Reference Request
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
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Index Terms
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Name
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-130, American Association of Museums, Registrars Committee, Administrative Records
Container List
Box 1
Chairperson Records (Janice B. Klein, Kristi L. Alexander, and Rebecca A. Buck)
Operations Manual (4th edition), 1990
Operations Manual Edits and Related Correspondence, 1991-1993
Operations Manual: Manual Revisions, 1992-1995
Registrars Committee Operations Manual [annotated], 1993
AAM/SPC Handbook, 1998-1999
Registrars Committee Operations Manual, 2000
AAM/SPC Chairperson Handbook, 2000
Membership Directory, 1998
Membership List, 1998
Membership List, 1997-2000
Correspondence with Chairpersons, 1991-1993
Letter to Margaret A. Willard, 1994
Letter: Andrew Dudley to Janice B. Klein, 1996
Postcards to Janice B. Klein, 1997
Correspondence: Lisa Rebori, 1997
Letter to Michele Assaf, 1997
Letters of Recommendation, 1997
Correspondence, 1998
Correspondence: Kristi Alexander, 1998
Correspondence: Janice B. Klein, 1998
Registrars Committee Newsletters, 1990-1994
Registrar, 1991-1993
Newsletter of the Australian Registrars Committee, 1995-1998
Oklahoma Registrars' Association, 1997
UK Registrars Group: Newsletter, 1995-1998 (4 folders)
UK Registrars Group: Membership List, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
UK Registrars Group: Meeting Minutes, 1997
Lower Hudson Conference Newsletter, 2000
Bylaws Position, 1991-1994
Budget, 1995-1998
RC/AAM Board Information, 1997-1998
Financial, 1998
Regional Reports, 1998
Condition Report, 2001-2002
Reimbursements, 1998-1999
RC/AAM Treasury, 1999
Curators Committee, 1999
Cleveland Annual Meeting, 1999
Interview with Irma Wilkinson and Maryell Semal, 1994
RC/AAM Annual Report, 2001
Collection Care Training Kit, 1996
Role of the Registrars, 1996-1998
Development Database, 1996-1999
Publications, 1996-1999
Exploitation Without Abuse, 1997
Information for RC Members, 1998-1999
MAAM Meeting Photographs, 1999
RC/AAM Fliers
The Anatomy of an Appraisal, 1996
"A Few Thoughts on Job Changing" by Henry B. Crawford
Registrars: More than One Species?
Nomenclature
Box 2
Membership Directories, 1994-2003
Museum Registration Methods (MRM): 4th Revision, 1995-1997 (33 folders)
Box 3
Museum Registration Methods (MRM): 4th Revision, 1995-1997 (6 folders)
The New Museum Registration Methods, 1998 (2 folders)
Condition Report, 2003
Operations Manual 1991 (2 folders)
Secretary (Susan Lockhart and Nicola Ladkin)
RC Membership Project, 1992
Membership Lists and Ballots, 1993-1994
Membership Lists for Review, 1993-1994
Membership Card Sample, 1994
Membership Lists and Ballots, 1995-1996
Membership Questions, 1996-1997
Membership Report, 1997
Membership Renewal Letter, 1997
Membership Form, 1998
Membership Lists, 1998-2000 (3 folders)
Awards, 1998
Award Recipients, 1998-1999
Award Application Master Copies, 2000
Operations Manual Revisions, 1996-1999
Annual Reports (Jacobson), 1996
Annual Report, 1996-1997
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, Georgia, 1996-1997
Mid-Winter meeting, 1997-1998
Annual Meeting Activities (Atlanta), 1997
Annual Meeting: Los Angeles, California, 1997-1998
Annual Business Meeting Minutes, 1998-1999
Packet Originals from Annual Meeting (Los Angeles), 1998
Annual Business Meeting: Cleveland, Ohio, 1999
RC Materials for Cleveland, 1999
Annual Report, 2000
Annual Meeting: Baltimore, Maryland, 2000
Susan Lockhart: Label Requests, 1993-1996
PACIN Task Force, 1994
Lockhart Correspondence with Martha Fulton, 1993
Lockhart Directory Memos, 1995
Chairperson, 1995
International Liaison, 1995
Vice-Chair, 1995-1996
Membership Coordinator, 1993-1995
Position Description for Secretary
Brochure and Letterhead, 1994
Letterhead Orders, 1992
Stationary Orders, 1995-1998 (2 folders)
RC Brochures (old gray), 1997
Incoming Correspondence, 1991-1993 (3 folders)
Box 4
Outgoing Correspondence, 1992-1993
Correspondence: Janice B. Klein, 1996-1998
Correspondence: Kristi Alexander, 1997-1998
Regional Chair Survey, 1989
Long-range planning, 1990-1995
Invoices, 1992-1993
Data Entry Information, 1992-1993
Bylaws Amendment, 1994-2000
Budget (Jacobson), 1996
Computer Files, 1996
RC Pins, 1996-1998
Invitations, 1997
Mailing Label Orders, 1997-2000
20th Anniversary party, 1997
Term Election and Ballets, 1998
RC/AAM Membership Requirements: Correspondence, 1997-1999
Registrars Code of Ethics
History of the Registrars Committee: 25 years, 2002
Awards Task Force (Pat Whitesides, Margaret Willard, Ann E. Erbacher, and Diane Hart-Agee)
Pat Whitesides: Dudley Wilkerson Certificate, 1990
Maggy Willard: Correspondence, 1990-1991
Maggy Willard: Crozier Award, 1990-1991
Maggy Willard: Kay Paris Award, 1990-1991
Maggy Willard: Correspondence/Annual Report, 1991-1992
Maggy Willard: Dudley Wilkensen Award, 1991-1992
Maggy Willard: Kay Paris Ward, 1991-1992
Ann E. Erbacher: General, 1992-1994
Ann E. Erbacher: Dudley Wilkensen Award, 1993-1994
Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence, 1994-1995
Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award, 1994-1995
Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1994-1995
Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1994-1995
Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence, 1995-1996
Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award and Other Applications, 1995-1996
Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Award Selection, 1995-1996
Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1995-1996
Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1995-1996
Diane Hart-Agee: Correspondence and Reports, 1996-1997
Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier Winners, 1996-1997
Diane Hart-Agee: Crozier and Other Applications, 1996-1997
Diane Hart-Agee: International Award, 1996-1997
Diane Hart-Agee: Kay Paris Award, 1996-1997
Diane Hart-Agee: Young Professional Award, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Box 5
Awards Task Force (Holly Young)
Holly Young: Correspondence, 1997-1998
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1997-1998
Holly Young: International Award, 1997-1998
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1997-1998
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1997-1998
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1997-1998
Holly Young: Correspondence, 1998-1999
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1998-1999
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1998-1999
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1998-1999
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1998-1999
Holly Young: Correspondence, 1999-2000
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 1999-2000
Holly Young: International Award, 1999-2000
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 1999-2000
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 1999-2000
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 1999-2000
Holly Young: Correspondence, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Dudley Wilkinson Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: International Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2000-2001
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2001-2002
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2001-2002
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2001-2002
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2001-2002
Holly Young: Crozier Award, 2002-2003
Holly Young: International Award, 2003
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2002-2003
Holly Young: Margaret Willard Award, 2003
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2002-2003
Holly Young: Administrative, 2003-2004
Holly Young: Kay Paris Award, 2003-2004
Holly Young: Young Professionals Award, 2004
Operations Manual Coordinator (Laura Andrew)
Registrars Committee Operations Manual, 2000
Laura Andrew: Correspondence/Notes, 2000-2002
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