Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-030
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces
Exhibition Records, 1987-2007
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces |
| Title: | Exhibition Records |
| Dates: | 1987-2007 |
| Quantity: | 22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (4 oversize folders) |
| Collection: | Accession 08-030 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Digital File List: | |
| Summary: | This accession consists of materials related to the development, research, and production of exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), both at the Mall museum site and at the George Gustav Heye Center in New York, New York. Exhibitions covered include "The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama;" "Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian" (working title: "Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles"); "Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image" (working title: "Photo Masterworks"); "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions;" "Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks;" "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture;" "Stories of the People" (also know as A&I Exhibit); "Reservation X: The Power of Place;" "Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World;" "Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories;" and "Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities." Also covered are workshops conducted related to the exhibition, "Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian;" reports and presentations of exhibitions given to the Senior Management Group of NMAI; and materials related to the Exhibition Master Plan. Staff represented in the collection are James Volkert, Deputy Assistant Director for Exhibitions; Cécile R. Ganteaume, Associate Curator; Harvey Markowitz, Field Specialist; Karen Fort, Deputy Assistant Director for Exhibitions and Public Spaces; Gerald McMaster, Director's Special Assistant for Mall Exhibitions; Clara Sue Kidwell, Assistant Director for Cultural Resources; and Andrea R. Hanley, Project Manager. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; research files; exhibition scripts; design development materials; reports; presentations; transcripts; grant proposals; schedules; letters of agreement; color photographs, negatives, and transparencies; black-and-white negatives and photographs; architectural drawings; exhibition drawings; floor plans; audiocassettes; a VHS tape; clippings; pamphlets; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of materials related to the development, research, and production of exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), both at the Mall museum site and at the George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC) in New York, New York. Exhibitions covered include The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama; Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian (working title: Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles); Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image (working title: Photo Masterworks); To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions; Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks; All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture; Stories of the People (also know as A&I Exhibit); Reservation X: The Power of Place; Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World; Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories; and Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities. Also covered are workshops conducted related to the exhibition, Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian; reports and presentations of exhibitions given to the Senior Management Group of NMAI; and materials related to the Exhibition Master Plan (EMP). Staff represented in the collection are James Volkert, Deputy Assistant Director for Exhibitions; Cécile R. Ganteaume, Associate Curator; Harvey Markowitz, Field Specialist; Karen Fort, Deputy Assistant Director for Exhibitions and Public Spaces; Gerald McMaster, Director's Special Assistant for Mall Exhibitions; Clara Sue Kidwell, Assistant Director for Cultural Resources; and Andrea R. Hanley, Project Manager. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; research files; exhibition scripts; design development materials; reports; presentations; transcripts; grant proposals; schedules; letters of agreement; color photographs, negatives, and transparencies; black-and-white negatives and photographs; architectural drawings; exhibition drawings; floor plans; audiocassettes; a VHS tape; clippings; pamphlets; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2023; Transferring office; 12/20/2007 memorandum, Toda to Pahn; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer - The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks (Exhibition) (1996: Washington, D.C.)
- All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture (Exhibition) (1994-2000: New York, N.Y.)
- Fort, Karen
- Ganteaume, Cécile R.
- Hanley, Andrea R., 1965-
- Kidwell, Clara Sue
- Markowitz, Harvey
- McMaster, Gerald, 1953-
- National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.). George Gustav Heye Center
- Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities (Exhibition) (2004- : Washington, D.C.)
- Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories (Exhibition) (2004- : Washington, D.C.)
- Our Universes: Traditional Knowledge Shapes Our World (Exhibition) (2004- : Washington, D.C.)
- Reservation X: The Power of Place (Exhibition) (2000: New York, N.Y.)
- Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image (Exhibition) (2001-2002: New York, N.Y.)
- Stories of the People (Exhibition) (1996-1998: Washington, D.C.)
- The Art of Being Kuna: Layers of Meaning Among the Kuna of Panama (Exhibition) (1998-1999: New York, N.Y.)
- To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions (Exhibition) (1997-1998: New York, N.Y.)
