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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 97-136

Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Office of Education

Smithsonian Online Records, 1991-1997
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
Summary:

This accession consists of administrative records that 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. Some materials are in electronic format.

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. Some materials are in electronic format.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-136, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Office of Education, Smithsonian Online Records

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Container List

Box 1

Smithsonian Online (SOL) Origins/Development (1991-1992)

Box 1 of 2

SOL Development (1993-1996)

Box 1 of 2

Revenue

Box 1 of 2

1995 Annual Report

Box 1 of 2

1994 Annual Report

Box 1 of 2

Quarterly Reports (June 1993- March 1995)

Box 1 of 2

September 1995 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

October 1995 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

November 1995 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

December 1995 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

January 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

February 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

March 1996 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

April 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

May 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

June 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

July 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

August 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

September 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

October 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

November 1996 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

December 1996 Partner In-Sight Report

Box 1 of 2

January 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

February 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

March 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

April 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

May 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

June 1997 Online Report (Partner Insight Report unavailable)

Box 1 of 2

1993 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes

Box 1 of 2

1994 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes

Box 1 of 2

1995 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes

Box 1 of 2

1996 Smithsonian Online User Group Meeting Minutes

Box 1 of 2

Strategic Planning Meeting Minutes

Box 1 of 2

Evaluation Tools

Box 1 of 2

Project Interns

Box 1 of 2

Newspaper Clippings/Promotional Flyers

Box 1 of 2

Electronic Partnerships

Box 1 of 2

AOL/SI CD-ROM Project

Box 1 of 2

National Information Infrastructure Awards

Box 1 of 2

SOL/NFIE Collaboration

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

America Online Tour Guide for Windows

Box 2 of 2

Original Designs/Content Proposals

Box 2 of 2

Redesign Proposals

Box 2 of 2

SOL Screen shots on zip disk with index (includes electronic records)

Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian Online E-mail Newsletters

Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian Online Kids' Castle E-mail Newsletters

Box 2 of 2

Chat Schedules

Box 2 of 2

September 11, 1995 Chat: The New Zoo - Dr. Michael Robinson, National Zoological Park (NZP)

Box 2 of 2

September 18, 1995 Chat: Hispanic Art in the United States - Andrew Connors, National Museum of American Art (NMAA)

Box 2 of 2

September 25, 1995 Chat: Duke Ellington Collection - Reuben Jackson, National Museum of American History (NMAH)

Box 2 of 2

October 2, 1995 Chat: Twentieth Century American Musical Theater - Dwight Blocker Bowers (NMAH)

Box 2 of 2

October 19, 1995 Chat: American Crafts - Jeremy Adamson, Ph.D. (Renwick, NMAA)

Box 2 of 2

October 23, 1995 Chat: History of Computers & Technology - Steven Lubar (NMAH)

Box 2 of 2

October 30, 1995 Chat: Volcanoes - Jim Luhr & Ed Venzke, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

Box 2 of 2

November 6, 1995 Chat: Vietnam Memorial Exhibition - Jennifer Locke (NMAH) & Duery Felton (National Park Service)

Box 2 of 2

November 13, 1995 Chat: Repatriation of Native American Artifacts - Tom Killion & Elizabeth Miller (NMNH)

Box 2 of 2

November 20, 1995 Chat: Stamp Collecting & the Postal Museum - James Bruns, National Postal Museum (NPM)

Box 2 of 2

November 27, 1995 Chat: Flight History - Don Lopez, National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

Box 2 of 2

December 4, 1995 Chat: Civil War Personalities - Ed Bearss

Box 2 of 2

December 11, 1995 Chat: America's Smithsonian - Mike Carrigan (NMAH)

Box 2 of 2

January 8, 1996 Chat: Techniques to Improve Your Photography - Jim Wallace, Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS)

Box 2 of 2

January 22, 1996 Chat: The World of Elephants - John Lehnhardt (NZP)

Box 2 of 2

February 5, 1996 Chat: Civil War Uniforms - Don Kloster (NMAH)

Box 2 of 2

February 5, 1995 Chat: Health & Nutrition - Dr. Dean Ornish

Box 2 of 2

February 12, 1996 Chat: Star Trek: Creating the Klingon Language - Marc Okrand

Box 2 of 2

February 19, 1996 Chat: Music History & Tom Rush's Career - Tom Rush

Box 2 of 2

February 26, 1996 Chat: Museums, Communities, You & Your Stuff- Steven Newsome, Anacostia Neighborhood Museum (ANM)

Box 2 of 2

March 18, 1996 Chat: The Physics of Star Trek - Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss

Box 2 of 2

March 25, 1996 Chat: Larry Bond, suspense novelist

Box 2 of 2

May 20, 1996 Chat: Dr. Franklin Odo, Pacific Asian American Heritage Month Event

Box 2 of 2

June 8, 1996 Chat: Joe Csatari, Live from the Norman Rockwell Museum

Box 2 of 2

September 20, 1996 Chat: The Art of Masami Teraoka - Masami Teraoka

Box 2 of 2

Number of Contest Entries Received

Box 2 of 2

Treasure Hunt Contest

Box 2 of 2

Holiday Contests - 1995

Box 2 of 2

Holiday Contests - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Mexican Day of the Dead - 1995

Box 2 of 2

Thanksgiving - 1995

Box 2 of 2

Winter Holidays - 1995

Box 2 of 2

Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Black History Month - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Valentine's Day - 1996

Box 2 of 2

President's Day - 1996

Box 2 of 2

St. Patrick's Day- 1996

Box 2 of 2

Mother's Day- 1996

Box 2 of 2

Flag Day- 1996

Box 2 of 2

July 4, 1996

Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian's 150th Birthday - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Hispanic Heritage Month - 1996

Box 2 of 2

AIDS Memorial Quilt - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Is Culture Dead? - November 1996

Box 2 of 2

Traditions - 1996

Box 2 of 2

Kids' Castle Logo (Sarah Moseley)

Box 2 of 2

Proposed T-shirt Design - Kids' Castle (Stephanie Beam)

Box 2 of 2

Kids' Castle Content

Box 2 of 2

User Comments: 1995 - 1996

Box 2 of 2

User Comments: 1997 (January - February)

Box 2 of 2

User Comments: 1997 (March - April)

Box 2 of 2

User Comments: 1997 (May - July)

Box 2 of 2

Electronic Version of Site

Box 2 of 2

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