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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 18-272

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education

Docent Program Records, circa 1989-2017

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
Title:Docent Program Records
Dates:circa 1989-2017
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 18-272
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting docent activities of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (FSG), Department of Education. Topics covered include evaluations, tours, recruitment, training, events, docent feedback, meetings, mentorship, and schedules. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, notes, informational packets, proposals, brochures, reports, newsletters, and related materials. Some materials date to when the department was known as Education and Public Programs, 2007-2014. Prior to 2007, it had also been called the Department of Education in 2014.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting docent activities of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (FSG), Department of Education. Topics covered include evaluations, tours, recruitment, training, events, docent feedback, meetings, mentorship, and schedules. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, notes, informational packets, proposals, brochures, reports, newsletters, and related materials. Some materials date to when the department was known as Education and Public Programs, 2007-2014. Prior to 2007, it had also been called the Department of Education in 2014.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-272, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education , Docent Program Records

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Container List

Box 1

Docent Recruitment - School Tour, 2010-2015

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Docents-in-Training (DIT) - Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative, January 2015

Box 1 of 1

DIT, October 2014

Box 1 of 1

DIT, November 2014

Box 1 of 1

DIT, March 2015

Box 1 of 1

DIT, April 2015

Box 1 of 1

DIT, May 2015

Box 1 of 1

DIT, February 2016-2017

Box 1 of 1

DIT- Visitor as Learner, 2014-2015

Box 1 of 1

DIT - Information - Freer Closure, 2015-2016

Box 1 of 1

DIT - Upload Resources, undated

Box 1 of 1

Docent Working Group, 2014-2016

Box 1 of 1

Docent Kindergarten through 12th Grade Tour Training, 2015-2016

Box 1 of 1

Docent Appreciation, 2009-2010

Box 1 of 1

Docent Appreciation, 2005

Box 1 of 1

Docent Appreciation, 1996-1997

Box 1 of 1

Docent Reception - Spring 2004

Box 1 of 1

Docent Program - 10 Year Anniversary Celebration, 1991

Box 1 of 1

Docent Program - 20 Year Anniversary Celebration, 2001

Box 1 of 1

Docents - Moments to Remember, undated

Box 1 of 1

Docent Information Session, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Docent Website, 2015

Box 1 of 1

Museum Audiences - Docent Training, November 2014

Box 1 of 1

Vision - Docent Training, 2009-2010, 2013-2015

Box 1 of 1

Docent and Volunteer Appreciation - Invitations and Programs, 1996-1998, 2007-2011, undated

Box 1 of 1

Training - Object Based Looking, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Training Schedules, 2010-2015

Box 1 of 1

Docent Tour Evaluations, 2014-2015 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Evaluations - Correspondence, 1989, 1994-1996, 2001, 2006-2007, undated

Box 1 of 1

Training Notes, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Program - Turquoise Mountain, 2016-2017

Box 1 of 1

Branding - Jane Wentworth Associates, 2016-2017

Box 1 of 1

Modeling Tour, February 2016

Box 1 of 1

Lost Symphony, 2016

Box 1 of 1

Korans - Discussions and Exercises, 2014, 2016-2017

Box 1 of 1

Practice and Qualifying Tours, 2014-2015

Box 1 of 1

Budget, 2013-2014

Box 1 of 1

Former and Emeritus Docent (FED) Training, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Summer Intern, 2017

Box 1 of 1

Darren Waterston's "Filthy Lucre" - Peacock Room Remix, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Volunteer Appreciation Program - Justification, 1995-1996, 2003

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Volunteer Appreciation, 2002

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Volunteer Appreciation Evening, 1998-1999

Box 1 of 1

Volunteer Appreciation Evening, 1997-1998

Box 1 of 1

Core Values, 2008-2010, 2014

Box 1 of 1

Meeting Information, 2013-2015

Box 1 of 1

Syllabus, Goals, and General Information, 2014-2015

Box 1 of 1

Mentoring, 2015

Box 1 of 1

Visitor Survey - Audience Research: Study of Visitors to the FSG, 2010-2011

Box 1 of 1

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