Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 00-046
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities
Subject Files, 1986-1995
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the institution-wide activities of Tom L. Freudenheim during his years as the Assistant Secretary for Museums, 1986-1992, Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1992-1994, and Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, 1994-1995. The records include memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the issue of Smithsonian Institution museum admission fees and public donations; planning for a proposed exhibition, Unseen Smithsonian, as part of the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary celebration; results of the Latino Task Force study; and Smithsonian involvement in planning conferences for a joint U.S./U.S.S.R. exhibition on twentieth century culture, to be presented in both countries. Materials also include Experimental Gallery mission information, as well as Freudenheim's report on "The Smithsonian Institution and National Dispersion."
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities. Experimental Gallery
- Freudenheim, Tom L.
- Smithsonian Institution. 150th Anniversary Program
- Smithsonian Institution. Latino Task Force
- Unseen Smithsonian (Proposed exhibition)
Subject
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Soviet Union -- Social life and customs
- United States -- Social life and customs
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-046, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, Subject Files