Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 10-157
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Art
Subject Files, 2000-2007
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Art |
| Title: | Subject Files |
| Dates: | 2000-2007 |
| Quantity: | 9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 10-157 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Office of the Under Secretary for Art, previously the International Art Museums Division. Thomas W. Lentz served as the Director of the International Art Museums Division from 2000 through 2003 and Ned Rifkin served as the Under Secretary for Art from 2004 through 2008. Subjects documented in this accession include director searches, Smithsonian Institution art museums, budget, strategic planning, facilities, conferences, museum collections, exhibitions, projects, and fund raising. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, budget materials, meeting minutes, planning documents, notes, and related materials. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Office of the Under Secretary for Art, previously the International Art Museums Division. Thomas W. Lentz served as the Director of the International Art Museums Division from 2000 through 2003 and Ned Rifkin served as the Under Secretary for Art from 2004 through 2008. Subjects documented in this accession include director searches, Smithsonian Institution art museums, budget, strategic planning, facilities, conferences, museum collections, exhibitions, projects, and fund raising. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, budget materials, meeting minutes, planning documents, notes, and related materials.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2023; Director search records in boxes 2, 7, 8, and 9 are restricted for 25 years; Transferring office; 6/23/2010 memorandum, Wright to Cavanagh; 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
Subject
- Art museum directors
- Art museums
- Budget
- Museum buildings
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Administration
- Strategic planning
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-157, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary for Art, Subject Files
Container List
Box 1
Smithsonian Institution Regents' Materials, 2006
Smithsonian Institution Regents' Meeting Minutes, May 8, 2006
Smithsonian Institution Regents' Meeting Minutes, September 18, 2006
Smithsonian Institution Regents' Long-Term Planning Meeting, June 13, 2005
Board of Regents Bylaws, 2003
Regents - External Review Committee (ERC), 2006-2007
ERC - IRS Fractional
Report of the External Review Committee of Smithsonian Arts, January 2007
ERC - General, 2007
Strategic Planning Art Museum, 2005-2010 (2004)
Budget - Research Equipment Tools
Budget - General, 2006
FY 2008 Information Technology Initiatives
Budget - Chief Information Officer Recommendations, 2006
Reynolds Center - Courtyard Landscaping, 2006
Reynolds Center - Smithsonian Art Strategic Planning Process, September 21, 2005
Reynolds Center - Smithsonian Art Strategy Team Meeting, October 3, 2006
Reynolds Center - Strategic Planning for Art Museums, 2005
Reynolds Center - Smithsonian Arts Strategic Planning, 2005-2007
Reynolds Center - Flood, June 25-29, 2006
Reynolds Center - Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Publishing
Reynolds Center - Strategic Plan, February 2006
Avian Pandemic, 2006
Patent Office Building (POB)/Courtyard Reynolds Center, 2004-2006
Reynolds Center - POB Courtyard Enclosure, Final Concept Submission, August 5, 2005
Reynolds Center - POB Courtyard Concept Options
Reynolds Center - General POB Renovation, 2004-2006
Smithsonian On Demand, January 10, 2007
Smithsonian On Demand - General
Operational Review, 2006
Operational Review - All Directors
Development Management Reports, 2006
Box 2
National Portrait Gallery (NPG) - Development, 2005-2006
NPG Organization Analysis, November 2000
NPG - Marc Pachter, 2005
NPG - Paul Peck, 2005-2006
NPG - Visual Arts Paper
NPG Commission Meeting, April 24, 2006
Office of the Under Secretary for Art (OUSA) - National Endowment for the Arts
OUSA - David Kennard
OUSA - Weekly Reports, January 2007
OUSA - Management Evaluation and Technical Review, 2006-2007
OUSA - Study of Library Use, September 2006
OUSA - Smithsonian Institution Collections Papers, 2005-2006
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly - General Papers, 2006
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly - Archives of American Art Director Candidates, February 24, 2006 and March 17, 2006 [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Ned Rifkin - General Counsel Memorandum, April 18, 2005
Ned Rifkin - General Papers, 2006
Ned Rifkin - Health and Safety, 2006
Ned Rifkin - Zeitgeist Conference, 2006
Art Research Fellowship (ARF) - Artist-in-Residence
ARF - Parsons New School of Design, Master of Arts Programs, September 2002
Contracts - Lynne Carbone, 2006
