Correspondence and files relating to several art projects planned for the public relations programs of industries and museums, particularly Nathan's work with Towle Manufacturing and its gallery, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archives of American Art.
1973 DONATION (1.0 ft.): Correspondence and project files for various clients. Of note are two photographs of Jasper Johns, and one each of Mark Rothko and Tony Smith, all taken by Hans Namuth, 1960.
ADDITION: Files relating to Nathan's work as public relations consultant for the silver company,Towle Manufacturing and its gallery, (ca.1951-ca.1957), include photographs of exhibits, silversmiths at work and Towle executives, as well as correspondence, writings, notes on silversmithing and its history, and newsletters. Files relating to Nathan's work at the Smithsonian Institution's museums and exhibitions, 1960's-ca. 1985, consist of subject files, clippings, catalogs, articles, press releases, newsletters, and reports. Publicity files also cover the opening of the National Portrait Gallery and its inaugural exhibition. Nathan's work for the Archives of American Art, from its first becoming a bureau of the Smithsonian in 1970, is documented through subject files, membership lists, reports to trustees and the director, newsletters, clippings, catalogs, budgets and statistics. Correspondence consists of letters to Georgia O'Keeffe regarding a pending oral history with the sculptors Dorothy Dehner and David Smith. The majority of the photographs are of personalities long associated with the Archives of American Art.
Letter from museum administrator and lecturer daniel Catton Rich expresses his pleasure at having met Jannis and Zoe Spyropoulous in Athens, Greece and describes the painting by Jannis that he purchased for the Worcester Art Museum.
Also found are interviews conducted by Nathan for Radio Smithsonian, including an interview of New York, N.Y. cartoonist and inventor Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) conducted in 1970 (Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette tape. Reformatted in 2010 as 1 digital wav file. Duration is 1 hr., 39 min.; 33 p. transcript; an interview of art historian and writer Richard B. K. McLanathan , 1970; an interview of the Director of the Archives of American Art William E. Woolfenden conducted in 1970, an interview of Abram Lerner, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, and art collector Joseph Hirshhorn, 1969 (sound cassette); Also found is an interview of William Woolfenden by Nathan conducted May 6, 1983 upon his retirement as Director of the Archives of American Art.
Also found is a folder of material assembled by Nathan regarding Jose de Creeft's story, as told to Nathan, of his pet rooster, intended by Nathan to be submitted for publication under the title "Roosty Was My Friend." Included are an introduction by Nathan, providing biographical information on de Creeft; sample text for the story (2 pages) and an outline for the remainder (3 pages), 24 drawings by de Creeft illustrating the story; and a photograph of de Creeft with a wire sculpture of Roosty, 1957, taken by Budd studio.
Biographical / Historical:
Emily Nathan was a public relations consultant and journalist, had many contacts in the art world. De Creeft was a sculptor; born 1884 in Spain. He eventually settled in New York. He died in 1982.
Public relations consultant and journalist.
Provenance:
Donated 1973-1988 by Emily Nathan and in 2000 by the Emily Nathan estate, via Edgar S. Nathan, III, executor. The letter to Nathan from Daniel Catton Rich was donated by Rich, 1977.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society (Serial)
Impressions of an Irish Countess: The Photography of Mary Countess of Rosse (Monograph : 1989)
Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Office of the Director Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Brochures
Pamphlets
Compact discs
Color photographs
Electronic records
Place:
Birr (Ireland)
Date:
1879-1891, 1989, 2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records related to the Birr Castle Demesne in Birr, Ireland. The Birr Castle Demesne consists of gardens; a telescope constructed in the
1840s by William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse; and Ireland's Historic Science Centre. These materials consist of a visitor information brochure; worksheets and a workbook
for teaching science to children; a book titled, Impressions of an Irish Countess: The Photography of Mary Countess of Rosse, by David H. Davison, 1989; copies of the
journal titled, The Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society; images and videos of the Birr Castle Demesne; and a few unidentified color photographs. Some
materials are in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Office of the Director Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
1996-2004
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials pertaining to Director Ethel W. Hedlin's (1994-2005) non-Smithsonian interactions, including professional societies' activities
and memberships, correspondence, supporting documentation, and archives education. Organizations include the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), American
Association for State and Local History (AASLH), Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC), American Institute for Conservation (AIC), Council for the Preservation
of Anthropological Records (CoPAR), Marietta College and the University of Maryland.
