National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of the Registrar Search this
Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of Registration and Collections Management Search this
United States National Museum Office of the Registrar Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of the Registrar Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Registration and Collections Management Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1965
1965-
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1989
The Registrar's Office is responsible for preserving the documentation of the Museum's collections. It also operates a program for lending works of art to various government offices and departments and coordinates exhibitions prepared by the Museum.
The Office of the Registrar was established in 1965. Prior to that time registrarial duties were performed by the Registrar of the United States National Museum. In 1990 the Office was renamed the Office of Registration and Collections Management. In or around 2002, the Office of Registration and Collections Management changed its name to the Registrar's Office. Marjorie S. Zapruder served as Registrar, 1965-1967; Elizabeth Strassmann, 1967-1973; W. Robert Johnston, 1974-1989; and Melissa L. Kroning, 1990- .
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of above."
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
