Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 13-199
Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
Director's Records, FY 1998-FY 2009
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. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center |
Title: | Director's Records |
Dates: | FY 1998-FY 2009 |
Quantity: | 4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 13-199 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center and its relations with other Smithsonian Institution offices and museums as well as the local tourist industry. These records were created and maintained by Mary Grace Potter, Director, 1975-2000, and Katherine Neill Ridgley, Director, 2002-2010. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistics, meeting minutes, and related materials. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center and its relations with other Smithsonian Institution offices and museums as well as the local tourist industry. These records were created and maintained by Mary Grace Potter, Director, 1975-2000, and Katherine Neill Ridgley, Director, 2002-2010. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistics, meeting minutes, and related materials.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Oct-01-2024; Transferring office; 5/20/2002 memorandum, Wright to Klein; 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
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-199, Smithsonian Institution, Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, Director's Records
Container List
Box 1
RS-3 Visitor Count Surveys, FY 1998
V-GC-23 Downtown Business Improvement District (BID), 1998-2001
V-GC-24 Downtown BID, 1998
MISC-1 Miscellaneous, FY 1999 (2 folders)
MISC-2 Praise, FY 1999
MISC-3 Official Announcement, FY 1999
MISC-5 Council of Information and Education Directors (CIED)/Council of Bureau Directors (COBD), FY 1999
MISC-7 Washington Convention and Visitors Center (WCVA), FY 1999
MISC-11 White House, FY 1999
MISC-12 National Park Service, FY 1999
MISC-19 Amtrak, FY 1999
RS-3 Visitor Count Surveys, FY 1999
RS-13 Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) Statistics, FY 1999
V-GC-1 General Correspondence, FY 1999
V-GC-2 General In-house Correspondence, FY 1999
V-GC-3 Public Inquiry Mail and Telephone Information Services, FY 1999
V-GC-4 Visitor Information Unit, FY 1999
V-GC-5 Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Program, FY 1999
V-GC-6 Staff to Volunteers, FY 1999
V-GC-7 Parking, FY 1999
V-GC-9 Information Resource Division, FY 1999
V-GC-11 InfoSpecial Revisions, FY 1999
V-GC-12 VIARC Special Events/Appreciation Events, FY 1999
V-GC-13 Smithsonian Information Center, FY 1999
V-GC-14 Safety/Accidents, FY 1999
V-GC-16 Savings Bond/Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), FY 1999
V-GC-17 Consultants, FY 1999
V-GC-21 Visible Interactive, FY 1999
V-GC-21 Interactive Vendors, FY 1999
V-GC-22 Tour and Travel Outreach, FY 1999
V-GC-23 Information Desk Specifications, FY 1999
V-GC-24 Downtown BID, FY 1999
V-GC-27 Tourism for D. Umansky, FY 1999
V-GC-28 Guide to Nation's Capital, FY 1999
V-GC-29 Full Staff Meeting, FY 1999
Correspondence, FY 1999 (2 folders)
MISC-1 Miscellaneous, FY 2000
MISC-5 CIED/COBD, FY 2000
MISC-7 WCVA, FY 2000
MISC-20 America's Millennium on the Mall, FY 2000
NL-9 Torch, FY 2000
OEDD-1 Office of the Executive Director for Development, FY 2000
OP-1 Office of the Provost (Dennis O'Connor), FY 2000
OP-2 Accessibility Program, FY 2000
OP-3 Anacostia Museum, FY 2000
OP-4 Archives of American Art, FY 2000
OP-5 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/Freer Gallery of Art, FY 2000
OP-9 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, FY 2000
OP-10 National Air and Space Museum, FY 2000
Box 2
OP-11 National Museum of African Art, FY 2000
OP-12 National Museum of American Art, FY 2000
OP-13 Renwick Gallery, FY 2000
OP-16 National Museum of the American Indian, FY 2000
OP-17 National Museum of Natural History, FY 2000
OP-22 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, FY 2000
OP-24 Center for Museum Studies, FY 2000
OP-26 Elementary and Secondary Education, FY 2000
OP-27 Office of Exhibits Central, FY 2000
OP-34 Arts and Industries Building, FY 2000
OP-35 Institutional Studies, FY 2000
OS-1 Office of the Secretary, FY 2000
OS-1a Secretary's Message (Torch), FY 2000
OS-2 Board of Regents, FY 2000
OS-3 Inspector General, FY 2000
OS-4 Office of Planning, Management, and Budget, FY 2000
OS-6 Counselor for Latino Affairs, FY 2000
OUS-1 Office of the Under Secretary (Constance Newman), FY 2000
OUS-2 Office of Communications, FY 2000 (3 folders)
OUS-3 Office of Public Affairs, FY 2000
OUS-4 Office of General Counsel, FY 2000
OUS-5 Office of Government Relations, FY 2000
OUS-7 Comptroller, FY 2000
OUS-8 Contracting, FY 2000
OUS-10 Sponsored Projects, FY 2000
OUS-12 Equal Employment and Minority Affairs, FY 2000
OUS-13 Human Resources, FY 2000