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (CHNDM) - American Association of Museums
CHNDM - Journals
CHNDM - Financial, 2005-2006
CHNDM - Meeting, October 16, 2006
CHNDM - Chronology
CHNDM - Exhibition Schedule
CHNDM - Arthur Ross
CHNDM - Miscellaneous, 2005-2006
CHNDM - Facilities
CHNDM - Board
CHNDM - Paul Thompson - Correspondence Regarding Immigration Papers, 2003-2005
CHNDM - Paul W. Thompson
Box 3
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (FGA/AMSG) - Contact Information
FGA/AMSG - Facing East, Visitor Responses, October 2006
FGA/AMSG - Miscellaneous
FGA/AMSG Visiting Committee Members
FGA/AMSG - Ahmanson, March 2006
FGA/AMSG - Jill Sackler
FGA/AMSG - Julian Raby, January 2006
FGA/AMSG - Facilities Information
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gallery (HMSG) - Board Preparation Materials, February 2007
HMSG - Pete Clausen, June 2005
HMSG - Board of Trustees, 2003-2005
HMSG - General
HMSG - Olga Viso, 2006-2007
HMSG - Ned Rifkin
HMSG - Public Impact
Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI) - Merry Foresta, 2005-2006
SPI - Annenberg Foundation
SPI - Google Proposal
SPI - Photography at Smithsonian Institution (SI)
SPI - Board Information, 2006
Archives of American Art (AAA) - Board of Trustees, 2007
AAA - Employee Grievance, 2006
AAA - Board, 2005
AAA - Wattenmaker Retirement
AAA - Board Meeting, 2005
AAA - Bylaws and Amendments
AAA - Staff List
AAA - Director Search, 2006
AAA - General
AAA - John Smith, Director Information
National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) - Sharon Patton
NMAfA - Commission, 2005
NMAfA Board Meeting, May 19-17, 2005
NMAfA - Disney-Tischman, 2005-2007
NMAfA - Miscellaneous
NMAfA Collection Development Strategy, 2003
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) - Elizabeth Broun, 2006
SAAM - American Association of Museums, September 2006
SAAM/NPG (National Portrait Gallery) - Publicity Report, July 1, 2006
SAAM - Louis Fink
SAAM - Stent
SAAM - General, 2005-2007
SAAM - Renwick Alliance
SAAM - Rose Braton Estate
SAAM - Lunder Agreement
Box 4
Freer Sackler - Board Meeting Materials and Bylaws, 2005
Cooper Hewitt Board Meetings, 2005
SAAM Commission Meeting, 2004
HMSG Board Meeting, October 27, 2005
HMSG Board Meeting, May 19, 2005
NMAfA Board Meeting, May 1, 2003
NMAfA Board Meeting, May 16-17, 2005
AAA Meeting, April 20, 2003
AAA Meeting, February 18, 2004
AAA Meeting, May 13, 2004
AAA Meeting, February 25, 2005
AAA Meeting, April 29, 2005
AAA Meeting, February 29, 2000
National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Commissions, 2005
NPG Meeting, December 5, 2005
NPG Commission Meetings, 2003 (2 folders)
Box 5
Ned Rifkin Notes - SAAM, Art in a Global Context, 2006
Special Events Policy Meeting, October 25, 2006
Robert Haywood
Rifkin - Corcoran Lecture, December 2006
Rifkin - Museology Advisory Board Meeting, September 7, 2006
Rifkin - Scholarly Studies Program Awards, 2006
Rifkin - University of Michigan Museum of Art, Board Membership Information
Rifkin - Ochre India
Rifkin - Invitations, 2006
Corcoran - Modernism Exhibit
Rifkin - Handwritten Notes
Rifkin - Outgoing Correspondences, 2005-2006
Ned Rifkin - Invitations Declined
Rifkin - Regrets
Rifkin - University of Michigan Art Museum Advisory Board
Rifkin - Syracuse University
Rifkin - pre-2006 handwritten notes
Rifkin - Cards, Thank you letters
Rifkin - Development Management Reports
Susan Talbott - Contacts
Talbott - Outgoing Correspondence
Talbott - Camp Kippy
Talbott - Miscellaneous
Talbott - General
Lawrence Small - Forwarded by Office of the Secretary, 2005-2006
Ripley Center, Fall 2006
Employee Matters, Fall 2006
Human Resources
Goals at a Glance, FY June 2006
Capital Plan Commission
Smithsonian Institution Development - Miscellaneous
Smithsonian Institution and Parsons School of Design
Collections Insurance
Box 6
Staff Snack Breaks with Tom Lentz
International Art Museums Division (IAMD) Directors' Meetings Agenda, 2002
Chronological File, 2002
Smithsonian Institution Library (SIL) Consolidation
IAMD - Edwin Schlossberg
IAMD - Michael Sonnenreich
IAMD - Speeches (Tom's Stump)
IAMD - Supporting Organization Type C
Rosie the Riveter
IAMD - Survey of Basic Operations, May 2000
IAMD - Symposium on Contemporary Art
IAMD - Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
IAMD - Jill Udall
IAMD - Volunteers
IAMD Strategic Plan, FY 2003-FY 2007
Parsons School of Design - Masters in Decorative Arts
Handwritten Notes on Secretary's Meetings, 2002-2003
IAMD - Handwritten Faxes from Tom Lentz
IAMD Development - Leonard Andrews
IAMD - Cisneros
IAMD - Frank Levinson
IAMD Development - Thomas O'Neil
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, October 2003
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, July 2003-September 2003
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, April 2003-June 2003
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, January 2003-March 2003
