Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 94-027
National Museum of African Art. Associate Director for Collections and Research
Records, circa 1983-1993
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Museum of African Art. Associate Director for Collections and Research |
Title: | Records |
Dates: | circa 1983-1993 |
Quantity: | 5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 94-027 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of the records of Roy Sieber, Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), from 1983 to 1993. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with other museums, universities, private collectors, and the general public; information pertaining to NMAfA exhibitions, acquisitions, collections management, and the preparation of exhibit scripts; minutes of meetings; notes on international research activities, lectures, or grants; and files on visiting researchers and fellows. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of Roy Sieber, Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), from 1983 to 1993. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with other museums, universities, private collectors, and the general public; information pertaining to NMAfA exhibitions, acquisitions, collections management, and the preparation of exhibit scripts; minutes of meetings; notes on international research activities, lectures, or grants; and files on visiting researchers and fellows.
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Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-027, National Museum of African Art. Associate Director for Collections and Research, Records
Container List
Box 1
Banana Masks, 1985
Green, Rebecca: Madagascar, 1989
Kennedy, Jean
African Museum Programs, 1990
College Art Association, 1990
Archives Acquisition Meetings, 1991
NMAfA Curators' Meetings, 1989-1991
Vallees Du Niger: Exhibition, 1991
Ottenberg, Simon
Ravenhill, Philip L.: "Primitive Art in Civilized Places," 1989
MacGaffey, Wyatt: "Kongo" exhibition, 1990-1991
Eliot Elisofon Archives, 1990
NMAfA, Education and Public Programs, 1990
Grabar, Oleg: "An Art of the Object," 1976
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 1990
"African Illustrated" book exhibition, 1988
Viditz-Ward, Vera
Focus Gallery/Exhibition Ideas, 1984, 1990
Office of Fellowships and Grants Committee, 1991
NMAfA Preliminary Exhibition Schedule, 1991
Commission Meeting: Memoranda, 1984
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 1984
NMAFA Organizational Chart
Dickerson, Amina
Aniakor, Chike C.
1985 Smithsonian Yearbook
Eliot Elisofon Archives: Mid-Year Report, 1983
Correspondence, 1983-1984
Benin Bronze Bust, 1983
Caribbean Festival Art Exhibition, 1983
The Snite Museum of Art: Correspondence, 1985
Brett-Smith, Sarah
Budget: Associate Director for Collections and Research, 1984-1985
Buxton, John: Shango Galleries, 1983
Cafritz Foundation, 1984
The International Center for Bantu Civilizations (CICIBA), 1984
NMAfA Acquisitions: Sculptures, 1984
Akan Pottery Funeral Portrait, 1984
Minutes of Meetings, 1984
Artifacts: Mambila Antelope. Bambara Mask, Mama Mask, & Minbo Pot Holder
Quadrangle Design Review Seminar, 1983-1984
NMAfA: Proposed Acquisitions and Exhibitions Schedules, 1984
Executive Committee Review Summit Meeting, 1983
Collectors: New York, 1983
Acquisitions 1983
Review of Collections Management for NMAfA, 1983
Collections Access Procedures for NMAfA, 1983
NMAfA Purchase Recommendations, 1983
Twenty-sixth International Congress for the History of Art, 1984
Connelly, Frances: Fellowship, 1983-1985
Conner, Michael: Indiana University, 1983
Conservation, 1983
Exhibition Prospectus: "Masters of Traditional African Art," 1984
Belgian Private Collection of African Art, 1984
William Dewey: Indiana University, 1983
Indiana University, 1983
NMAfA: Docent Staff List, 1985-1986
J. B. Donne Research Collection on Non-European Art, 1982-1983
Drewal, Henry: Cleveland State University, 1983
Ehrlich, Marty: Murray State University, 1983
Eicher, Joanne B.: University of Minnesota, 1983
Eiteljorg Collection: Photographs, 1983
Ellsworth, Gretchen Gayle
NMAfA Exhibition Schedule, 1984
The Kathrine White Collection, 1984
African Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme, 1984
Proposed Exhibition for the NMAfA, 1983-1984
Exhibition Procedures, 1984
Tabwa Exhibition, 1984
Igbo Art Exhibition, 1984-1985
Box 2
Traveling African Art Exhibitions, 1983
Lu Ba Exhibition
African Wickets Exhibition: Installation Cost Estimates
Masks of the Bamana of Mali
Madagascar Exhibition Prospectus
Eyo, Ekpo: Exhibition Planning, 1984
African Collection at the Field Museum, 1983
Freyer, Bryna
Getty Trust Publication Program, 1984
Ghana Studies Bulletin, 1983
Gifts and Donations, 1983
Gifts and Loans: New York Objects, 1983
"Gold in Miniature" Exhibition, 1984
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Herbert, Eugenia: Mount Holyoe College, 1983
Hurst, Norman
"Central Indiana Collects Ethnographic Art" Exhibition, 1983
Indiana University: Internship Information, 1984
Shapiro, Rita: Indiana University, 1983
International Activities, 1984
NMAfA Fellowship Guidelines, 1983-1984
NMAfA Internship Guidelines
