National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Social and Cultural History Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Cultural History Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Community Life Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Social History Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Textiles Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Ethnic and Western Cultural History Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Home and Community Life Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Culture and the Arts Search this
Physical description:
14.25 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Brochures
Manuscripts
Color photographs
Drawings
Books
Clippings
Electronic records
Compact discs
Color transparencies
Newsletters
Exhibition catalogs
Black-and-white transparencies
Floppy disks
Electronic mail
Date:
1893
1893-2022
1893, 1915, 1945-2022
Category:
Series Level Description
Notes:
To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Chronologic and unarranged
Summary:
Consists of records documenting curatorial activities in the Division of Cultural and Community Life, with earlier material dating back to its predecessors the Division of Culture and the Arts, Division of Home and Community Life, Department of Social and Cultural History, the Division of Cultural History, the Division of Community Life, the Division of Social History, the Division of Textiles, and the Division of Ethnic and Western Cultural History. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; ethnicity and religion projects and research; the design, funding, manufacture, delivery, installation, and maintenance of artifacts; information about research grants, committees, and symposiums; news releases; reports; dissertation; agreements; budget summaries; proposals; meeting agendas and minutes; mission statements; newsletters; photopgrahs and slides; questionnaires and evaluations; policies and guidelines; brochures; clippings; published exhibition catalogs, articles, and book reviews; lecture papers; images and drawings; and awards information. Some materials are in electronic format. Curators represented in these records include David H. Shayt, Richard E. Ahlborn, Rita J. Adrosko, Grace Rogers Cooper, Katherine Dirks, Claudia Brush Kidwell, Ellen Roney Hughes, Anne Wood Murray, William Yeingst, Nancy E. Davis, Madelyn Shaw, and Kenneth Cohen.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Contact reference staff for details