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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 14-174

National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Deputy Director

Project Management and Projects Files, 1993-2006

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Deputy Director
Title:Project Management and Projects Files
Dates:1993-2006
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 14-174
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of project management and projects files created and maintained by Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director, 1992-2005, and pertain to specific National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) projects, such as special exhibitions, digitization of archival materials, the NMAI website, public programs, symposiums, workshops, film presentations, and resource centers. Some materials date from after Evelyn left NMAI in 2005. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, agreements, contracts, financial records, strategic plans, exhibition records, press releases, clippings, and other related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of project management and projects files created and maintained by Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director, 1992-2005, and pertain to specific National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) projects, such as special exhibitions, digitization of archival materials, the NMAI website, public programs, symposiums, workshops, film presentations, and resource centers. Some materials date from after Evelyn left NMAI in 2005. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, agreements, contracts, financial records, strategic plans, exhibition records, press releases, clippings, and other related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 07/19/2010 memorandum, Toda to Helms; 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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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-174, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Deputy Director, Project Management and Projects Files

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Container List

Box 1

Project management and projects - Archiving plan, 1997-1998

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Project management and projects - Mall welcome center, 2001-2002

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Media, 1998

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Opening products, 1997-1998

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Public programs, 1995, 1998-1999

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Miscellaneous public space, 1999

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Planning, 1995-2001 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Vetting meetings, 1997-2000

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Requests for exhibition proposals, 1997-1998

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibition design process, 1999-2001

Box 1 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - Preparation theater, 1999-2004

Box 1 of 6

Signature film, 2003-2005 (2 folders)

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Preparation theater schematic design - Gerard Hilferty & Associates, Inc., January 14, 2000

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Exhibitions review committee meeting, September 6, 1996

Box 1 of 6

Exhibitions - General history, 2002

Box 1 of 6

Guidelines for managing exhibition costs, 2002

Box 1 of 6

Exhibition visitation, 2005

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"To Honor and Comfort: Native American Quilts" exhibition, 1995-1998

Box 1 of 6

Project management and projects - "Agayuliyararput: Our Way of Making Prayers" exhibition, 1996-1997

Box 1 of 6

Project management and projects - Arts & Industries Building show - "Stories of the People" exhibition, 1996-1997

Box 1 of 6

"The Art of Being Kuna" exhibition, 1997-1999

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

"Indian Humor" exhibition, 1997-1998

Box 2 of 6

Windows on Collections, 1998-2003

Box 2 of 6

Project management and projects - "Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image" - Master photograph book and exhibition, 1997-2000

Box 2 of 6

Project management and projects - "Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image" exhibition, 2001-2002

Box 2 of 6

Mall exhibitions and opening - "Our Universes" exhibition, 1998-2005 (3 folders)

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"Our Peoples" exhibition, 1999-2005 (4 folders)

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"Our Peoples" exhibition - Meeting notes, 2000-2005

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Lessons learned meeting for "Our Peoples," 2004

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"Woven by the Grandmothers" exhibition - South America tour, 1999-2001

Box 2 of 6

"Our Lives" exhibition, 1999-2003

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Project management and projects - "Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts" exhibition, 1999-2004 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

Project management and projects - "Gifts of Pride and Love: The Cultural Significance of Kiowa and Comanche Cradles" and Newborn Ancestors: The Art and Articles of Plains Indian Children" exhibitions, 2000

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - "Reservation X" exhibition, 2000

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - "Who Stole the Tee Pee?" exhibition, 2000-2001

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - "Painting the Dakota: Seth Eastman at Fort Snelling" exhibition, 2000-2001

Box 3 of 6

"Mohawk Ironworkers" exhibition, 2000-2001

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - Pan-Institutional Photography exhibition, 2001

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - American Indian Jewelry exhibition, 2001

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - The Mall Fourth Gallery exhibition, 2001

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Project management and projects - "Across Borders" exhibition, 2001

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Project management and projects - Doll exhibition, 2001-2002

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Project management and projects - "Great Master of Mexican Folk Art" exhibition, 2001-2002

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - "The Edge of Enchantment" exhibition, 2001-2003

Box 3 of 6

"Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser," exhibition, 2001-2004

Box 3 of 6

"Native Modernism and the Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser" symposium, 2004-2005

Box 3 of 6

"Aghveq, the Whale: A Bond We Keep With Our Fathers" - Proposed exhibition, 2002

Box 3 of 6

"Legends of Our Time: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and the Plateau" exhibition, 2002-2003

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"George Catlin and His Indian Gallery" exhibition, 2003-2004

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"Continuum: 12 Artists" exhibition, 2003-2004

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"New Tribe: New York" exhibition, 2003-2004

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"The Language of Native American Baskets: From a Weaver's View" exhibition, 2003-2005

