Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Esta Nesbitt papers, circa 1942-circa 1981, bulk 1964-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources' Hidden Collections grant program.
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Esta Nesbitt papers, circa 1942-circa 1981, bulk 1964-1975. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Council on Library and Information Resources' Hidden Collections grant program.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994 Search this
Container:
Box 10, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1994
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Series Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI). Search this
Container:
Box 14 (Series 8), Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1995
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Collection Rights:
Copyright held by donor and/or heirs. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.] .
Collection Citation:
The Computer World Smithsonian Awards, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Office of Education Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Electronic records
Date:
1991-1997
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of administrative records including development proposals and memoranda; annual reports; monthly usage and demographic reports from American
Online (AOL); Smithsonian Online user group meeting minutes; and correspondence.
Design, Content and Program records include original designs and proposals; electronic screen shots of Smithsonian Online main areas as well as electronic images, audio
files and text from the special holiday-themed areas; hard copies of electronic newsletters and chat texts on various topics created by Smithsonian Online; holiday contest
texts; holiday feature texts; and user comments. Some materials are in electronic format.
Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions (Monograph : 1992)
SPNHC Newsletter
Collection Forum (Serial)
SPNHC Connection (Newsletter)
Creator::
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Electronic images
Electronic records
Optical disks
Drawings
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1982-2018
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials concerning Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, educational programs, publications,
finances, elections, and committees. SPNHC affiliated people documented in the collection include Suzanne MacLaren, Judith Price, Lisa Palmer, Linda Hollenberg, Carolyn L.
Rose, and Paisley S. Cato. Particularly well documented is the SPNHC publication, Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions, 1992, which
was funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum Services. Also included is the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Newsletter which is printed bi-annually
in March and September. The Newsletter highlights scientific collections, the society's presidential and committees' reports, publications of interests and more. In
2014, the Newsletter became the SPNHC Connection. Also, a part of the collection is the Collection Forum, the official journal of SPNHC, that is published
to disseminate substantive information concerning the development and preservation of natural history collections.
Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, annual meeting records, workshop records, membership lists, committee records,
reports, budget records, images, drawings, grant records, author releases, leadership manuals, financial records, and other related materials documenting SPNHC activities.
Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034; Transferring office; 7/11/1990 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records that document the activities, history, membership, meetings, and publications of the American Arachnological Society (AAS). People
represented include Vincent D. Roth and Allen Dean. Of particular note are the materials related to the Spider Genera of North America Revision Team and the culmination of
their work in the AAS publication, Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, meeting programs and proceedings,
meeting minutes, images, video recordings, posters, articles, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034; Transferring office; 07/18/1986 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Electronic records
Electronic images
Date:
1993-2011
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Arthur P. Molella, Director, 1995-2015 and document the development and execution of educational programs,
special events, seminars, conferences, lectures, talks, and symposia. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, talks, conference presentations, interviews, meeting minutes
and notes, advisory board records, images, video recordings, grant proposals, reports, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Smithsonian Photographic Services Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Black-and-white photographs
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
1927, 1957-2002, 2008
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of a variety of administrative records related to the operations and functions of SPS and includes records from when the office was known as
the Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS); the Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services (OIPPS); the Office of Imaging and Photographic Services
(OIPS); and the Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS). Staff represented includes James H. Wallace, Donna M. Greene, and John Jones. Materials include correspondence, memoranda,
workshop materials, negative and slide number lists, cold storage surveys, organizational charts, user reports, collection policy studies, website records, and a black-and-white
photograph. Some materials are in electronic format.
