Director's Files
This accession consists of records that pertain to building and equipping the Quadrangle Building; Enid A. Haupt Garden; National Air and Space Museum Dulles Wing/Phase I; Mall underground parking; Museum Support Center construction reports; reports concerning energy conservation; Facilities Services units; and Renwick Gallery renovation. Included are files maintained …
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).
Records
This collection includes the records of Jean M. Salan, Assistant Director for Administration, 1979-1980, Assistant Deputy Director, 1981-1982, and Assistant Director, 1983- , for the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). The records primarily consist of memoranda and correspondence documenting the South Quadrangle Project, exhibition contracts, grants, and NMAfA budgetary agendas. In addition are …
Reports
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Patrick H. Sears, Head Exhibits Designer, documenting the construction of the South Quadrangle and the installation design of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Materials include project proposals, color slides of past projects done by contractors, written specifications, and progress reports.
Subject Files
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Thomas Lawton, Director, 1977-1987, documenting participation in professional associations; events held for, or by, the Freer or the Sackler; development; fellowships and grants; the Freer Medal; acquisitions; exhibitions; various committees and boards on which the Director served; construction of the South Quadrangle …
Project Files
This accession consists of correspondence, blueprints, architectural drawings, specifications, and logbooks concerning Office of Design and Construction projects. Museums and buildings documented in this accession include: National Museum of Natural History, Arts and Industries Building, Quadrangle Building, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of …
Records
This accession includes the correspondence of Tom L. Peyton, Director of the Office of Facilities Services, which dates from 1979-1984. Also includes project files that document planning for the Museum Support Center and the Quadrangle Museum Project.
Subject Files
This record unit documents the work of the Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs, Paul N. Perrot, over a substantial period of his tenure and the tenure of his successor, William N. Richards. Records concern issues of general Smithsonian Institution administration and policy, as well as more specific topics dealing with …
Event Files
This accession consists of event files and document various special events and conferences at the Smithsonian Institution. Of special interest are records for the Quadrangle Museum Project opening ceremonies and events. Materials include invitations, notes, programs, correspondence, and guest lists.
Records
These records consist of budget proposals from various museums and bureaus; recommendations for funds allocations and allotments; fiscal plans from various bureaus; planning and development of the Quadrangle building; acquisitions; Congressional hearings, actions and resolutions pertaining to the Smithsonian Institution fiscal budget requests; quarterly and annual reports from various divisions …
