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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 96-143

National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Director

Records, 1990-1994

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Director
Title:Records
Dates:1990-1994
Quantity:17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 96-143
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the records of the Director of the National Museum of the American Indian, W. Richard West, Jr., from 1990-1994. Materials include Administration and Budget Correspondence, 1990-1993; 1992 Exhibit Correspondence and Documents; Board of Trustees Minutes and Correspondence, 1990-1994; Collection Management Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993; Collection Acquisitions Correspondence, 1990-1993; Collection Loan Requests Correspondence, 1990-1993; Community and Outreach and Training, 1990-1994; General Correspondence, 1990-1994; Custom House Construction and Programming Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1992; Custom House 1992 and 1993 Exhibits, 1990-1993; Development Campaign Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1994; Personnel Correspondence 1990-1994; Public Programming, 1990-1993; Repatriation 1990-1993; Architectural Design for Mall, Suitland Facility Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993; and Architectural Programming Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the records of the Director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), W. Richard West, Jr., from 1990-1994. Materials include Administration and Budget Correspondence, 1990-1993; 1992 Exhibit Correspondence and Documents; Board of Trustees Minutes and Correspondence, 1990-1994; Collection Management Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993; Collection Acquisitions Correspondence, 1990-1993; Collection Loan Requests Correspondence, 1990-1993; Community and Outreach and Training, 1990-1994; General Correspondence, 1990-1994; Custom House Construction and Programming Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1992; Custom House 1992 and 1993 Exhibits, 1990-1993; Development Campaign Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1994; Public Programming, 1990-1993; Repatriation 1990-1993; Architectural Design for Mall, Suitland Facility Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993; and Architectural Programming Correspondence and Documents, 1990-1993.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-143, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Director, Records

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Container List

Box 1

NMAI Files

1992 Exhibit - Correspondence (2 folders)

Box 1 of 17

1992 Exhibit - Documents (2 folders)

Box 1 of 17

Administration and Budget - Correspondence, 1990-1992 (Folders 1-7 of 8)

Box 1 of 17

Box 2

Administration and Budget - Correspondence, 1990-1992 (Folder 8 of 8)

Box 2 of 17

Administration and Budget - Correspondence, 1993 (4 folders)

Box 2 of 17

Administration and Budget - Documents, 1990-1993 (4 folders)

Box 2 of 17

Administration and Budget - FY 1993 Budget - Correspondence

Box 2 of 17

Administration and Budget - FY 1993 Budget - Documents

Box 2 of 17

FY 1993 Departmental Operating Budget

Box 2 of 17

Annex Addition - Correspondence, 1990

Box 2 of 17

Board of Trustees Minutes, 1990

Box 2 of 17

Board of Trustees - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (Folders 1-3 of 7)

Box 2 of 17

Box 3

Board of Trustees - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (Folders 4-7 of 7)

Box 3 of 17

Board Relations, 1991

Box 3 of 17

Collections Management - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 17

Collections Management - Documents, 1990-1992 (5 folders, includes electronic records)

Box 3 of 17

Collections Management - Move Pre-Planning Report, 1990

Box 3 of 17

Collections - Loan Requests - Correspondence, 1989-1992

Box 3 of 17

Box 4

Collections - Acquisitions - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (3 folders)

Box 4 of 17

Collections - A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution, 1991 (3 folders)

Box 4 of 17

Community and Outreach and Training - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (4 folders)

Box 4 of 17

Community and Outreach and Training - Documents, 1990-1991 (3 folders)

Box 4 of 17

Correspondence - General, 1990-1994 (Folders 1-2 of 29)

Box 4 of 17

Box 5

Correspondence - General, 1990-1994 (Folders 3-15 of 29)

Box 5 of 17

Box 6

Correspondence - General, 1990-1994 (Folders 16-28 of 29, includes electronic records)

Box 6 of 17

Box 7

Correspondence - General, 1990-1994 (Folder 29 of 29)

