SIA Acc. 97-136, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Office of Education, Smithsonian Online Records, 1991-1997
Summary
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Office of Education
- Title:
- Smithsonian Online Records, 1991-1997
- Data Source:
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Dates:
- 1991, 1991-1997
- Summary:
- Administrative records include development proposals and memoranda; annual reports; monthly usage and demographic reports from American Online; Smithsonian Online user group meeting minutes; and correspondence. Design, Content and Program records include original designs and proposals; electronic screen shots of Smithsonian Online main areas as well as electronic images, audio files and text from the special holiday-themed areas; hard copies of electronic newsletters and chat texts on various topics created by Smithsonian Online; holiday contest texts; holiday feature texts; and user comments. Screen shots are in Adobe Photoshop electronic format. Audio files are in WAV format. Electronic files for holiday-themed areas are cited in subject files corresponding to the holiday names.
- Subjects:
- America Online, Inc, Smithsonian Institution Web sites
- Form/Genre:
- Clippings, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts, Electronic records
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 97-136
- Physical Description:
- 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 97-136
Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Office of Education
Smithsonian Online Records, 1991-1997
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Office of Education |
| Title: | Smithsonian Online Records |
| Dates: | 1991-1997 |
| Quantity: | 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 97-136 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of administrative records including development proposals and memoranda; annual reports; monthly usage and demographic reports from American Online (AOL); Smithsonian Online user group meeting minutes; and correspondence.
Design, Content and Program records include original designs and proposals; electronic screen shots of Smithsonian Online main areas as well as electronic images, audio files and text from the special holiday-themed areas; hard copies of electronic newsletters and chat texts on various topics created by Smithsonian Online; holiday contest texts; holiday feature texts; and user comments.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-136, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Office of Education, Smithsonian Online Records
Container List
Box 1
Smithsonian Online (SOL) Origins/Development (1991-1992)
SOL Development (1993-1996)
Revenue
1995 Annual Report
1994 Annual Report
Quarterly Reports (6/1993-3/1995)
September 1995 Partner In-Sight Report
October 1995 Partner In-Sight Report
November 1995 Partner In-Sight Report
December 1995 Partner In-Sight Report
January 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
February 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
March 1996 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
April 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
May 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
June 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
July 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
August 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
September 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
October 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
November 1996 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
December 1996 Partner In-Sight Report
January 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
February 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
March 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
April 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
May 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
June 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)
1993 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes
1994 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes
1995 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes
1996 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes
Strategic Planning Meeting Minutes
Evaluation Tools
Project Interns
Newspaper Clippings/Promotional Flyers
Electronic Partnerships
AOL/SI CD-ROM Project
National Information Infrastructure Awards
SOL/NFIE Collaboration
Box 2
America Online Tour Guide for Windows
Original Designs/Content Proposals
Redesign Proposals
SOL Screen shots on zip disk with index
Smithsonian Online E-mail Newsletters
Smithsonian Online Kids' Castle E-mail Newsletters
Chat Schedules
9/11/1995 Chat: The New Zoo - Dr. Michael Robinson, National Zoological Park (NZP)
9/18/1995 Chat: Hispanic Art in the United States - Andrew Connors, National Museum of American Art (NMAA)
9/25/1995 Chat: Duke Ellington Collection - Reuben Jackson, National Museum of American History (NMAH)
10/2/1995 Chat: Twentieth Century American Musical Theater - Dwight Blocker Bowers (NMAH)
10/19/1995 Chat: American Crafts - Jeremy Adamson, Ph.D. (Renwick, NMAA)
10/23/1995 Chat: History of Computers & Technology - Steven Lubar (NMAH)
10/30/1995 Chat: Volcanoes - Jim Luhr & Ed Venzke, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
11/6/1995 Chat: Vietnam Memorial Exhibition - Jennifer Locke (NMAH) & Duery Felton (National Park Service)
11/13/1995 Chat: Repatriation of Native American Artifacts - Tom Killion & Elizabeth Miller (NMNH)
11/20/1995 Chat: Stamp Collecting & the Postal Museum - James Bruns, National Postal Museum (NPM)
11/27/1995 Chat: Flight History - Don Lopez, National Air and Space Museum (NASM)
12/4/1995 Chat: Civil War Personalities - Ed Bearss
12/11/1995 Chat: America's Smithsonian - Mike Carrigan (NMAH)
1/8/1996 Chat: Techniques to Improve Your Photography - Jim Wallace, Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS)
1/22/1996 Chat: The World of Elephants - John Lehnhardt (NZP)
2/5/1996 Chat: Civil War Uniforms - Don Kloster (NMAH)
2/5/1995 Chat: Health & Nutrition - Dr. Dean Ornish
2/12/1996 Chat: Star Trek: Creating the Klingon Language - Marc Okrand
2/19/1996 Chat: Music History & Tom Rush's Career - Tom Rush
2/26/1996 Chat: Museums, Communities, You & Your Stuff- Steven Newsome, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM)
3/18/1996 Chat: The Physics of Star Trek - Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss
3/25/1996 Chat: Larry Bond, suspense novelist
5/20/1996 Chat: Dr. Franklin Odo, Pacific Asian American Heritage Month Event
6/8/1996 Chat: Joe Csatari, Live from the Norman Rockwell Museum
9/20/1996 Chat: The Art of Masami Teraoka - Masami Teraoka
Number of Contest Entries Received
Treasure Hunt Contest
Holiday Contests - 1995
Holiday Contests - 1996
Mexican Day of the Dead - 1995
Thanksgiving - 1995
Winter Holidays - 1995
Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday - 1996
Black History Month - 1996
Valentine's Day - 1996
President's Day - 1996
St. Patrick's Day- 1996
Mother's Day- 1996
Flag Day- 1996
July 4- 1996
Smithsonian's 150th Birthday - 1996
Hispanic Heritage Month - 1996
AIDS Memorial Quilt - 1996
Is Culture Dead? - November 1996
Traditions - 1996
Kids' Castle Logo (Sarah Moseley)
Proposed T-shirt Design - Kids' Castle (Stephanie Beam)
Kids' Castle Content
User Comments: 1995 - 1996
User Comments: 1997 (January - February)
User Comments: 1997 (March - April)
User Comments: 1997 (May - July)
Electronic Version of Site
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
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