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The position of Assistant Director for Exhibits was established in 1984 and made responsible for the planning and production of temporary and special exhibitions at the National Museum of Natural History. Laurence P. O'Reilly was appointed to the position and served until it was abolished in 1992.
Occupation:
Museum exhibits
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
