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Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Deputy Director  Search this
Subject:
Bedini, Silvio A  Search this
Evelyn, Douglas E. 1941-  Search this
Crew, Spencer R. 1949-  Search this
Shannon, Martha M  Search this
Fruchter, Susan  Search this
Dickinson, Dennis  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Office of the Deputy Director  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1972
1972-2020
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.
Smithsonian Directory, 1994, 1999, 1997, 1999, and 2002
National Museum of American History, Annual Report, 2000, https://americanhistory.si.edu/reports/2000annualreport/about4.html, accessed March 13, 2023
National Museum of American History, Annual Report, 2001, https://americanhistory.si.edu/reports/2001annualreport/about5.html, accessed March 13, 2023
LinkedIn, Sue Fruchter, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-fruchter-b22010b/, accessed March 17, 2023
Silvio A. Bedini was appointed as the first Deputy Director of the National Museum of American History, then the National Museum of History and Technology, and served from 1972 to 1978. After a year's vacancy, Douglas E. Evelyn took the position and served until 1991. Spencer R. Crew served as Deputy Director (Acting) in 1992, followed by Martha M. Shannon, 1993-1994, and Deputy Director, 1995-2001. Dennis Dickinson was then acting Deputy Director, 2002. Susan Fruchter was Deputy Director from 2012-2020. Upon the departure of Fruchter in 2020, it appears that the Deputy Director position was abolished.
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
Topic:
Historical museums  Search this
Museums--Administration  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00252
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_222961