Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 94-014
National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
Records, circa 1972-1992
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Museum of American History. Office of the Director |
Title: | Records |
Dates: | circa 1972-1992 |
Quantity: | 10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 94-014 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession documents the tenures of directors Daniel J. Boorstin (1969-1973), Brooke Hindle (1974-1978), and Roger G. Kennedy (1979-1992). The records consist mostly of Collections Committee records pertaining to purchases, loans, and gifts; minutes of meetings; insurance claims; budget, appropriations, and audit reports; inventories; product development and copyright regulations records; quarterly case files; records of loans to government agencies, acquisitions, donations, appraisals, and deaccessioning; annual reports; and exhibition files. Materials also include records of Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director of the National Museum of American History that document planning for the Patent Model Traveling Exhibition. Some files also document proposals for The Papers of Robert Mills exhibition. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession documents the tenures of directors Daniel J. Boorstin (1969-1973), Brooke Hindle (1974-1978), and Roger G. Kennedy (1979-1992). The records consist mostly of Collections Committee records pertaining to purchases, loans, and gifts; minutes of meetings; insurance claims; budget, appropriations, and audit reports; inventories; product development and copyright regulations records; quarterly case files; records of loans to government agencies, acquisitions, donations, appraisals, and deaccessioning; annual reports; and exhibition files. Materials also include records of Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director of the National Museum of American History that document planning for the Patent Model Traveling Exhibition. Some files also document proposals for The Papers of Robert Mills exhibition.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914-2004
- Evelyn, Douglas E., 1941-
- Hindle, Brooke
- Kennedy, Roger G.
- Mills, Robert, 1781-1855 -- Exhibitions
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Collections Committee
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Office of the Deputy Director
- Patent Pending: Models of Invention (Traveling exhibition)
Subject
- Historical museums
- Models (Patents)
- Museum directors
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Administration
- Museums -- Collection management
- Science museums
- United States -- History
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-014, National Museum of American History. Office of the Director, Records
Container List
Box 1
Collections Committee Records
Collections Committee Minutes, 1978-1983
Political Commercial Archives, 1985 (2 folders)
Collections Committee Minutes, 1984
Budget Reconciliation, 1984
Collections Committee Quarterly Reports 1st quarter, 1984 (2 folders)
Collections Committee Quarterly Reports 2nd quarter, 1984 (3 folders)
Collections Committee Quarterly Reports 3rd quarter, 1984 (2 folders)
Collections Committee Quarterly Reports 4th quarter, 1984 (2 folders)
Collections Committee: Fiscal, 1981
Collections Management Policy, 1984
Box 2
Collections Management Policy - Drafts
Staff Purchases, 1986
Insurance Claims, 1974
Guidelines and Policy, 1979-1985
Working Papers, 1972
Annual Reports, 1972-1982
Bargain Sales, 1985
Annual Report, 1983
Annual Report, 1982
Appraisals, 1985
Audit Report, 1980
Appropriations and Budget, 1974-1986
Archival Facility and Collecting, 1976-1985
Archival Tapes and Licensing Agreement, 1984
Newspaper Clipping and News Items, 1981-1983
Collections Committee Survey, 1977
Collections Committee Survey, 1972
Conservation, 1973-1974
Correspondence - General - Cases
Memoranda, FY 1984
Memoranda, FY 1985
Memoranda, FY 1986-1987
Deaccessioning, 1978-1981, 1986
Inventory
Acquisitions: Large Collections, 1985
Loans, 1973-1977, 1982, 1985
Loans to Government Agencies and Officials, 1977-1984
Major Acquisitions Fund, 1986-1987
Annual Reports, 1985-1986
Membership, 1972, 1977, 1984
Memoranda, 1982-1983
Museum Shops, 1984-1985
Museum Shops, 1973
Historical Information: National Museum of American History
Published Statements, 1978
Memoranda: Policy and Procedure, 1973-1985
Product Development, 1984
Publicity Regarding Donations, 1985-1986
Purchase Records, 1974-1980
Acquisitions Fund, 1986
Requests procedures, 1985
Smithsonian Council meeting
Staff donations, 1983-1985
Box 3
Regents/Smithsonian Funds: Correspondence, 1981-1985 (3 folders)
Smithsonian Institution Council meeting, 1979
Staff Purchases, 1986
North Capital Street Building, 1972, 1975-1979, 1982-1985
Registrar Office, 1972-1973
Suitland Inventory, 1974, 1977
Tax Information, 1984-1986
Transfers from Government Agencies, 1982
Women's Committee Grants, 1978, 1983
National Numismatic Collection, 1982, 1985-1986
Division of Postal History/National Philatelic Collection, 1984-1986
Division of Photographic History, 1984-1985
Division of Political History, 1977
Division of Transportation, 1980, 1985
Division of Musical Instruments, 1980-1981
Division of Armed Forces History, 1984, 1987
Division of Graphic Arts, 1985
Division of Community Life, 1977, 1980
Division of Mathematics, 1986
Division of Medical Sciences, 1980-1981
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1979-1980
National Portrait Gallery, 1980
Purchases, 1982
Loan Exemptions, 1974, 1981
Copyright Regulations, 1985-1986
Procedures, 1972-1977
Financial Documents, 1982
Purchased Procedures, 1978-1980
Correspondence Log, 1985-1987
Correspondence Log, 1980-1984
Correspondence Log, 1984-1985
Annual Report and Background Information, 1985
Picker sale, 1984
Cases, 1st quarter, 1985 (Folders 1-2 of 3)
Box 4
Cases, 1st quarter, 1985 (Folder 3 of 3)
Cases, 2nd quarter, 1985 (3 folders)
Cases, 3rd quarter, 1985 (3 folders)
