Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 10-184
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.). Office of the Deputy Director
Departmental Records, 1983-2005
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.). Office of the Deputy Director |
Title: | Departmental Records |
Dates: | 1983-2005 |
Quantity: | 9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 10-184 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Digital File List: | |
Summary: | This accession consists of records which document the tenures of Dave Warren, 1990-1991, and Douglas E. Evelyn, 1991-2005. These records document the role of the Deputy Director in their administrative duties overseeing cultural resources, the George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC), public programs, public relations, and special events. Of particular note are materials related to the legislative history of the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the opening of GGHC. Also represented in the collection is Rayna Green, Curator and Director of the American Indian Program, Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History. Some records date from when the museum was known at the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation and was not yet part of the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; reports; schedules; meeting agendas and minutes; brochures; grant records; floor plans; architectural drawings; color photographs; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records which document the tenures of Dave Warren, 1990-1991, and Douglas E. Evelyn, 1991-2005. These records document the role of the Deputy Director in their administrative duties overseeing cultural resources, the George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC), public programs, public relations, and special events. Of particular note are materials related to the legislative history of the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the opening of GGHC. Also represented in the collection is Rayna Green, Curator and Director of the American Indian Program, Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History. Some records date from when the museum was known at the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation and was not yet part of the Smithsonian Institution.
Materials include correspondence; memoranda; reports; schedules; meeting agendas and minutes; brochures; grant records; floor plans; architectural drawings; color photographs; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- American Indian Program (National Museum of American History)
- Evelyn, Douglas E., 1941-
- Green, Rayna
- Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Home and Community Life
- National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.). George Gustav Heye Center
- Warren, Dave
Subject
- Cultural property
- Indians of North America -- Museums
- Museum directors
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Museums -- Public relations
- Special events
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-184, National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.), Office of the Deputy Director, Departmental Records
Container List
Box 1
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) News Articles, 1985
NMAI News Articles, 1983
Walter Echo-Hawk Testimony on the National American Indian Museum Act, H.R. 2688, July 20, 1989
NMAI Director Search Committee Guidelines - Draft, September 11, 1989
Oxendine - Paper on origins of the NMAI, 1988
NMAI - African Museum Controversy, 1988-1989
Smithsonian Testimony on S.1722, November 1987
Robert McCormick Adams Correspondence, November 1987
Robert McCormick Adams statement on S.187, Native American (NA) Cultural Preservation, 1987
Robert McCormick Adams to Daniel K. Inouye, September 8, 1988
Robert McCormick Adams - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), May 12, 1989
Rayna Green on S.1722, 1988-1989
Robert McCormick Adams on NMAI, August 1989
NMAI Vision Statements, 1989
News on Heye Foundation, 1988
NMAI Press conference for agreement, April 1989
NMAI - News Articles Case Study, 1989-1991
NMAI News Articles, 1987
NMAI News Articles, 1986
NMAI News Articles, 1988
NMAI News Articles, 1989-1991
Statements on NMAI - Varied, 1985-1989
Robert McCormick Adams - NMAI Testimony, March 1989
Attorney General Robert Abrams on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Robert McCormick Adams on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Congressman Douglas Bosco on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
William L. Clay on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Diane Mulcahy Coffey for Edward I. Koch, Mayor of New York City on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Byron L. Dorgan on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Walter C. Fleming, Center for Native American Studies, Montana State University, on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Jerry Flute and Jack F. Trope, Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc. (AAIA) on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
John Paul Hammerschmidt on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Daniel K. Inouye on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Mrs. Wilmot H. Kidd [Julie Johnson Kidd], Chairman, Board of Trustees, Museum of the American Indian-Heye Foundation on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Robert E. Lewis on S.1723, November 18, 1987
Smithsonian Institution/Heye Memorandum of Agreement, May 8, 1989
Robert McCormick Adams on NMAI Collective, 1987-1989
Statement - Roger Buffalohead, Comments on S.1722 and S.1723
Yakima Indian Nation on NMAI, July 20, 1989
National Indian Education Association (NIEA) on NMAI, July 20, 1989
Anthropologist Dr. Richard B. Stamps on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Dr. Mark Leone of the Society of American Archaeology (SAA) on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Vine Deloria Jr. - Statement - Heye Foundation, March 1989
American Association of Museums (AAM) testimony presented by Michael J. Fox, Director, Heard Museum, on S. 187, July 29, 1988
Diane Mulcahy Coffey for Edward I. Koch, Mayor of New York City, on the Museum of the American Indian (MAI), March 9, 1989
NMAI Regents Position Statement, 1988
Smithsonian Institution (SI)/Heye Foundation agreement on transfer news, 1989
Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Briefing on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Lloyd Kiva New, 1989
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Duane King, on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Nelson Wallulatum, on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Thomas E. Petri on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Charles B. Rangel on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Bill Richardson on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
Ted Weiss on H.R. 2668, July 20, 1989
NMAI Established S. 1722, Pt.2, NMAI Regional museums S. 1723, November 18, 1987
H.R. 2668 - NMAI, 1989
NMAI Legislation H.R. 3480, October 13, 1987
Report to accompany S. 1722, August 1988
S. 1722 to establish NMAI, September 1987
H.R. 2668 - NMAI, June 1989
S. 978 - NMAI, May 1989 Draft
Legislation - Varied, 1989
Attorney General New York State on NMAI, March 1989
NMAI Legislation H.R. 2668
Statements - Hearings S. 1722 and S. 1723, November 1987
NMAI established S. 1722, Pt. 1, NMAI regional Museums S. 1723, November 12, 1987
S. 235 NMAI Amendments Act, January 17, 1991
S. 978 NMAI, May 12, 1989
Hearings S. 187, July 29, 1988
S. 187 - Justice Department Position on Bill, August 2, 1988
S. 187 Hearings, February 20, 1987
S. 1723 American Indian Regional Museums Act, September 1987
NMAI Act - Public Law 101-185, November 28, 1989
NMAI Program Planning Council Draft Working Document, July 11, 1989
Establishing the Native American Museum Claims Commission S. 187, October 18, 1988
S. 187 NMAI Drafts, 1987
NMAI - General, 1989
Groundbreaking, 1999
Dupont/Tyvek, 2000
George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC) Exhibitions, 1999-2000
GGHC - 5th Anniversary, 1999
GGHC - Cabling Project, 2000
Cultural Resource Center (CRC) - Introduction video, 1999
GGHC Exhibition decision points, 2001-2002
2000 Employee perspective survey
Photo Services, 2000
Box 2
CRC Operations, 1999
Audiovisual installation, 1994
GGHC Opening - Donor Recognition, 1992-1994
GGHC Construction Interface, 1993-1994
GGHC Moving Coordination, 1994 (2 folders)
GGHC Opening - Crowd Control Strategies
GGHC Opening - Exhibitions Projects, 1994
GGHC Opening - Thank You Letters, 1994
GGHC Opening - Weekly Countdown Schedule, 1994
GGHC Operations, 1994
Holocaust Memorial Museum Briefing Book, 1994
Membership Services and Orientation desk area in Great Hall, 1994
Native American Culture Reference Material, 1990
NMAI Access and Commercial Use of Collections, 1994-1995
NMAI Collections Policy, 1994 [Contains Digital Records]
