • Oswald, Alison L
  • Robinson, Franklin A., Jr. 1959-

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.
  • Annals of the Smithsonian Institution, 1985-1996
  • Smithsonian Year, 1983-1984
  • National Museum of American History, Archives Center, Staff, http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/b-5.htm, accessed 2000-2012
  • National Museum of American History, About, Departments, Archives Center, http://americanhistory.si.edu/about/departments/archives-center, accessed 2013-2021
  • National Museum of American History, Archives Center, https://americanhistory.si.edu/archives, accessed January 12, 2022
  • George Washington University, Corcoran School of Arts and Design, Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Robert Horton, https://corcoran.gwu.edu/robert-horton, accessed January 12, 2022
  • The Archives Center was created within the National Museum of American History in 1982 to support the mission of the museum by collecting, preserving, and providing access to archival documents that complement the museum's exhibition, research, and collecting programs. The Archives Center holds collections that document the history of technology, invention and innovation, business and consumer culture, American music, and popular culture as well as many other topics.
  • John A. Fleckner was appointed Archivist, 1982, Senior Archivist, 1984-1989, and Chief Archivist/Chair, 1990-2007. In 2007 Fleckner stepped down as Chair, but remained as a part-time staff member until retiring in 2021. In 2005 Deborra A. Richardson started her tenure as Chief Archivist/Chair until 2013 when she retired. In 2014, Wendy Ann Shay served as Acting Chair and in 2015, Robert Horton was appointed Chair and served until he retired in 2021. In 2022, Patricia L. Williams was appointed Acting Chair. Other staff have included Robert S. Harding, Archivist, 1984-1989, Deputy Archivist, 1990- ; Carol Dreyfus, Archivist, 1986; Jane H. Odom, Archivist, 1986-1987; Craig Orr, Archivist, 1988- ; Barbara Humphrys, Archivist, 1988-1993; David Haberstich, 1989- ; Marilyn F. Graskowiak, 1989-1993; Deborra A. Richardson, Archives Specialist, 1990-1997, Assistant Chair, 1997-2004; Spencer R. Crew, Historian, 1983-1986; Fath Davis Ruffins, Historian, 1988-2005; Mimi Minnick, Archivist; Ann Kuebler, Archives Specialist; Scott W. Schwartz, Archivist; Reuben Jackson, Archivist; Susan B. Strange, Archivist; Cathy Keen, Archivist; Wendy Ann Shay, Audiovisual Archivist; Kay Peterson, Client Services Archivist; Joe Hursey, Reference Archivist; Vanessa Brousard Simmons, Archivist; María Daniela Z. Jiménez, Archivist; Alison L. Oswald, Archivist; and Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Archives Technician.
  • 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

  • 1982
  • 1982-

Topic

  • Archivists
  • Museum archives

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00253

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