- Volkert, James
- Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth-Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian (Exhibition) (1996-1997: New York, N.Y.)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-030, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces, Exhibition Records
Container List
Box 1
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - No. 5 Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1997
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Palo Duro/N.A. Church - Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma (KTA), 1978
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Rainy Mountain (KTA), 1978, 1980-2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Sun Dance, etc. (KTA), 1977
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Fort Sill/Assimilation (KTA), 1978
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Ohoma (KTA), 1977
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Gourd Dance (KTA), 1977-1980
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Lone Wolf vs. Hitchcock (KTA), 1978
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Fieldwork, 2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Miscellaneous, 1896, 1967-1973, 2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Black Legs (KTA), 1977
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Resources, 1996-2001 (4 folders)
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Resources - Drawings
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Schematic Presentation, 2000
Our Peoples - Selectors, Consultants, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Workshop, 1999
Our Peoples - Tsimshian, 1959
Our Peoples - Tlingit, 2000
Our Peoples - Tahltans/Academic Scholar, 2000
Our Peoples - Tahltan - Bibliographies, 1975, 2000
Our Peoples - Tahltan - Contacts, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Tahltan - Resources, 1911, 1957-1996 (4 folders)
Our Peoples - Tahltan - Events, 2001
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Academic Expert, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Bibliographies, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Introduction (Danny Lopez), 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Events, 2001
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Creation, 1912-1953, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Rain Ceremony, 1995
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Gambling, 1939-1985
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Kino/San Xavier del Bac, 1949-2001
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Apache Raid, 1929-1946
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Salt Walk Outlawed, 1946
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Pilgrimage to Magdelena, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Constitution, 1936-1981
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham Events - Health Issues/Desert Walk, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Fieldwork, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Letter of Intent, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Maps, 1943
Box 2
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Resources and Miscellaneous, 2000 (4 folders)
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Resources (Missouri)
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Resources - Photographs, et. al., 1992
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Resources - Photographs, drawings
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Resources: Arizona State Museum Archives, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Workshop, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Cultural Expert and Contacts, 2000
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham - Selectors and Consultants, 2000-2001
Miscellaneous, 1989-2000
Our Peoples - Conclusion
Our Peoples - Cultural Experts, 2000
Our Peoples - Fieldwork, 1999
Our Peoples - The Fort Sill Museum, 2000
Our Peoples - General, 1999
Our Peoples - Introduction (Lee Ann Howe), 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Issues, 2000
Our Peoples - Design and Prototype, 2001 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Moorings: Program Springs, 2001
Our Peoples - Moorings: Rio Tocontino
Our Peoples - Moorings: Pumpkin Vine Creek, 2000
Our Peoples - Moorings: Yellowstone River, 2000
Our Peoples - Nisga'a - Contacts, 2000
Our Peoples - Oklahoma Historical Society
Our Peoples - Progress Reports, 1999
Our Peoples - Project Merger, 2000
Our Peoples - Schedules, 2000
Our Peoples - South America
Our Peoples - Staff Presentation, 2000
Our Lives - Design Development, 1999
Our Lives - Walkthrough, 2000
Our Peoples - Miscellaneous, 1999
Notes - Harvey Markowitz
Our Peoples - Photo IDs, 2001
Staples and Charles Correspondence, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Script, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - In House Memos, 2000 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Schedule, 2001 (3 folders)
Our Peoples - Memos, 1999-2000 (Folders 1-3 of 10)
Box 3
Our Peoples - Memos, 1999-2000 (Folders 4-10 of 10)
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Events, Chiricahua Scouts, 1935-1993
Our Peoples - Resources, 1993-1994, 2000 (3 folders)
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache - Workshop, 2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache - Selectors, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Resources: Photographs
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Fieldwork, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Event: Historical Trip, 1982
