Reference Request
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 97-165
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center. Office of the Director
Administrative Records, circa 1975, 1988-1993
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the administrative records of Sharon E. Shaffer, Executive Director of the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC). Materials include records which document planning for the Infant Care Center and miscellaneous improvements; agendas of the Child Care Forum; a study of the Smithsonian Child Care Project; parent association meeting minutes; tuition and fee information; budget summaries; specifications for the child care facility at the National Museum of American History; registration procedures; issues of the SEEC newsletter Museum Mews; meeting minutes; blueprints of the Infant Care Center at the Arts and Industries Building; correspondence and memoranda of Katherine M. Tkac, who played an important role in bringing child care to the Smithsonian Institution; and information about the Child Care Food Program.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Shaffer, Sharon E., 1950-
- Tkac, Katherine M.
- Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Child Care Center
- Child Care Food Program (U.S.)
- Museum Mews (Serial)
Subject
- Educational planning
- Day care centers
- Child care
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Employer-supported day care
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-165, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, Office of the Director, Administrative Records