This accession consists of the records of Gary Galante, Assistant Curator, and cover such subjects as exhibitions, repatriation, collections management, acquisitions,
and collection research. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, brochures, images, and clippings.
This accession consists of records documenting the various professional activities of David H. DeVorkin, curator in the Department of Space Science and Exploration,
later the Department of Space History and then the Division of Space History, including fellow evaluations, manuscript editing, and research, as well as professional correspondence.
Also included are files related to reorganization of the museum and department and the search for a new chairman. DeVorkin also served as Chairman of the Department of Space
Science and Exploration, 1985-1986. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, fellowship evaluations and work products, policy and planning documents, grant
proposals, scripts and script approval coversheets, satellite images, interview transcripts, brochures, and exhibition materials.
These records document the curatorial activities of Linda Merrill, Curator. Programmatic files include the development and execution of exhibitions, lectures, participation
in professional activities, and the study and care of the American art collection, docent training, and publication activities.
Materials include correspondence and memoranda, reference material, writings, slides, and video and audio tapes.
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Jenny F. So, Associate Curator, 1990-1996; Curator, 1996-1998; and Senior Curator, 1998-2000.
Topics include exhibition development, collection management, research, fund raising, outreach, publishing, and professional activities. A small amount of material was created
by other staff, including Jan Stuart, Assistant Curator and Curator, 1988-2006. Materials include correspondence, essays, label texts, proposals, object images, postcards,
brochures, object lists, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2019; Transferring office; 9/10/2001 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Ann Clyburn Gunter, Assistant Curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1987-1994; Associate
Curator, 1994-2004; and Curator, 2004-2008. Curatorial activities documented in this accession include research, exhibition development, publishing, and collection management.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, object lists, articles, bibliographies, floor plans, brochures, object images, labels, lecture scripts, presentations,
clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. Some files pre-date Gunter's tenure but were collected as reference materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 9/27/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-346, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ancient Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Records
This accession consists of the records of Claudia Brush Kidwell and Anne Wood Murray documenting curatorial and professional activities in the Section of American Costume
which, prior to 1969, was in the Division of Political History at the Museum of History and Technology; the Division of Costume and Furnishings; the Division of Costume; and
the Division of Social History. Also consists of some records that document the early history of costume collections. Other staff members represented in these records include
museum specialist Shelly Foote and museum technician Priscilla Wood. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; reports; agreements; budget summaries; proposals;
information about research grants, committees, and symposiums; news releases; exhibition catalogs, articles, and book reviews; lecture papers; collections management information;
meeting agendas and minutes; mission statements; newsletters; photographs and slides; questionnaires and evaluations; information pertaining to the Gender Issues Action Group,
which was chaired by Kidwell and addressed gender equality issues at the National Museum of American History; policies and guidelines; brochures; and clippings. Some materials
are in electronic format.
2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Drawings
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Place:
United States -- History
Date:
1904-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that document collections management, research, and professional activities of curators in the Division of the History of Technology,
with earlier records dating back to when the division was known as the Division of Extractive Industries, the Division of Manufacturing, the Division of Agriculture and Mining,
the Division of Agriculture and Forest Products, the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Division of Manufactures and Heavy Industries, and the Division of
Industrial Cooperation at the National Museum of American History, which, prior to 1980, was known as the National Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of History
and Technology, respectively. Records that date to when the museum was part of the United States National Museum document curatorial activities in the Division of Mineral
Technology, as well as the related sections of Organic Chemistry and Manufacturers.
Staff represented in these records include curators G. Terry Sharrer, John T. Schlebecker, Frederick L. Lewton, Howard Irving Chapelle, Pete Daniel, Paula J. Johnson, Carl
Weaver Mitman, and Chester Garfield Gilbert; Philip W. Bishop, Curator, and Chairman of the Department of Arts and Manufacturers; associate curators John Nathan Hoffman, Charles
O. Houston, Edward C. Kendall, and Samuel S. Wyer; museum specialists Robert G. Walther and Thomas R. Wessel; aids Aida M. Doyle, Section of Organic Chemistry, and Mrs. E.
W. Rosson, Division of Textiles; and collections manager Francis D. Roche.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; grant information; reports; speech papers; publications; photographs and negatives; conference, symposium,
and committee information; press releases; brochures; and drawings.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2021. Copyrighted material in Box 3 (Mineral Technology: Myles Salt Company, 1916; and John N. Hoffman: "Study of Surface Mine Refuse Fires," Pennsylvania State College, 1949-1950); see finding aid. Transferring office; 5/8/1997 memorandum, Johnstone to Langley; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Frank Gettings, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
1969-1999. Some exhibitions curated by Frank Gettings for the Hirshhorn included: Picasso's Etchings: Selections from the Museum's Collecion (1975); Robert Rauschenberg:
Stoned Moon Series (1976); Art Deco Posters from the Library of Congress (1980); Raphael Soyer: Sixty-five Years of Printmaking (1982); Picasso Linocuts
from the Museum's Collection (1991), and WORKS: Different Drummers (1988). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notebooks, writings, research notes, brochures,
artwork purchase proposals, valuations, collection lists, photographs of Gettings, and exhibition proposals.