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Bibliographies, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apaches - Cultural Expert, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua, Events - 2000 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - Transfer to Ft. Sill (Also - Pickens, Maron. Carlisle, Mt. Vernon), 1912-2000 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Event - Wendell Chino, 1998
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - (7) Geronimo and Naiche negotiate . . ., 2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - (4) Tres Castillos (1880) (include Victorio), 2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - (3) Arizonians execute Mangas, Colorado, 1998-2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - (2) Cut Tent Affair, 1998
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - (1) White Painted Woman . . ., 2000
Our Peoples - Chiricahua Apache Events - Research, 1996
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Bibliographies, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Cultural expert, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Correspondence, 2001
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - Accounts
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (1) Creation, 1911
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (2) Beaver Bundle, 2001
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (3) Scarface, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - Iniskim
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (5) Blackfeet Obtain Horses
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (6) Lame Bull, Treaty, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (7) Marias Massacre, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (8) IRA, 2000-2001
Box 4
Our Peoples - Blackfeet Events - (9) North American Indian Days, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Letter of Intent, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Progress Report, 2001
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Presentation, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Resources, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Selectors and Contacts, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Workshop, 2000
Our Peoples - Blackfeet - Research, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Cherokees - Bibliography, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - (1) Creation, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - (2) Spear Finger, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - (3) Sequoyah develops a syllabary, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - New Echota, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - (8) Dance, Revised by Walke, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - Ki-tu'-wa, 1997-2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees Events - Casino, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees - Progress Report, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees - Selectors and Consultants, 2000
Our Peoples - Cherokees - Workshop, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (9) Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock, 2000-2007
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (7) War Once Received (Ohona), 1929
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (10) Gourd Dance Revival, 1996
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (12) Black Legs Revival, 1997
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (8) Rainy Mountain,
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - Palo Duro Canyon (including Peyote),
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Academic Scholar, 1999
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Bibliographies, 2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas - Cultural Expert, 2000
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (1) Emergence, 1976-1986
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (2) Half Boy, 1967
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (3) Migration into the Black Hills (including Sun Dance), 1979
Our Peoples - Kiowas Events - (4) Cut Throat Gap, 1937-2000
Gloria F. Ross Collection, 1994
Navajo Weaving Workshop, 1995
The Art of Being Kuna - Correspondence from OPP, 1997
The Art of Being Kuna - Memoranda, emails, notes, etc., 1996-1998
The Art of Being Kuna - Exhibition Proposal, 1996
The Art of Being Kuna - NMAI/GGHC Project cost and site, 1998
The Art of Being Kuna - Photos of Exhibits, 1996
Oneida Project, 2003
Opening of NMAI (Day One), 2003
Native Universe Essay "Contemporary Art," 2002
Exhibitions Miscellaneous, 2004
Memorial Wall: Indian Languages, 2004
Sitting Bull Drum, 2004
Tapirape Mask Issue, 2003
Managing Controversy, 2002-2004
Edward Hlavka Sculpture images
Biennale di Venezia (June 12-14, 2003), 2003-2004
Edward Poitras Commission, 2004
Cultural Awards, 2004
Box 5
Oneida Commission for NMAI, 2003-2004
John Herrington Objects for Mall, 2004
Canadian Commission - Susan A. Point, 2004
Standard exhibit map, 2003-2004
Our Lives Chapter, 2001-2003
"Addressing Controversial Issues," 2004
Lecture: Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies; June 28, 2004
Planet Indigenous, 2004
NMAI signature film, 2003
Indian Health Service Lecture; July 16, 2004
GGHC exhibition ideas, 2001-2003 (2 folders) [Contains Digital Records]
Apache Exhibit, 2003
Blackfeet Exhibit, 2003
Landmark Objects, 2002-2003
Canadian Embassy, 2003
Request to Participate, 2003
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Vetting Meeting; October 20, 1997
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Vetting Meeting; October 21, 1997
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Meeting; October 22, 1997
