Folder 7 Lawlor, Reed C., 1969, 1971-1972. Pertains to Association for Computing Machinery Conference and the history of computer technology. Also includes copy of "The New York Statistician," publication of the American Statistical Association, as wel...
Collection Creator::
National Museum of American History. Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics Search this
Container:
Box 22 of 24
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 332, National Museum of American History. Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Curatorial Records
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Search this
Extent:
4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Date:
1983-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of program files created and maintained by Stephen E. Weil. Weil served as Emeritus Senior Scholar in the Smithsonian's Center for Education
and Museum Studies following his 1995 retirement from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden until his death in August 2005. Materials include files on speaking engagements
(which may or may not have produced a written, published product), consultancies, teaching engagements, writing projects, and individuals. Also included are research and reference
files prepared for use in ongoing projects such as the ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association) Litigation Updates and general subject files.
Gorrell, Edgar S. (Edgar Staley), 1891-1945 Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1938
Scope and Contents:
Will History Repeat Itself?, Address delivered before the First National Aviation Planning Conference during the Annual Convention of the National Aeronautics Assn., Cleveland, OH, Jan. 10, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And The Air Carrier Traffic Man, Address delivered at the Conference of Air Line Traffic Men, July 12, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And Air Carrier Maintenance, Address delivered at the Air Line Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Chicago, IL, Jul. 14, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And The Aircraft Manufacturer, Address delivered at the Air Line Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Chicago, IL, July 15, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And The Private Flier, Address delivered at the Air Line Engineering and Maintenance Conference, Chicago, IL, July 16, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And The Air Line Feeder, Address delivered at the National Airmail Feeder Conference, Kansas City, MO, Oct. 7, 1938 (2 copies)
The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 And Democratic Government, Address delivered at the 8th Annual Convention of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, Omaha, NE, Oct. 15, 1938 (2 copies)
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Edgar S. Gorrell Collection, Acc. XXXX-0057, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Beauty and the beasts: on Museums, art, the law, and the market (Monograph)
Cabinet of curiosities: inquiries into museums and their prospects (Monograph)
Rethinking the museum and other meditations (Monograph)
Creator::
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Deputy Director Search this
Extent:
35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Date:
1974-1995
Descriptive Entry:
These records were created between 1974 and 1995 by Stephen E. Weil during his tenure as Deputy Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). The records
consist of correspondence with other international and national museums and art institutions; correspondence concerning policies and legal questions raised by the public and
other concerned public officials; research notes, including drafts to some of the articles Weil wrote for publication; handwritten and typed drafts of Weil's speeches; research,
notes, manuscript, and outlines to Weil's monographs entitled, A Cabinet of Curiosities: Inquiries into Museums and their Prospects, Rethinking the Museum and Other
Meditations, and Beauty and the Beasts: On Museums, Art, the Law, and the Market; reviews of his monographs; his reviews of other books; minutes of the Museum's
staff meetings; and memoranda to and from the Director and other heads of departments in the Museum and other bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution.
Other records concern Weil's work as Planning Committee and Faculty Member, American Law Institute-American Bar Association; Co-Director, Senior Museum Associate, Advisory
Committee and Faculty Member at the Museum Management Institute, a program administered by The American Federation of Arts; and Founding Chairman and Member of the Executive
Board, International Committee on Management (INTERCOM) and International Council of Museums (ICOM). Included is a large volume of records pertaining to the functions and
activities of the American Association of Museums (AAM). The AAM records concern Weil's work as the Association's Councilor-at-Large, Chairman of the Committee on Professional
Practices, Vice President, Treasurer and Member of the Executive Board. A small volume of records relate to Weil's work as Board of Trustees Member, both at Brown University
and The American Federation of Arts; Advisory Board Member of several art institutions, including Research Center for Arts and Culture, Columbia University, and Volunteer
Lawyers for the Arts, New York, New York; presidential appointee as member of Cultural Property Advisory Committee, United States Information Agency; and Chairman, Advisory
Committee, Museum Loan Network.
The records are interspersed with travel authorizations; notes and lectures for the legal courses Weil taught at several institutions; newspaper and magazine articles related
to public policies and legal issues affecting museums and art institutions; computer printouts; pamphlets; brochures; and postcards.
Restrictions:
Box 17 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Transferring office; Contact reference staff for details.
