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Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 05-130

American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee

Administrative Records, 1989-2004

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee
Title:Administrative Records
Dates:1989-2004
Quantity:5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 05-130
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the administrative records of the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums. The Registrars Committee mission is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among registrars and other museum professionals; increase professionalism through training, education, and promotion of high standards; and coordinate the exchange of new ideas. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes documenting activities of the Chairs, Secretaries, Awards Task Force, and Operations Manual Coordinator; operation manuals, bylaws, reports, newsletters, brochures, and other publications; various information pertaining to membership, database development, regional committees, and awards; meeting minutes; survey questionnaires; membership lists; photographs of members at special events; and budget summaries.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the administrative records of the Registrars Committee (RC) of the American Association of Museums (AAM). The Registrars Committee mission is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among registrars and other museum professionals; increase professionalism through training, education, and promotion of high standards; and coordinate the exchange of new ideas.

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes documenting activities of the Chairs, Secretaries, Awards Task Force, and Operations Manual Coordinator; operation manuals, bylaws, reports, newsletters, brochures, and other publications; various information pertaining to membership, database development, regional committees, and awards; meeting minutes; survey questionnaires; membership lists; photographs of members at special events; and budget summaries.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-130, American Association of Museums, Registrars Committee, Administrative Records

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Container List

Box 1

Chairperson Records (Janice B. Klein, Kristi L. Alexander, and Rebecca A. Buck)

Operations Manual (4th edition), 1990

Box 1 of 5

Operations Manual Edits and Related Correspondence, 1991-1993

Box 1 of 5

Operations Manual: Manual Revisions, 1992-1995

Box 1 of 5

Registrars Committee Operations Manual [annotated], 1993

Box 1 of 5

AAM/SPC Handbook, 1998-1999

Box 1 of 5

Registrars Committee Operations Manual, 2000

Box 1 of 5

AAM/SPC Chairperson Handbook, 2000

Box 1 of 5

Membership Directory, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Membership List, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Membership List, 1997-2000

Box 1 of 5

Correspondence with Chairpersons, 1991-1993

Box 1 of 5

Letter to Margaret A. Willard, 1994

Box 1 of 5

Letter: Andrew Dudley to Janice B. Klein, 1996

Box 1 of 5

Postcards to Janice B. Klein, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Correspondence: Lisa Rebori, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Letter to Michele Assaf, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Letters of Recommendation, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Correspondence, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Correspondence: Kristi Alexander, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Correspondence: Janice B. Klein, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Registrars Committee Newsletters, 1990-1994

Box 1 of 5

Registrar, 1991-1993

Box 1 of 5

Newsletter of the Australian Registrars Committee, 1995-1998

Box 1 of 5

Oklahoma Registrars' Association, 1997

Box 1 of 5

UK Registrars Group: Newsletter, 1995-1998 (4 folders)

Box 1 of 5

UK Registrars Group: Membership List, 1996-1997 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 5

UK Registrars Group: Meeting Minutes, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Lower Hudson Conference Newsletter, 2000

Box 1 of 5

Bylaws Position, 1991-1994

Box 1 of 5

Budget, 1995-1998

Box 1 of 5

RC/AAM Board Information, 1997-1998

Box 1 of 5

Financial, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Regional Reports, 1998

Box 1 of 5

Condition Report, 2001-2002

Box 1 of 5

Reimbursements, 1998-1999

Box 1 of 5

RC/AAM Treasury, 1999

Box 1 of 5

Curators Committee, 1999

Box 1 of 5

Cleveland Annual Meeting, 1999

Box 1 of 5

Interview with Irma Wilkinson and Maryell Semal, 1994

Box 1 of 5

RC/AAM Annual Report, 2001

Box 1 of 5

Collection Care Training Kit, 1996

Box 1 of 5

Role of the Registrars, 1996-1998

Box 1 of 5

Development Database, 1996-1999

Box 1 of 5

Publications, 1996-1999

Box 1 of 5

Exploitation Without Abuse, 1997

Box 1 of 5

Information for RC Members, 1998-1999

Box 1 of 5

MAAM Meeting Photographs, 1999

Box 1 of 5

RC/AAM Fliers

Box 1 of 5

The Anatomy of an Appraisal, 1996

Box 1 of 5

"A Few Thoughts on Job Changing" by Henry B. Crawford

Box 1 of 5

Registrars: More than One Species?

