Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 17-010
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture
Subject Files, 1973, 1994-1998, 2000-2015
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture |
| Title: | Subject Files |
| Dates: | 1973, 1994-1998, 2000-2015 |
| Quantity: | 9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
| Collection: | Accession 17-010 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of materials created by Richard Kurin during his tenure as Director for National Programs, 2004-2007; Acting Under Secretary for History and Culture, 2007-2008; Acting Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2008-2009; and Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2009-2016. Materials dated before April 14, 2008, were created by the Office of the Under Secretary for History and Culture and the Office of the Under Secretary for Art and prior to 2003, the International Art Museums Division. Earlier records were inherited by Kurin and created by his predecessors in similar positions within the Smithsonian. Topics documented include administration and managerial oversight, budget, proposals, facilities planning, and Smithsonian's Haiti Cultural Recovery Project. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; administrative and budget files; notes; agreements and memoranda of understanding; meeting minutes and agendas; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of materials created by Richard Kurin during his tenure as Director for National Programs, 2004-2007; Acting Under Secretary for History and Culture, 2007-2008; Acting Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2008-2009; and Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, 2009-2016. Materials dated before April 14, 2008, were created by the Office of the Under Secretary for History and Culture and the Office of the Under Secretary for Art and prior to 2003, the International Art Museums Division. Earlier records were inherited by Kurin and created by his predecessors in similar positions within the Smithsonian. Topics documented include administration and managerial oversight, budget, proposals, facilities planning, and Smithsonian's Haiti Cultural Recovery Project. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; administrative and budget files; notes; agreements and memoranda of understanding; meeting minutes and agendas; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2031; Transferring office; 10/17/2016 memorandum, Milhoan to Burrell-Jones; 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
- Kurin, Richard, 1950-
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History and Culture
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Art
- Smithsonian Institution. Director for National Programs
- Smithsonian Institution. International Art Museums Division
- Smithsonian Institution. Haiti Cultural Recovery Project
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-010, Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture, Subject Files
Container List
Box 1
Pan-Institutional/Collaboration
9/11 Memorial Museum, 2013
Arts and Industries Building (AIB) Plan, 2011-2012
AIB Planning and Innovation, 2009-2014
Accessibility, 2013
Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary, 2014
Bishop Museum, 2013-2014
Branding, 2012
Campus Master Plan, 2012-2013
Campus Plan Steering Committee, 2013
Capital Planning Board, 2007-2015
Capital Plans - General, 2008
Capital Plans - Up to Fiscal Year 2018, 2009-2010
Capital Plans - Fiscal Year 2009, 2009
Capital Plans - Fiscal Year 2010, 2009
Capital Plans - Fiscal Year 2011, 2009
Capital Plans - Fiscal Year 2012, 2010
Castle, 2013
China Workshop, 2014
Office of the Chief Information Officer - General, 2014
Consortia - American Experience, 2014
Consortia - Grand Challenges, 2012-2013
Consortia - Grants, 2011
Consortia - Signature Programs, undated
Cristian Samper Award, 2008
Cuba, 2011-2012
Cultural Heritage - American University, 2012
Cultural Heritage - General, 2011-2014
Cultural Preservation - United States Committee of the Blue Shield, undated
Directors Advisory Group (DAG), 2012-2014
Digital Library, 2010-2011
