Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession T90109
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
Administrative Records, 1964-1975
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: | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary |
Title: | Administrative Records |
Dates: | 1964-1975 |
Quantity: | 1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession T90109 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of files on dinners and social events during the tenure of Secretary Sidney Dillon Ripley. Materials also include personal and professional correspondence with friends and colleagues. Some correspondents include Robert S. McNamara, Olga Hirshhorn, and Charles A. Lindbergh. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of files on dinners and social events during the tenure of Secretary S. Dillon Ripley. Materials also include personal and professional correspondence with friends and colleagues.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Hirshhorn, Olga
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
- McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009
- Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001
- Smithsonian Institution -- Administration
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90109, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records
Container List
Box 1
The Ripley's Dinners
November 1 - Informal Dinner, Barney Studio House
December 1964 - Dinner at residence of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Hoffman
April 6 - Dinner Before "Born Free"
List of Dinner Hostesses to Whom you Wish to Write Personal Notes
June 8, 1964 - Dinner
December 14, 1964 - Dinner
Christmas Party - Mr. and Mrs. Ripley's Personal
January 26, 1965 - F Street Club Dinner
March 8, 1965 - Dinner (informal) Barney Studio House
April 19, 1965 - Dinner F Street Club
May 5, 1965 - Museum of History and Technology (MHT) Dinner
July 22, 1965 - Cocktails & Dinner, MHT Presidential Reception Room Preceding Concert (informal)
December 16, 1965 - Opening of Jade Hall Dinner
January 13, 1966 - Congressional Informal Dinner - Cocktails in Mineral Hall, Dinner in Gem Hall & Dr. Stewart to Talk
March 25, 1966 - Mrs. Livingston's World Wildlife Dinner
Hirshhorn Luncheon - May 17, 1966
May 23, 1966 - Dinner MHT Reception
Ripley's May 1966 Cocktail Party
October 24 - Lady Meade Fetherstonhaugh Luncheon F Street Club
November 15, 1966 - Vinland Luncheon, MHT Reception Suite Preceding Map Seminar
November 15, 1966 - Mr. & Mrs. Ripley's Dinner
Luncheon for Mrs. George H. Warren and Mrs. Firestone to see our ceramic halls, December 7, 1966
December 17, 1966 - Mr. & Mrs. Ripley's Christmas Cocktail Party
1967 DINNERS
January 17, 1967 - Dinner Preceding S.I. AIA Joint Lecture, MHT Reception Room
February 8 - Informal Dinner for Mr. Steinberg, Alibi Club
February 19, 1967 - Informal Dinner for Mr. Ian McCallum Metropolitan Club
February 22, 1967 - Congressional Informal Dinner
Dinner, Flag Hall
February 27, 1967 - Steinberg Luncheon, MHT Reception Suite
May 25, 1967 - Dinner, MHT Reception Suite
May 31 - Luncheon for Dr. and Mrs. Abbot, Regents Room (Sherry in Mr. Ripley's Office)
October 17, 1967 - Dinner for the Hirshhorns (informal) Barney House
December 5, 1967 - Informal Dinner, F St. Club for the Gardner Stouts
December 18 - Mr. and Mrs. Ripley's Christmas Cocktail Party Barney Studio House for Top Staff and Associates
December 19 - Peruvian Silver Dinner, Folk Art Hall, MHT Before Opening of Exhibit
1968 DINNERS AND PARTIES
January 10 - Dinner Alibi Club
February 21 - Dinner
March 29, 1968 - Livingston - Ripley Dinner, Palm Beach
May 1 - Diplomatic Dinner, Folk Art Hall, Followed by Mucicale & Combo
May 3 - Regents Dinner, Delian Gallery, National Portrait Gallery (NPG)
May 4 - Dinner
May 17 - Luncheon Honoring President Bourguiba of Tunis - Host-Chief Justice MHT
June 4 - Luncheon in Honor of Dr. Abbot's 96th birthday, MHT Porch Outside Staff Dining Room
June 14 - Dinner F Street Club, Before Preview, "The Art of Organic Forms"
October 5 (Lunch & Dinner) NPG
October 10 - Dinner, Gem Hall, MNH Before Opening of "The Japan Expedition"
December 6 - Symphony Ball
1969 DINNERS AND PARTIES
January 7 - Dinner, Smithsonian-Archeological Institute of America Reception Suite, MHT
January 8 - Hirshhorn Luncheon following Ground Breaking Ceremony - Great Hall, S.I. Building
January 8 - Dinner in Honor of the Hirshhorns, Barney House
February 17 - Dinner, Gem Hall, MNH before Link Lecture
February 18 - Dinner, Tory Peterson (NAS - Anonymous Donor) Reception Suite, MNH
February 25 - Dinner
March 24 - Dinner, To Meet Mr. and Mrs. William H. Phelps, Jr.
