Records
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian Institution's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much more effort …
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1996 Festival of American Folklife
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Administrative Records
This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of G. Wayne Clough during his third year as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (SI). The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions, research, fund raising, programs, and special events. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; policies and …
Subject Files
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activity of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Sciences, the predecessor office to the Assistant Provost for the Sciences, under the direction of Robert Hoffmann. The records chiefly concern the years 1992 and 1993, but records run from 1989 to 1994. Subject files …
Records
This accession consists of records that document the work of the Under Secretary, Constance Berry Newman, mostly during the Calendar Year 1993 and part of 1992. The records pertain to the activities of Smithsonian Institution offices and bureaus; international relations; and significant projects such as the establishment of the National Museum of …
Records
This accession consists of the records of the Assistant Secretary for Administration during the tenure of John F. Jameson. The records are primarily alphabetic subject files for calendar year 1988.
Subject Files
This accession consists of records that document the Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administration operations and work with other Smithsonian Institution offices and programs. The materials also document planning for a Smithsonian-wide financial planning and information system.
Records
This accession consists of the administrative records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration during the tenure of John F. Jameson.
Subject Files
This accession consists of correspondence to and from the Assistant Secretary for Research; office memoranda to and from the Smithsonian Institution Secretary and other heads of various departments at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH); research reports and proposals; annual reports; budget proposals; audit reports; minutes from various committee …
Administrative Records
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Cristián Sampier during his final months as Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (January-June 2008), and the records of G. Wayne Clough, Secretary (July-December 2008). The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions, research, fundraising, programs, and special …