Box 7 of 17

Custom House Construction - Correspondence, 1990-1992 (4 folders)

Box 7 of 17

Custom House Programming - Correspondence, 1991-1992

Box 7 of 17

Custom House Construction - Documents, 1990-1991 (7 folders)

Box 7 of 17

Box 8

Custom House 1992 Exhibit - Correspondence, 1990-1992 (2 folders)

Box 8 of 17

Custom House 1993 Exhibit - Documents, 1990-1992 (3 folders)

Box 8 of 17

Development Campaign - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (Folders 1-7 of 33)

Box 8 of 17

Box 9

Development Campaign - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (Folders 8-20 of 33)

Box 9 of 17

Box 10

Development Campaign - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (Folders 21-33 of 33)

Box 10 of 17

Box 11

Development Campaign - Documents, 1990-1992 (8 folders)

Box 11 of 17

Exhibition Committee - Correspondence (3 folders)

Box 11 of 17

International - Correspondence, 1990-1992 (2 folders)

Box 11 of 17

International - Documents, 1990-1991 (Folder 1 of 2)

Box 11 of 17

Box 12

International - Documents, 1990-1991 (Folder 2 of 2)

Box 12 of 17

Office of Public Affairs/Communications - Correspondence, 1992-1994 (2 folders)

Box 12 of 17

Publications - Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 12 of 17

Public Programming - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (5 folders)

Box 12 of 17

Public Programming - Documents, 1990 (2 folders)

Box 12 of 17

Repatriation - Correspondence (Folders 1-2 of 7)

Box 12 of 17

Box 13

Repatriation - Correspondence (Folders 3-7 of 7)

Box 13 of 17

Repatriation - Documents, 1990-1991 (2 folders)

Box 13 of 17

Research - Correspondence, 1990-1992

Box 13 of 17

Research - Documents

Box 13 of 17

Senior Management Meetings, 1993-1994 (4 folders, includes electronic records)

Box 13 of 17

Box 14

Staff Correspondence, 1990-1992

Box 14 of 17

Technology - Correspondence, 1990-1994 (3 folders)

Box 14 of 17

Technology - Documents

Box 14 of 17

Architectural Design - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (3 folders)

Box 14 of 17

Architectural Design - Documents, 1990-1992 (5 folders)

Box 14 of 17

Architectural Programming - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (Folder 1 of 5)

Box 14 of 17

Box 15

Architectural Programming - Correspondence, 1990-1993 (Folders 2-5 of 5)

Box 15 of 17

Architectural Programming - Documents, 1991-1992 (5 folders)

Box 15 of 17

Architectural Design - Mall - Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 15 of 17

Architectural Design - Suitland Facility - Correspondence, 1991-1993

Box 15 of 17

Mall Architectural Design - Correspondence, 1993 (3 folders)

Box 15 of 17

Box 16

Mall Architectural Design - Documents, 1993 (3 folders)

Box 16 of 17

New York Research/Addition - Documents, 1990

Box 16 of 17

Office Renovation - Correspondence, 1990-1991

Box 16 of 17

Office Renovation - Documents, 1990

Box 16 of 17

Planning Schedules, 1991

Box 16 of 17

Suitland Design - Correspondence, 1993-1994 (7 folders)

Box 16 of 17

Suitland Design - Documents, 1992-1993

Box 16 of 17

Cultural Resources Center - Preliminary Submission to National Capitol Planning Commission, October 7, 1993

Box 16 of 17

Box 17

Smithsonian Institution Files

American Association of Museums (AAM) - General Correspondence, 1991-1993

Box 17 of 17

AAM Museum Committee - Correspondence, 1991-1994

Box 17 of 17

Council of Bureau Directors - Correspondence, 1990-1992

Box 17 of 17

General Correspondence, 1990-1994 (3 folders)

Box 17 of 17

Management Council Meetings, 1990

Box 17 of 17

Smithsonian Institution Council Meeting, 1991-1992

Box 17 of 17

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