March 25 - "Over-35" Dinner, Alibi Club
April 15 - Staff Cocktail Party
May 5 - "Younger" Dinner, Alibi Club
May 15 - Informal Dinner for Symposium Guests, Barney House
May 25 - Informal Dinner for Mr. Jamshed Bhabha
May 29 - Dr. Abbot's 97th Birthday Luncheon, Commission Room NPG, Fine Arts & Portrait Gallery Building
June 3 - Calder Stabile Dedication Luncheon, SHAMIANA, 5th Floor, NMHT
June 3 - Farewell Dinner for Chief Justice Warren Nagels (in Mexico) & the Johnstons Followed by Folklife Festival Movie Reception-Suite
July 6 - Informal Dinner for Governor Shafer of Pennsylania, NMHT 5th Floor Terrace
September 29, 1969 - Diplomatic Dinner Back Festival Winners
Septeber 30 - Dinner Honoring Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin, NMHT - cocktails Shamiana, dinner Folk Art Hall
October 13 - IUDZG Dinner (informal), Gem Hall, NMHH
October 22 - Dinner
October 24 - Luncheon for Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Board - Gem Hall, NMNH
November 4 - Dinner Barney Studio House for NPG Commissioners
November 11 - Cocktail Party Honoring Former Members of the Ladies Committee of the Associates
November 19 - "Watson Luncheon" Plaza Hotel - Blue Room
December 8 - Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. W. Gurnee Dyer before his Lecture F St Club (informal)
December 16 - Dinner for the Chief Justice Cocktails, Reception. Suite NMHT
1970 DINNERS
February 17 - Dinner in Honor of Mr. Joshua Taylor, Alibi Club
February 18 - Luncheon for Honorable J. William Middendorf, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, NCFA Granite Gallery
February 26 - Dinner before SI-Archaeological Institute of America Lecture (informal)
February 27 - Dinner
March 10 - "The Role of Government in Environmental Modification" "Our Troubled Earth" Lecture Series Auditorium, NHB
March 17 - Dinner
March 19 - Dinner, Gem Hall, NMNH before Petroleum Opening
March 26 - Smithsonian Associates Promotional Luncheon, Mr. Burden's House, Hobe Sound
March 28 - Informal Dinner, the Joseph Verner Reed family, Golf House, Jupiter Island
May 14 - Dinner for "Younger Group"
May 18 - Dinner for VIP Group
May 28 - Abbot 98th Birthday Luncheon, New Regents Room
June 5 or June 10 - Departmental Chairmen Cocktail Party
June 8 - Last VIP Dinner
Planning - July 3, July 4 & July 5
September 25 - National Audubon Society Board Meeting, NMNH - Cocktails, Bird Hall & Dinner
October 2 - Dinner before CURTAIN RAISER
October 16 - Special Council Dinner Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ripley Barney House Cocktails
November 12 - Informal Dinner, F Street Club
The Tengye Lyonpo's Visit - November 12-13
December 7 - Dinner in honor of Mr. Delacour
December 9 - Dinner for Mr. Ritterbush, Regents Room
December 23 - Dinner for Guests Fir Washington Debutante Ball
1971 DINNERS
January 12 - Dinner and Lecture Gem Hall and NHB Auditorium (Dr. Roger S. Payne)
January 25 - Dinner
March 13, 1971 - Dinner, Alibi Club
March 15, 1971 - Dinner
March 16, 1971 - Small Informal Dinner for the Conroy's
March 26, 1971 - Mrs. Gerald M. Livingston's Palm Beach Dinner
April 1 - Dinner Before Opening Henry Benbridge Portrait Exhibit, NPG 2nd Floor Lounge over F Street entrance
April 14 - Informal Dinner, Barney House in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Barchas
April 29 - Link Lecture, Mr. Stachiw - Dinner Gem Hall, Lecture, Auditorium
May 25 - Dinner in honor of the Count and Countess Pierre Etienne, de Viel Castel
May 26 - Dr. Abbot's 99th Birthday Luncheon
May 27 - Dinner before Opening of John F. Kennedy Center
June 9 - Dinner in honor of the Lacour-Gayets
June 15 - Reception & Dinner following Hall of Ceramics, NMHT Opening Campbell Museum Collection
July 1 - Buffet Luncheon for Governor Gilligan, 5th Floor Terrace, NMHT
July 2 - Buffet Supper, 5th Floor Terrace, NMHT, New Staff Members and their Families
July 6 - Informal Dinner, 1925 F Street Club 7:30 p.m.