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Three Anniversaries exhibition, 2005

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"The New Old World: Antilles - Living Beyond the Myth" exhibition - Puerto Rico, 2005

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Vault slides (scanning), 1996

Box 3 of 6

NMAI strategic plan for information technology, 1997

Box 3 of 6

Project management and projects - Collections information systems, 1997-1999

Box 3 of 6

Information resource management and technology, 2000-2004 (6 folders)

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

Technology Consultations Project, 2001

Box 4 of 6

Technology strategic plan - Comprehensive information needs analysis, 2001

Box 4 of 6

Web page, 2001

Box 4 of 6

Technology consultation project, 2001

Box 4 of 6

Comprehensive systems analysis project, 2000-2001

Box 4 of 6

Media asset project, 2002-2004

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Mall Resource Center, 2002-2004 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 6

CRC Media Center, 2002-2005

Box 4 of 6

Comprehensive repository for native language materials, 2003

Box 4 of 6

Smithsonian wrapper - NMAI website, 2003

Box 4 of 6

Web marketing, 2003-2004

Box 4 of 6

Native One Stop, 2003-2004

Box 4 of 6

Image bank, 2003-2004

Box 4 of 6

Contact management application, 2003-2005

Box 4 of 6

Meeting on our web plan on November 22, 2004

Box 4 of 6

Web coordination strategy meeting, July 14, 2004

Box 4 of 6

Collections information system advisory review group, 2004-2005

Box 4 of 6

Meetings on website issues on September 20, 2005 and October 19, 2005

Box 4 of 6

Discovery Room project, 2005

Box 4 of 6

Bear Clan Hat, 2000

Box 4 of 6

"Celebration" DVD project, 2004

Box 4 of 6

Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) - NMAI documentary, 2002-2005 (7 folders)

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

NAPT agreement, 2003

Box 5 of 6

NAPT agreement, 2002

Box 5 of 6

Meeting with Donn Rogosin, WLIW public television, 2002

Box 5 of 6

Smithsonian Business Ventures, 2003

Box 5 of 6

NMAI Powwow, 2000-2002

Box 5 of 6

Textile conservation conference, 2005

Box 5 of 6

Spring equinox celebration, 2002

Box 5 of 6

Smithsonian Scholarly Publishing Board, 2005 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 6

Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2003-2004

Box 5 of 6

Potomac area in the Mall museum, 2004

Box 5 of 6

Project reports, November 2001

Box 5 of 6

Restructuring plan, 2005

Box 5 of 6

Project management - General , 2005

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Projects and initiatives budget meetings, 2005

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Project management meeting, November 15, 2005

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Luxembourg project, 1999

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Project management and projects - Latin American Conference, 1995, 1997

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Architecture and construction - Mall museum design - Douglas Cardinal, 1997-2000

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Design publicity, 1996-1997

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Mall museum fence, 1999

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Project management and projects - Archives-Records management (DC), 1990, 1997-1998

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Project management and projects - Archives-Records management (NY), 1997-1998 (includes electronic records)

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Memorandum of Understanding - NMAI and National Museum of Natural History, 2000

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Arctic Studies Center, 1991-2003 (3 folders)

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

Project management and projects - Audubon Terrace phasedown and artifact move, 1994-1996

Box 6 of 6

Facilitation for project managers - Proposed workshop, 2002

Box 6 of 6

Atlatl, 1999-2001

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Project management and projects - Four Directions education project, 1998-1999

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Mall exhibitions and opening - Budget, 1997-2000

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Project management projects - Film and video conference, 1999

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Project management projects - Cultural Resources Center open house, 1999

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Project management projects - CoNEXUS technology program, 1993, 1998

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Visitor services workshop, 2002

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Mall museum transition office, 2003

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Using labels to reach your visitors - Judy Rand, 2002

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Smithsonian Business Ventures (SBV) - Revenue sharing, 2004-2005

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SBV - Museum store, 2004

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Restaurant Associates - Cafe, 2003-2004

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Public programs, 2001-2002

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Mall museum - Visitor evaluations, 2004-2005

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NMAI speakers group, 2004

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Group reservations report, 2004

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Cultural Arts Advisory Group, 2005

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Correspondence - Public programs, 2003-2005 (3 folders)

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Digital collaborative initiative - Native American communities, 2001

Box 6 of 6

CIDOC conference, March 26-27, 2003

Box 6 of 6

Meeting on scholarly publishing at NMAI, April 20, 2005

Box 6 of 6

HarperCollins/Smithsonian Publishing Venture, 2005

Box 6 of 6

Strategic planning, 2004-2006

Box 6 of 6

Special event management, 2004

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Grand opening of NMAI - Public relations plans, 2002-2003

Box 6 of 6

Potential collaboration with the Children's Museum in Boston, 2004

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