Box 1 of 5

Nomenclature

Box 1 of 5

Box 2

Membership Directories, 1994-2003

Box 2 of 5

Museum Registration Methods (MRM): 4th Revision, 1995-1997 (33 folders)

Box 2 of 5

Box 3

Museum Registration Methods (MRM): 4th Revision, 1995-1997 (6 folders)

Box 3 of 5

The New Museum Registration Methods, 1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Condition Report, 2003

Box 3 of 5

Operations Manual 1991 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Secretary (Susan Lockhart and Nicola Ladkin)

RC Membership Project, 1992

Box 3 of 5

Membership Lists and Ballots, 1993-1994

Box 3 of 5

Membership Lists for Review, 1993-1994

Box 3 of 5

Membership Card Sample, 1994

Box 3 of 5

Membership Lists and Ballots, 1995-1996

Box 3 of 5

Membership Questions, 1996-1997

Box 3 of 5

Membership Report, 1997

Box 3 of 5

Membership Renewal Letter, 1997

Box 3 of 5

Membership Form, 1998

Box 3 of 5

Membership Lists, 1998-2000 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Awards, 1998

Box 3 of 5

Award Recipients, 1998-1999

Box 3 of 5

Award Application Master Copies, 2000

Box 3 of 5

Operations Manual Revisions, 1996-1999

Box 3 of 5

Annual Reports (Jacobson), 1996

Box 3 of 5

Annual Report, 1996-1997

Box 3 of 5

Annual Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-1997

Box 3 of 5

Mid-Winter meeting, 1997-1998

Box 3 of 5

Annual Meeting Activities (Atlanta), 1997

Box 3 of 5

Annual Meeting: Los Angeles, California, 1997-1998

Box 3 of 5

Annual Business Meeting Minutes, 1998-1999

Box 3 of 5

Packet Originals from Annual Meeting (Los Angeles), 1998

Box 3 of 5

Annual Business Meeting: Cleveland, Ohio, 1999

Box 3 of 5

RC Materials for Cleveland, 1999

Box 3 of 5

Annual Report, 2000

Box 3 of 5

Annual Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland, 2000

Box 3 of 5

Susan Lockhart: Label Requests, 1993-1996

Box 3 of 5

PACIN Task Force, 1994

Box 3 of 5

Lockhart Correspondence with Martha Fulton, 1993

Box 3 of 5

Lockhart Directory Memos, 1995

Box 3 of 5

Chairperson, 1995

Box 3 of 5

International Liaison, 1995

Box 3 of 5

Vice-Chair, 1995-1996

Box 3 of 5

Membership Coordinator, 1993-1995

Box 3 of 5

Position Description for Secretary

Box 3 of 5

Brochure and Letterhead, 1994

Box 3 of 5

Letterhead Orders, 1992

Box 3 of 5

Stationary Orders, 1995-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 5

RC Brochures (old gray), 1997

Box 3 of 5

Incoming Correspondence, 1991-1993 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 5

Box 4

Outgoing Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 4 of 5

Correspondence: Janice B. Klein, 1996-1998

Box 4 of 5

Correspondence: Kristi Alexander, 1997-1998

Box 4 of 5

Regional Chair Survey, 1989

Box 4 of 5

Long-range planning, 1990-1995

Box 4 of 5

Invoices, 1992-1993

Box 4 of 5

Data Entry Information, 1992-1993

Box 4 of 5

Bylaws Amendment, 1994-2000

Box 4 of 5

Budget (Jacobson), 1996

Box 4 of 5

Computer Files, 1996

Box 4 of 5

RC Pins, 1996-1998

Box 4 of 5

Invitations, 1997

Box 4 of 5

Mailing Label Orders, 1997-2000

Box 4 of 5

20th Anniversary party, 1997

Box 4 of 5

Term Election and Ballets, 1998

Box 4 of 5

RC/AAM Membership Requirements: Correspondence, 1997-1999

Box 4 of 5

Registrars Code of Ethics

Box 4 of 5

History of the Registrars Committee: 25 years, 2002

Box 4 of 5

Awards Task Force (Pat Whitesides, Margaret Willard, Ann E. Erbacher, and Diane Hart-Agee)

Pat Whitesides: Dudley Wilkerson Certificate, 1990

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Correspondence, 1990-1991

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Crozier Award, 1990-1991

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Kay Paris Award, 1990-1991

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Correspondence/Annual Report, 1991-1992

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Dudley Wilkensen Award, 1991-1992

Box 4 of 5

Maggy Willard: Kay Paris Ward, 1991-1992

Box 4 of 5

Ann E. Erbacher: General, 1992-1994

Box 4 of 5

Ann E. Erbacher: Dudley Wilkensen Award, 1993-1994

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence, 1994-1995

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award, 1994-1995

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1994-1995

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1994-1995

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award and Other Applications, 1995-1996

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award Selection, 1995-1996

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1995-1996

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1995-1996

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence and Reports, 1996-1997

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Winners, 1996-1997

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier and Other Applications, 1996-1997

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1996-1997

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1996-1997

Box 4 of 5

Diane Hart-Agee: Young Professional Award, 1996-1997 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 5

Box 5

Awards Task Force (Holly Young)

Holly Young: Correspondence, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: International Award, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Correspondence, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: International Award, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1999-2000

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Correspondence, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Dudley Wilkinson Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: International Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2000-2001

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2001-2002

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2001-2002

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2001-2002

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2001-2002

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2002-2003

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: International Award, 2003

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2002-2003

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2003

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2002-2003

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Administrative, 2003-2004

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2003-2004

Box 5 of 5

Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2004

Box 5 of 5

Operations Manual Coordinator (Laura Andrew)

Registrars Committee Operations Manual, 2000

Box 5 of 5

Laura Andrew: Correspondence/Notes, 2000-2002

Box 5 of 5