Professional Activity Files
This accession consists of records that document Charles Blitzer's involvement on several committees and councils. The materials pertain to Smith College, including the Committee on Planning and Resources, and Committee on Planning and Development; Dumbarton Oaks Advisory Committee; Exploration Board of Trustees; Yale Advisory Committee on American Art and Material …
Records
This collection consists of records that document the administrative and program activities of the Kennan Institute under Abbott Gleason and John Glad. They include some budget material, files of ongoing projects, correspondence, and files on events such as conferences and dialogues.
Records
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Records
This accession consists of records that document special events sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS), including meetings, dinners and conferences. Files include agendas, guest lists, papers presented at events, newspaper clippings, and some correspondence.
Grant Records
This accession consists of Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program (SFCP) and Smithsonian International Exchange Program (IEP) grant review files, both accepted and rejected, which document international funding requests for development in museum collections, scholarly research initiatives, and public programs. The material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; grant applications; proposals; council …
Maid of Cotton Records
National Cotton Council
The Maid of Cotton (MOC) beauty pageant was sponsored by the National Cotton Council, Memphis Cotton Carnival, and the Cotton Exchanges of Memphis, New York, and New Orleans from 1939-1993. The contest was held annually in Memphis, Tennessee until the National Cotton Council and Cotton Council International moved to Dallas, Texas. Beginning with the 1985 pageant (held December 1984) the competition was held in Dallas. The pageant was discontinued in 1993 due to lack of funds, a sponsor, and changes in marketing strategies. The records include files on contestants, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Records
This accession consists of Director's correspondence, program files, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) Trustees meeting minutes, and other records documenting the early history of the WWICS. Directors during this period included Benjamin H. Read, Albert Meisel, James H. Billington, Prosser Gifford, and Charles Blitzer.
Records
This accession consists of records that document special events sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, including meetings, dinners and conferences. Files include agendas, guest lists, papers presented at events, newspaper clippings, and some correspondence. Also included in these records are published calendars of events produced by the …
Administrative Records
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Marc Pachter during his tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs (1990-1994), Counselor to the Secretary for Electronic Communications and Special Projects (1994-1995), and Counselor to the Secretary (1995-2000), respectively. The majority of the records document activities associated with the formation …
Eugene Irving Knez papers
The Knez papers include material concerning many aspects of his career up to the time he retired from the Smithsonian. Of particular strength is the documentation of Asian exhibits, both temporary and permanent ones installed during his time at the Institution. There is also considerable material concerning specimens and collections acquired earlier. Material concerning Knez's work as a field researcher, bibliographer, and editor are also among the papers. After his retirement, Knez became involved in a study of Buddhism among the Tibetans living in India. Copies of film made for this study have been deposited in the Human Studies Film Archives. It should be noted that the papers represent only a portion of the Knez papers, for he has retained some of them.
