Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 95-077
National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
Budget Records, circa 1981-1991
Descriptive Entry
These records document Office of the Director budgetary activities for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) during the tenure of Roger G. Kennedy. Materials include outgoing and incoming correspondence and memoranda pertaining to Federal and Trust Fund budget submissions, allocations, year-end requests, and final account balances; private gifts and grants; NMAH renovation and restoration; and Congressional hearings. These records also consist of Trust budget worksheets; quarterly budget reports; information on the Afro-American Artifacts Project, Vietnam Generation Project, and the M*A*S*H Traveling Exhibition; minutes of meetings; financial records concerning major NMAH exhibitions, such as "Field to Factory," "Life in America," and "Year of India;" and personnel files.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Aditi: A Celebration of Life (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
- After the Revolution: Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800 (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.)
- Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940 (Exhibition). (1987: Washington, D.C.)
- Kennedy, Roger G.
- M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds (Exhibition). (1983-1985: Washington, D.C.)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Office of the Director. Afro-American Artifacts Project
- Report (Project on the Vietnam Generation)
Subject
- Budget
- Budget process
- Historical museums
- Museum directors
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Administration
- Museums -- Employees
- Science museums
- United States -- History
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-077, National Museum of American History. Office of the Director, Budget Records