Descriptive Entry

These records document Office of the Director budgetary activities for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) during the tenure of Roger G. Kennedy. Materials include outgoing and incoming correspondence and memoranda pertaining to Federal and Trust Fund budget submissions, allocations, year-end requests, and final account balances; private gifts and grants; NMAH renovation and restoration; and Congressional hearings. These records also consist of Trust budget worksheets; quarterly budget reports; information on the Afro-American Artifacts Project, Vietnam Generation Project, and the M*A*S*H Traveling Exhibition; minutes of meetings; financial records concerning major NMAH exhibitions, such as "Field to Factory," "Life in America," and "Year of India;" and personnel files.