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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 15-341

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Director's Administrative Records, 1967-2013

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Title:Director's Administrative Records
Dates:1967-2013
Quantity:23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 15-341
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), previously known as the Office of Folklife Programs, 1978-1991, and the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, 1992-1999, during the tenure of Richard Kurin. Kurin served as the Deputy Director, 1985-1987; Acting Director, 1987-1990; and Director, 1990-2009. Earlier files were created by Ralph Rinzler, Director, 1978-1983, and Peter Seitel, Director, 1983-1987, or were created or collected by Kurin in various positions he held at the Smithsonian Institution beginning in 1976. Kurin was named Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture in 2009, but holds Emeritus status with CFCH. Also included in this accession are records documenting the administration and oversight of numerous Smithsonian Institution museums and programs while Kurin served as Acting Director for National Programs, 2004-2007; Acting Under Secretary for History and Culture, 2007-2008; and Acting Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2008-2009. Topics documented within this accession include Kurin's participation on the American Folklife Center Board of Trustees; policy development and administrative guidelines at CFCH; the history of CFCH; fellow and research associate staffing; research and scholarly work concerning the Festival of American Folklife (later named the Smithsonian Folklife Festival), intangible cultural heritage, and cultural anthropology; Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings and Smithsonian Global Sound; the National Museum of the American Indian Grand Opening and the First Americans Festival; Kurin's service on the United States National Commission to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco); the Smithsonian Institution 150th Birthday Party on the National Mall; the creation of the Save our Sounds Project; and the Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; administrative and budget files; notes; agreements and memoranda of understanding; conferences and symposia documentation; scholarly publications and reviews; meeting minutes and agendas; pamphlets and brochures concerning special projects and exhibitions; grant proposals; newsletters; staff manuals and directives; copyright notes and production agreements; exhibition files; lecture notes; clippings; Unesco candidature videotapes; resumes and curricula vitae; advisory board member lists; activity reports; architectural drawings and floor plans of CFCH office spaces; images; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), previously known as the Office of Folklife Programs, 1978-1991, and the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, 1992-1999, during the tenure of Richard Kurin. Kurin served as the Deputy Director, 1985-1987; Acting Director, 1987-1990; and Director, 1990-2009. Earlier files were created by Ralph Rinzler, Director, 1978-1983, and Peter Seitel, Director, 1983-1987, or were created or collected by Kurin in various positions he held at the Smithsonian Institution beginning in 1976. Kurin was named Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture in 2009, but holds Emeritus status with CFCH. Also included in this accession are records documenting the administration and oversight of numerous Smithsonian Institution museums and programs while Kurin served as Acting Director for National Programs, 2004-2007; Acting Under Secretary for History and Culture, 2007-2008; and Acting Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2008-2009.

Topics documented within this accession include Kurin's participation on the American Folklife Center Board of Trustees; policy development and administrative guidelines at CFCH; the history of CFCH; fellow and research associate staffing; research and scholarly work concerning the Festival of American Folklife (later named the Smithsonian Folklife Festival), intangible cultural heritage, and cultural anthropology; Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings and Smithsonian Global Sound; the National Museum of the American Indian Grand Opening and the First Americans Festival; Kurin's service on the United States National Commission to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco); the Smithsonian Institution 150th Birthday Party on the National Mall; the creation of the Save our Sounds Project; and the Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993.

Materials include correspondence and memoranda; administrative and budget files; notes; agreements and memoranda of understanding; conferences and symposia documentation; scholarly publications and reviews; meeting minutes and agendas; pamphlets and brochures concerning special projects and exhibitions; grant proposals; newsletters; staff manuals and directives; copyright notes and production agreements; exhibition files; lecture notes; clippings; Unesco candidature videotapes; resumes and curricula vitae; advisory board member lists; activity reports; architectural drawings and floor plans of CFCH office spaces; images; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2029. Boxes 1-3, 6-7, 11, and 20-22 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Transferring office; 09/14/2015 Memo, Wright to Bell/Adams/Strickland; Contact reference staff for details.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-341, Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Director's Administrative Records

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Container List

Box 1

American Folklife Center (AFC) Board of Trustees

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1993

Box 1 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2000-2007 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2007 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2001-2005

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2002-2003

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2003

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2003-2005

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees, Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2003-2006 (includes electronic records)

Box 1 of 23

Library of Congress, American Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide, 2004

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Monthly Reports, 2006

Box 1 of 23

AFC, Board of Trustees Reports and Press Clippings, 2007

Box 1 of 23

Box 2

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) Administrative Files

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Unit History Documents, 1967-1968

Box 2 of 23

Documents Concerning the Establishment and History of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, 1968-1997

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Office Manual, 1980, 1983

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Permissions and Copyrights/Licensing, 1983-1993

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Staff Meeting Minutes, 1983-1988

Box 2 of 23

Office of Folklife Programs, Folklife Festival Film Project Summaries, April 9, 1984

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Computer and Office Equipment Memoranda, 1984-1996

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Folklife Research Development Trip, Pakistan, Correspondence, Agreements, and Memoranda, 1984-1987

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Inner-Office Memoranda, 1984-1993

Box 2 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Publication Memoranda, 1985, 1988, 1992-1993

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Travel Memoranda, 1985, 1993-1997

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1986

Box 2 of 23

CFCH Archives, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1987-1989, 1992, 1994, 1996

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1987

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Mission Statements, 1987, 1994

Box 2 of 23

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1987-1995

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Research and Development Guidelines, 1988

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1988

Box 2 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 2 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Fieldwork Reports, 1988

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, General Information, 1988-1998

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Mission Statement, 1988

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Accessibility Audit Documents, 1989-1992

Box 2 of 23

"SI Hot Potatoes," Memoranda, Correspondence, and News Clippings, 1989-1997 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1989