OUS-17 Physical Plant, FY 2000
OUS-18 Protection Services, FY 2000
OUS-20 Information Technology, FY 2000
OUS-21 Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services, FY 2000
OUS-23 Concessions, FY 2000
OUS-28 Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions, FY 2000
OUS-29 Smithsonian/Air and Space Magazines, FY 2000
OUS-30 The Smithsonian Associates, FY 2000
OUS-31 Membership and Development, FY 2000
OUS-32 Special Events and Conference Services, FY 2000
RS-2 Director Reports (Includes Calendars), FY 2000
RS-3 Visitor Count Surveys, FY 2000
RS-4 Volunteer Surveys, FY 2000
RS-13 VIARC Statistics, FY 2000
V-GC-1 General Correspondence, FY 2000
V-GC-2 General In-house Correspondence, FY 2000
V-GC-3 Public Inquiry Mail and Telephone Information Services, FY 2000
V-GC-4 Visitor Information Unit, FY 2000
V-GC-5 Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Program, FY 2000
V-GC-6 Staff to Volunteers, FY 2000
V-GC-7 Parking, FY 2000
V-GC-9 Information Resource Division, FY 2000
Box 3
V-GC-11 VIARC Special Events/Appreciation Events, FY 2000
V-GC-12 Smithsonian Information Center, FY 2000
V-GC-13 Safety/Accidents, FY 2000
V-GC-16 Consultants, FY 2000
V-GC-21 Tour and Travel Outreach, FY 2000
V-GC-28 Full Staff Meeting, FY 2000
V-GC-30 12th Street Bridge, FY 2000
Signage, FY 2000
Docent Program, FY 2000
Correspondence, FY 2000 (12 folders)
CEOSBV-2 Smithsonian Magazine, FY 2000
DIAMD-1 Director, FY 2001
DIAMD-2 National Museum of African Art, FY 2001
DIAMD-5 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, FY 2001
MISC-2 Praise, FY 2001
NL-6 InfoSpecial, FY 2001
RS-14 Inventory Statistics, FY 2001
S-4 Equal Employment and Minority Affairs, FY 2001
USAM-1 Under Secretary (Sheila Burke), FY 2001
USAM-4 Arts and Industries Building, FY 2001
USAM-7 National Air and Space Museum, FY 2001
USAM-8 National Museum of American Art and the Renwick Gallery, FY 2001
USAM-9 National Museum of American History, FY 2001
USAM-10 National Museum of the American Indian, FY 2001
USAM-16 Smithsonian Affiliations, FY 2001
USAM-17 The Smithsonian Associates, FY 2001
USAM-18 Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, FY 2001
USAM-20 Public Affairs, FY 2001
USAM-21 Special Events and Conference Services, FY 2001
USAM-22 Director of Communications, FY 2001 (3 folders)
USFA-2 Chief Technology Officer, FY 2001
USFA-3 Office of Information Technology, FY 2001
USFA-8 Exhibits Central, FY 2001
USFA-9 Smithsonian Productions, FY 2001
USFA-9a Smithsonian Annals, FY 2001
USFA-11 Smithsonian Institution Archives, FY 2001
USFA-13 Planning, Management, and Budget, FY 2001
USFA-14 Contracting, FY 2001
USFA-17 Facilities Services, FY 2001
USFA-18 Protection Services, FY 2001
USFA-20 Physical Plant, FY 2001
V-GC-1 General Correspondence, FY 2001
V-GC-2 General In-house Correspondence, FY 2001
V-GC-3 Public Inquiry Mail and Telephone Information Services, FY 2001
V-GC-4 Visitor Information Unit, FY 2001
Box 4
V-GC-5 Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Program, FY 2001
V-GC-6 Staff to Volunteers, FY 2001
V-GC-8 Volunteer Training, FY 2001
V-GC-9 Information Resource Division, FY 2001
V-GC-11 VIARC Special Events/Appreciation Events, FY 2001
V-GC-13 Safety/Accidents, FY 2001
V-GC-14 Donations, FY 2001
V-GC-16 Consultants, FY 2001
V-GC-21 Tour and Travel Outreach, FY 2001
V-GC-27 Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2001
V-GC-30 Smithsonian Year, FY 2001
Correspondence, FY 2001 (11 folders)
V-GC-8 Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2002
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2002
Docent Appreciation Event, April 7, 2002
Volunteer Appreciation Party, December 2002
Unit Goals, FY 2002
Chronological Files, FY 2002 (2 folders)
Membership Sales - Information Desks, FY 2003
Chronological Files, FY 2003 (2 folders)
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2003
Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2003
Goals, FY 2003
Full-time Employees Work Year Report, FY 2003
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2004
Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2004
Membership Sales, FY 2004
Membership Sales - Information Desks, FY 2004
Chronological Files, FY 2004 (2 folders)
Chronological Files, FY 2005 (2 folders)
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2005
Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2005
Membership Sales, FY 2005
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2006
Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2006
Membership Sales, FY 2006
Chronological Files, FY 2006 (2 folders)
Donald W. Reynolds Center (DWRC) Volunteer Survey, September 2006
Chronological Files, FY 2007 (2 folders)
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2007
Full Staff Meeting Minutes, FY 2007
Chronological Files, FY 2008 (2 folders)
Full Staff Meeting, FY 2008
Chronological Files, FY 2009 (2 folders)
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