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Vetting Meeting; October 28, 1997
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Vetting Meeting; October 29, 1997
Indigenous Groups of Mexico, 2004
Our Universes - Howard Revis Design, 1998
The Native Universe - Final report - Vol. 1, 1997
The Native Universe - Final report - Vol. 2, 1997
Box 6
Multi-Media Masterplan, 2000 (2 folders)
Exhibition Master Plan, 1995
NMAI mall museum project, 2003
Cultural Resources Center (CRC) meeting minutes, 1993
Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts exhibition project, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles [Contains Digital Records]
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Materials - Workshop Woven from Life, 1995
Woven from Life: Navajo - Fed Express Problem, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers: Nineteenth-Century Navajo Textiles - Comment Book and Miscellaneous Photos
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Script, Related Information - Workshop Woven from Life, 1995-1996
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Contracts from DAM/NMAI (includes script), 1993-1998
Navajo textile workshop - Tape transcript, 1995
Navajo weaving display - NMAI - Tsaile, Arizona - Tape transcript, 1995 (2 folders)
GGHC Weaving Exhibits, 1996
Photography/Video/Audio - Woven From Life, 1995-1996
Vista Group, Visitor Information Systems,
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Charter Letter, 1995
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Special Exhibition Fund Grant, 1995-1997
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Curatorial Statement 1995
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Correspondence, 1995-1997 (2 folders)
Woven by the Grandmothers - Exhibition catalogue, 1991
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles - Miscellaneous materials, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers - Exhibition Loan Agreement, 1997
Box 7
Woven by the Grandmothers - National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Registration/Conservation, 1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Publicity, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers - Public Relations/Press/Website, 1996-1998
Woven by the Grandmothers - Time Life photo reproductions, 1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Shipping/Crating (Box Art, Artex), 1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Navajo Team, 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Training, 1995-1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Fundraising, 1996-1998
Woven From Life: Navajo Textiles - NCO, Fundraising, Memos, etc., 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - NCO, 1996 [Contains Digital Records]
Woven by the Grandmothers - Budget, 1996-1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Preliminary Budget, 1995-1996 (2 folders)
Woven by the Grandmothers - Workshop budget, 1996
Pathways of Traditions - Photo Panels, 1992
Spirit Capture - Script, 2001 [Contains Digital Records]
Spirit Capture - Photo Research, 2000 (2 folders)
Spirit Capture - Exhibition design, 2000
Spirit Capture - Exhibition meetings, 1997
Spirit Capture - Book Treatment Meetings, 1997
Spirit Capture - Title, 1997
Spirit Capture - Kodak Presentation Atlanta, Georgia, 1998
Spirit Capture - Fundraising, 1997-1998
Spirit Capture - Fundraising - Warhol Foundation, 1998
NMAI - GGHC - Auditorium, 1994-1995
NMAI - GGHC - Budget/Finance, 1994-1999
NMAI - GGHC - Correspondence, 1998-1999
NMAI - GGHC - Documentation Group, 1994-1996
NMAI - GGHC - Expressive Cultures, 1995-1997
NMAI - GGHC - Education, 1994-1997
NMAI - GGHC - Exhibitions, 1995-1997
Box 8
Photography Gallery Proposals Prior Actions for Review, 1996-1997
GGHC exhibition selection committee, 1997
Film and Video Center of NMAI, 1996-1998 (2 folders)
NMAI - GGHC - Film and Video - Harriet Skye, 1995-1996
Gala/New York, 1998
NMAI - GGHC - General Services Administration (GSA), 1995-1998
NMAI - GGHC - Haworth Correspondence, 1995-1998
CH - GGHC - Photo Archives/Studio, 1994-1995
NMAI - GGHC - Public Programs, 1995-1997
NMAI - GGHC - Resource Center, 1994-1996
NMAI - GGHC - Special Events, 1996
Spirit Capture - Exhibition records, 1999-2000
Spirit Capture - Budget, 1997
Spirit Capture - Proposal, 1997
Spirit Capture - Educational Programming, 1997-1999
Spirit Capture - Other Related Exhibits, 1996-1999
Spirit Capture - Native Photography/Image(s) - General Readings, 1983, 1993-1994, 1997-1998
Spirit Capture - Pictorialists, 1981-1993
Spirit Capture - Bibliography/Resources, 1996-1998
Spirit Capture - Plains Indian Drawings, 1865-1935 (Berlo et al) Ledger Art, 1997
Spirit Capture - Native Photographers, 1994
Spirit Capture - Community Outreach, 1990-2000
Spirit Capture - Native American Film/Video Artists, 1992-1997
Spirit Capture - Timelines
Spirit Capture - Master Photographs - Script, 1997
Spirit Capture - Wounded Knee II, 1998
Spirit Capture - Master Photographs - Exhibit Concept, 1997
Spirit Capture - Narrative, 1998-1999
Spirit Capture - Descriptions and publicity, 1998
Spirit Capture - Final Descriptions with Images, 1997
Spirit Capture - Master Photos - Correspondence, 1997-2000
Spirit Capture - Mary Jane Lenz, 1997-1999
Spirit Capture - Budget, 1997-1999
Spirit Capture - Schedule, 1999-2000
Spirit Capture - Concept Diagrams/Outlines, 1997-1999
Spirit Capture - Objects, 1997-1998
Spirit Capture - Object Lists, 1998
Spirit Capture - Rick Hill Writings on Photography/Contemporary Art, 1998
Spirit Capture - Hollywood/Pop Culture Indians, 1998
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Current, 1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Exhibition Project Team