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Office of the Director Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Place:
China
Date:
1979-2001
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the tenure of Ethel W. Hedlin, Director, 1994-2005. It includes documents relating to the archives exchange program between
the University of Maryland and China in 1999, as well as records pertaining to communications, meetings and reports from external organizations, government bureaus, agencies,
and bodies.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Images website as of March 1, 2011, shortly before it was scheduled to be taken down. The website allows the public to browse,
download, and purchase selected photographs found in the collections of the Smithsonian Photographic Services, which became part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives in
2008. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) Diigo account as it existed on April 17, 2012. Diigo is a social bookmarking site and is used
by SIA to track online press mentions of its blogs, activities, staff, and collections. The account was exported into a spreadsheet. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the website of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI). The website was crawled on June 9, June 13, and July 7, 2011. All three crawls
were incomplete, but together have captured the majority of the website. SPI was responsible for bringing greater public awareness to the Smithsonian Institution's vast photographic
collections. On March 31, 2009, SPI became part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. SPI's website continued to be maintained until early 2012 when it was discontinued.
The website highlighted collections, exhibitions, and publications as well as presented images contained in collections throughout the entire Smithsonian Institution. No significant
changes were made to the website after the 2011 crawls. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives website which was crawled in two parts on April 4 and 9, 2012. The website includes information for
researchers, staff, and the general public regarding reference, records management, and preservation. It also includes publications, resources for teachers, online exhibitions,
historical images, and narrative histories of the Smithsonian Institution and its museums, research centers, activities, and staff. In addition, the website includes the blog,
"The Bigger Picture: Exploring Archives and Smithsonian History." Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the websites and blog maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) as they existed in the summer of 2011.
The main SIA website includes information about Archives programs and divisions; collection information; and publications. This website was crawled on September 2, 2011
and the files were also copied from the web server on August 11, 2011. Both sets of files are included in this accession. A redesigned website was launched shortly after it
was crawled.
The Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS) became part of SIA on January 7, 2008 and continued to maintain two websites. The first website was to disseminate policies
and exhibit the work of the staff photographers. It was crawled on June 21, 2011. As of summer 2011, it was no longer being actively maintained. The second was for browsing,
downloading, and purchasing images. It was crawled on June 6, 2011, before being shut down in the fall of that year.
The Smithsonian Photography Initiative (SPI) became part of SIA on March 31, 2009 and continued to maintain the website, "Click! Photography Changes Everything," a collection
of essays and stories by invited contributors and visitors discussing how photography shapes our culture and our lives. Although the website continues to be maintained, content
is no longer being added. This website was crawled on June 8, 2011.
The "America's Smithsonian" website was developed in conjunction with a traveling exhibition (1995-1998) of the same name. The exhibition was part of the Smithsonian Institution's
150th birthday celebration and featured many of the institution's most treasured objects. The website was crawled on July 26, 2011.
"The Bigger Picture: Visual Archives and the Smithsonian" was originally SPI's blog and was rebranded as "The Bigger Picture: Exploring Archives and Smithsonian History,"
in 2010. The blog presents an inside look at the Smithsonian Institution's history and invites readers to explore the role of both formal and informal archives in today's
world. The blog was crawled on September 2, 2011. It was incorporated into the main SI website shortly thereafter.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) Diigo account as it existed on July 18, 2013. Diigo is a social bookmarking site and is used by
SIA to track online press mentions of its blog posts, activities, staff, and collections. Due to technical issues, many of the navigational features of the site do not function
properly in this crawl. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of two websites maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA).
The main SIA website, crawled on June 16, 2013, includes information for researchers, staff, and the general public regarding reference, records management, and preservation.
It also includes publications, resources for teachers, online exhibitions, historical images, and narrative histories of the Smithsonian Institution and its museums, research
centers, activities, and staff. In addition, the website includes the blog, "The Bigger Picture: Exploring Archives and Smithsonian History."
"Click! Photography Changes Everything," a collection of essays and stories by invited contributors and visitors discussing how photography shapes our culture and our lives,
was crawled on July 10, 2013. The website was originally created by the Smithsonian Photography Initiative which became part of SIA on March 31, 2009. Although the website
continues to be maintained, content is no longer being added.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives website as it existed on January 30, 2018. The website includes information for researchers, staff,
and the general public regarding reference, records management, and preservation. It also includes publications, resources for teachers, online exhibitions, historical images,
and narrative histories of the Smithsonian Institution and its museums, research centers, activities, and staff as well as the blog, "The Bigger Picture: Exploring Archives
and Smithsonian History," with posts dating from January 2009. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives website as it existed on September 20, 2017. The website includes information for researchers, staff,
and the general public regarding reference, records management, and preservation. It also includes publications, resources for teachers, online exhibitions, historical images,
and narrative histories of the Smithsonian Institution and its museums, research centers, activities, and staff as well as the blog, "The Bigger Picture: Exploring Archives
and Smithsonian History," with posts dating from January 2009. In addition, the online exhibition "From Smithson to Smithsonian" was crawled separately on the same day. Materials
are in electronic format.
