First Female Guard Supervisor at SI

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Summary

Ida Jean Chase, Hirshhorn Museum guard, when promoted to Sergeant in the Fall 1980, became the first female guard supervisor in the history of the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Chase, Ida Jean
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  • Office of Protective Services

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," September 1980, p. 4.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1980

Topic

  • Women
  • Firsts
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Watchmen
  • African Americans
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

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