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Michigan State University Correspondence, 1992-1998
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Meeting, 1997-1998
Box 9
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Letter of Agreement
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Quilt Documentation, 1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Smithsonian Exhibition Fund (SEF) Award/Budget Information, 1995-1998
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - NMAI Base Budget FY 1996, 1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - SI Women's Committee Grant Budget, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Budget correspondence, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Exhibition correspondence, 1995-1997
Interoffice Correspondence, 1996
Exhibition Master Planning (EMP) - Communications Technology, 1996
EMP Phase III - Theme Development, 1996
EMP - Vetting Meeting, 1997
Architectural Meeting Notes, 1995
Correspondence - GBQC, 1995
Correspondence - Hilferty, 1994-1995
Working Sessions - Architecture, 1996
Coordination with Architecture Conceptual Design, 1995
Coordination with Architecture Schematic Design, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
EMP Workshop Meeting, 1996
Exhibition reviews, 1985-1988
EMP Specialty Meetings - General, 1997
Orlando Tech Meeting Info, 1997
Miscellaneous, 1996-1997
Our Universes - Fabrication and Installation, 2002
Images of Native Americans: Interview Transcripts, 1998
Loan Agreements, 1992
Cultural Agenda, 1993-1995
Exhibitions Policy
Interpretive Museum Theatre, 1997
Exhibitions budget, FY 1996
Exhibitions Budget Proposal, 1996-2000
Exhibitions Budget, FY 1995
Exhibitions Budget, FY 1994 (2 folders)
Exhibitions Budget, FY 1993
Jim Volkert Chronologic File, 1994
Box 10
Washington Post - "The Indian Museum's Design Team" - June 20, 1992
Our Peoples Info. For Senior Management Group (SMG), 2000 (2 folders)
Our Universes Information For SMG, 2000
Our Universes - Oglala Lakota Philosophy, 2000-2001
Mall Exhibition Master Plan, 1994-1995
Campaign Office, 1995
Reading Lists for Mall Master Planning Team, 1994-1995
Contemporary Artist Lists, 1994-1995
Staff Interviews, 1995
Planning Coordination Group (PCG) - Correspondence, 1995
PCG - Memoranda and meeting notes, 1995
SMG Correspondence, 1995
Phase I Interim Report: Orientation and Research - 2nd Draft, 1995
Phase II Report Preparation and Potomac - Final, 1995
Circle of Advisors - Contacts, 1995
Circle of Advisors - Correspondence, 1995-1996
EMP - Circle of Advisors, 1995
EMP Final Draft, 1997
Public Relations, 1996
Ramona Sakiestewa - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
Dave Warren - Reports/Deliverables, 1997
Gerald McMaster - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
EMP - Phase II Report (Spanish), 1995
EMP Content Teams - Researchers, 1996
EMP Researchers - Correspondence, 1996
Jim Brumfield - Correspondence, 1996
William Poe - Correspondence, 1996
Rachel Bond - Correspondence, 1996
Polly Nordstrand - Correspondence, 1996
Jackie Swift - Correspondence, 1996
EMP Mentors - Correspondence, 1996
Dave Warren - Correspondence, 1995-1997
Gerald McMaster - Correspondence, 1996-1997
Ramona Sakiestewa - Correspondence, 1996-1997
EMP correspondence, 1994-1995 (3 folders)
Kuna Fact Sheet
Reservation X - Canadian Museum of Civilization - Information and memoranda, 1998
Reservation X - Exhibit Proposal, 1997
Reservation X - Outline
Box 11
Woven by the Grandmothers, 1997
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles, Object List, 1995
Woven from Life: Navajo Textiles, Textiles Dimensions/Mannikin Info., 1995
San Francisco Airport, 1997
San Francisco Airport exhibition proposal, 1996
Exhibition proposals, 1996-1998
The Flag in American Indian Art exhibition proposal, 1995
Strong Hearts: Native American Visions and Voices (Aperture Foundation traveling exhibition), 1995-1996
Strong Hearts: Native American Visions and Voices - Public Programs, 1995-1997
Spirit Capture - Proposals, 1997-1998
Spirit Capture - Correspondence, 1997
Spirit Capture - Meetings, 1997
Spirit Capture - Final Script, 1997
Spirit Capture - Object Selection, 1995
San Francisco Airport - Sunkawakan: American Indians and the Horse, 1998
Border Crossings: Beadwork in Iroquois Life descriptive sheet, 1998
Gifts of Pride and Love: The Significance of Kiowa and Comanche Cradles exhibition proposal, 1998
Exhibition Proposals (Artist), 1997
Exhibition Selection Committee, 1997-1998
Photography Gallery Proposals - Proposals Prior Actions for Review, 1996-1997
Window Rock, Arizona 1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Correspondence, 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Current, 1996-1997
Woven by the Grandmothers - Exhibition Final Script, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Woven by the Grandmothers - Finance, 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Proposals, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers - Object Selection, 1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Publications, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Cases, Furniture, 1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Gallery Preparation, 1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Installations, 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Media and Equipment, 1995-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Media Software, 1995
Woven by the Grandmothers - Production - Mounts, Mannequins, 1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Public Relations - Reviews, 1994-1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Public Relations - Press Releases, 1996
Woven by the Grandmothers - Weaving Display, 1995
