Subject Files, 1986-1995

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the institution-wide activities of Tom L. Freudenheim during his years as the Assistant Secretary for Museums, 1986-1992, Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1992-1994, and Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, 1994-1995. The records include memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the issue of Smithsonian Institution museum admission fees and public donations; planning for a proposed exhibition, Unseen Smithsonian, as part of the Smithsonian Institution's 150th Anniversary celebration; results of the Latino Task Force study; and Smithsonian involvement in planning conferences for a joint U.S./U.S.S.R. exhibition on twentieth century culture, to be presented in both countries. Materials also include Experimental Gallery mission information, as well as Freudenheim's report on "The Smithsonian Institution and National Dispersion."