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Intern Manual, 1989

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1990

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Center Renaming Documents, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Newsletter, 1990

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Organizational Charts, 1990-2003

Box 2 of 23

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Visitor Surveys and Attendance Reports, 1990-2005

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1991

Box 2 of 23

Festival of American Folklife, Beer Concessions, 1991

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Architectural Drawing, 1991

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Cultural Research and Education, Planning Reports, Correspondence, and Memoranda, 1992-2005

Box 2 of 23

Committees/Boards List, 1992-1993

Box 2 of 23

University Program Affiliation Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1992-2001

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1992

Box 2 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 2 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1993

Box 2 of 23

Multicultural Arts Victoria Briefing Documents, 1994

Box 2 of 23

Community Folklife Documentation Training Program, African Immigrant Folklife Study, Syllabus and Coursework, 1994

Box 2 of 23

University of Maryland Program Affiliation Correspondence, 1994

Box 2 of 23

Box 3

CFCH, Crafts Catalogue, 1994-1995

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Inner-Office Memoranda, 1994-1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Community Scholar Survey Report, 1995

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Inspector General Review, 1995

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Mailing Lists, 1995

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Marketing Publication, 1995 and undated

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, South China Program, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1995

Box 3 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 3 of 23

Smithsonian Electronic Media Board, Multimedia Fair, January 31, 1995

Box 3 of 23

South Asian Folklore Encyclopedia Article, 1996

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1996

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, World Bank Cultural Heritage, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1996-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 23

Newsprint Clippings and Article Facsimiles, 1997-2001

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Office of the Inspector General Audit Reports and Memoranda, 1997-2005

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Audit, 1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Cultural Studies and Communications, Memoranda, 1997

Box 3 of 23

Letters of Recommendation, 1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Management Meeting, October 1, 1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Publication Master File, 1997

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Documentary Educational Resources, Royalty Reports and Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Archives Memoranda and Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Collections Memoranda and Correspondence, 1998-2000

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Human Resources Policies, 1998, 2001

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Miscellaneous Documentation and Correspondence, 1998-2006

Box 3 of 23

Letters of Recommendation, 1998-2001

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Office of the Inspector General, Audit Memoranda and Recommendations, 1998-2001

Box 3 of 23

CFCH, Special Events, Gore/Chermomyrdin Event, March 11, 1998

Box 3 of 23

Montgomery College Program Affiliation Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 3 of 23

George Washington University Program Affiliation Correspondence, 1998-2000

Box 3 of 23

George Washington University Seminar in American Folklife, Syllabus, and Coursework, 1999 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 23

Emory University Program Affiliation Memoranda, 2000

Box 3 of 23

University of the Western Cape Steering Committee Documents, 2000 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 23

Box 4

CFCH, Victor Building Notes, Diagrams, and Correspondence, 1999-2001 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Victor Building Drawings and Memoranda, 2000

Box 4 of 23

CFCH and the Smithsonian Women's Committee, Grant Applications and Correspondence, 1999-2001, 2003-2004

Box 4 of 23

CFCH Inter-Office Memoranda, 1999-2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Activity Report, 1999

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Audit Reports, Correspondence and Memoranda, 1999-2003 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, World Bank Cultural Heritage, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1999-2000

Box 4 of 23

Smithsonian Regents Meeting Notes, 1999-2002

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Audio Recordings from Alaska List, 2000

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Retreat Information, 2000-2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH and RealNetwork, inc. License and Promotion Agreement, 2000

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Aesthetics Committee, Memoranda and Notes, 2000

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Memoranda, Guidelines, and Reports, 2000-2005

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Program and Aesthetics Committee Meetings, Memoranda, 2000-2002

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Reorganization Summary and Supporting Documents, 2000, and undated

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Staff Development and Employee Surveys, 2000-2003

Box 4 of 23

Directors Memoranda, Notes and Correspondence, 2000-2002

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, American Indian Audio Recordings and Collections List, 2001

Box 4 of 23

Public Folklorist Directory, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Folklife Web Site Usage Data, 2001-2003

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Fundraising, 2001-2003

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Information Technology and Website Correspondence, 2001-2006

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Management Meeting, September 12, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Memoranda of Understanding, 2001, 2003, 2006

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Memorandum of Understanding, American Folk Culture, August 28, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, New Hampshire Audio Recordings and Collections List, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Performance Measures, 2001-2002

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Staff Manual, 2001

Box 4 of 23

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy Grant, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Staff Performance Report, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Strategic Plan 2001-2005, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Victor Building, Emergency Management Plans, 2001

Box 4 of 23

CFCH, Weekly Reports, 2001-2002

Box 4 of 23

Smithsonian Institution Office of Advancement, Reports and Correspondence, 2001

Box 4 of 23

Box 5

CFCH, "Employee Perspective Survey," PowerPoint, 2002 (electronic records)

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Major Projects List, 2002-2003

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Staff Manual, 2002, 2004

Box 5 of 23

World Intellectual Property Organization, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Law, 2002-2005

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Administrative Files Inventory, October 16, 2003

Box 5 of 23

CFCH and University of Alberta, Memorandum of Understanding, 2003

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Information Technology Plan, and Fund Proposal, 2003

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Institution and Melia Design Group, inc. Production and License Agreement, 2003

Box 5 of 23

The National Music Center, April 2003

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Institution Strategic Plan, 2003-2007

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Women's Committee Grant Applications, 2003, 2005

Box 5 of 23

CFCH Year-End Review, 2004

Box 5 of 23

SI, Global Facilities Utilization Plan 2004-2010, 2004

Box 5 of 23

G Seal Application, 2004 (electronic records)

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian-Specific Strategic Human Capital and Workforce Re-Structuring Plan, 2004