Cases, 4th quarter, 1985 (3 folders)
Cases, 1st quarter, 1986 (3 folders)
Cases, 2nd quarter, 1986 (3 folders)
Box 5
Cases, 3rd quarter, 1986 (3 folders)
Cases, 4th quarter, 1986 (3 folders)
Meeting Notices, 1972-1975
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1975-1976
Guidelines, 1973-1975
White House Loans, 1976
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1972-1977
Acquisition Committee, 1975-1979
Taxes, 1972
Memoranda, 1973, 1976
Completed Loans, 1976-1977
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1977 (3 folders)
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1980
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1979
Collections Committee Action: Loans, 1978
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1980
Collections Committee Action: Loans, 1979
Collections Committee Action: Purchases and Gifts, 1977-1978
Box 6
Collections Committee Action: Purchases and Gifts, 1979-1980
Social and Cultural History, 1978
Social and Cultural History, 1979 (2 folders)
Numismatics Collection, 1980
Collections Committee Action: Purchases and Gifts, 1977-1978
Political, Naval, Military, and History, 1979
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1979
Transaction and Object Report: Political History, 1979
Correspondence Log, 1979
Philatelic Collection, 1980
Collections Committee Action: General, 1980
Science and Technology, 1980
Silver Hill Objects, 1981
Collections Committee Action: General, 1981
Collections Committee Action : Purchases and gifts, 1982-1983
Exhibition: American Floor Coverings, 1973-1975
Acquisition Process: "Nations" Exhibition, 1973 (2 folders)
Museum Collections Materials, 1974 (Folders 1-2 of 4)
Box 7
Museum Collections Materials, 1974 (Folders 3-4 of 4)
Reserve Purchase List (2 folders)
Warren Moore Purchase, 1975-1976
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1976
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1975
Collections Committee Action: Loans, 1976
Collections Committee Action: General, 1976 (2 folders)
Collections Committee Action: General, 1975-1977
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1973-1976
Collections Committee Action: Gifts, 1976
The American Freedom Train, 1974-1975
Exhibition: American Floor Coverings, 1973-1975
Memoranda, 1976-1977
Correspondence log, 1978
Acquisitions Committee Meeting, 1979
Box 8
Collections Committee Action: Purchases, 1975-1977
Deep Dive System, Mark I
Collections Committee Action: General, 1977-1978
The Papers of Robert Mills
Kanter Collection, 1985
Editorial Apparatus: Various Projects, 1984
Five Page Explanation: Robert Mills
Association for Documentary Editing (ADE), 1985
John M. Bryan: Correspondence, 1984-1985
Computer Technology
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1988-1989
Robert L. Alexander: Correspondence, 1982-1985
Fund Raising, 1984-1985
Correspondence, 1987 (2 folders)
Correspondence, 1986 (2 folders)
Robert L. Alexander - Correspondence, 1985
Correspondence, 1985 (2 folders)
Proposal, 1985-1986
Budget, 1986
Correspondence, 1984
Advisory Board, 1984-1986
Newsletter, 1986
Association for Documentary Editing Convention Program, 1986
Catalogue: Outline for Discussion, 1986
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), 1985-1986
Box 9
American Institute of Architech, National Endowment for the Humanities: Exhibition Grant, June 1987
Exhibition Information, 1987
Women's Committee (Smithsonian Associates), 1986
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies, 1986
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill: Money File, 1986
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC): Budgeted Expenditures, 1986
Fiscal File, 1986
Accounts, 1986
Scholarly Resources Inc., 1985-1987
Microfilm Publishers, 1984, 1987
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC): Grant, 1986-1987
National Archives and Records Commission (NARA): OCR Pilot Project, 1985
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC): Proposal, 1986
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: Correspondence, 1987
University of Iowa, 1986-1987
National Endowment for Humanities (NEH): Revision, 1986-1988
National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), June 1986
Design for the State Capitol, 1988
Gene Waddell: Correspondence, 1985
Douglas E. Evelyn Records
Financial Systems Advisory Committee, 1988-1989
Financial Management Advisory Board (2 folders)
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition, 1989-1992
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Working File, 1988-1989
Association for Japan-United States Community Exchange: Correspondence, 1988-1989 (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 10
Association for Japan-United States Community Exchange: Correspondence, 1988-1989 (Folder 2 of 2)
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Information Sent To Japan
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Budget, 1988-1989
Association for Japan-United States Community Exchange: Contract, 1988-1989
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Newspaper Clippings, c. 1990
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Catalog Text, 1989 (2 folders)
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Newspaper Clippings and Accession Records, c. 1981-1984
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Objects, 1988
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: Proposed Exhibition Sites, 1989
Patent Model Traveling Exhibition: English Catalog
Cooperstown Graduate Program: Conference on Professional Training; Needs, Issues, and Opportunities, 1990
Accreditation of the National Aquarium in Baltimore, 1988 (2 folders)
Patent Model Project: Correspondence (between the United States Patent Model Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History), 1984-1985
Patent Name Index, 1984-1985
United States Patent Model Foundation: "Invent America!" Campaign, 1987 (2 folders)
Commerce Department: Patent Model Proposed Project, 1984
Patent Model Computerization, 1984-1985
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