Contemporary Navajo Weaving: Gloria Ross Collection, 1994-1995
Contemporary Navajo Weaving: Gloria Ross Collection - Correspondence, 1992-1995
Contemporary Navajo Weaving: Gloria Ross Collection - Final Script, 1996
Contemporary Navajo Weaving: Gloria Ross Collection - Proposals, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Publications, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Documentation Rosebud, 06/1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Documentation Montana, 02/1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Exhibition production - Media and Equipment, 1995-1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Design Development, 1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Exhibit Project Schedule, 1995-1997
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Production - Evaluation, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Production - Gallery Prep.,
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Interview Transcripts/Artist Lists, 1989
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Object Selection, 1997
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Final Script, 1997
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Public Relations - Events, 1997
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Traveling Version Site Information, Miscellaneous, 1997
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - SEF Planning Grant Application, 1995
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - SI Women's Committee Grant, General Information and Progress Reports, 1993-1994
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - SEF Implementation Grant Application, 1996
To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions - Fieldwork Report, 1994-1995
Box 12
Forbes Gallery, 1995
Forbes - Correspondence, 1995
Forbes - Plans, 1995
GSA/New York, Exhibition Correspondence, 1995
Crossroads Alaska, 1996
Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayer - Proposals, 1996
Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Mking Prayer - Loan Agreements, 1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - General, 1992
Our Way of Making Prayer - Finance, 1996
Our Way of Making Prayer - Budget, 1996-1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - Correspondence, 1995-1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - Object Select, 1996
Our Way of Making Prayer - Design, 1996
Our Way of Making Prayer - Conservation, 1996
Our Way of Making Prayer - Final Script, 1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - Script, 1994-1996
Our Way of Making Prayer, Deinstallation, 1997
Our Way of Making Prayer, Public Relations, Press Release, 1996-1997
Our Way of Making Prayer, Public Relations, Events, 1996
Our Way of Making Prayer - Fundraising, 1996-1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - Research Visit, 1996-1997
Our Way of Making Prayer - Miscellaneous, 1996-1997
Always Getting Ready - Correspondence, 1996-1997
Always Getting Ready - Proposals, 1995
Ancestral Memories - Finance, 1996
Ancestral Memories - Correspondence, 1995-1996
Ancestral Memories - Final Script, 1996
Ancestral Memories - Object Selection, 1991-1992
Ancestral Memories - Proposals, 1995
Ancestral Memories - Gallery Preparation, 1996
Ancestral Memories - Graphics, 1995
Ancestral Memories - Installation, 1995
Ancestral Memories - Public Relations, Events, 1995
Partial Recall - Proposals, 1994-1996
Partial Recall - Correspondence, 1995-1996
Partial Recall - Object Selection, 1996
Arts & Industries (A&I) Exhibit: A&I, Acquisitions, 1996
Evaluation Plan, 1998
Exhibition design contracting guidelines, 1992-2002
Preparation theatre contract, 1998
Native American astronomy, 1996-1997
Institutional Studies, 1995-1996
Visitor Study - Office of Interdisciplinary Studies (OIS), 1997
Statement of Intent, 1995
Mall Exhibition Master Plan, 1994
Bibliography - Dissertation Abstracts, 1991-1994 [Contains Digital Records]
Bibliography - Reference, 1996
Bibliography - NMAI - Ramona Sakiestewa, 1996
Box 13
Bibliography - NMAI - Warren Dave, 1996
Project Teams, 1988-1998
Budget Estimates, 1998
Exhibit Planning, 1992-2003
Our Way of Making Prayer - Exhibition design binder, 1996 (3 folders)
Exhibit Master Plan reference matter, 1994
Preparation Theater, 2000
Indian Museum Professionals, 1997
Academics/Scholars, 1997
Board of Trustees - Exhibition Plan Vetting meeting, 1992
Content advisor and native researcher lists, 1997
William Poe - Reports/Deliverables, 1996 (2 folders)
Pollyanna Nordstrand - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
Jackie Swift - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
Rachel Bond - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
Jill Blumfield - Reports/Deliverables, 1996
Photographs
NMAI Interior Design Development, 1997 (Folders 1-2 of 4)
Box 14
NMAI Interior Design Development, 1997 (Folders 3-4 of 4)
Traditional Care Conference, 1992 (3 folders)
Exhibits - Pathways of Tradition, 1992 (2 folders)
Pathways of Tradition - Program: Native American Dance, 1992 (3 folders)
Pamphlets, Articles, Miscellaneous, 1999-2004 [Contains Digital Records]
Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1999
Miscellaneous Articles and Exhibit Info., 1994
Preparation Theater, 1998-1999 (2 folders)
Exhibit - Our Way of Making Prayer, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
NMAI Collections Storage Requirements for the CRC - Wendy Jessup and Associates, 1993
All Roads Are Good (ARAG) - Exhibition binder, 1994 (Folders 1-3 of 6)
Box 15
ARAG - Exhibition binder, 1994 (Folders 4-6 of 6)
ARAG - Script, 1994 (2 folders)
ARAG - Installation, 1994 (2 folders)
Publicity Report, 1994 (2 folders)
