Opening Ceremony speakers include: Robert McCormick Adams, James Hurley, S. Dillon Ripley, Ambassador Ramley of Indonesia, Eleanor Arnold, Sen. Paul Simon, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Madigan, Ruth Brown, Vicki McGraw of Interior Dept., Richard Kurin, Jim Morris, Ralph Rinzler, Marian Lund, Sen. Tim Harkin
Track Information:
101 Opening Ceremonies: "Chirps" Smith Family: "The Rush and the Pepper" / Dorothy Kent, Kenny Applebee, Lynn Smith. Fiddle,Guitar.
104 Opening Ceremonies: Moving Star Hall Singers "You Got to Move".
105 Opening Ceremonies / James Hurley, Robert McCormick Adams, Sidney Dillon Ripley.
Local Numbers:
FP-1991-CT-0041-5
General:
tape /
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1991.
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Adams, Robert McC. (Robert McCormick), 1926-2018, interviewee Search this
Extent:
3 audiotapes (Reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Transcripts
Date:
1984
Introduction:
The Oral History Program is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the program is to conduct interviews with current and retired members of the
Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record and manuscript
collections in the Archives, focusing on the history of the Institution and contributions to the increase and diffusion of knowledge made by its scholars.
The Robert McCormick Adams interviews were accessioned into the Oral History Collection because of his role as Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1984 to 1994.
Descriptive Entry:
The Robert McCormick Adams Interviews were conducted during three sessions in 1994 and 2012 by Smithsonian Institution Archives Historian Pamela M. Henson. The first
two interviews discuss his education and research prior to his being named Secretary of the Smithsonian in 1984. The third interview discusses his tenure as Secretary of the
Smithsonian and his research at UCSD. The collection consists of approximately 4.25 hours of audio recordings and 75 pages of transcript.
Additional documentation pertaining to Adams can be found in the Records of the Office of the Secretary, and the Robert McCormick Adams Papers in the Smithsonian Archives.
Historical Note:
Robert McCormick Adams (1926-2018),archaeologist and anthropologist, served as the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1984 to 1994. Adams received
the bachelors of philosophy from University of Chicago in 1947, the masters in 1952 and the Ph.D. in 1956. Adams' research focused on field studies in the history of irrigation
and urban settlement, primarily in the Middle East, but also Mesoamerica. He served on the faculty of the University of Chicago and Oriental Institute from 1955 to 1984, serving
as director of the Oriental Institute from 1962 to 1968, and as Provost of the University from 1982 to 1984.
At the Smithsonian, Adams initiated new programs to ensure cultural diversity, establishing a Cultural Education Committee in 1986. He oversaw acquisition of the National
Museum of the American Indian and development of the National Postal Museum from the National Philatelic Collection. Adams oversaw construction of the Quadrangle, a complex
housing the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and the International Center. He also sought to reinvigorate research at the Institution, as well
as incorporate new technologies into education, research, and museum programs. The National Science Resources Center was created to improve the teaching of pre-college science
and mathematics.
Adams faced several challenges head-on, raising awareness of the deteriorating infrastructure of the Smithsonian and initiating a renovation program for its historic structures.
When the "culture wars" erupted at the Smithsonian in the 1990s, with criticisms of exhibits including The West as America, an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art
Museum; Science in American Life, at the National Museum of American History, and a script developed at the National Air and Space Museum for an exhibit on the Enola
Gay, Adams oversaw a thoughtful national discussion of the issues.
Upon his retirement from the Smithsonian in 1994, Adams was appointed an adjunct professor at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) where he continued anthropological
research and publication. Over the course of his career Adams explored the importance of social interaction and cultural ecology in the evolution of civilizations and how
cultural ecology helps explain the rise of civilizations and how cultures affect each other.
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Discusses Adams' childhood and education; his college and graduate education at the University of Chicago; factory work during his college years; his first fieldwork in Iraq in 1950 with Robert J. and Linda Braidwood; his decision to pursue an academic...
Collection Creator::
Adams, Robert McC. (Robert McCormick), 1926-2018, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9602, Robert McCormick Adams Oral History Interviews