Box 5 of 23

All Directors' Meeting Agendas, 2005

Box 5 of 23

Dan David Prize Nomination Form - Kurin, Richard, 2005

Box 5 of 23

Folklife Festival, Visitor Surveys, 2005-2006

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Memorandum of Agreement Amendments, 2005

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Privacy Impact Assessment, 2005

Box 5 of 23

SI and Architect of the Capitol, Memorandum of Agreement, 2005

Box 5 of 23

SI and the Province of Alberta, Memorandum of Agreement and Correspondence, 2005

Box 5 of 23

SI and the Secretary of the Interior, Memorandum of Understanding, 2005, 2006

Box 5 of 23

SI, All Directors Meeting, Agenda, April 11, 2005

Box 5 of 23

Survey Tally: Hispanic Heritage Month, 2005

Box 5 of 23

The World Cultures Report, June 8, 2005

Box 5 of 23

Mekong River, Fieldwork Review, 2006

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Institution Council Meeting Summary, October 23-24, 2005, 2006

Box 5 of 23

CFCH and Folkways, Press Clippings, 2006, 2007

Box 5 of 23

CFCH and Michigan State University, Memorandum of Understanding, 2006

Box 5 of 23

CFCH and the National Children's Museum, Memorandum of Understanding and Agendas, 2006

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Capital Gallery Move, Reports, Correspondence, and Floor Plans, 2006

Box 5 of 23

SI, All Directors' Meeting, Agendas and Presentations, 2006-2007

Box 5 of 23

SI, Press Clippings, 2006-2007, and undated

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Directive Draft, Research on Human Subjects, July 24, 2006

Box 5 of 23

Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultural Heritage, Museum Planning Documents, 2007

Box 5 of 23

Acting Secretary's Town Hall Meetings List, 2007

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Capital Gallery Blueprints, 2007

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Office Furniture Proposal, 2007

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, SI School Programming Fund Proposal, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI and Department of the Navy, Rate Negotiation Agreement, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nonreimbursable Space Act Agreement, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI and National Council of Negro Women, Memorandum of Understanding, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI and the Government of Mexico, Draft Memorandum of Understanding, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI Board of Regents/Governance Committee Recommendations, June 27, 2007

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian On Demand Committee, Member List and Program Review Reports, 2007

Box 5 of 23

SI, Daily Clips, 2007

Box 5 of 23

Centers and Foundations Brochures, undated

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Staff Resumes, undated

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, "Honoring our Forebears," undated

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, Draft Administrative Manual, undated

Box 5 of 23

CFCH, L'Enfant Plaza Architectural Drawings, undated

Box 5 of 23

Photographic Slides, undated

Box 5 of 23

SI "Other Logos," undated

Box 5 of 23

Smithsonian Folklife Program, Folklore and Folklife Teachers Manual, undated

Box 5 of 23

Letter of Recommendation, undated

Box 5 of 23

The Best of Festival Surveys, undated

Box 5 of 23

Box 6

Correspondence

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1976, 1991-1992, 1994

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence and Memoranda, 1985-1991

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1986-1992

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1987-1993

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports, 1987-2006

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, 1988-1989

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports, 1989-1995

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, Mickey Hart, 1991-2000

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1991

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1993, 1998-2001, 2005-2006

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, Cuba Theatre Culture and Community Tour, 2000

Box 6 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 6 of 23

CFCH, Correspondence, Lomax Family, 2002

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1993-1996, 1998-2006

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda (includes photographs), 1996, 1998-2006 (2 folders)

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1998-2002, 2005, 2006

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1999-2003

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2005

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Correspondence and Memoranda, 2000-2004, 2006-2007

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2000-2006

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2000-2006

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2001-2008

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2003, 2006-2007

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2005-2007

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence and Memoranda, 2006-2007

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1985-1990

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1989, 1999-2001

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1991-1999

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1992-1998

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1994-1998

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1995-2001

Box 6 of 23

Correspondence, 1997

Box 6 of 23

Box 7

Correspondence, 1998

Box 7 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 1998-2006

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence (includes photographs), 1999

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 1999-2006

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 2000

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Correspondence, 2000-2006

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Correspondence, 2001

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Correspondence, 2002

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Correspondence, 2003

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Correspondence, 2004

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 2005

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 2005

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, 2006

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, Government of Queensland, 2004-2005, 2007

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, Inspector General, August 3, 2001

Box 7 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 7 of 23

Memoranda, 1994, 2000-2005

Box 7 of 23

Film Equipment Memoranda, 1983, 1986

Box 7 of 23

Office of Folklife Programs, Physical Space Memoranda, 1983-1985, 1987, 1989

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, International Visitors Memoranda, 1983-1988

Box 7 of 23

Furlough Memoranda, 1990

Box 7 of 23

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Staff Consultation Correspondence, 1991

Box 7 of 23

Office of Folklife Programs, Physical Space Memoranda, 1991-1993, 1995-1997

Box 7 of 23

Office of Personnel Management, Correspondence, 1993

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, Talk Story, Copies and Memoranda, 1994-1997

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, International Visitors Memoranda, 1995-1997

Box 7 of 23

Friends of Festival, Memoranda, 1995 -1997

Box 7 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 7 of 23

Furlough Memoranda, 1995

Box 7 of 23

Furlough Memoranda, 1996

Box 7 of 23

World Wide Web, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 7 of 23

Office of Physical Plant, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1997-1999

Box 7 of 23

United States Information Agency (USIA) Memoranda, 1997

Box 7 of 23

White House Historical Society Correspondence, 1997

Box 7 of 23

World Institute of Music Memoranda and Correspondence, 1997-1998

Box 7 of 23

World Wide Web, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1997-2000

Box 7 of 23

Friends of the Festival, Reports and Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, USIA, Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, Music Performance Trust Fund, Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, Ford Foundation, Correspondence, 1998-2000

