Publicity Records
This accession consists of records documenting publicity activities surrounding exhibitions, events, research, development, and other aspects of the National Museum of Natural History. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, press releases, brochures, images, reports, architectural drawings, notes, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. Records dated prior to 1998 were …
Grant Files
This accession consists of closed Foreign Currency Program files. Material includes correspondence, study proposals, progress and financial reports, and applications.
Records
This accession consists of the records of the Secretary-Treasurer concerning fiscal matters, annual meetings, Society publications, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) executive committee meeting, memberships, and related SVP activities. Also includes Mint Canyon Research Project files of John H. Maxson and of Chester Stock, circa 1947-1962.
Records
This accession consists of correspondence documenting Association of Systematics Collections (ASC) activities; publications; newsletters; records related to the ASC Council, workshops, and grant opportunities promoted by ASC; files concerning projects; records documenting relations between ASC and sister organizations; and membership records.
Exhibition Scripts
Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian Institution exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits specialists, and outside contractors.
Website Records
This accession consists of Twitter accounts maintained throughout the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Twitter is a third-party site used for public micro-blogging by SI staff. In addition to general SI-wide accounts, this accession includes accounts maintained by individual museums, research centers, and administrative and programmatic units across the Institution. Each of …
Naturalist Center History Files
This accession consists of records documenting the goals, programs, activities, events, and administration of the Naturalist Center. The Naturalist Center, 1976-2011, provided hands-on learning experiences for students and adults through the use of study collections. It was located within the museum building until 1995 when it was moved to Leesburg, Virginia. Materials …
Exhibits Committee Records
These records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and plans and photographs of exhibitions and exhibition halls. Also included are some scripts of label text from various NMNH exhibitions. The bulk of the records are from the years 1970-1985, with a few items from 1987 and 1989.
Grant Records
This accession consists of accepted Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program grant records, 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; applicant proposals; financial reports; biographical information; review committee summaries; audit information; and meeting …
Program Records
These records document the development of automated data management systems for the collections of NMNH and other museums, the establishment of data handling and storage standards, and the consolidation of administrative structures to control automation policy at the Smithsonian. They include documentation of the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Project …
