Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 00-138
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Counselor to the Secretary
Administrative Records, 1990-1997
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Marc Pachter during his tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs (1990-1994), Counselor to the Secretary for Electronic Communications and Special Projects (1994-1995), and Counselor to the Secretary (1995-2000), respectively.
The majority of the records document activities associated with the formation and work of the Electronic Media Board formed in 1991 to address the issues of uniformity and efficiency in the review and production of Smithsonian electronic media outreach and education efforts. The Electronic Media Board was composed of the following members: Chair - Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs (Pachter); the Director of the Office of Telecommunications; the Smithsonian Senior Business Officer; and representatives from the Office of General Counsel, Council of Bureau Directors, Council of Information and Education Directors, and the Institutional scholarly research community. The Electronic Media Board was disbanded in 1997.
The Board's mandate was as follows: 1) identify and eliminate duplication in existing media projects thus becoming more cost-effective and efficient with regard to the production of those projects; 2) identify legal and financial issues of importance to the Institution and to avoid unnecessary risks; 3) assess appropriateness of projects against Institutional goals and standards; and 4) ensure that procedures are in place for expert oversight by Smithsonian staff of program content, production, and use of the Smithsonian name.
In addition to the records of the Electronic Media Board, there are records relating to Pachter's interaction with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, The Smithsonian Associates, the Smithsonian World television program, and a major trip to Japan. Materials include agendas, minutes, notes, reference files, correspondence, memoranda, reports, development files, budget files, subject files, and related materials.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Pachter, Marc
- Smithsonian Associates
- Smithsonian Associates. Business Office
- Smithsonian Institution. Council of Bureau Directors
- Smithsonian Institution. Council of Information and Education Directors
- Smithsonian Institution. Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of General Counsel
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Counselor to the Secretary for Electronic Media and Special Projects
- Smithsonian World (Television program : 1984-1991)
- Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Subject
- Communication in education
- Intellectual property
- Interactive multimedia
- Japan
- Media programs -- Education
- Motion pictures
- Museums -- Public relations
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-138, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Counselor to the Secretary, Administrative Records