Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Wilton Dillon, Director, documenting the planning and execution of symposia and seminars sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Symposia and seminars documented in this accession include "D. C. Research Seminar on Popular Culture," "Kin and Communities: The Peopling of America," and "The United States in the World." Some records also document the general history of the Office of Symposia and Seminars. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, planning documents, flyers, papers, biographical information on presenters, participant lists, schedules, handouts, proposals, clippings, press packets, calls for papers, budgets, photographs, and related materials.