Agency history, 1996-

Subject

• Hill, Elizabeth
• Sweeney, Thomas W
• Drapeau, Amy
• Maxwell, Eileen

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, 1990-2000
• Smithsonian Directory, 1996-2002
• National Museum of the American Indian, Press, website, https://americanindian.si.edu/press, 2004-2022
• While the National Museum of the American Indian maintained a public affairs program from its inception, the first position specifically identified with those responsibilities appeared in 1996. It seems to have reported to the Office of Public Programs and Community Services. By 1999 the office reported to the Office of External Affairs and National Campaign. By 2002 the office reported to the Office of External Affairs and Development. Elizabeth Hill served as Director of Public Affairs, 1996. Thomas W. Sweeney served as Director of Public Affairs, 1999-2004 and was followed by Amy Drapeau as Acting Director of Public Affairs from 2004-2006. Eileen Maxwell, was appointed Director in 2007- .
• 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

• 1996
• 1996-

Topic

• Public relations
• Museums
• Press coverage
• Museums--Public relations
• Museums--Press coverage

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00398

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