Digital Museum, undated
Disaster/Smithsonian Institution (SI) Communication, 2006
Diversity Committee, 2013
Enterprise Content Delivery System (ECDS), 2013
Executive Committee on Sustainability, 2011
Exhibition Budget Summaries, 2014
Exhibition Policy, 2011
Extended Hours, 2012
Facilities Capital Program Fiscal Year 2014, 2012
Federal Arts Funding Source, 2012
Federal Shutdown, 2010-2011
Fisher Fellowship Award, 2011
Flash Points and Fault Lines, Hide and Seek, 2011
Fundraising Return-on-Investment, 2013
Google Scholar Citations, 2014
Governor's Island, 2009-2010, 2012
Haiti - General, 2010-2014 (2 folders)
Haiti - Memorandum of Understanding, 2012
Henry, Joseph, 2012
Hiring Freeze, 2013
International Council of Museums, 2008, 2012-2013
Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2009-2014 (2 folders)
Box 2
International Museums and Programs, 2008-2009, 2013
International Programming, 2011
Ivory Ban, 2014
Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2012-2013
Latino Curator Positions, 2012
Latino Museum, Friends of, 2014
Leadership Retreat, 2012
Math Festival, 2014
McGarr, Cappy - General, 2013
McGarr, Cappy - Smithsonian Prize for American Music, 2013-2014
McNally, Alison - Spain Remarks, 2010
Mellon Foundation, 2014
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), 2014
Museum 21, 2012
Museum Acquisitions, 1973
Museum of Health and Medicine/SI, 2009
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) - General, 2013
National History Day, 2014
National Endowment for the Arts, 2014
News Clippings and Publications, 2007-2008
National Museum of Natural History - "Recovering Voices," 2010
National Park Service - Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, 2009-2014
Office of Equal Opportunity and Minority Affairs, 2013
Office of Development - Peck, Paul, 2011
Office of Development - STAR Scholarships, 2000-2012
Office of the Secretary - General, 2014
Office of International Relations - Advisory Committee, 2014
Office of International Relations - General, 2013-2014
Office of International Relations - Saudi Aramco, 2014
Olympicopolis/London, 2014
Office of Policy and Analysis - General, 2014
Pan-Institutional Ideas, 2011
Palmer Leadership Development Program (PLDP), 2013-2014 (2 folders)
Policy - Admission Fee, 2008-2009
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH), 1994, undated
Presidential Inauguration 2013, 2009-2013
Presidential Inauguration 2008, 2008
Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF), 2013
Project SEARCH, 2012
Proposal for International Cultural Policy Center, 2009
Provenance Research Initiative, 2012-2014
"Putting Race on the Table," 2011
"Recovering Voices: Partnership in Documentation and Revitalization of Endangered Languages and Indigenous Knowledge," 2009, 2012-2013
Regents - Liaison, 2013
Regents - New Member Orientation, 2015
Regents - Committees, 2010-2014
Regents - General, 2013
Regents - Strategic Planning, 2013
Ripley Gallery, 2013-2014
Smithsonian Artists Research Fellowships (SARF), 2012
Save our Mall, 2009
Save our Mall, 2012
Schermer Project, 2013-2015
SI Affiliations - General, 2008
SI Around the World, 2011
SI Campaign - Communications, 2011
SI Campaign - General, 2009-2014 (2 folders)
Box 3
SI Campaign - Goals, undated
SI Campaign - Kickoff, 2014
SI Campaign - Policy and Guidelines, 2010
SI Campaign - Reports, 2010
SI Campaign - Steering Committee, 2013
SI Campaign - Update, 2010
SI Digitization - Executive Committee, 2013
SI Digitization - Smithsonian, 2009-2014
SI Goals, 2011
SI - Leadership, 2011
SI - Leadership, 2012
SI - Strategic Plan, 2010-2015
SI - Strategic Plan, 2011-2012
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), 2009
Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) - Willful Neglect, 1994 (2 folders)
Smithsonian National Board (SNB), 2013
Smithsonian 2.0, 2008
Smithsonian 2.0, 2009
Smithsonian 2.0, 2010-2011
Smithsonian Crowd Sourcing Activities, 2013
Smithsonian at E20, 2014
Smithsonian History, undated (2 folders)
Smithsonian Immigration and Migration Initiative, 2012
Smithsonian Initiative Fund, 2012
Smithsonian Channel, 2010-2014 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)
