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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 93-031

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events

Event Files, 1965-1975
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events
Title: Event Files
Dates: 1965-1975
Quantity: 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection: Accession 93-031
Language of Materials: English
Summary:

This accession consists of files pertaining to Smithsonian Institution events, such as luncheons, meetings, exhibition openings, dedications, receptions, and the American Folklife Festivals. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, programs, guest lists, and invitations.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of files pertaining to Smithsonian Institution events, such as luncheons, meetings, exhibition openings, dedications, receptions, and the American Folklife Festivals. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, programs, guest lists, and invitations.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-031, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Special Events, Event Files

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Container List

Box 1

Bicentennial Committee Report, January 5, 1965

Box 1 of 2

D-6 200th Anniversary of the Birth of James Smithson

Box 1 of 2

D-6-G Physical Arrangements inc. Food

Box 1 of 2

D-6-E Publicity for Bicentennial

Box 1 of 2

D-6-A Bicentennial Program

Box 1 of 2

Folk Life Festival - Office of Public Affairs - Firework Reception 7-9, 9-10 PM - July 4, 1969 Museum of History and Technology (MHT) Mall Terrace

Box 1 of 2

Folk Life Festival 1969 - July 1 thru 6

Box 1 of 2

Concert - Pennsylvania 9:45 PM Folk Life Festival, Dinner - July 6, 1969

Box 1 of 2

Folk Festival - July 1-4, 1967

Box 1 of 2

Folk Life Festival - July 3-7, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Folk Festival Preview (Assoc) (square dance) MHT - June 30, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Folk Life Festival, June 29-July 5, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Folklife Festival 1970: African Festival - National Portrait Gallery (NPG)

Box 1 of 2

Folk Life Festival 1971 (July 1 -5) - Folk Life Festival on the Mall

Box 1 of 2

African Art - Special Exhibit Opening (by announcement) National Portrait Gallery (NPG) - May 24, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Opening Connecticut Period School Room (MHT) - October 29, 1969

Box 1 of 2

Opening Thomaston Room, Main Period Furnishings, Hall of Everyday Life - March 26, 1969 Opening Kennedy Center - September 9, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Portraits of the American Stage - NPG - September 10, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Hodgkins Medal Presentation (MHT) - October 20, 1971

Box 1 of 2

General Tours

Box 1 of 2

Opening Physical Geology Hall (MNH) - November 16, 1971

Box 1 of 2

SI Council Dinner and Cocktails - December 3, 1971

Box 1 of 2

SI Council Meeting - December 4, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Meeting Secretary of Treasury - December 16-18, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Dance - Women's Committee (MNH Rotunda) - December 17, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Sears Toy Exhibit (NHT) - December 19, 1971

Box 1 of 2

VIP Tours

Box 1 of 2

VIP Tours, 1975

Box 1 of 2

Permission Refused - General Requests

Box 1 of 2

Presentation of Mrs. Nixon's Inaugural Gown (MHT) - January 14, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Calder Stabile Presentation (MHT) - June 3, 1969

Box 1 of 2

Hodgkin Medal 69 - May 14, 1969

Box 1 of 2

Presentation- 2nd Smithson Medal to Mr. E. Richardson (Great Hall) - May 3, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Henry Medal Presentation to Mr. Frank Taylor - June 5, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Collier Trophy Presentation - May 7, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Two Centuries of American Agriculture (Agriculture History Society), Meeting - April 21-23, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Two Centuries of American Agriculture (Agriculture History Society), Reception -April 21, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Museum Program Seminar - April 21, 1975

Box 2 of 2

National Science Foundation Diner and Tour (Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden) - April 22, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Living Historical Farms Meetings - April 23-25, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Encyclopedia British Filmstrip & Reception - April 24, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Dinner for the SS Fellowship Crew (MHT Suite) - April 25, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Management Analysis Review Meeting (MHT) - April 25, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Seminar Grant Solicitation (MHT) - April 28, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Musical Programs Meetings, National Conservation Advisory Council - April 30, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Meeting of Society of American Archivists (SI Regents Room) - May 21, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Auction and Benefit for Cooper-Hewitt and Zoo - May 22, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Public Opening, Monkey House - May 24, 1975

Box 2 of 2

A Joseph Henry Evening Talk - S. Dillon Ripley (SDR) & Film - May 28, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Senate of Scientists Cocktails - May 29, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Friends of the Kennedy Center Dinner and Reception - May 30, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Screening of Films Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) Auditorium Anthropological Film - May 1, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Musical Weekend Dinner - May 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Musical Weekend Luncheon - May 3, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Brunch-Woman Geographers 50th Anniversary of Society of Women Geographers - May 4, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Musical Weekend Breakfast - May 4, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Lecture: Artists & Artisans in Ancient Greece - May 6, 1965

Box 2 of 2

Medical Sciences (MHT Audit/Suite) - May 9, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Academic Awards Ceremony - May 15, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Reception United States Department of Commerce - May 16, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Empress Tour & Lunch (HMSG) - May 16, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Archives of American Art Dinner (SI Commons) - May 20, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Dinner Given by Vice President - May 21, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Monkey House Opening for Zoo staff & Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) - May 21, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Dinner for American Airlines & General Foods - June 10, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Entertainment New Regents SDR's Home - June 12, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Retirement Party - George Switzer - June 12, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Sherry Hour (SI Lounge) Office Museum Programs - June 16, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Meeting and Luncheon (MHT Suite) - June 17, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Luncheon (HSMG Boran Room) - June 19, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Festival of American Folk Life, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Luncheon in Honor of Termination of Moon Watch - June 26, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Dedication Jean C. Schmidt Education Building - June 29, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Sherry Hour SI Lounge (Office of Museum Programs) - June 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Bicentennial Opening "We the People" - June 3, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Residents Associate Program (RAP) Faculty Meeting - July 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Renwick Open House - July 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Mr. Ripley's Dinner on Roof - July 4, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Walter H. Jahn Photographs of the Deep Ocean Floor Ribbon Cutting - July 7, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Glass Presentation - July 29, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Board Meeting (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Lunch - July 30, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Luncheon London Charter Flight - July 31, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Reception Open of Raymond Lowey - July 31, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Brunch and Meeting Information Volunteers Association - August 3, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Japanese Tour and Press Coverage Prime Minister and Mrs. Miki - August 4, 1975 (CANCELED)

Box 2 of 2

International Women's Year Reception and Lectures - Aug 4-8, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Luncheon MHT Suite (Office of Equal Opportunity) - August 6, 1975

Box 2 of 2

National Air and Space Museum Advisory Board Meeting and Lunch - August 13, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Reception International Commission of Military History - August 14, 1975

Box 2 of 2

International Conference on Military History - August 14-19, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Ribbon Cutting (MNH) - September 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Dinner Banker's Trust Dinner - September 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Philatelic Dedicatory - September 2, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Wells Fargo Essay Contest - PRESS RELEASE - September 9, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Luncheon Meeting (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) for Board of Foreign Scholarship - September 10, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Meeting and Box Lunch (HMSG) Association Science Technical Centers Accounting Communication - September11, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Retirement Party - Gilbert Wright - September 12, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Staff Preview - American Banking - September 16, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Victorian Society in America's Meeting and Reception - September 17, 1975

Box 2 of 2

Exhibition Opening Photo Show "American Banking" - September 17, 1975

Box 2 of 2

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