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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 06-137

National Museum of American History. Department of Social and Cultural History

Chairman's Records, 1975-1994

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of American History. Department of Social and Cultural History
Title:Chairman's Records
Dates:1975-1994
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 06-137
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the chairmen of the Department of Social and Cultural History and its predecessor, the Department of Social and National History. The records primarily include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Claudia Brush Kidwell, Chairman, 1979-1980; Anne Castrodale Golovin, Co-chair, 1982, Acting Chairman, 1992, and Chairman, 1993-1994; Gary Kulik, Chairman, 1983-1986; Tom D. Crouch, Chairman, 1986-1990; Spencer R. Crew, Chairman, 1990-1992; and Rodris Roth, Acting Chairman, 1994. Materials also include budget summaries; contracts; exhibition and collection records; divisional mission statements; fellowship, committee, symposium, and minority program information; and reports.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the chairmen of the Department of Social and Cultural History and its predecessor, the Department of Social and National History. The records primarily include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Claudia Brush Kidwell, Chairman, 1979-1980; Anne Castrodale Golovin, Co-chair, 1982, Acting Chairman, 1992, and Chairman, 1993-1994; Gary Kulik, Chairman, 1983-1986; Tom D. Crouch, Chairman, 1986-1990; Spencer R. Crew, Chairman, 1990-1992; and Rodris Roth, Acting Chairman, 1994. Materials also include budget summaries; contracts; exhibition and collection records; divisional mission statements; fellowship, committee, symposium, and minority program information; and reports.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-137, National Museum of American History. Department of Social and Cultural History, Chairman's Records

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Container List

Box 1

African American Institutional Studies, 1990

Box 1 of 3

Anacostia Museum, 1990-1991

Box 1 of 3

Humanities Council, 1990-1991

Box 1 of 3

Miscellaneous Organizations, 1990-1991

Box 1 of 3

Minority and EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Activities, 1983-1994

Box 1 of 3

African American Programs, 1988-1991

Box 1 of 3

Hispanic American Programs, 1990-1991

Box 1 of 3

Asian American Programs, 1991

Box 1 of 3

Reparations Bill, 1990

Box 1 of 3

Research Issues, 1976, 1991

Box 1 of 3

Gary Kulik: Chairman's Correspondence, 1981-1984 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Chairman's Correspondence, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Correspondence re: Flying, Air and Space, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Correspondence re: Publishers, Books and Authors, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Correspondence (general), 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: IAA (International Academy of Astronautics) History Symposia, 1987

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Correspondence re: American Historians, 1989-1990

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Correspondence re: Lectures and Travel, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Professional Recommendations, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Requests for Books, 1987

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Vita and Bibliography, circa 1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Strategic Bombing Symposium, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 3

Tom Crouch: Japanese American Symposium, 1988

Box 1 of 3

Spencer R. Crew: Chairman's Correspondence, 1990-1994 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Spencer R. Crew: Resident Associates Commitments, 1991

Box 1 of 3

Spencer R. Crew: Correspondence (general), 1987-1994 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Spencer R. Crew: Correspondence re: Exhibitions, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 3

Spencer R. Crew: Proposals, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 3

Spencer R. Crew: Recommendations, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 3

Anne Golovin: Acting Chair, Requests for Information, 1992-1993

Box 2 of 3

Roy Bryce-Laporte, 1983-1984

Box 2 of 3

Lonnie Bunch, 1988-1989

Box 2 of 3

Richard Bushman, 1985-1986

Box 2 of 3

Jerry Frye, 1985

Box 2 of 3

Gary Kulik, 1985-1986

Box 2 of 3

Fath Davis Ruffins, 1985-1987

Box 2 of 3

Sterling Stuckey, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Fellowships, 1989-1990

Box 2 of 3

Memoranda re: Administrative Issues, 1988-1993

Box 2 of 3

Memoranda re: Divisions, 1984-1990

Box 2 of 3

Memoranda (general), 1987-1993 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Budget (general), 1990-1994

Box 2 of 3

Budget Planning for FY 1988

Box 2 of 3

Budget Planning for FY 1990 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Budget Planning for FY 1991

Box 2 of 3

Budget Planning for FY 1994

Box 2 of 3

Collecting Initiatives for Exhibitions re: 20th Century, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Collections Management Group, 1984-1993

Box 2 of 3

Divisional Missions, 1978-1985

Box 2 of 3

Congressional Correspondence, 1987-1990

Box 2 of 3

Division of Graphic Arts, 1978-1990

Box 2 of 3

Elizabeth Harris, 1985-1992

Box 2 of 3

Helena Wright, 1985-1990

Box 2 of 3

Department Staff Group Photograph, 1994 (Accession 17-317)

Box 2 of 3

The Chapman Report, 1978

Box 2 of 3

Division of Community Life: Memoranda, 1977-1981

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Division of Community Life: Memoranda, 1982-1983

Box 3 of 3

Division of Community Life: Memoranda, 1984

Box 3 of 3

Division of Community Life: Memoranda, 1987-1990

Box 3 of 3

Division of Community Life: Administration, 1980-1990

Box 3 of 3

20th Century Collecting Steering Committee, 1987-1990 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Shelly Foote, 1990

Box 3 of 3

Claudia Kidwell, 1990

Box 3 of 3

Division of Domestic Life, 1979-1987

Box 3 of 3

Division of Domestic Life: Collections, 1980-1985

Box 3 of 3

Anne Golovin, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Rodris Roth, 1978-1989

Box 3 of 3

Barbara Clark Smith, 1990-1993

Box 3 of 3

William Yeingst, 1990-1992

Box 3 of 3

Richard Ahlborn, 1984-1994

Box 3 of 3

Charles McGovern, 1991-1993

Box 3 of 3

Marvette Perez, 1993

Box 3 of 3

Bernice Reagon, 1988-1993

Box 3 of 3

David Shayt, 1989-1992

Box 3 of 3

Carl Scheele, 1985-1987

Box 3 of 3

Tom Tully, 1980-1983

Box 3 of 3

Division of Costume, 1983-1992

Box 3 of 3

Proposal for Sports and Recreation Collections, 1979-1987

Box 3 of 3

RKO Negotiations, 1983

Box 3 of 3

Exhibition Planning, 1975-1989

Box 3 of 3

Simpson Collection, 1983-1988 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

NMAH (National Museum of American History) Security Issues, 1980-1992

Box 3 of 3

Inventory Project, 1980

Box 3 of 3

Arab-American Collection, 1988

Box 3 of 3

Chase Collection, 1985-1987

Box 3 of 3

Collecting Policy, 1979-1985

Box 3 of 3

East European Costume, 1986

Box 3 of 3

Collecting (general), 1979-1990

Box 3 of 3

American Hand Tool Collection, 1977-1986

Box 3 of 3

Judaica Collection, 1983-1986

Box 3 of 3

Dr. Alixa Naff: Arab-American Collection, 1982-1984

Box 3 of 3

Popular Entertainment, 1980-1985

Box 3 of 3

Seminar on Puppetry, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Renchard/Stapleton Foundation, 1984-1988

Box 3 of 3

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