Agency history, 1993-

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Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Office of the Smithsonian Institution Archives National Collections Program
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives National Collections Program

Category

Agency History

Notes

  • This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
  • National Collections Program, History, https://ncp.si.edu/history, accessed April 14, 2022
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Archives Divisions and Staff, http://www.siarchives.si.edu/sia/staff.html, 2006-2007
  • The National Collections Program (NCP) was created from the former Office of the Registrar and continued its role providing overall stewardship and mangement of Smithsonian collections through central leadership, policy oversight, strategic planning, and support of Institution-wide collections initiatives. When formed, NCP was placed within the Office of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, which was later was renamed the Smithsonian Institution Archives. In or around 2007, the National Collections Program became an independent unit.
  • Bill Tompkins, Assistant Director of the Office of the Registrar from 1990-1993, became founding Director of the National Collections Program in 1993.
  • For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1993
  • 1993-

Topic

  • Museum registration methods
  • Acquisitions
  • Museums
  • Museums--Collection management
  • Museums--Administration
  • Museums--Acquisitions

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00443

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