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, Aid to Artisans, Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, City Lore, Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

CFCH, Folk Alliance, Correspondence, 1999-2000

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence, Pete Seeger, May 11, 1999

Box 7 of 23

Public Consultation and Permissions Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

Public Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

Wiland-Bell Productions Correspondence, 1999

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence - Parents' Choice, 2000

Box 7 of 23

Emory University Fellows, Reports and Correspondence, 2000

Box 7 of 23

Correspondence - Seeger, Pete, 2003

Box 7 of 23

National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), Memoranda, 2004 and undated

Box 7 of 23

Box 8

Fellows and Research Associates

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellow - Kapetopoulous, Fotis, Correspondence, 1992-1996

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellow - Karp, Ivan, Correspondence, 1993-1994, 1996-1997

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Associates Memoranda, Reports and Correspondence, 1998, 2002, and undated

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Fellowships Applications and Correspondence, 2000-2005

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Fellows Reports, 2001-2001

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Fellowship Application, 2006

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointment Correspondence, 1987-1993

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointment Correspondence, 1993-2000

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointments and Correspondence, 1994

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointments and Correspondence, 1995

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointments and Correspondence, 1996

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointments and Correspondence, 1997

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointment Correspondence, 1997-2000

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointment Correspondence, 1998

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Research Fellows/Associates, Appointment Correspondence, 1998-2001

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship, Applications and Correspondence, 1997-1998

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Rockefeller Foundation, Humanities Fellowships, Correspondence, 1999

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Rockefeller Foundation Humanities Fellowship, Applications and Correspondence, 2000-2005

Box 8 of 23

Institutions of Public Culture Fellows, Reports and Correspondence, 2001-2004

Box 8 of 23

Rockefeller Fellows, Correspondence, Resumes, Budgets, and Proposals, 2002-2005

Box 8 of 23

CFCH, Rockefeller Fellowships, Partial Applications, 2005-2006

Box 8 of 23

Box 9

Scholarly Work

Box 9 of 23

"The Festival of American Folklife: Building on Tradition," undated

Box 9 of 23

"Why We Do the Festival," undated

Box 9 of 23

Casa Del Caribe Publication Articles, undated

Box 9 of 23

Kurin, Richard and Sheehy, Daniel, "Alan Lomax: An Appreciation," undated

Box 9 of 23

Natural History, "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief," 1980

Box 9 of 23

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Academic Journal Articles, 1983-1985

Box 9 of 23

"Islamization in Pakistan: The Sayyid and the Dancer," and "Making Exhibitions Indian," 1986

Box 9 of 23

Presentations and Speeches, 1986-1999 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 23

Presentations, Papers, and Related Correspondence, 1987-1993

Box 9 of 23

Kurin, Richard - Curriculum Vitae, 1988-1999

Box 9 of 23

Presentations, Papers, and Related Correspondence, 1988

Box 9 of 23

"Islam and Ideology: IVAN's Political Agenda," 1989

Box 9 of 23

Reflections of a Culture Broker, Research Notes, Correspondence, and Memoranda, 1989-1997 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 23

"Turbans, Skirts, and Spirit," 1990

Box 9 of 23

Presentations, Papers, and Related Correspondence, 1990

Box 9 of 23

Cultural Conservation through Representation: Festival of India Folklife Exhibition, 1991

Box 9 of 23

Presentations, Papers, and Related Correspondence, 1991

Box 9 of 23

Virgin Island Summer Institute, "Concerning Cultural Definitions," 1991

Box 9 of 23

Presentations, Papers, and Related Correspondence, 1992

Box 9 of 23

"Family, Kinship, and Marriage among Muslims in India," Review, 1993

Box 9 of 23

"Our Society Does Not Need Culturally or Racially Specific Museums," 1993

Box 9 of 23

Research Vistas Article, "Research at the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies," 1993

Box 9 of 23

American Anthropological Association and Popular Press, "Cultural Policy through Public Display," 1993-1995

Box 9 of 23

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia, Article, 1994

Box 9 of 23

Cosmos Club, "The Spirit of India," June 18, 1994

Box 9 of 23

American Anthropological Association, "From Smithsonian's America to America's Smithsonian," 1995

Box 9 of 23

Folklife Festival Scholarly Article Drafts, 1995, and undated

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"Presenting History: Museums in a Democratic Society," 1995

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"Sharing Cultures," 1995

Box 9 of 23

Tennessee Business Article, "Promotional Value and Public Image of Cultural Display," 1995

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TRENDS: National Park Service Magazine, "Festival of American Folklife: America on the National Mall," 1995

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Grapevine Articles, 1996

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Presentations, Journal Articles, and Essays, 1997

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The Middle East Journal, Book Review, 1997-1998

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"Time Has Come Today," Journal of Folklore Research, October 12, 1998

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New Trends in Cultural Policy for the 21st Century Conference Presentation, 1998

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New York University Kirshenblatt class Guest Lecture, March 3, 1998

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Talk Story Drafts, Notes, and Correspondence, 1998-2001

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Kurin, Richard, Resume and Agendas, 2003-2006, and undated

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"Brokering the Intangible" Australian Speaking Tour, Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, November 7-15, 2004

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"Year of Languages," PowerPoint, 2005 (electronic records)

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Hope Diamond Book Power Point Presentation, 2006 (electronic records)

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"The Working Whitehouse: 200 Years of Traditions and Memories," Draft Exhibition Script, August 27, 2007

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Kurin, Richard, "Commentary: The Smithsonian Goes Cable," 2007