Image files comprised of photos, slides and transparencies of individual works of art were transferred to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library, for inclusion
in the museum's artist study files.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-043, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division, Curatorial Records
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Painting and Sculpture Search this
Extent:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Date:
1960-1994
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that document the career of Robert G. Stewart, Senior Curator in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and art historian. After graduating
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, Stewart worked for the National Park Service as historical architect. From 1961 to 1964 he was Director of Properties for the
National Trust for Historic Preservation. In November 1964 Stewart became one of the first three staff members of the NPG when he was named Curator in that bureau.
Stewart's work before coming to the Smithsonian is largely undocumented in these records, with the exception of a single article that was probably written in 1960. The
bulk of the records describe Stewart's professional work both within and outside of the Smithsonian. Personal correspondence files dating from 1964 through 1994 consist mostly
of letters concerning topics of professional interest to Stewart, in which he identifies himself as a curator.
Professional correspondence files dating from 1985 through 1994 consist mainly of public inquiries and Stewart's replies. The records document Stewart's participation in
several NPG exhibitions, most notably on the work of Henry Benbridge, which was shown in 1971. Records also contain documentation about Stewart's museum-sponsored travel and
his involvement with Smithsonian committees and other bodies.
These records also document Stewart's activities outside the Smithsonian. They contain files on competitions he adjudicated; articles and essays he contributed to various
publications; guest lectures, speeches, and other presentations; and outside professional organizations in which he was involved. The records include several files on a course
he taught at George Washington University from roughly 1967 to 1972 called "Principles of Museum Work," noted in the files as "ART 146."
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-058, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Painting and Sculpture, Curatorial Records
On stage: 200 years of great theatrical personalities (Monograph)
Creator::
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Painting and Sculpture Search this
Extent:
2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1966-1995
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that were transferred from the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG). They were mostly created
by Robert G. Stewart, Associate Curator, 1964, Curator, 1965, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, 1979-1994, and Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, 1994. A small volume
of records was also created by Monroe Fabian, Assistant Curator, 1969-1971, Associate Curator, 1972-1978, and Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture, 1979-1986. Fabian
died in July 1988.
The records consist mostly of files created by Stewart, Fabian, and others for exhibits that were proposed by museum staff for internal development, or external traveling
exhibits that were considered for mounting at NPG. The files include staff evaluations and comments on proposed exhibits, exhibit scripts, documentation of brochure and catalog
development, and memoranda between NPG staff as well as correspondence with potential exhibit donors. Some files also document NPG contributions to special traveling exhibits,
and staff participation in symposia and seminars.
The records include a small amount of administrative material, plus correspondence files of secretarial staff which consist mostly of replies to public inquiries. The records
also include documentation of the book On Stage written by Monroe Fabian, and published in the spring of 1980. These files consist of correspondence regarding the use
of quotations and images for On Stage, photographs, a manuscript, and an unbound copy of the published volume.
Topic:
Douglass, Frederick, 1817?-1895 -- Exhibitions Search this
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-046, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Painting and Sculpture, Curatorial Records
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ceramics Search this
Extent:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Picture postcards
Electronic records
Compact discs
Sketches
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Glass negatives
Color transparencies
Date:
1972-2018
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Louise Allison Cort, Curator, 1995- ; Associate Curator, 1994-1995; Assistant Curator, 1989-1994; and Museum
Specialist, 1985-1989. Topics documented in this accession include research, donations, appraisals, collaborations, and professional activities. Some records predate Cort's
tenure at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. She previously held positions in Oriental Art as Assistant Curator, 1969-1976, and Associate for Research,
1978-1981, at the Harvard University Fogg Art Museum. Materials include correspondence, clippings, picture postcards, notes, invitations, memoranda, brochures, proposals,
photographs, sketches, lists, glass negatives, brochures, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034; Transferring office; 9/13/01 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection Search this
Extent:
17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Floor plans
Black-and-white negatives
Color negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color transparencies
Color photographs
Date:
1906-1999
Descriptive Entry:
These records primarily document the curatorial and professional activities of Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and his wife, Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli, and to a lesser extent
the activities of curators Stuart M. Mosher, Richard G. Doty, and Cora Lee C. Gillilland. The records date back to when the National Numismatic Collection was known as the
Division of Numismatics, and prior to 1947 when the collections were created and maintained by the Division of History.
Material includes correspondence, memoranda, and notes pertaining to exhibition planning, inventory projects, coin and medal acquisitions, conferences, staff publications,
care of numismatic collections, and annual reports; articles, news releases, and newspaper clippings about the Clain-Stefanellis; contracts; scripts and floor plans for the
Hall of Numismatics; exhibition brochures; photographs of the Clain-Stefanellis at special events; information on medal programs; publications and lecture papers authored
by the Clain-Stefanellis; research and work progress reports; correspondence with organizations such as the American Numismatics Association, American Bankers Association,
and the Federation Internationale de la Medaille; and awards presented to the Clain-Stefanellis. Also includes records documenting the Josiah K. Lilly, Jr., Collection of
gold coins and the Willis H. DuPont Collection of Russian coinage.
