Director's Records
This accession consists of records maintained by the Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives Directors William W. Moss and Ethel W. Hedlin. Materials include planning documents and reports for several review committees (1980-1990), records of the Archives reorganization in 1993 and the short-lived Office of History, Archives, and National Collections (OHANC), and several …
External Affairs Files
This accession consists of records documenting the tenure of Ethel W. Hedlin, Director, 1994-2005. It includes documents relating to the archives exchange program between the University of Maryland and China in 1999, as well as records pertaining to communications, meetings and reports from external organizations, government bureaus, agencies, and bodies.
SI Files
This accession consists of records documenting the interaction between the Smithsonian Institution Archives and other Smithsonian offices. These records consist primarily of research conducted for other offices, including Secretary Lawrence M. Small, Provost J. Dennis O'Connor, and Under Secretary of Finance and Administration Robert D. Bailey. These records were created …
SIA Files
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Ethel W. Hedlin, Director, 1994-2005, documenting Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) divisions, programs, and projects, particularly the development of electronic records policies. Materials include division monthly reports, policies, memoranda, consultant reports, and overhead transparencies for presentations.
SIA Files
This accession consists of records documenting the Smithsonian Institution Archives divisions and projects and were created and maintained by Ethel W. Hedlin, Director, 1994-2005. Materials include division and committee reports, support documents, correspondence, documents relating to the electronic projects prior to the establishment of the Electronic Records Program, and information technology …
SI Files
This accession consists of records documenting the interaction between the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) and other Smithsonian offices, including work with Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives; correspondence with Secretaries Lawrence M. Small and I. Michael Heyman; and activities regarding the SIA homepage, safety, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), Equal …
Space and Facilities Files
This accession consists of information and plans relating to the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) facilities, including the Arts and Industries Building, Fullerton Industrial Park, the Smithsonian Institution Supoport Center (SISC) Records Center, and the Front Royal Cold Storage Facility. Many of these files were created during the tenure of Ethel …
Committee and Council Records
This accession consists of records that document various Archives and Smithsonian-wide committees and councils, including the Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS), the Smithsonian Institution Archives and Special Collections Council, the Research Libraries Group, the Collection Information System Management Committee, and the Institut für Deutsche Ostarbeit (IDO) Task Force. They …
Professional Activity Files
This accession consists of materials pertaining to Director Ethel W. Hedlin's (1994-2005) non-Smithsonian interactions, including professional societies' activities and memberships, correspondence, supporting documentation, and archives education. Organizations include the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC), American Institute …
SIA Files
This accession consists of records documenting Smithsonian Institution Archives divisions and projects, many of which were created and maintained by Ethel W. Hedlin, Director, 1994-2005. Materials include team and committee reports, information on nitrate film, collection disclosure information, accessibility plan, and correspondence.