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Box 10

Compiled Miscellaneous Documentation

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 1973-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 1974-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 1983-2007

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 1993-2005

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 1999-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2000-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2001-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2001-2007 (2 folders)

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2002-2004

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2002-2005

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2002-2006

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2003-2006 (2 folders)

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2004-2007

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"Richard Kurin Stuff," Miscellaneous Documentation Previously Compiled in Binder, 2005-2006 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)

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Box 11

Folkways Recordings

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Folkways Recordings, Memoranda, Reports and Correspondence, 1986-1991

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Folkways Advisory Board Correspondence, Planning Reports and Meeting Minutes, 1987-2003

Box 11 of 23

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Advisory Board Correspondence, Planning Reports and Meeting Minutes, 1987- 2005

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Financial Reports, 1988-2001

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Folkways Records, Music of the Earth: Fieldworkers Sound Collections, 1992 (includes electronic records)

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Financial Reports, 1992-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2003

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Folkways Recordings, Press Clippings and Reports, 1995, 2003, and undated

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Folkways Recordings, Finance and Budget, Reports and Correspondence, 1996-2006 (2 folders)

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Folkways Recordings, Newsprint, articles, and reports, 1996, 2000-2002, 2004-2006

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Folkways Records, Surveys and Reports, 1996, 2000-2001

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Customer Surveys and Sales Analysis, 1996-2002

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Smithsonian Folkways Survey, 1996

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Status Reports, 1997

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RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

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Folkways Recordings Accounting Audit, 1999

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Leadership Committee Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1999-2000

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1990-2000

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1999-2006 (2 folders)

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Inventory Reports, 2000-2002

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CFCH, Folkways Recordings, Customer Survey Analysis, 2001

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Folkways Recordings, Sounds of History, 2001

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Folkways Recordings, University of Alberta, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports, 2002-2005

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Folkways Records, Raices Latinas Press Release, 2002

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Projected Folkways Releases, 2002-2003

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Royalties Reports, Sales Summaries, Financial Activities Reports, and Copyright Notes, 2002-2006

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Inventory Reports, 2002-2003

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Cinerio, inc., Co-Production Agreement, October 23, 2003

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Box 12

Folkways Recordings, News Clippings, 2004-2007

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Microsoft, Digital Phonorecord Delivery Agreement, 2004

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Central Asia, Agreements and Projections, 2004-2008

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Central Asia Anthology, Notes, Agreements, and Correspondence, 2004-2006

Box 12 of 23

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, The Musica Latina Recording Initiative, Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Fund Proposal, 2004

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CFCH, Folkways Recording, Seeing the World of Sound: The Cover Art of Folkways Records, November 22- December 17, 2005

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Smithsonian Folkways Advisory Board Meeting Minutes, 2005, 2006

Box 12 of 23

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Advisory Board Meeting, February 6, 2006 (includes electronic records)

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Folkways Records Scottish Compilation Compact Disc, Notes, undated

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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Catalog Notes, undated

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1996-2006 (2 folders)

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Global Sounds and Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Agreements, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2003

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Memoranda and Correspondence, 2000-2006

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Smithsonian Global Sounds Rockefeller Foundation Grant, 2000- 2002

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Smithsonian Global Sounds Rockefeller Foundation Loan, 2000-2003 (2 folders)

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Smithsonian World Music Net .Com/Global Sounds Business Plan, Correspondence, and Memoranda, 2000-2003

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Smithsonian Global Sound, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Financial Reports, 2001, 2004-2006

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Smithsonian Global Sounds Planning Reports, Correspondence, and Memoranda, 2001-2005 (4 folders)

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Smokeytown Singers Recording Project, 2001

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Proposal to the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, June 24, 2002

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Correspondence and Agreements, 2005

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Smithsonian Global Sounds, Monthly Business Plan, October, 2006

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"Instruments on Smithsonian Global Sounds," 2007

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Smithsonian Global Sounds and iTunes U, Content/Services Agreement, undated

Box 12 of 23

Smithsonian Global Sounds, Planning Documents, undated

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Box 13

National Museum of the American Indian

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National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Talent Acquisition Agreements and Correspondence, 2003-2004 (3 folders)

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Steering Committee Records, 2003-2004 (6 folders)

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Financial Records and Memoranda, 2003-2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, National Park Service Permits and Correspondence, 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, District of Columbia Permits and Correspondence, 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Memorandum of Understanding, Spirit - The Seventh Fire, LLC., 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Memorandum of Understanding, National Congress of American Indians, 2004

Box 13 of 23

NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Location Maps, undated

Box 13 of 23

NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Procession and Opening Ceremony Documents (includes photographs), 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Program Schedule, Participant Handbook and Notes, 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, Concessions and Vending Documents, 2004

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NMAI Grand Opening, First Americans Festival, General Documentation, 2004

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NMAI, Product Meeting Report, February 13, 2004

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NMAI, Director Search Committee, Questions for Search Firms, 2007

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NMAI, Opening Ceremony, Budget Reports, and Correspondence, 2004-2005

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Box 14

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco)

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 1, Europe, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 2, Eastern Europe, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 3, Latin America - 1, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 4, Latin America - 2, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 5, Asia and the Pacific, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 7, Arab States, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 8, Africa, 2003, VHS

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Unesco, Candidature Files, Tape 9, Multinational Files, 2003, VHS

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Box 15

Unesco, Documents, Notes, and Correspondence, 1989, 1999-2001

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Unesco, Reference File, 1989-2002

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Unesco and the Smithsonian Institution, 1989-2002

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Unesco, Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1995-2006 (2 folders)

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Unesco and the United States, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports, 1998-2005

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Unesco, Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, 1999-2005 (2 folders)

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Unesco, 1st Proclamation, 2000-2001