"African Islam" Exhibition, 1983-1984
"Patterns and Forms in African Art:" Slide Kit Information, 1984
Johnson, Marian A.: University of California, 1983
Karp, Ian: African Institutions and the International Center, 1984
Kimbell Art Museum: Kongo Tribe Ivory, 1984
Kueper, Karol: Fulani Gold Earrings (bibliography), 1985
Kujawski, Mary: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1985
Lawal, Babatunde: University of Ife (Nigeria), 1983
NMAfA Library, 1983
Lifschitz, Edward: NMAfA, Office of Education and Public Programs, 1983-1984
Lifschitz, Edward: "Art of African Kingdoms" (book project), 1985
Lifschitz, Edward: Larrabee Permanent Collection Exhibitions, 1985-1986
Mack, Beverly B.: Nigeria-United States Business Council, 1984
Mark, Peter: Frobenius Institut (Germany), 1983-1986
African Masks (photocopies of pictures)
Nesmith Jr., Fisher H.: "The Jenne Bronze Riddle Unfolds"
Nicolls, Andrea
Zango/Nok Decision
Patton, Sharon: "Contemporary African Art and Art Criticism," 1984
Powell, Richard: Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois), 1983
Corsi, Deborah E.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984
Price, Sally: The Johns Hopkins University, 1983-1984
Puccinelli, Lydia: Correspondence, 1984-1992
Quadrangle/International Center, 1983
Quadrangle Construction Progress Report, 1984
Rankin, Elizabeth: University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa), 1983
Robinson, Blake: Nomuli and Pomdo, 1984
Ross, Doran: Igbo Objects, 1984
Rubin, William: The Museum of Modern Art (New York, New York), 1984
George Sexton Associates
The Joseph and Janet Sheridan Foundation, 1984
Sieber, Roy: Executive Inventory Record (Work experience and publications), 1983
Silberman, James M.: The Jamosil Foundation, 1984
Acquisition Proposal for the James Smithson Society Funding, 1984
NMAfA Staff: Alex Akoto and Joan Saveino, 1984
Sweeting, Sharon: West African Art, 1983
Stanley Collection: The University of Iowa Museum of Art (photographs of artifacts), 1983
Steiner, Christopher B.: Fellowship, 1984
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, 1983
Translation Publishing Program, 1984
USIA-sponsored Foreign Visitors, 1983
Vogel, Susan: The Center for African Art, 1983
Votaw, Albert N.: Kuba and Songye Masks, 1978
Walker, Roslyn A.
Wembah-Rashid, John A. R.
White, Katherine C.: "A Personal Reminiscence"
Willett, Frank: Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Williams, Drid: Anthropology and Human Movement
The Wilson Center Newsletter, 1983
Withofs, Patricia
Wolfe III, Edward
Women's Committee Grants, 1984
Yarborough, Bert: Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, 1983
Deaccessioning, 1988
The Getty Grant Program: Brochure and Notes, 1988
Incoming Correspondence: Exhibitions and Lectures, 1987
Ainsworth, David: Governor's State University, 1987 (includes folders on Sokari and Kalabari signage)
Didactic Outline: Preliminary List of Wall Text Panels
Work Schedules: "Gold of Africa" and "African Musical Instruments," 1988-1989
Sounding Forms: "African Musical Instruments," 1988
"Gold of Africa" Scripts, 1988
Summary Report Profile of the International Activities of the Smithsonian Institution, 1986
Profile of International Activities of the Smithsonian Institution, 1985-1986
Minutes of Meetings: Commission of the NMAfA, 1993
Box 3
Approved Accessions for NMAfA, 1993
Acoustiguide, 1986
Quadrangle Opening Schedule, 1987
NMAfA Access Listing, 1987
Symposium: "Studies in the Arts of Royal Benin"
NMAfA Benin Collection
African History Time Line
Boser-Sarivaxevanis, Renee
Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 1985
African Material Culture, 1986
"African Arts of Divination" Exhibition, 1985-1987
Luba Symposium, 1986
NMAfA Focus Gallery: Duala Ceremonial Racing Canoe Model, 1985
Bamana Masks, Puppets, and Iron, 1985
The African-American Institute: "African Musical Instruments," 1985
African Art in the Cycle of Life
NMAfA Exhibition: "The Fabric of Life" - West African Weaving Traditions, 1985-1986
Geary, Christraud M.: Research Activities and Travels, 1987
Exhibitions Planning for the NMAfA, 1985-1986
Folklife Advisory Board Meetings, 1985
Galembo-Rosen Show of Olokun Imagery, 1985
Greub, Suzanne: Tribal Art Centre - Basel, 1986
Hammer, Jeffrey S.: William B. Fagg Archive of African Photographs, 1985-1986
Kasfir, Sidney: Dartmouth College, 1986
Hutchinson-Wright, Niki
NMAfA Storage, 1985
Exhibition Planning Conference: "Nomadic Places in Space," 1987
Rockefeller Foundation Residency Program in the Humanities, 1984-1987
Scholarly Studies Program, 1985
Donations: Tax Guidelines, 1985
NMAfA Docent Program
Correspondence, 1980, 1987
NMAfA General Information: Brochures and Publications
Article: "Museum Positions, Duties, and Responsibilities"
Quadrangle Facility Security Procedures, 1987
Eliot Elisofon Archives: Guide to the Collection, 1985
Roy, Christopher D.: "The Art of the Mossi and their Neighbors"
Chronological File, 1983-1987
Curatorial Performance Plan
Memoranda: NMAfA Staff, 1984-1986
Memoranda: NMAfA Staff, 1987
ICCROM Meeting: Seminar on the Conservation of Collections of Museums South of the Sahara, 1988
Smithsonian Acquisition Policy, 1985-1989
Aduayom, Adimado M.