Consultation Summaries, 1990-1997
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming Consultation - Billings, Montana - Transcript, September 28-29, 1992
Southeastern Consultation Meeting - Tucson, Arizona - Transcript, January 11-12, 1993 (2 folders)
Northwest Coast Consultation, 1993 (2 folders)
Warm Springs Consultation and Miscellaneous, 1990
Artists, 1991
Miscellaneous, 1995-2000 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous - Articles, Technology, 1991-2000
Art Resources, 1997-1998
The Museum of the American Indian - Comprehensive Plan, 1986
Box 16
Custom House - Budget, 1989-1990
Custom House - Miscellaneous, 1991
NMAI - SI Task Groups, 1990
NMAI - Custom House, 1990
NMAI Training, 1987-1992
NMAI Outreach - Programs and Activities, 1990-1991
NMAI - Public Programs Task Group, 1987-1990
NMAI - Custom House Opening Exhibit, 1990 (2 folders)
Minutes from 1991 NMAI Consultations from Venturi Scott Brown, 1991
Field Hearings and Miscellaneous Transcripts, 1991
Museum of the American Indian (MAI) - Programming, Sam Hughes, 1987-1990
Meeting Minutes, 1991
Elaine Heumann Gurion, 1989-1997
Miscellaneous, 1988-1990 (3 folders)
A&I Exhibit - Cherokee, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Conservation, 1996
Box 17
A&I Exhibit - Script and Research, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Miscellaneous, 1973-1995 (2 folders)
A&I Exhibit - Finance, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Gallery, Graphics, Installation, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Makah, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Northern Plains, Object List, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Planning, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Photo, Press Releases, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Proposals, Publications, Publicity, 1997
A&I Exhibit - Quechua, Services, Shops/Merchandising, 1996
A&I Exhibit - Vendors, 1996
NMAI Community Services, Outreach, Native Arts Program - Brochures, 2001-2003
Miscellaneous pamphlets and brochures, 1996-2004
Our Universes - Graphic Schedule, 2003
Preparation theatre - Object List and images of objects, 2003
Our Peoples - Object images, 2000
Miscellaneous, 2002-2003 (2 folders)
Our Universes, 2001-2003
The Native Universe exhibition plan, 1995
Our Universes - Object List, 2002
Our Universes - Project Status Report, 2000
Our Universes - Script, 2002
Our Universes - Exhibition Script Process, 2002
Our Universes - National Campaign, 2002
Our Universes - Memos, 1998-2002 (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 18
Our Universes - Memos, 1998-2002 (Folder 2 of 2)
Our Universes - Floor Plan, 2002
Our Universes - Miscellaneous, 2002
Our Peoples - ADA, 2001
Our Peoples - Office of Safety & Environmental Management (OSEM) , 2001
Our Peoples - Security, 2001
Our Peoples - Office of Physical Plant, 2001
Our Peoples - Marketing
Our Peoples - Technology, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Photo Services, 2000
Our Peoples - Education, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Conservation, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Our Peoples - Collections, 2000
Our Peoples - Rare Media Well Done, 2001
Our Peoples - Media, 2001
Our Peoples - Acoustics and Audio, 2001
Our Peoples - Milestones, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Design Criteria, 1999
Our Peoples - Graphics, 2001
Our Peoples - SMG Presentations, 2001-2002
Our Peoples - Design Schedule, 2000-2002 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Budget, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Extended Team Quarterly Meetings, 1999-2002
Our Peoples - Team Photos/Contact List, 2001
Our Peoples - Project Status Reports, 2001-2002
Our Peoples - Roles and Responsibilities
Our Peoples - Project Manager's Responsibilities
Our Peoples - Project Charter, 1999
Our Peoples - Exhibition Process, 2001
Our Peoples - Project Issues, 2001
Our Peoples - Exhibition team retreat, 2001
Our Peoples - Blueprint, 2001-2002
Our Peoples - Report Samples to Doug Evelyn, 2000
Our Peoples - Exhibition Worksheet Samples, 2000
Our Peoples - Sample notes of fieldwork, 2000
Our Peoples - Sample Executive Summary (First Peoples Hall), 1999
Project Management Guidelines Review Committee, 1996-2000
Native Universe, 1996-1997
Our Universe: Story Selection, 1998-2001
Welcome Wall, 2002
Preparation Theater, 2002-2003 (2 folders)
Our Universes - L. Howard/Revis Contract, 1998-2002
NMAI cloth banner
Spring Equinox Celebration - Exhibit Design, 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Office of Exhibit Central (OEC), 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Correspondence - General, 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Objects, 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Budget, 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Schedule, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Spring Equinox Celebration - Text, 2002
Spring Equinox Celebration - Power Point Presentation, 2002
Our Peoples - 6-week design directive, 2001
Our Peoples - Meeting with Staples & Charles; September 25, 2001
Our Peoples - 4-week design directive, 2001
Our Peoples - Design Directive, 2001
Our Peoples - Staples & Charles Travel, 2001
Our Peoples - Staples & Charles Contract/Issues, 2000
Our Peoples - Design Minutes, 2001
Our Peoples - Staples & Charles Delivery; October 30, 2001
Our Peoples - Entrance/Introduction
Box 19
Our Peoples - Curatorial Delivery to Staples & Charles; October 31, 2001
Our Peoples - Content - Moorings, 2001
Our Peoples - Design Development Schedule - Moorings and conclusion, 2002
Our Peoples - New Content Direction, 2002
Our Peoples - Design, 2002
Our Peoples - Community Re-direction, 2002