September 21 - Regents Dinner, Great Hall
September 24 - Dinner for the Jackson Burkes
September 25 - Luncheon following Board of Trustees (Hirshhorn) FA&PG Building, Finley Conference Room
September 26 - 125th Anniversary Dinner - Cocktails, Great Hall, Dinner, The Commons
October 7 - Reception and Dinner for the First Annual Meeting of the National Board Smithsonian Associates, NMNH Gem Hall
November 3 - Informal Dinner for Mr. Delacour
November 30 - After-Theatre Buffet Supper for Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Phelps "Country Girl"
December 15 - Luncheon, The Parlor for Mr. Link & Mr. and Mrs. J. Seward Johnson
December 17 - Dinner before Associates NMNH Fund Raising Dance
1972 DINNERS
January 5 - Mr. Burden's STAG Dinner (informal) for the CHANCELLOR
January 14 - Luncheon, Greenland Exhibit, MMMT, Reception Suite Mrs. Ripley too
January 26 - Dinner, Renwick Gallery - Cocktails [before opening] - Dinner [professional circa.]
January 27 - Regents Dinner (wives included) at Hillwood
February 28 - Dinner, NASM (A&I) before opening "Ballooning: Man's First Aeronautical Adventure into Space"
March 6 - Dinner in honor of Julia Child
March 9 - Diplomatic Dinner, Renwick Gallery Musical Evening
March 29, 1972 - Mrs. Gerald M. Livingston's Dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley
April 11 - Dinner, Alibi Club in honor of Mr. Philip Hofer
April 12 - The Zodiac
April 14 - Informal Dinner (ORCHIDS)
May 3 - Lunch, Executive Committee of the Board of Regents, The Parlor
May 10 - Regents Dinner in Honor of Dr. Abbot's 100th Birthday, Great Hall
May 17 - Informal Dinner before Opening of Drug Exhibit, The Commons
May 18 - Speak at Audubon Naturalist Society's Annual Banquet, NMNH Whale
May 25 - Dinner
October 17 - Stag Dinner (co-host, Dr. E.E. David, Jr.) for 6 Soviet scientists headed by Dr. Keldysh, S.I.
November 16 - Informal Dinner, Alibi Club Hirshhorn Trustees
November 17 - Cromer Luncheon, The Parlor
December 11 - Dinner for Mr. Delacour
December 16 - Dinner before Associates Fund Raising Dance
December 26 - Dinner (informal), Metropolitan Club
1973 DINNERS
January 24 - Regents Dinner, Hillwood Memorial Service
March 5 - Dinner, Alibi Club
March 7 - Dinner
March 14 - Dinner
March 29 - Your Invitation List for Mrs. Livingston's Party
April 27 - Dinner in honor of Mr. & Mrs. William H. Phelps, Jr.
May 2 - Dinner, Freer Gallery of Art
May 8 - Informal Dinner in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Hirshhorn
May 16 - Lunch, The Parlor, Messrs, Watson and Lapham and the Chief Justice
May 30 - Cocktail-Buffet to meet Miss Laurel Ripley
May 31 - Dr. Abbot's 101st Birthday luncheon, Suite, NMHT
July 4 - Supper and watch the fireworks, 5th Floor Terrace NMHT "under the shamianah"
July 5 - Luncheon for Governor Ford of Kentucky, Roof, NMHT
September 17 - Mrs. Taylor's informal dinner, Carnegie Manson
December 21 - Scholarship Fund Raising Dinner - Dance, Smithsonian Associates Women's Committee, NMHT
1974 DINNERS
February 15 - Division of Performing Arts Diplomatic Luncheon, Director's Conference Room, NMHT
February 22 - Dinner
February 26 - Ambassadors' Dinner, Renwick Gallery
February 27 - Buffet Supper in honor of Dr. Jacob Bronowski, Gem Hall, NMNH
April 30 - Dinner, Alibi Club
4th of July Party - Roof Terrace HTB
November 8 - Dinner for Ambassador Kennan, Alibi Club
December 9 - Dinner for Mr. & Mrs. William Phelps
December 20 - Dinner before Waltz Group
1975 DINNERS
March 26 - Dinner at home
April 3 - Mrs. Livingston's Dinner in Palm Beach (1975)
April 21 - Dinner for PTBG 1925 F Street Club
June 12 - Dinner for new Regents
July 4, 1975 - Supper Party NMHT 5th Floor Terrace
November 21 - Dinner
October 9 - Luncheon for Mr. & Mrs. Peter von Siemens, Parlor
December 12 - Women's Committee Christmas Dance
Box 2
Grosvenor, Melville
Golden Spike
Glass Lanterns & Stool from India - Correspondence with M. David thru Miss Weiss
Hellman, Geoffrey of the The New Yorker
Committee on a Community College for Northwestern Connecticut
Delcour, Mr. Jean
Farmington (Miss Porter's School)
French Institute
Korda, Michael V.
Ladew, Mr. Harvey
National Parks Association
Miscellaneous Correspondence, B-N. Correspondents include Robert S. McNamara, Olga Hirshhorn, and Charles A. Lindbergh (4 folders)
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