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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 22-101

Smithsonian Material Culture Forum

Program Records, 1998-2019

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Material Culture Forum
Title:Program Records
Dates:1998-2019
Quantity:0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection:Accession 22-101
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records maintained by Mary Augusta Thomas, who served as chair of the Smithsonian Material Culture Forum (SMCF) from 2010 to 2014. SMCF is an interdisciplinary group of Smithsonian scholars dedicated to the study and appreciation of the myriad aspects of material culture. Some records date to when the group was known as the Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; steering committee meetings information; SMCF quarterly meeting announcements, schedules, and speeches; guidelines; and reports.

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This accession consists of records maintained by Mary Augusta Thomas, who served as chair of the Smithsonian Material Culture Forum (SMCF) from 2010 to 2014. SMCF is an interdisciplinary group of Smithsonian scholars dedicated to the study and appreciation of the myriad aspects of material culture. Some records date to when the group was known as the Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; steering committee meetings information; SMCF quarterly meeting announcements, schedules, and speeches; guidelines; and reports.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 22-101, Smithsonian Material Culture Forum, Program Records

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Container List

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Steering Committee Meetings, 2002-2016

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Smithsonian Material Culture Forum (SMCF) Forty-third Quarterly Meeting: "Good as Gold," 1998

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SMCF Forty-fifth Quarterly Meeting: "Definitions of Culture Properties," 1999

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SMCF Quarterly Meetings (general), 1999-2009

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SMCF Eighty-sixth Quarterly Meeting: "American Experience: World's Fairs and American Identity," 2009

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SMCF Eighty-seventh Quarterly Meeting: "Consumerism and Consumption," 2010

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SMCF Eighty-eighth Quarterly Meeting: "Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival," 2010

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SMCF Ninetieth Quarterly Meeting: "Ethics and Objects," 2011

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SMCF Ninety-first Quarterly Meeting: "Convergence of Cultures through Music," 2011

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SMCF Ninety-second Quarterly Meeting: "Inventing Race through Material Bodies," 2011

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SMCF Ninety-third Quarterly Meeting: "A Very Merry Material Culture Forum," 2012

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SMCF Ninety-fourth Quarterly Meeting: "Longevity: The Lifespan of Smithsonian Buildings," 2013

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SMCF Ninety-ninth Quarterly Meeting: "The Big, the Bad, and the Beautiful," 2015

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SMCF Hundred-and-first Quarterly Meeting: "The Art and Science of Celestial Navigation Across the Smithsonian Universe," 2019

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SMCF Dinner Meetings History and Chronology List

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SMCF Program Topics and Speakers List

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Submission Guidelines for Material Matters Newsletter

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SMCF Budget Summaries, 2014-2017

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Correspondence (general), 2002-2013

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