Director's Records, 1959-2014
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Consists of records documenting the administration of the Museum Conservation Institute, which was previously known as the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education and the Conservation Analytical Laboratory respectively; during the tenures of Charles Olin, 1966-1967; Robert M. Organ, 1968-1983; Alan Postlethwaite, Acting Director, 1983-1984; Lambertus Van Zelst, 1985-2003; and Robert J. Koestler, 2004-2023. Also documented is the unit's involvement in professional organizations. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, guidelines, grant proposals, meeting agendas and minutes, organizational charts, strategic plans, presentations, staff lists, clippings, statutes, regulations, rules of procedure, publications, data, and images.
Subject
- Organ, R. M
- Van Zelst, Lambertus
- Koestler, Robert J (Robert John) 1950-
- Postlethwaite, Alan W. 1924-2014
- Olin, Charles
- Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
- Smithsonian Institution Conservation Analytical Laboratory
Category
Series Level Description
Notes
- To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
- For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization
Unarranged and chronologic
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1959
- 1959-2014
Topic
- Conservation and restoration
- Preservation of materials
- Materials
- Materials--Conservation and restoration
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Clippings
- Black-and-white photographs
Local number
SIA RS01139
Physical description
6 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings