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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 11-018

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary

Administrative Records, 2005

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
Title:Administrative Records
Dates:2005
Quantity:10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 11-018
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Lawrence M. Small during his sixth year as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions, research, fundraising, programs, and special events. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting schedules and minutes; policies; agreements; invitations; reports; conference information; budget summaries; lecture papers; and articles. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Lawrence M. Small during his sixth year as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions, research, fundraising, programs, and special events. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting schedules and minutes; policies; agreements; invitations; reports; conference information; budget summaries; lecture papers; and articles. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 3/19/1970 memorandum, Lytle to Ripley; Contact reference staff for details.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-018, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records

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Container List

Box 1

Awards

Box 1 of 10

National Design Award

Box 1 of 10

Peck, Paul Presidential Awards

Box 1 of 10

Secretary's Distinguished Lecture Award

Box 1 of 10

Smithson, James Bicentennial Medal

Box 1 of 10

Advisory Groups (SI Boards, Councils, Commissions)

Box 1 of 10

Smithsonian Community Committee

Box 1 of 10

Conference

Box 1 of 10

Symposium

Box 1 of 10

Conservation

Box 1 of 10

Endangered Species

Box 1 of 10

Marine Mammal Commission

Box 1 of 10

Development of the Mall - Parking

Box 1 of 10

Exhibits

Box 1 of 10

American on the Move

Box 1 of 10

American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

Box 1 of 10

Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon

Box 1 of 10

Brown v. Board of Education: A landmark in American Justice

Box 1 of 10

Price of Freedom

Box 1 of 10

September 11, 2001: Bearing Witness to History

Box 1 of 10

Yesterday's Tomorrow: Past Visions of the American Future

Box 1 of 10

Lectures

Box 1 of 10

Museums, A-Z (empty: KPQUWXYZ)

Box 1 of 10

Regional Museums

Box 1 of 10

Projects - Reading Is Fundamental, Inc

Box 1 of 10

Publications

Box 1 of 10

Publications, A-Z (empty: KQS)

Box 1 of 10

Smithsonian Year

Box 1 of 10

Office of the Secretary

Box 1 of 10

Advisor to the Secretary with Special Focus on the Patent Office Bldg (Robert Kogod)

Box 1 of 10

Building Director (SI)

Box 1 of 10

Inspector General, Office of

Box 1 of 10

General Counsel, Office of the (Agreements, Deeds, Leases, Wills remain in the files)

Box 1 of 10

Policy & Analysis, Director of

Box 1 of 10

Secretariat - Direct Reports

Box 1 of 10

Secretariat - Directors of Museums & Research Institutes (Centers)

Box 1 of 10

Box 2

Secretariat - Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture

Box 2 of 10

Secretariat - Smithsonian Congress of Scholars

Box 2 of 10

Secretariat - Smithsonian Council of Education Directors

Box 2 of 10

Speech Writer

Box 2 of 10

Office of External Affairs (2 folders)

Box 2 of 10

Development, Office of

Box 2 of 10

Foundation Relations

Box 2 of 10

Planned Giving, Office of

Box 2 of 10

Contributing Membership Program

Box 2 of 10

Smithson, James Society

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Corporate Membership Program

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Gifts (3 folders)

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Legacy Society

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Luncheon Group

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian National Board

Box 2 of 10

Sponsored Projects, Office of

Box 2 of 10

Women's Committee (SI)

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Business Ventures

Box 2 of 10

Board of Directors

Box 2 of 10

Recruiting

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Books

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Museum Stores

Box 2 of 10

Product Development & Licensing

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Catalogue

Box 2 of 10

Restaurant Concessions

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Magazine Group

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Magazine

Box 2 of 10

Smithsonian Magazine Article

Box 2 of 10

Membership

Box 2 of 10

Membership, A-Z (empty: AFIQUXYZ)

Box 2 of 10

From the Secretary

Box 2 of 10

Air & Space Magazine

Box 2 of 10

Box 3

Airplane

Box 3 of 10

Allocation of Space

Box 3 of 10

Patent Office Building (2 folder)

Box 3 of 10

Center for American Art and Portraiture (D. W. Reynolds)

Box 3 of 10

Robert and Arlene Kogod

Box 3 of 10

Lunder Conservation Center

Box 3 of 10

Announcements

Box 3 of 10

Automobile

Box 3 of 10

Delegation of Authority

Box 3 of 10

Letterhead/Stationery

Box 3 of 10

Parking

Box 3 of 10

Deputy Secretary & Chief Operating Officer (2 folders)

Box 3 of 10

Accessibility Coordinator

Box 3 of 10

Arts & Industries Building

Box 3 of 10

Anacostia Museum

Box 3 of 10

Center for African American History & Culture

Box 3 of 10

Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage

Box 3 of 10

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Box 3 of 10

Folkways Collection

Box 3 of 10

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Box 3 of 10

Smithsonian Photographic Services

Box 3 of 10

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (3 folders)

Box 3 of 10

Comptroller, Office of the

Box 3 of 10

Contracting, Office of

Box 3 of 10

Travel Services Office

Box 3 of 10

Planning, Management & Budget, Office of

Box 3 of 10

Box 4

Fiscal Year 2004

Box 4 of 10

Fiscal Year 2005

Box 4 of 10

Fiscal Year 2006

Box 4 of 10

Fiscal Year 2007

Box 4 of 10

Treasurer, Office of the

Box 4 of 10

Funds/General

Box 4 of 10

Board Annual Giving Fund

Box 4 of 10

Secretary's Special Fund

Box 4 of 10

Trust Funds

Box 4 of 10

Communications, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Public Affairs, Office

Box 4 of 10

Blue Bulletin

Box 4 of 10

Torch

Box 4 of 10

Visitors Information & Associates Reception Center (electronic records)

Box 4 of 10

Docents (volunteers)

Box 4 of 10

Facilities Engineering & Operations, Office of (2 folders)

Box 4 of 10

Architectural History & Historic Preservation, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Facilities Management, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Protection Services, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Office of Safety and Environmental Management

Box 4 of 10

Government Relations, Office of (3 folders)

Box 4 of 10

Congressional Humanities Caucus

Box 4 of 10

Hearings

Box 4 of 10

Senate Cultural Caucus

Box 4 of 10

Human Resources, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Combined Federal Campaign

Box 4 of 10

Office of Employee Benefits

Box 4 of 10

Equal Employment & Minority Affairs, Office of

Box 4 of 10

Report on Workforce Diversity and EEO Compliance (see Box 10)

Box 4 of 10

American Indian Heritage Month Planning Committee

Box 4 of 10

Black History Month Planning Committee

Box 4 of 10

Grievances and Complaints

Box 4 of 10

Women's History Month Planning Committee

Box 4 of 10

Box 5

Health Insurance

Box 5 of 10

Leave

Box 5 of 10

Pay & Tenure

Box 5 of 10

Performance Appraisals/Assessments

Box 5 of 10

Personnel, A-Z (empty: IQUXYZ)

Box 5 of 10

Recruiting

Box 5 of 10

Reduction in Force

Box 5 of 10

Senior Level

Box 5 of 10

Training

Box 5 of 10

National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC)

Box 5 of 10

NMAAHC Advisory (Founding) Council

Box 5 of 10

NMAAHC Building Plans (site search)

Box 5 of 10

NMAAHC Commission

Box 5 of 10

NMAAHC Scholarly Advisory Committee

Box 5 of 10

National Museum of American History (NMAH)

Box 5 of 10

NMAH Advisory Board

Box 5 of 10

Armed Forces History, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Behring Center

Box 5 of 10

Costumes, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Cultural History, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Domestic Life, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Electricity, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Engineering & Environmental History, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Exhibiting

Box 5 of 10

Lemelson, Jerome & Dorothy Center

Box 5 of 10

Medical Sciences, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Musical History, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Numismatics, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Political History, Division of

Box 5 of 10

Star-Spangled Banner

Box 5 of 10

Transportation, Division of

Box 5 of 10

National Museum of American Indian (NMAI)

Box 5 of 10

NMAI Board of Trustees

Box 5 of 10

NMAI Building Plans

Box 5 of 10

NMAI Exhibiting

Box 5 of 10

NMAI Publications

Box 5 of 10

National Postal Museum (NPM)

Box 5 of 10

NPM Advisory Commission

Box 5 of 10

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Box 5 of 10

National Collection Program

Box 5 of 10

Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives

Box 5 of 10

National Programs, Office of

Box 5 of 10

Affiliations Program

Box 5 of 10

Smithsonian Center for Education & Museum Studies

Box 5 of 10

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

Box 5 of 10

The Smithsonian Associates

Box 5 of 10

Resident Associate Program

Box 5 of 10

Smithsonian Journeys

Box 5 of 10

Box 6

Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Box 6 of 10

SIL Board

Box 6 of 10

Special Events & Protocol

Box 6 of 10

Form 600

Box 6 of 10

Under Secretary for Art

Box 6 of 10

Archives of American Art (AAA)

Box 6 of 10

AAA Board of Trustees

Box 6 of 10

National Museum of African Art (NMAA)

Box 6 of 10

NMAA Board

Box 6 of 10

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (CHNDM)

Box 6 of 10

CHNDM Board of Trustees

Box 6 of 10

Freer Gallery of Art

Box 6 of 10

Freer & Sackler Galleries Board

Box 6 of 10

Sackler, Arthur M Gallery

Box 6 of 10

Hirshhorn, Joseph Museum & Sculpture Garden (HMSG)

Box 6 of 10

HMSG Board of Trustees

Box 6 of 10

National Portrait Gallery (NPG)

Box 6 of 10

NPG Commission

Box 6 of 10

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)

Box 6 of 10

SAAM Commission

Box 6 of 10

Renwick Gallery

Box 6 of 10

Under Secretary for Science

Box 6 of 10

Office of International Relations

Box 6 of 10

Dazzler

Box 6 of 10

Senior Scholar Emeritus (W. Dillon)

Box 6 of 10

National Air & Space Museum (NASM)

Box 6 of 10

NASM Advisory Board

Box 6 of 10

NASM Exhibiting

Box 6 of 10

Udvar-Hazy, Steven F. Center

Box 6 of 10

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) (2 folders)

Box 6 of 10

Anthropology, Dept of (SOA)

Box 6 of 10

Indians

Box 6 of 10

Repatriation Review Committee

Box 6 of 10

NMNH Board

Box 6 of 10

NMNH Exhibiting

Box 6 of 10

IMAX Theater

Box 6 of 10

Mineral Sciences, Department of

Box 6 of 10

Ocean Science Initiative

Box 6 of 10

Vertebrate Zoology, Department of

Box 6 of 10

National Zoological Park (NZP)

Box 6 of 10

Box 7

Elephant Sanctuary

Box 7 of 10

Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ)

Box 7 of 10

Panda

Box 7 of 10

National Science Resources Center

Box 7 of 10

Office of Fellowships & Grants

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Center for Materials Research & Education

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

Box 7 of 10

SERC Advisory Board

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press (January-August)

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Press (January-March)

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Council

Box 7 of 10

Universities/General, A-Z (empty: EIJKLQRXYZ)

Box 7 of 10

Smithsonian Secretaries

Box 7 of 10

Secretary, Lawrence M. Small (LMS)

Box 7 of 10

LMS Clippings

Box 7 of 10

LMS Clubs & Associations

Box 7 of 10

LMS Gift

Box 7 of 10

LMS Interview

Box 7 of 10

LMS Invitations (2 folders)

Box 7 of 10

LMS Personal (2 folders)

Box 7 of 10

LMS Speech

Box 7 of 10

LMS Trip

Box 7 of 10

LMS Written Article

Box 7 of 10

National Gallery of Art (NGA)

Box 7 of 10

NGA Board of Trustees

Box 7 of 10

John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (JFKC)

Box 7 of 10

JFKC Board of Trustees

Box 7 of 10

Federal Agencies, Commissions & Departments

Box 7 of 10

Agriculture, Department of

Box 7 of 10

Commerce, Department of

Box 7 of 10

Commission of Fine Arts

Box 7 of 10

DC Government

Box 7 of 10

Defense, Army & Air Force, Department of

Box 7 of 10

Department of Homeland Security

Box 7 of 10

Education, Department of

Box 7 of 10

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Box 7 of 10

Federal City Council

Box 7 of 10

General Accounting Office

Box 7 of 10

Box 8

General Services Administration

Box 8 of 10

Health & Human Services, Department of

Box 8 of 10

Interior, Department of

Box 8 of 10

National Park Service

Box 8 of 10

Labor, Department of

Box 8 of 10

Librarian of Congress

Box 8 of 10

Merit System Protection Board

Box 8 of 10

National Archives

Box 8 of 10

National Capital Planning Commission

Box 8 of 10

National Endowment for the Arts

Box 8 of 10

National Endowment for the Humanities

Box 8 of 10

Office of Management & Budget (2 folders)

Box 8 of 10

Office of Personnel Management

Box 8 of 10

State, Department of

Box 8 of 10

White House

Box 8 of 10

Committee for the Preservation of the White House

Box 8 of 10

White House Historical Association

Box 8 of 10

Woodrow Wilson International Commission for Scholars

Box 8 of 10

Private Organizations

Box 8 of 10

American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Box 8 of 10

American Association of Museums

Box 8 of 10

American Research Institute in Turkey

Box 8 of 10

Brookings Institution

Box 8 of 10

Carnegie Institution

Box 8 of 10

Council on Foreign Relations

Box 8 of 10

Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington

Box 8 of 10

Dumbarton Oaks

Box 8 of 10

Foundations, A-Z (empty: QXYZ)

Box 8 of 10

Greater Washington Board of Trade

Box 8 of 10

Greater Washington Initiative

Box 8 of 10

National Geographic Society

Box 8 of 10

International Organizations

Box 8 of 10

Countries (Office of International Relations)

Box 8 of 10

Africa

Box 8 of 10

Arabia

Box 8 of 10

Australia

Box 8 of 10

Brazil

Box 8 of 10

China

Box 8 of 10

Cuba

Box 8 of 10

Czechoslovakia

Box 8 of 10

Box 9

Egypt

Box 9 of 10

Germany

Box 9 of 10

Greece

Box 9 of 10

India

Box 9 of 10

Iran

Box 9 of 10

Iraq

Box 9 of 10

Israel

Box 9 of 10

Japan

Box 9 of 10

Liechtenstein

Box 9 of 10

Norway

Box 9 of 10

Oman

Box 9 of 10

Panama

Box 9 of 10

Puerto Rico

Box 9 of 10

Miscellaneous, A-Z (empty: Q XYZ)

Box 9 of 10

Regents (2 folders)

Box 9 of 10

Regents Ad Hoc Committee on Facilities

Box 9 of 10

Regents Audit and Review Committee

Box 9 of 10

Regents Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Box 9 of 10

Regents Congressional Regents

Box 9 of 10

Regents Dinner

Box 9 of 10

Regents Emeritus

Box 9 of 10

Regents Executive Committee

Box 9 of 10

Regents Finance

Box 9 of 10

Regents Meeting January 24, 2005

Box 9 of 10

Regents Meeting May 9, 2005

Box 9 of 10

Regents Meeting June 13, 2005

Box 9 of 10

Regents Meeting September 9, 2005

Box 9 of 10

Regents Meeting September 19, 2005

Box 9 of 10

Membership

Box 9 of 10

Control Correspondence: Overdue and Signature Reports (2 folders)

Box 9 of 10

Report on Workforce Diversity and EEO Compliance, 2005 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 10

Box 10

Lawrence M. Small: Read Files, 2005 (14 folders)

Box 10 of 10

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