NMAfA African Textile Exhibition: The Fabric of Life
African Furniture and Household Objects, 1988
National Museum of African Art Library: Bellagio Conference, 1988
Bourgeois, Arthur P.: Annenberg Foundation Proposal, 1987
Annual Report, 1988
Archetypes Draft, 1988
Proposal for Technical Analysis of Benin Bronzes, 1988
Berber Exhibition, 1988
Cable Grams, 1984
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, 1990
"Circa 1492" Exhibition, 1991-1992
Women's Committee Proposal for NMAfA, 1988
NMAfA Collections Conservation Information, 1990
Contemporary African Artists Represented in the NMAfA
NMAfA Monthly Curatorial Reports, 1990
Catalogue: "Cycle of Life," 1988
NMAfA Deaccessioned Material (draft), 1988
Smithsonian Council Meeting, 1988
NMAfA Docents Council Election Results, 1991
Performance Appraisals: Office of Education and Public Programs, 1988-1989
Elmina Exhibition, 1991
Special Exhibition Fund, 1990
Fellowships and Grants, 1991
Gelvwi Translation, 1991
Contemporary American Indian Art: A Symposium, 1990
NMAfA Internship Information, 1991
Kalabari Exhibitions
Financial Support from outside the Smithsonian, 1986
African Films
Sokari Douglas Film Criteria, 1988
Box 4
Sokari Film Proposals from Producers, 1988
Audio Proposals for Sokari Exhibition Southtrack, 1988
Laboratory Bids for the Sokari Film Project, 1988
Folklife Advisory Council: Agendas, 1987
Ijo African Artwork
International Activities Council (IAC)
International Profile Questionnaire, 1985
Film and Video Planing for "Icons," 1989
Contemporary African Art: Exhibition List (Karg), 1987
African Art Library Collection Development Policy, 1987
Incoming (Objects) Loan Receipts, NMAfA, 1986-1987
Minutes of Meetings: Madagascar and Kenya Research, 1990
Smithsonian Collections Management Policy, 1983
Mbole Artifacts, 1991
Incoming Correspondence, 1989
Minkisi Artifacts, 1990
National Endowment for the Humanities: Proposal for the African Heritage Classroom, 1986
Obiyemi, 1990
College Art Association Annual Conference: "The Art of the Personal Object," 1991
NMAfA Photograph Policies and Procedures, 1988
Minutes of Meetings: "The Poetics and Politica of Representation," 1988
Script: NMAfA Art in African Life (working title), 1986
Schedules for Benin Research Project, 1989
Association of Research Institutes in Art History, 1988
Smithsonian Research Expeditions, 1988
Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study, 1986
NMAfA Research Support Survey, 1990
Rockefeller Foundation Resident Humanities Fellowships Program, 1986-1989
Special Exhibition Fund, 1984
Union Catalog Project (deadlines), 1985
Smithsonian Video Collection, 1988
Smithsonian World, 1989
History of Things: A Symposium, 1988
Toronto Board of Education: "In the Heart of Africa," 1990
Triennial Symposium on African Art, 1988
Benjamin, Tritobia: Howard University, 1988
The University of North Carolina: Museum of World Cultures, 1985
New York International and Bulk Mail Center: Claims & Inquiry Center, 1984
Smithsonian Council Meeting, October 1988
Sequestration Plan, 1990
Birmingham Museum of Art: Biombo Mask, 1989
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987
Milwaukee Public Museum: Nomoli Objects, 1984
North Carolina Museum of Art: Lecture Agreement, 1985
Perugia University: Ethnology Institute, 1988
McC. Adams, Robert: Report to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, 1985
Allen, James DeVere
Aniakor, Chike C.