Smithsonian Enterprises, 2011-2014
Smithsonian Networks Review Committee, 2013-2014
Smithsonian - Leadership in Interdisciplinary Scholarship, 2014
Smithsonian Music, 2014
Smithsonian Women's Committee, 2010
State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, 2014
State Department Historic Preservation Portfolio Program, 2008
State Department - Collaboration, 2009-2013
State Department, 2010
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2008-2012
UNESCO - Syria, Iraq, Paris, December 3, 2014
Unit Digitization Plan, 2012
University - American University, 2008-2009
University - George Washington University, Memorandum of Understanding, 2010
Box 4
University - SI and Local Universities, undated
University - University of Maryland, Memorandum of Understanding, 2009-2010
University - University of Southern California, 2011
University - University of Virginia, Kluge, 2010
University - University Presidents, undated
United States/Africa Cultural Heritage Strategic Partnership, 2012
Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC), February 25, 2014
White House Historical Association, 2009-2011
Workforce Diversity Initiative, 2008, 2010
Yale - Smithsonian, 2014
History, Art, and Culture Activities
Archives of American Art (AAA) - Board of Trustees, 2013-2014
AAA - Campaign, undated
Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) - Campaign, 2014
ACM - General, 2014
ACM - National Park Service (NPS), 2013
Asian Pacific American Center (APAC), Board of Trustees, 2014-2015
APAC - Bollywood, 2013
APAC - Campaign, undated
APAC - General, 2013-2014
Articles - General, 2013-2014
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) - Board of Trustees, 2013-2014
CFCH - Folklife Festival, 2014
CFCH - Folklife Festival, Bhutan, 2008
CFCH - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2015
CFCH - General, 2010-2014
CFCH - Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2014
CFCH - South Asia Festival, 2013
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (CHNDM) - Campaign, 2008-2009
CHNDM - General, 2008-2013
CHNDM - Renovation, 2008
CHNDM - Renovation, 2009
CHNDM - Renovation, 2010
CHNDM - Renovation, 2011
CHNDM - Renovation, 2012
CHNDM - Renovation, 2013
CHNDM - Renovation, 2014
Deputy Under Secretary for Collections and Interdisciplinary Support (DUSCIS) - Fellowships, 2013
DUSCIS - National Collections Program - General, 2013-2014
DUSCIS - Smithsonian Institution Archives - General, 2013
DUSCIS - Smithsonian Institution Libraries - General, 2014
Freer-Sackler Gallery (FSG) - Belitung Cargo Shipwreck Exhibition, 2011 (2 folders)
FSG - Board of Trustees, 2013-2015
FSG - Exhibits, 2013
FSG - General, 2009-2014
FSG - Renovations 2016, 2013
History, Art, and Culture (HAC) - Committees, 2014
HAC - History and Culture Committee, 2008
HAC - Directors' Survey, 2012
HAC - Major Initiatives and Issues, 2010-2011
HAC - Overview, undated
HAC - Performance Metrics, 2010
HAC - Scholar Degree Citations, 2009
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) - Ai Weiwei Exhibit, 2012
HMSG - Bloomberg, 2010
HMSG - Board of Trustees, 2006-2014
Box 5
HMSG - Budget, 2013-2014
HMSG - Collections, 2013
HMSG - General, 2008-2013
HMSG - Oversight Committee, 2012
HMSG - Policy, 2010
HMSG - Shops, 2012
HMSG - Seasonal Inflatable Structure, 2011-2013 (4 folders)
Kurin - Presentations/Remarks, 2008-2014 (4 folders)
Kurin - Awards, 2011
Museum Shops, 2012
National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) - Building Audit, 2012-2013
NMAAHC - Council, 2009, 2012
NMAAHC - Construction, 2008-2009
NMAAHC - Funding, 2008-2009
NMAAHC - General, 2012-2014
NMAAHC - Grand Opening, undated
NMAAHC - Groundbreaking 2012, 2003-2012
NMAAHC - Oversight Reports, 2008-2010
NMAAHC - Presidential Commission, 2002-2003, 2008
NMAAHC - Scholarly Advisory Board, 2008, 2014
NMAAHC - Transfer of Grounds, 2007
National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) - Campaign, undated
NMAfA - General, 2008, 2012
National Museum of American History (NMAH) - Board, 2013-2014
NMAH - Collections Stewardship Plan, 2011-2012
NMAH - General, 2012
NMAH - View of NMAAHC, undated
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) - General, 2012-2013