NMAI Background Fact Sheet, 1993
NMAI General, 1993-1994
NMAI Bronx, 1994
NMAI Exhibitions, 1993
NMAI Indian Identity Policy, 1993
NMAI Legislation, 1989
NMAI Photography Department Policy and Cost List, 1994
NMAI Technology, 1990-1994 (2 folders)
New York Events, November 1992
New York Interdepartmental Meetings, 1993-1994
New York Space Planning, 1993-1994
Retail Operations Working Group, 1993
SI Focus Group Presentation, December 7, 1993
GGHC Emergency Self Protection Plan, 1994
SI Multimedia Fair, January 31, 1995
Special Events Policy Draft Comments, 1994
Special Events Policy Working Group, 1992-1994 (2 folders)
Mall Site Meetings, 2000
Information Management - Memos, Reports, etc., 1991-1992 [Contains Digital Records]
Information Architecture Workshop Planning, 1993
Staff Meetings, 1992
SI Council Committee Meeting, October 22, 1992
Technology Consultations, 1991-1992, 1997-1998
NMAI Repatriation Policy, 1993
Collections Imaging and Digitizing, 1992-1993
Presidential Inauguration, 2005
NMAI Presentation to SI Business Ventures Staff - July 24, 2001; 1999-2001
NMAI Commemorative Coin Act of 2000
High Security Vault at American History, 2001
NMAI History Files, 1999
NMAI, Jim Block, 1999
Executive Office, 1999-2001
Box 3
Employee Survey, 2000-2001
Employee Survey, 2005
Supervisor evaluation study, 2002
Under Secretary - Shelia Burke's Office - General, 2000-2002
Under Secretary - Shelia Burke's Office - Financing Mall Museum Construction, 2000-2001
Exhibition standards, 2003-2005
Exhibition Planning Guidelines (Draft Revision), 2003
Reports for Sheila Burke, 2001-2005
Weekly Reports to Sheila Burke, 2002
Directors' Meetings with Sheila Burke, 2001-2005 (3 folders)
SI Corporate Membership, 2000
SI America's Promise: The Alliance with Youth, 1998
Council of Directors (COD), 1997-2003
Board of Regents Meetings, 2000-2005 (3 folders)
Smithsonian Affiliations, 1997-2002
Smithsonian Affiliations - Museum Management Workshop, June 16-21, 2003
Field Notes Project, 2003
Smithsonian National Associates Board tour, 1999
Smithsonian 1998 Council Report
SI Council Meeting, October 24, 2003
SI Council Meeting - Research activity, November 12-13, 1999
National Outreach Meetings, 2000
National Outreach Meeting, April 3, 2000
Interview with Herb McClure, Secretary's Staffing Consultant - Staffing analysis, June 25, 2002
Office of the Secretary - General, 2000-2001
John Hendricks, Discovery Communications with Secretary Lawrence Small, June 16, 2000
Advisory Group on NMAI's Integrated Marketing Feasibility Study, 1999
CRC Congressional Tour, 2000
SI Technology Initiatives - Digital Library/Image Archive, 1998-1999
SI Technology Initiatives - Virtual Smithsonian, 1998-1999
Box 4
SI Technology Initiatives - Web, 1998
Personal Collection Roundtable, 1997
Office of Fellowships and Grants, 2002-2005
Office of National Programs, 2002
Congressional Request Mike Thompson, 2005
SI Office of Government Relations, 2000, 2005
Customer service meeting on the Suitland Zone, December 15, 2004
Customer service meeting with the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations (OFEO), June 23, 2004
OFEO - General, 2001-2005
Facilities integration, 2002 (3 folders)
Facilities, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
Patent Office Building (Public Consultation), 2004-2005
Research Equipment Pool, 2003
New Initiatives Group, 1998-1999
SI Archives, 2002
SI Press, 2005
Office of Policy and Analysis, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
Office of Policy and Analysis - Collections survey, 2001-2002
SI Technology Initiatives, 1998
SI Technology Initiatives - American Strategy, 1998-1999
SI Technology Initiatives - COD technology meetings, 1998
SI Office of Design and Construction, 1995-2000
SI Security Initiative, 2002-2004 (2 folders)
SI Security Initiative - Meetings, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
SI Grants and Proposals, 1997-2002 (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 5
SI Grants and Proposals, 1997-2002 (Folder 2 of 2)
Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee (SIWC) proposals, 1994-2005 (2 folders)
SI Fundraising Allotments, 1996-1998
Status Reports for Latino and Research Equipment and Information Resource Management (IRM) Computing Pools, 1999-2001
Latino Initiatives Pool proposals, 1999-2005 (2 folders)
Regents Narrative Reports, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - Audit of project management of NMAI mall museum, 2002
OIG - Audit of Information Control Systems at NMAI, 2002-2005 (2 folders)