Our Peoples - Minutes, 2002
Our Peoples - Content - Issues, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Tribal Travel Information
Our Peoples - Five Phases process, 2000
Our Peoples - Communities' Schedule, 2000
Our Peoples - Language, 2001
Our Peoples - Cherokee, 2002
Our Peoples - Kiowa, 2001-2002
Our Peoples - Blackfeet, 2001
Our Peoples - Nahua - Mexico, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Tohono O'odham, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Huichol, 2000
Our Peoples - Ka'apor, 2001
Stories of the People (SOP)/Exhibition Master Plan (EMP) - Harnessing Resources and Power of Place, 1997-1998
SOP/EMP - Places of Intertribal Contact, 1997-1998
SOP/EMP - Places of World Contact, 1994-1999
SOP/EMP - Power of Place, 1998
Content Advisors/Native Researchers, 1997-1998
South America - General Contemporary Issues, 1987
Our Peoples - Phase I Design/Concept Development, 1998-1999
Our Peoples - Content Development/Exhibit Outlines, 1999 (2 folders)
Stories of the People, 1998
Our Peoples - Bubble Diagram, 2000-2001
Our Peoples - Design Prototype Schedule, 2001
Our Peoples - Staples & Charles correspondence, 2001
Our Peoples - Charette, 2000 (2 folders)
Our Peoples - Preliminary Concept Report, 1999
Our Peoples - Narrative Walkthrough, 2000
Our Peoples - Exhibition Outline/Summary, 1999-2000
Our Peoples - History, 1997-1999
Box 20
Stories of the People - Narrative, 1997-1998 (2 folders)
EMP - Vetting Meetings, 1997
EMP - Meetings, 1997
EMP - Organization - General, 1997
The Native Universe - Publication, 1998-2002
Stories of the People - Start-Up Design - Phase I, Fall, 1998
Our Peoples - Project Team Schedules, 1998-1999
Vetting Meeting Follow Up Meetings with Curatorial Staff, 1997
Our Peoples - Correspondence, 1999 (2 folders)
Stories of the People - Workshop, November 16-17, 1998
Stories of the People - Story Selection, 2000-2001
EMP - Design/Images/Photo Selection Object Ideas, 1999
EMP - Quotes/Voices, 1998
Script/Object Books, etc.: Formatting, 1998-1999
Stories of the People - Production (OEC) - Media, 1999
Mall Exhibit Content Meeting, January 21, 1999
Staples & Charles, LTD. (Contract), 1998-1999
Stories of the People - Phase II, 1999
Stories of the People - Narrative (Latest Version), 1998
Stories of the People - History of the Exhibit Concept Development, 1996-1997
Stories of the People - Dave Warren - Stories Narrative - Correspondence, 1996-1997
Preparation Theater - Schematic design, 2000
Our Universes - Script Process, 2002 (2 folders)
Audiocassettes - Our Universe, Our Peoples, 1999
American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting session, 2003 [Contains Digital Records]
Welcome Wall demo, 2001-2003 [Contains Digital Records]
Our Universes CDs, 2001, 2003 [Contains Digital Records]
NMAI Regions 1-8 (in new order), 2003 (VHS tape)
Our Universes - NMAI Curated Sections, 2000
Box 21
Our Universes - Hupa Philosophy, 2001 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Lakota Tribal Philosophy, 1999 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Anishinaabe Philosophy, 2001 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Santa Clara Pueblo Tribal Philosophy, 2000 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Quechua Tribal Philosophy, 1999
Our Universes - Exhibit Sections, 2001
Our Universes - Yup'ik Philosophy, 2001 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Q'eqchi' Maya Tribal Philosophy, 2000 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Media, 2001-2002
Our Universes - Design Development - General, 2001
Our Universes - Schedules for Community Work, 2000-2001
Our Universes - Design Development Schedules and Work Plan, 2001
SMG Meetings/Presentations, 1999-2001
Our Universes - Budget, 1999-2001
Our Universes - Meeting Minutes/Agendas, 2001
Our Universes - Public Programs and Education, 2000-2001
Our Universes - Conservation, 2001-2002
Our Universes - Registration/Collections Management, 2000
Our Universes - Narratives/Meeting Notes, 1998-1999 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Workshop, October 8-9, 1998
Box 22
Our Peoples - Charette and Report, 2000
Our Peoples - Howard Revis - Correspondence, 2000
Our Universes - Prep Theater, 2001
Our Universes - Design Charette: Agenda/Outlines/Notes, 2000
Resource Center on the Mall
Our Universes - Design - Mounts, 2002-2003
Our Universes - Yupik Gallery, 2002
Our Universes - Budget, 2002-2005
Our Universes - Miscellaneous, 2002-2004 (2 folders)
Our Universes - Floor Plans (final), 2002
Our Universes - Exhibit Contractors, 2002-2003
Our Universes - Package, 1999-2003
Our Universes - Miscellaneous, 2003
Our Universes - Obligation reports, 2003
Exhibits materials, 1994 and undated [Contains Digital Records]
Collection Move, 2001 [Contains Digital Records]
NMAI Photo CDs - Derivative Disc no. 4 CD no. 4675-1612-0532, 08/25/1995; Derivative Disc no. 5 CD no. 4675-1612-0236, 08/24/1995; 1995 [Contains Digital Records]
Rick Hill Files, 1992-1995 [Contains Digital Records]
All Roads Are Good files, 1992-1993 [Contains Digital Records]
Jim Volkert - Chron File, 1995
Jim Volkert - Internal Chron File, 1993 (2 folders)
Jim Volkert - External Chron File, 1993
Jim Volkert - Chron File, 1992
Budget, FY 1997
Budget, FY 1995
Budget, FY 1996
Budget - Rick Hill, FY 1995
Multimedia and audiovisual system contract, 1992 (Accession 15-122)
Our Lives - Design + Communications Inc. - Graphics Manual (100% submittal), 2003
Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser - Exhibition drawings (100% submittal), 2004
Our Lives - Exhibit fabrication drawings (100% submittal), 2003
Our Universes - Architectural drawings (100% submittal), 2002
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