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, October 2002-December 2002
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, July 2002-September 2002
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, April 2002-June 2002
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, January 2002-March 2002
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, October 2001-December 2001
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, July 2001-September 2001
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, April 2001-June 2001
Tom W. Lentz Correspondence, January 2001-March 2001
Chronological File, 2003
FGA/AMSG - Exhibits (Xu Bing)
FGA/AMSG - Durga
FGA/AMSG - Leonard A. Lauder
FGA/AMSG - Anne van Biema
FGA/AMSG - Lee Folger
FGA/AMSG - Benkaim Art Estate
FGA/AMSG - Bunker (Cambodia)
Box 7
IAMD - Accomplishment Reports, FY 2000
IAMD - Affiliations Conference, June 11, 2002
Milo C. Beach - FGA/AMSG Director
IAMD - Advisory Boards
IAMD - American Association of Museums Survey on Trust and Education
IAMD - Arts and Industries Building
IAMD - Art Night on the Mall
IAMD - Association for Asian Studies
IAMD - Jane Bradley
IAMD - Capital Projects and Improvements
IAMD - Gwenfritz
Calder Project
IAMD - Development Issues
Charging for Exhibition Meeting
IAMD - Collaboration Working Groups
IAMD Directors
IAMD Directors Memoranda and Faxes
IAMD - Richard Franklin
Japan Trip, December 8-15, 2001
IAMD - Japan Trip
IAMD - Elizabeth Knight Orientations
IAMD - Austin Matthews
IAMD - Miscellaneous Articles
IAMD - Alan Shestack Interview
IAMD - Miscellaneous Rosie the Riveter
IAMD - Jason Elliott
IAMD - High Museum Collaborations
IAMD - Jean Pigozzi
IAMD - Mosaic Foundation
IAMD - Treasures of Smithsonian Photography
Photography Center Advisory
IAMD - Photography: DNP America
IAMD - Photography: Fuji
IAMD - Planning, 2000
Regents Presentation, June 2003
IAMD - Responsibilities
IAMD - John Safer, Artist, 2001
IAMD - Speeches to IAMD Museums, 2001
Smithsonian Budget Issues
Heidrick and Struggles Executive Candidate Search - Director for FGA/AMSG [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Heidrick and Struggles Executive Candidate Search - Reference Reports, December 2001 [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Heidrick and Struggles Executive Candidate Search - More Candidates for FGA/AMSG Directorship [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
SI Website
Web Content - Renwick Gallery
CHNDM Director Search - General (2 folders) [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
CHNDM Background
Box 8
National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) - Director Search (General) (2 folders) [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - General
NMAfA - Correspondence
NMAfA - Outside Correspondence
New Resumes - for Distribution [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Resumes of Candidates [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Vision Statements from Candidates, September 1996 [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Applicants (new) [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Search Committee [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Purchase Orders [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Candidate Package [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Mailing Lists [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Candidate Package [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Job Announcement and Announcement of Directorship [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Advertisements [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Recommended Qualities [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - J. Dennis O'Connor Letter to Washington Post [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Search Status [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Reference Calls (Notes), November 1996 [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA Search - Conference Call, January 6, 1997
NMAfA Applicants - Rejected [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Candidate Package [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA - Candidate Package [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
NMAfA Search - Miscellaneous Papers (3 folders) [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Box 9
POB - Current Opening Events, 2005-2006
POB - Installation
Reynolds Center Signage
Archives of American Art - Director Search [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Carbone Purchase Order [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Lynne Carbone and Associates [RESTRICTED for 25 years]
Planning Strategic Team Meeting
External Review Committee
Report of the External Review Committee for Smithsonian Arts, January 2007
Report of the External Review Committee Executive Summary, January 2007
Report of the External Review Committee Appendices, January 2006
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