This accession consists of original footage and masters created during the recording and production of training films for docents, museum guards, and conservators.
Materials include videotapes.
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Education Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
1969-1982
Descriptive Entry:
This record unit documents the activities of the Department of Education and its staff. The bulk of the records contain information about specific programs of the Department,
including the Education Aide Program, the Docent Program and the Volunteer Program. Other records document NPG's current and future exhibitions, educational activities, plans
designed primarily for visually handicapped visitors to the Haptic Gallery, and motion pictures.
These records consist of correspondence, memoranda, notes, curators' reports to the Director, Marvin Sadik, and minutes of staff meetings. The correspondence largely contains
letters of appreciation from teachers, students, elementary and secondary school administrators, and the general public.
Historical Note:
The Department of Education, National Portrait Gallery (NPG), was part of the Office of the Historian from 1969 to 1971. It became a separate entity in 1971 when James
R. Vivian III was appointed Curator of Education. He was succeeded by Dennis A. O'Toole, who served from 1972 through 1978. In January 1979 Kenneth Yellis was appointed Curator
of Education and served in that capacity through 1980.
The Department of Education is responsible for preparing educational materials and organizing exhibitions related to the history of the United States, its culture, biography,
and the history of the art of portraiture, as reflected in the collections of NPG.
National Museum of American Art. Office of Educational Programs Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1984-1993
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of administrative records of the National Museum of American Art (NMAA), Office of Educational Programs. Materials document exhibitions, 1989-1993;
the docent program; special events; and the "West as America" symposium, 1992.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Clippings
Newsletters
Date:
circa 1989-2017
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting docent activities of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (FSG), Department of Education. Topics covered
include evaluations, tours, recruitment, training, events, docent feedback, meetings, mentorship, and schedules. Materials include correspondence, news clippings, notes, informational
packets, proposals, brochures, reports, newsletters, and related materials. Some materials date to when the department was known as Education and Public Programs, 2007-2014.
Prior to 2007, it had also been called the Department of Education in 2014.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-272, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education , Docent Program Records
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Compact discs
Electronic records
Audiotapes
Date:
1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2007-2015
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of recordings of docent training providing information about the museum, exhibitions, objects, and artists. Topics also include symposiums,
award presentations, collections, and conservation. Materials include audio recordings. Some materials date to when the department was known as Education and Public Programs,
2007-2014. Prior to 2007, it had also been called the Department of Education. Some materials are in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-111, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education, Docent Program Records
Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Books
Clippings
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Serials (publications)
Compact discs
Electronic records
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
circa 1967-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting resources and tools for training docents at the Smithsonian Institution (SI) Building, commonly known as the Castle.
Topics cover the institution's history including founder James Smithson, the Enid A. Haupt Garden, tours, and the architecture, and design of the facility. Materials include
correspondence, brochures, books, newsletters, memoranda, news clippings, photographs, floor plans, drawings, and publications. Some records are in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-219, Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center, Volunteer Program Records
National Museum of African Art. Department of Education Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Video recordings
Date:
1987-1999
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of cassette audiotapes and U-matic videotape recordings of lectures presented by staff members of the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA),
as well as guest lecturers, at docent training classes. The lectures provide information on the Museum's permanent and temporary collections, and the history of African art
and cultures. NMAfA staff members who gave lectures include Edward Lifschitz, Curator of Education; Roslyn A. Walker, Director; David Aaron Binkley, Chief Curator; and Christraud
M. Geary, Curator of Photo Archives.