Special Exhibition Fund, 2001-2002
Visitor count comparison, 2001-2004
Nathan Cummings Foundation, 1998, 2000
Meeting with Richard Siegle, December 12, 2003
Meeting with Bruce Eldredge, CEO, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, June 12, 2002
Meeting with Marty Sullivan, Executive Director, Historic St. Mary's City Commission, September 3, 2002
Meeting with Josiah Mhute, Curator, Mining Museum, July 2, 2002
Lewis and Clark bicentennial exhibition - Historical society and museum correspondence, 1996-1999
Lewis and Clark bicentennial exhibition - General, 2000-2001
Lewis and Clark bicentennial exhibition - General correspondence, 2004
Lewis and Clark bicentennial exhibition - Meeting, December 12, 2002
Queensland Landmark Building Taskforce - Relevant architecture projects, 2000-2001
Queensland Landmark Building Taskforce - Roma Street proposal, 2000
Queensland Landmark Building Taskforce - General correspondence, 2000-2004
Box 6
Queensland Landmark Building Taskforce - General, 1999-2000 (4 folders)
Queensland Landmark Building Taskforce - Report on trip to Queensland, 2000-2001
Queensland Museum - General, 2000-2003
Paul Smith, Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Queensland Government, 2002
Huntington Free Library, 1994-2004 (4 folders)
Endowments, 1998-2002
Ford Foundation - Marcy Hinand Cady, 2001-2003
New Directions/New Donors for the Arts: A Ford Foundation Cultural Initiative (ND/ND) - Convening, May 12-13, 2003
ND/ND - Convening, May 6-7, 2002
ND/ND - Convening, May 10-11, 2001
Ford Foundation Grant, 2003 (2 folders)
Ford Foundation Grant, 2001-2002
ND/ND - Nonprofit Finance Fund Workshop, September 30, 2002
ND/ND - Individual Donor Fundraising Monograph, 2001-2002
Box 7
Ford Foundation - Mall Grant, 2002
Ford Foundation - Film and video grant, 1997-1998
Ford Foundation - Tour and meeting agenda, November 18, 1999
Ford Foundation - Grant for Fourth Museum - Development of NMAI Resource Center/Construction, 1998, 2002
Ford Foundation - Grant for Fourth Museum - General, 1999-2001 (2 folders)
Ford Foundation - Grant for Fourth Museum - General correspondence, 1999-2001
Ford Foundation - Grant for Fourth Museum - Documentation, 2000
Ford Foundation - Grant for Fourth Museum - Leta Rector, Ford Foundation article, June 21, 2000
NMAI Site Requests, 1999
Operations meetings, 1999-2005 (4 folders)
All Hands meetings, 2000
All Hands meetings, 2001
All Hands meetings, 2002
All Hands meetings, 2003
All Hands meetings, 2004
All Hands meetings, 2005
Mall Partnering, 2001
Curatorial Council - Meetings, 1995-1998
Meetings New York Unit Heads - Agendas/Minutes, 1995-2001
International Founders Council, 2001
Cultural Resources Center - Office of Management and Budget responses, 1992-1994
Cultural Resources - General correspondence, 1995 [Contains Digital Records]
Public Programs, 1996-1998
National Campaign Office, 1996
Box 8
National Campaign Office, 1995 (2 folders)
National Campaign Office, 1994
GGHC - General correspondence 1995
GGHC - General correspondence, October-December 1994
GGHC - General correspondence, May-September 1994
GGHC - General correspondence, January-April 1994
GGHC - Security - General, 1994 (2 folders)
GGHC - Security - Office of Protection Services (OPS), 1994 (2 folders)
GGHC - Resource Center, 1992-1994
GGHC - Photo, Film, and Video, January-June 1994
GGHC - Photo, Film, and Video, July-December 1994
GGHC - Opening Coordination, 1993-1994
GGHC - Opening Coordination meetings, 1994
GGHC - Opening Events, 1993-1995
Cultural Resources - Collections, 1994
Cultural Resources - Collection Housing Study, 1993
Box 9
Audubon Terrace - General correspondence, 1994-1996
GGHC - NMAI Gala, 1994
Cultural Resources - Photo Archives, 1995
The Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Victoria, Australia, 2001
Australian Museum, 2002
Australian visitors, June 21, 2005
New York Historical Society - The Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture, 2001
Proposal - Indigenous Cultures of Queensland, Dr. Ian Galloway, 2001
Alaska Native Heritage Center, 2001
National Museums of Scotland - Staff visits, November 15, 2000
Japanese American National Museum, 2001
Teleconference with Maury Sullivan, Textile Museum, July 15, 1999
Martin Albrecht meeting - Letters and agenda of tour, June 19, 2000
Mall Museum - Monthly Executive Committee meetings, 2001-2005 (7 folders)
Mall Museum - Oversight Committee meetings, 2000-2003 (4 folders)
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