Smithsonian Institution Archives

Administrative Records, 1962-1994

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA11-063
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Office of the Registrar
Dates:
1962-1994
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the administrative and professional activities of Virginia Beets, Registrar, 1973-1983; Martha Morris, Assistant Registrar, 1973-1983, Registrar, 1984-1990, and Assistant Director for Collections Management, 1990-1993; and Katherine P. Spiess, Deputy Registrar, 1985-1992, and Acting Assistant Director for Collections Management, 1993- . Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; collections management inventory and shelf survey agreements, guidelines, and statistics; lecture papers presented at workshops, conferences, and professional society annual meetings; reports; collections management policies and procedures for acquisitions, loans, exhibitions, and facilities; seminar evaluations; and supporting documentation.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-063, National Museum of American History. Office of the Registrar, Administrative Records

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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Collection Management Policy Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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