Historical Note:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives, Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS) provides electronic imaging, photography and printing services to advance the Smithsonian
Institution's research, education and public services. To achieve this goal SPS conducts original studio and field photography to support exhibitions, publications, and publicity,
as well as collection management and event documentation; distributes photographic images to the news media and the general public; and maintains archival storage of its photographic
collections.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Electronic images
Electronic records
Audiotapes
Sound recordings
Video recordings
Videotapes
Date:
1993, 1996, 1999-2014, undated
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of audiovisual recordings regarding the Smithsonian Institution,
including interviews with media outlets, footage of events, exhibits, webcasts, and public service
announcements. Materials include audiotapes, videotapes, CDs, DVDs, and other audiovisual
media. Some materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of a building proposal for the National Air Museum (NAM) done by the Public Buildings Administration in 1949. This particular proposal was not
used. The proposal consists of narrative descriptions, site requirements, an organization chart, floor plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and photographs of a model
of the building. Three of the images from the proposal have been scanned and are included in this accession as both electronic files on CD and photographic prints.
American Association of Museums Centennial Interviews
Extent:
11 compact discs (reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Electronic records
Compact discs
Digital images
Electronic images
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Oral history
Date:
2006
Introduction:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives'
record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program
staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also reminiscences and
interviews recorded by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the American Association of Museums (AAM) and the 30th anniversary of the Museum Studies Department, The George Washington University,
oral history interviews were videotaped with eleven of the AAM's Centennial Honor Roll honorees as a part of a special Museum Studies graduate seminar taught by Smithsonian
Institution Archives historian, Pamela M. Henson. Interviews were recorded in digital video and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution Archives Oral History Collection.
Descriptive Entry:
These interviews discuss their careers as outstanding museum professionals.
The AAM Centennial Interviews consist of 13.0 hours of digital video interviews and 379 pages of transcript. The original digital video files are preserved in security
storage with Windows Media Video files available for reference.
Historical Note:
The AAM Centennial Honorees that were interviewed were Nina M. Archabal, Director of the Minnesota Historical Society; Rebecca A. Buck, Chief Registrar, The Newark
Museum; Lonnie G. Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution; Robert Macdonald, former Director, Museum of the City
of New York; Marie C. Malaro, former Smithsonian Institution General Counsel and Director, Museum Studies Department, The George Washington University; Kathy McLean, Principal,
Independent Exhibitions; Keith E. Melder, former Curator, National Museum of American History; Harold K. Skramstad, Jr., former Director, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield
Village; Kathy Dwyer Southern, Director, National Children's Museum; James M. Vaughn, Vice President, Stewardship of Historic Sites, National Trust for Historic Preservation;
and W. Richard West, Jr., Director, National Museum of the American Indian. The interviews document their careers and reflections on the museum profession.
Graduate students Melanie M. Blanchard, Lauren A. Boegen, Reagan M. Furrow, Natascha L. Guluk, Heather T. Hawkins, Arthur Kim, Anthony Sankston Wallace, Elizabeth A. Pierson,
Erica I. Nuckles, and Kimberly I. Robinson, from the GWU Museum Studies Program and the course instructor, SIA Historian Pamela Henson, conducted the interviews.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Associate Director, Facilities and Special Projects Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2019; Transferring office; 7/19/2001 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-029, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Associate Director, Facilities and Special Projects, Freer/Sackler Files
National Portrait Gallery. Office of Public Affairs Search this
Extent:
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Brochures
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Electronic images
Electronic records
Black-and-white photographs
Color transparencies
Color photographs
Date:
1990-2012
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that publicize the exhibitions, acquisitions, events, lectures, symposia, and other related public programs of the National Portrait
Gallery. Also included are materials produced when the office was known as the Office of External Affairs. Materials include press releases, brochures, press kits, audio recordings,
images and media clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Picture postcards
Serials (publications)
Electronic images
Electronic records
Digital versatile discs
Scientific illustrations
Drawings
Posters
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1976-2017
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of correspondence of paleontologist M. K. (Michael K.) Brett-Surman, Museum Specialist at the National Museum of Natural History, Department
of Paleobiology, until 2017. Brett-Surman specialized in dinosaurs, fossil reptiles, and amphibians. Materials also include scientific illustrations, drawings, posters, postcards,
serials, and photographs. Some materials are in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-219, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology, Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda