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Unesco, First Proclamation, 2001

Box 15 of 23

Unesco, Evaluation of 1st Proclamation, 2001-2005 (2 folders)

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Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Evaluation Reports, May 15-18, 2001

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Conferences in Intangible Cultural Heritage and Unesco Convention, 2001-2004 (2 folders)

Box 15 of 23

Intangible Cultural Heritage, Proposed Unesco Convention, Briefing Documents, June 2002

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Unesco, Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2002

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Unesco, United States Observer Delegation Response to Unesco, 2002

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Box 16

Unesco Executive Board, 165th Session, August 22, 2002

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Unesco, 1st Experts Meeting, September 23-27, 2002

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, 2nd Experts Meeting, Preparatory Documents, 2003

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, 2nd Experts Meeting, February, 2003

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Unesco, 3rd Experts Meeting, June, 2003

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Unesco, Correspondence, 2003

Box 16 of 23

Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts on the Preliminary Draft Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, February 28, 2003

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Unesco, Final Process, June-November 2003

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, September 29-October 17, 2003

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, 2nd Proclamation, November 2003 (3 folders)

Box 16 of 23

Second Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Evaluation Reports, November 2-6, 2003 (2 folders)

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Unesco, Cultural Division Convention, 2003-2005

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Unesco Related Exchanges and Conferences, 2003-2005

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Unesco, Articles on Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention, 2003-2004

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United States (U. S.) National Commission for Unesco, Conference Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2004-2006 (2 folders)

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Unesco, Department of State, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Reports, 2004-2005

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Annual Meeting of the U. S. National Commission for Unesco, June 6-7, 2005

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Unesco, Implementation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention, 2005

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, American Expressions Subcommittee, Mission Statement, 2005

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, Third Proclamation, 2005

Box 16 of 23

Unesco Slave Route Project, Informal Consultation Meeting, December 20-21, 2005

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, The Politics of Intangible Cultural Heritage, May 4-6, 2006

Box 16 of 23

Unesco Correspondence, 2006

Box 16 of 23

SI and Unesco, Memoranda of Understanding, 2006

Box 16 of 23

Unesco, First Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2006

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Unesco, Commission Members List for Annual Meeting, 2007

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Unesco Questionnaire, 2008-2013

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Box 17

Conferences and Symposia

Box 17 of 23

Saudi - U. S. Cultural Heritage Conference, September 20-21, 1989

Box 17 of 23

Cracow Symposium on Cultural Heritage, 1991

Box 17 of 23

Dartmouth-Smithsonian Conference, Discussion Papers, April 4-11, 1991 (2 folders)

Box 17 of 23

East-West Center Conference Presentation Papers and Notes, May 26-29, 1992 (2 folders)

Box 17 of 23

East-West Center Conference, May 26-29, 1992

Box 17 of 23

Memphis/Delta Music Heritage Conference, September 1995

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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, "Teaching and Learning," Los Angeles, California, 1995

Box 17 of 23

Rockefeller International Festival Conference, Ballagio, Italy, July 1995

Box 17 of 23

Smithsonian Institution/University of Michigan Conference, April 1995

Box 17 of 23

What About Increase?, Conference, National Zoo, March 12-14, 1995

Box 17 of 23

White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy Documents and Correspondence, 1997-1998

Box 17 of 23

Asian Studies Graduate Conference, Hawaii, 1998

Box 17 of 23

Bad Homburg Symposium, Public Folklore, July 22-25, 1998

Box 17 of 23

International Conference of Europeanists, Baltimore, February 26-28, 1998

Box 17 of 23

International Presenters Forum Meeting, New York, January 8-9, 1998

Box 17 of 23

Smithsonian History Roundtable, Reflections of a Culture Broker, February 23, 1998

Box 17 of 23

World Bank, Cultural Heritage and Development, April 27, 1998

Box 17 of 23

Arts and Humanities Conference, Chicago, Presentation Documents, January 21-23, 1999

Box 17 of 23

International Partnerships for South African Culture, History, and Education Workshop, November 2-5, 1999

Box 17 of 23

Rockefeller Foundation, Family Foundations Conference Correspondence, 1999

Box 17 of 23

Rockefeller Foundation, Unesco Conference Correspondence, 1999

Box 17 of 23

14th Family Foundations Conference, "Encompassing the Future," February 14-16, 2000

Box 17 of 23

Center for Arts and Culture, "Building Intellectual Capital: A Cultural Policy Inventory," Richard Kurin, Contributor, 2000

Box 17 of 23

Folk Heritage Collections in Crisis, AFC Conference, December 1-2, 2000

Box 17 of 23

Folk Heritage Collections in Crisis, Group Member Lists, 2000

Box 17 of 23

Rockefeller Foundation, Museums and Global Public Spheres Planning Meeting, 2000

Box 17 of 23

Museums and Global Public Spheres Planning Meeting Notes, 2001

Box 17 of 23

CFCH, Panel Discussions, Project Partnerships and Seminar Documents, 2001, 2003-2007

Box 17 of 23

Margaret Mead Centennial Symposium, Agenda, Speeches, and Correspondence, 2001

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Box 18

Rockefeller Foundation, Humanities Residency Fellowships Review Panel, 2001

Box 18 of 23

Institutions of Public Culture Committee Meeting, Minutes, 2002-2003

Box 18 of 23

American Association of Museums, Portland, Oregon, May 18-22, 2003

Box 18 of 23

CFCH, Cultural Heritage: Theory in Policy and Practice Seminar Series, Agendas and Correspondence, 2003-2006

Box 18 of 23

Cultural Heritage: Theory in Policy and Practice Seminar, May 23, 2005

Box 18 of 23

Material Culture Forum Meeting, March 25, 2003

Box 18 of 23

Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University Conference, February 5-6, 2004

Box 18 of 23

Arts Industries Policy Forum, Cultural Diplomacy and the National Interest, September 23, 2005

Box 18 of 23

International Storytelling Center, StoryAmerica!, April 18, 2005

Box 18 of 23

American Association of Museums (AAM) and Smithsonian Institution, Collections Planning Symposium 2006, Agendas, Notes, and Reports, February 16-17, 2006

Box 18 of 23

American Folklore Society, 2006 Annual Meeting, October 18-22, 2006

Box 18 of 23

American Folklore Society, Public Programs Bulletin, 2006

Box 18 of 23

Museo Alameda Grand Opening, Event Speeches, Correspondence, and Agendas, 2006-2007 (3 folders)

Box 18 of 23

SI, Collections Planning Symposium, Participant List, February 11, 2006

Box 18 of 23

World Digital Library and Information Technology Subcommittee Meeting, March 16, 2006

Box 18 of 23

World Cultural Economic Forum, Executive Session, August 25, 2007

Box 18 of 23

American Folklore Society Annual Meeting, Forum Proposal, 2008

Box 18 of 23

Relocating Ethnography Conference, Abstracts and Biographies, undated

Box 18 of 23

Workshop on Cultural Rights in Latin America, Draft Abstract, undated

Box 18 of 23

Box 19

Office of National Programs (ONP)

Box 19 of 23

SI, Office of Exhibits Central, Director Review Committee, 1989

Box 19 of 23

National Programs Budget Request, 2001

Box 19 of 23

Undersecretary for American Museums and National Programs, Agendas and Correspondence, 2001-2002

Box 19 of 23

Secretary of the Smithsonian and Departmental Secretaries Meeting Presentations and Agendas, 2001-2006

Box 19 of 23

Ford Motor Company Fund and Smithsonian Institution Meeting, October 20, 2004

Box 19 of 23

ONP, Memoranda and Agendas, 2001-2002

Box 19 of 23

ONP, Memoranda, Correspondence, Plans, and Reports, 2002-2007 (5 folders) (includes electronic records)

Box 19 of 23

Smithsonian National Board, Memoranda, Program Reports, and Correspondence, 2003-2006

Box 19 of 23

ONP, Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Call, undated

Box 19 of 23

SI, National Programs Meeting, August 2, 2007

Box 19 of 23

Discovering our Delta project, Correspondence, 1999-2001

Box 19 of 23

El Rio Traveling Exhibition, Correspondence and Documentation, 2001

Box 19 of 23

El Rio Exhibition, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Proposals, 2001-2003

Box 19 of 23

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), Budget Report, 2002

Box 19 of 23

September 11: Bearing Witness to History, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition, September 11, 2003

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Presentation Slides, October 20, 2004

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Unit Report, 2004

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Reports, undated

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Weekly Reports, 2003-2004

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Weekly Reports, 2005

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Weekly Reports, 2006

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Weekly Reports, 2007

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Multicultural Traveling Exhibition, Proposals, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2005

Box 19 of 23

Traveling Exhibition of White House Workers, Memoranda, Reports, and Correspondence, 2005-2007

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Smithsonian Across America Project Proposal, 2007

Box 19 of 23

SITES, 2007-2009 Strategic Plan

Box 19 of 23

SITES, Traditional Craft Proposal, 2007

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Box 20

The Smithsonian Associates, Quarterly Reports, 2002

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The Smithsonian Associates, Memoranda and Budget Reports, 2002-2004

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RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

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The Smithsonian Associates, Correspondence and Reviews, 2007

Box 20 of 23

Smithsonian Affiliations, Notes, Memoranda, Correspondence, Brochures, and Articles, 2004-2005 (2 folders)

Box 20 of 23

Smithsonian Affiliations, Notes, Memoranda, Correspondence, Brochures, and Articles, 2005-2006 (2 folders)

Box 20 of 23

Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference Handbook, 2005

Box 20 of 23

Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference Handbook, June 3-5, 2007

Box 20 of 23

Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS), Memoranda, Agendas, Mission Statements, and Correspondence, 2000, 2002-2003

Box 20 of 23

SCEMS, Memoranda, Agendas, Mission Statements, and Correspondence, 2004-2007 (3 folders)

Box 20 of 23

National Science Resources Center, Brochures, Annual Reports, and Memoranda, 2006-2007

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National Science Resources Center, Advisory Board Meeting, November 17, 2006

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Box 21

Special Projects

Box 21 of 23

Office of Folklife Programs, Projects/Plans Memoranda, 1986

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Office of Folklife Programs, Projects/Plans Memoranda, 1988-1989

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Office of Folklife Programs, Projects/Plans Memoranda, 1991

Box 21 of 23

Cultura de los Indios Mayas, Correspondence and Newsprint, 1990-1991

Box 21 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

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Quincentenary, Memoranda, 1991

Box 21 of 23

Quincentenary, Music Performance Trust Fund, 1991

Box 21 of 23

Quincentenary, Notes and Brochure, undated

Box 21 of 23

Quincentenary, Press-Releases, 1991

Box 21 of 23

Quincentenary, Special Requests, 1991

Box 21 of 23

Michigan on the Mall, 1995

Box 21 of 23

SI, 150th Anniversary Steering Committee Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1994

Box 21 of 23

Smithsonian Institution 150th Anniversary, Talent Acquisition Agreements and Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 21 of 23

Cuban Culture Project, Reports and Correspondence, 1998-2004

Box 21 of 23

National Music Alliance Meeting Minutes and Member Rosters, 1999-2000

Box 21 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

Box 21 of 23

CFCH, Save Our Sounds Project, Grant Proposals, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2002 (3 folders)