NMAI - George Gustav Heye Center Board, 2014
Box 6
National Portrait Gallery (NPG) - Board of Trustees, 2014
NPG - General, 2014
NPG - Hide and Seek Symposium, 2011
National Postal Museum (NPM) - General, 2009
NPM - Renovation, 2009
NPM - Renovation, 2010
NPM - Renovation, 2011
NPM - Renovation, 2012
NPM - Renovation, 2013
NPM - Revenue Stamp Sale, 2012
Renwick Gallery - General, 2013-2014
Renwick Gallery - Renovation, 2014
Reynolds Museum for American Art (RMAAP) - Correspondence, 2014
Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) - Board, 2013-2014
SAAM - American Folk Art Museum - New York, 2011
SAAM - General, 2008, 2014
SAAM - Renwick Shop, 2012
Smithsonian Latino Center (SLC) - Arts and Industries Building Gallery, 2013
SLC - Board, 2014
SLC - Curatorial Initiative, 2014
SLC - General, undated
SLC - Museum Studies Program, 2014
Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture (USHAC) - Art Room, 2008, 2010
USHAC - Staffing Performance Metrics, 2010
Latino Initiative Pool - Review Panel, FY 2007
Latino Initiative Pool - Review Panel, FY 2008 (3 folders) (includes electronic records)
Smithsonian On-Demand Committee, 2006 (3 folders)
Smithsonian On-Demand - Program Reviews, 2007 (3 folders)
Box 7
Smithsonian On-Demand - Rough Cut Scripts, 2007
Smithsonian On-Demand - Rough Cut Reviews, 2006-2007
Smithsonian On-Demand - Mission Critical Programming, 2008
Smithsonian On-Demand - Mission Critical Programming Proposals, 2008
Smithsonian On-Demand - Mission Critical Programming Proposals, 2009
Smithsonian On-Demand - Miscellaneous, 2006-2007
SI Networks - Memoranda, 2005-2006
SI Networks, 2007-2008 (3 folders) (includes electronic records)
Smithsonian Channel - Programmatic Review, 2012
Smithsonian Business Ventures - Report, 1998
Smithsonian Business Ventures, 2007-2008
Box 8
Smithsonian Business Ventures - Task Force, 2007 (2 folders)
Filming Requests, 2007
SI Operational Review, 2007
Correspondence, Memoranda, Notes, and Agendas, 2001-2004, 2007-2009 (2 folders)
Trust Budget, 2008-2009
Suitland Collections Center, Master Development Plan, January 1994
SI, History and Art Center, Facility Prospectus and Back-up Documentation, November 1997
Box 9
Haiti Cultural Recovery Project
Haiti Cultural Recovery Project, 2010, undated
Haiti Cultural Recovery Center Reports, 2010-2011 (3 folders)
President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH), 2010
Haiti - Correspondence, Memoranda, and Notes, 2010
Haiti - Finance, 2010
Haiti - Images, 2010
Haiti - Progress Reports, Memoranda, Correspondence, Notes, and Meeting Agendas, 2010
Haiti - Progress Reports and Memoranda, 2010-2011
Haiti - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United States Department of State, Correspondence, 2010
Haiti - UNESCO, Correspondence, 2010
Haiti - Public Affairs Correspondence and Clippings, 2010-2011
Box 10
Haiti - Museum of Sugar, Notes, undated
Haiti - Haiti Art Museum, Damaged Collections List, undated
Haiti - Episcopal Cathedral, Correspondence and Condition Reports, 2010
Haiti - National Cathedral, Correspondence, 2010
Haiti - Cultural Recovery Center, Correspondence and Site Report, 2010
Haiti - Conservators, Correspondence, Reports, and Agendas, 2010
Haiti - Conservator Supplies, 2010
Haiti - Fondasyon Konesans Ak Libete (FOKAL), Correspondence, 2010
Haiti - Musee du Pantheon National Haitien (MUPANAH), Correspondence, 2010
Haiti - Ministry of Culture and Communication, Correspondence and Memoranda, 2010
Haiti - United States Committee of the Blue Shield, Correspondence and Memoranda, 2010
Haiti - Fundraising, 2010
Haiti - Conservators, Images, 2010
Haiti - Le Centre d'art, Images, 2010
Haiti - Saint Louis, Images, 2010
Haiti - National Library, Images, 2010
Haiti - Haiti Art Museum, Images, 2010
Haiti - Marianne Lehmann Vodou, Images, 2010
Haiti - MUPUNAH, Images, 2010
Haiti - Presidential Palace, Images, 2010
Haiti - PCAH, Images, 2010
Haiti - Street Scenes, Images, 2010
Haiti - Museum of Sugar, Images, 2010
Haiti - National Cathedral, Images, 2010
Haiti - Hotels, Images, 2010
Haiti - Miscellaneous Images, 2010
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