Paul N. Perrot Oral History Interviews
The Oral History Program is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the program is to conduct interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record and …
Paul N. Perrot Papers
This material consists of correspondence and copies of articles received in the course of Perrot's contacts with Theodore F. Kuper, an amateur of American history whom Perrot had known in his days at the Corning Museum; and with Grace Morley, head of the Asia Agency of the International Council of …
Paul N. Perrot Papers
This accession consists of materials pertaining to the International Consultative Committee of the Authority for the Preservation of Moenjodaro, which was created under the aegis of UNESCO. Paul N. Perrot was involved in the oversight of this project, one of UNESCO's larger International Campaigns. The major goal of the Campaign …
Paul N. Perrot Papers
These records document efforts to preserve the Moenjodaro cultural site on the Indus River in Pakistan, especially the 14th meeting of the International Consultative Committee on Moenjodaro in November 1993. The work seems to have been largely a project of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Records include correspondence, articles, scholarly …
Paul N. Perrot Papers
This accession consists of a selective fragment of the total professional papers of Paul N. Perrot. They are concerned chiefly with his activities in international organizations and projects related to museums and the preservation/conservation of cultural property. The papers cover his career from Directorship in the Corning Museum, through …
MS 2844 Reference notes collected by Truman Michelson
Topics: population; Reports of Indian Affairs; Jesuit Relations; Houk; references to Annals of Iowa; Kansas Historical Society Collections; Carver; Wisconsin Historical Society; Perrot; Armstrong; notes on the Religion Dance; notes on the Fox system of consanguinity.
Records
This record unit documents the work of the assistant secretary for Museum Programs. The office directed the operations of the Conservation Analytical Laboratory, Office of Exhibits Central, Office of the Registrar, the Smithsonian Institution Archives, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, and the Institution's functions under the National Museum Act of …
Subject Files
This accession consists of records that document the storage of U.S. Capitol sculptures at the Smithsonian. The statues were removed from the east front of the Capitol in 1958 and stored at the Capitol Power Plant until 1974, when the Smithsonian provided temporary storage for the deteriorating works. Statues included "Discovery of …
Records
The National Museum Act (NMA) of 1966 affirmed the Smithsonian Institution's traditional role of assisting other museums and authorized the Institution to strengthen its activities of service to them. Funds appropriated to the Smithsonian for the implementation of the National Museum Act were made available primarily by grants and contracts to …
Subject Files
This accession consists of miscellaneous subject files created and maintained by Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs, Paul N. Perrot (1972-1983). Subjects include the South Quadrangle development project, the National Museum Act, the Museums Training Project, and Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL).