Box 21 of 23

Save Our Sounds Project, Agreements, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2003 (2 folders)

Box 21 of 23

Save Our Sounds, Marketing Materials and Press Releases, 2000

Box 21 of 23

Save Our Sounds, Memoranda and Correspondence, 2000-2002, 2004

Box 21 of 23

Save Our Sounds Project, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Grant Proposals, 2003-2005

Box 21 of 23

Bermuda Connections Educational Project, Plans and Correspondence, 2001-2003

Box 21 of 23

New York City Book, Memoranda, Correspondence, and Grant Proposals, 2002-2005

Box 21 of 23

Building Arts Film, Correspondence, Memoranda, and Proposals, 2003-2004

Box 21 of 23

National Forest Foundation, Board of Directors Meeting, January 9-10, 2004

Box 21 of 23

National World War II Reunion, Grant Proposal, Correspondence, Reports, and Budget, 2004-2005

Box 21 of 23

"People of the Bear," Project Proposal, 2005

Box 21 of 23

Genesis at the Crossroads, 2005-2007 (includes electronic records)

Box 21 of 23

Genesis at the Crossroads, Reports, 2005

Box 21 of 23

National Children's Museum, Presentation to the Smithsonian Folklife Center, April 20, 2005

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Box 22

International Visitor Leadership Program, Ukraine Tourism Development Project, 2007

Box 22 of 23

Masters of the Building Arts, Project Notes, 2007

Box 22 of 23

Black Family Reunion Cookbook, Press Release, undated

Box 22 of 23

Jerusalem Project, undated

Box 22 of 23

Presidio Trust Project, Notes, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2002

Box 22 of 23

Planet Drum Project, the Collection of Mickey Hart, Preliminary Proposal, 2001

Box 22 of 23

Paul Peck Fund for American Cultural Education, Pledge Agreement and Notes, 2004

Box 22 of 23

Preserving America's Cultural Traditions (PACT), Draft Mission Statement, undated

Box 22 of 23

PACT, Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 2006-2007

Box 22 of 23

Project Frontera, Project and Workshop Summaries, undated

Box 22 of 23

Proposal for a World Cultural Observatory, undated

Box 22 of 23

SI, 4th of July Picnic Supper Announcement, 2005

Box 22 of 23

Smithsonian Latino Center, Smithsonian Con Sabor 2007, September 5, 2007

Box 22 of 23

Songmasters Advisory Board, Reports, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2000-2002

Box 22 of 23

Songmasters: The American Road, National Symposium, February 2001 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)

Box 22 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

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Puppetry at the Smithsonian, June 1980

Box 22 of 23

Voices of Virginia Student Workbook, 1995

Box 22 of 23

South African National Cultural Heritage Training and Technology Program, July 2000

Box 22 of 23

Solutions Project, Summary Business Plan Initiative, March 2001

Box 22 of 23

CFCH, Vietnam/Luce Foundation, Proschan Project, Memoranda and Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 22 of 23

Vietnam Project, Grant Proposals, Memoranda, and Correspondence, 2001-2005

Box 22 of 23

Star Spangled Banner National Celebration Proposal, 2003-2007

Box 22 of 23

The Golden Path, Cooper-Hewitt Exhibition Proposal, undated

Box 22 of 23

The Golden Path, New York, 2006

Box 22 of 23

CFCH, Asian Studies Special Projects, 1988-1991

Box 22 of 23

CFCH, Pakistan Special Project, 1990

Box 22 of 23

CFCH, United Soviet Socialist Republic Special Project, 1990-1991

Box 22 of 23

RESTRICTED FOLDER - Non-circulating

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CFCH, bigchalk.com, "The Sounds of History," 2000-2001

Box 22 of 23

CFCH and the University of Queensland, Memorandum of Understanding, 2006

Box 22 of 23

Abayuda Press Release, Tufts University, 2007

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Box 23

Finance and Budget

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Federal Budget, 1989 (3 folders)

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CFCH, Financial Reports and Budget Memoranda, 1998, 2000-2006

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CFCH, Budget Management Memoranda, 1999

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Budget Meeting, December 13, 2000

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CFCH, Financial Reports and Budget Memoranda, 2000-2005

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Finance and Budget, Reports and Memoranda, 2000, 2006-2007

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Year End Close-Out Reports, 2001

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Budget Documents, 2001-2002

Box 23 of 23

Budget Proposal for Reynolds Center, 2001

Box 23 of 23

Federal Full-time Equivalent Analysis, 2001

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Fiscal year 2001, Third Quarter Review, 2001

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Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Justifications, 2001

Box 23 of 23

Fiscal Year 2003 Passback, Memoranda and Reports, 2001

Box 23 of 23

Federal Budget, Correspondence and Memoranda, 2001

Box 23 of 23

Office of Management and Budget, Memoranda and Correspondence, 2002

Box 23 of 23

CFCH, Finance and Budget, Reports and Memoranda, 2002-2006

Box 23 of 23

Continuing Resolution Impact Memoranda, 2002

Box 23 of 23

Fiscal Year 2002 Third Quarter Regent's Report, 2002

Box 23 of 23

SI Overhead Recovery Plan, 2002

Box 23 of 23

SI, Budget Projections, 2002-2006 (2 folders)

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SI, Fiscal Year 2003 Trust Reduction Target, 2002

Box 23 of 23

SI, Unit Narratives for Budget Justification, 2002

Box 23 of 23

SI, Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2005, Update for Directors, 2004

Box 23 of 23

SI, Fiscal Year Budget, 2004 (2 folders)

Box 23 of 23

CFCH and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Memorandum of Understanding, 2005

Box 23 of 23

CFCH, Finance and Budget, Reports and Memoranda, 2006-2007

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CFCH, Financial Reports and Budget Memoranda, 2006

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