Smithsonian Institution Archives

Project Records, 1969-1980

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU0605
Creators:: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Consultant to the Secretary (Frank A. Taylor)
Dates:: 1969-1980
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

These records document Frank A. Taylor's work as both Consultant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, and as Research Associate for the Office of Museum Programs. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, handwritten notes, budgets, and newspaper clippings regarding four major projects: the Mid-American Center, Arkansas; the Smithsonian Museum Support Facility; the Director search, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT); and proposals for the last museum site on the Mall.

Historical Note

Following his retirement as Director General of Museums and Director of the United States National Museum in 1971, Frank A. Taylor continued to serve the Smithsonian Institution as a Consultant to the Secretary, 1971-1977, and as a Research Associate for both the Office of Museum Programs, 1971- , and the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 1978- .

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 605, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Consultant to the Secretary (Frank A. Taylor), Project Records

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Director	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Director General of Museums	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution -- Administration	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mid-American Center, Arkansas	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Office of the Director	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Archives	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Administration	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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