Accession 15-181

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary

Administrative Records, 1972-2012

Descriptive Entry

This accession includes records documenting the administrative activities of S. Dillon Ripley, Robert McCormick Adams, Ira Michael Heyman, Lawrence M. Small, and G. Wayne Clough during their tenures as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The records pertain to legal issues such as deeds, leases, wills, and agreements in regard to the Institution's museums, properties, exhibitions, research initiatives, fund raising, special programs, personnel, and marketing partnerships. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; contracts and agreements; account summaries; reports; policies and guidelines; meeting agendas; speech papers; floor plans; property appraisals; estate inventory lists; copies of wills; and supporting documentation.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years. until Jan-01-2028; Transferring office; 3/19/1970 memorandum, Lytle to Ripley; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

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

Name

• Adams, Robert McC. (Robert McCormick), 1926-
• Clough, G. Wayne
• Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011
• Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001
• Small, Lawrence M.
• Smithsonian Institution -- Administration

Subject

• Contracts
• Estates (Law)
• Fund raising
• Gifts
• Museum buildings
• Museum exhibits
• Personnel management
• Product management
• Real property
• Research grants
• Smithsonian buildings
• Speeches, addresses, etc.
• Trusts and trustees

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Floor plans
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-181, Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records

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