ANSPACT, 1988
AMAfA Archives, 1990
Arnoldi, Mary Jo
Atwood, Ronald
Banjo, Ayo
Barist, Joan
Bascom, Berta M.
Bassani, Ezio
Baughaman, Sara
Bilotta, Lynn
Blechman, Margaret J.
Block, Richard
Boschan, Fred
Brandt, Alan
Bronson, Mark
Bryna, Freyer
Casriel, Cameran G.
Cohn, Anna R.
Colt, Pricilla
Connelly, Frances
Conru, Kevin Warren
Coronel, Patricia
Coy, Michael
Cross, Mary
Daniel, Diane
Demartra, Nancy
Diop, Mourtala
Donor Appraisals
Dorward, David
Downey, Susan B.
Drewal, Henry
DuBois, Ronald
Eicher, Joanne
Elliott, James
Enwonwu, Ben
Eyo, Ekpo
Faletti, Richard
Farar-Fraze, Leasa
Fardon, Richard
Faxon, Jack
Fiske, Patrica
Franklin, Richard
Freyer, Bryna
Geary, Christaud
Gillon, Werner
Gosline, Seldon
Grant, Lee
Gray, Robert
Green, Rebecca
Greenstein, Lewis
Grossenbaugh, George
Gresham Jr., C. Brandon
Harrell, George
Hecht, Barry
Hoffmann, Robert S.
Hudson, Pamela
Jenke, Veronika
Jenkins, Anita Mayer
Jones, William B.
Kandert, Josef
Karp, Ivan
Katzive, David
Klein, Cecilia
Laffoon, Holly
Lawal, Babatunde
Leon, Eli
Box 5
Lifschitz, Edward
Lewis, Samella
Luttik, Gerry
MacGaffey, Wyatt
Mark, Peter
Mato, Daniel
McGaffey, Wyatt
McNaughton, Patrick
Magubane, Peter
Mellor, Stephen
Miller, Charles D.
Moffett, Dana
Moore, Sharon
Morris, Steven A.
Mozzone, Betty
Muensterberger, Werner
Nackley, Nicholas
Nast, Heidi
Ndedge, Conchita
Ndiaye, Francine
Nichols, Andrea
Nicklin, Keith
Nooter, Nancy
Nooter, Polly
Poloskonka. Jeffrey
Nunley, John
Odundo, Magdalene
Ojo, John
Omari, Mikelle Smith
Oordt-Roberts, Christina
Oshe, Shango
Ottenberg, Simon
Patton, Sharon
Paxton, Barbara
Pemberton, John
Pipim, Peter
Preston, Harold
Prussin, Labelle
Randall, Gloria
Puccinelli, Lydia
Ravenhill, Phillip
Roberts, Allen F.
Robinson, Blake
Ross, Doran
Schrenk, Janet
Singh, Madanjette
Smith, Margit
Spriggs, Lynne
Stiff, Elizabeth
Springfellow, Gregory
Staniski, S.J.
Styburski, Bernadine
Taylor, Paul
Tesfagiorgis, Freida
Turgel, Marge
Walker, Roslyn
Waterfield, Hermione
Willett, Frank
Tunis, Marius
Wengraf, Peter
Weston, Robert
Wielgus, Raymond
Zarember, Maureen
Zollman, Wally
NMAfA RESEARCHERS and FELLOWS
Aniakor, Chike C.
Bentor, Eli
Brincard, Marie-Therese
Brown, Brenda A.
Chanda, Jaqueline
Cole, Skip
Colon-Follet, Blythe
Crain, Dena
Curnow-Nasara, Kathleen
Davis, Whitney
Eicher, Joanne B.
Faulkner, Laurel
Frank, Barbara
Gilbert, Michelle Vivian
Gurian
Greub, Suzanne
Jegede, Dele
Jones, G. I.
Mooler, Claude
Njuguna, Dafton
Nzegwu, Nkiru
Nzemba, Wegnah
Obafemi, Olu
Okeke, Eunice A. C.
Prussin, Labelle
Quarcoopoma, Ebenezer Nii O.
Rakotarisoa, Jean Aime
Roy, Christopher
Sarivaxevanis-Boser, Renee
Sokari Douglas Camp Interview
Smith, Earl P.
Smith, Margit
Williams, Sylvia
Fellowships and Grants Information, 1985-1986
Sieber, Roy: Curriculum Vitae, 1990, 1992
Correspondence, 1988-1989
Nigerian History and Artifacts
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