National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
circa 1960-1987
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure with the Division of Community Life, National Museum
of American History (NMAH), and to a lesser extent his tenure with the Division of Postal History (NMAH). Scheele was Assistant Curator for the Division of Philately and Postal
History, Museum of History and Technology (MHT), from September 21, 1959 through to 1963; Associate Curator in Charge, 1964-1970; and Curator for the Division of Postal History,
National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), 1971-1977. He became Curator of the Division of Community Life in 1978, retired from the Division on November 3, 1987, and
served as Curator Emeritus from 1988 to 1989.
Materials include correspondence between Scheele and historical societies, universities, museums, and staff of the Division of Postal History that includes Franklin R.
Bruns; portrait photographs of Scheele taken during the 1960s, with some dating from the 1970s; information pertaining to the Festival of American Folklife; project information
for the exhibition Nation of Nations; and memoranda from administrative offices.
National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1958-1973, 1997
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created by Richard E. Ahlborn during his tenure as curator in the Division of Cultural History, with earlier material dating back
to when he was curator in the Division of Ethnic and Western Cultural History and to prior to his coming to the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include published research
articles and book reviews; correspondence; photographs of Ahlborn; awards; lecture papers; and exhibition brochures.
National Museum of American History. Division of Home and Community Life Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Date:
1962-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of published research articles and lecture papers written by Richard E. Ahlborn during his tenure as curator in the Division of Cultural History,
with earlier material dating back to when he was curator in the Division of Community Life and the Division of Ethnic and Western Cultural History. Also included are some
of Ahlborn's recently published letters and a few articles he wrote prior to coming to the Smithsonian Institution.
National Museum of American History. Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Compact discs
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Electronic records
Date:
1976-2009
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the records of Pete Daniel, Curator, and document his curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Work and Industry, and during
the years when that Division was known as the Division of Industry and Technology, the Division of the History of Technology, and the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Materials includes correspondence, memoranda, and notes; lecture papers; research proposals; collection planning and loan information; agreements; meeting agendas; photographs;
professional society information; newspaper clippings; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 5/8/1997 memorandum, Johnstone to Langley; Contact reference staff for details.
National Museum of American History. Division of Culture and the Arts Search this
Extent:
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Electronic records
Color photographs
Color negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1933-2016
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial and professional activities of photographic history collection staff in the Division of Culture and the
Arts at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), with earlier records dating back to when the staff was in the Division of Information Technology and Society, the Division
of Photographic History, the Division of Graphic Arts and Photography, and the Section of Photography in the Division of Graphic Arts at NMAH, which, prior to 1980, was known
as the National Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of History and Technology, respectively. Some records predate the creation of NMAH when the Section of Photography
was in the United States National Museum. Of special note are records pertaining to the collecting of World War II-era photographs taken by American soldiers and their families.
Staff represented in these records include curators Alexander J. Wedderman, Jacob Kainen, Fuller Griffith, Arthur J. Olmsted, Eugene Ostroff, Michelle Anne Delaney, Mary
K. Grassick, and Shannon Thomas Perich; assistant curator David Haberstich; museum specialist Debbie Griggs Carter; photo specialist Peter Liebhold; museum technician Horace
D. Randolph; and research assistant Tony Brooks.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; annual reports; articles; gift agreements; information in regard to collections management, professional societies,
conventions, special programs, and committees; photographs and negatives; a lecture paper; biographical information; clippings; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic
format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2032. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Transferring office; 5/9/2007 memorandum, Johnstone to Hoover; Contact reference staff for details.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Floppy disks
Floor plans
Black-and-white transparencies
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Electronic records
Date:
1983-2000
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial affairs of Neal David Benezra, Curator, who served as Chief Curator, 1992-1996, and Assistant Director
for Art and Public Programs, 1997-1999. Some records also document the management of the Curatorial Department. Topics covered in this accession include exhibitions, budgets,
personnel, acquisitions, and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) and Smithsonian Institution (SI) policies and procedures. This accession also includes correspondence
with galleries, museums, societies, foundations, and artists. Materials include correspondence and memoranda in paper and electronic format; artwork and installation images;
clippings; budget files; brochures, programs, and other handouts; meeting agendas and minutes; facts and figures; loan information; floor plans; notes; and related materials.
Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions:
Box 1 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 12/14/84 memorandum, Massa to Davis; Contact reference staff for details.
National Museum of American History. Division of Medicine and Science Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Pamphlets
Digital images
Electronic records
Compact discs
Date:
1975-1977, 1988-2016
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the records of Jeffrey K. Stine, Curator of technology and environmental history, documenting his curatorial and professional activities
in the Division of Medicine and Science, and during the years he was in the Division of the History of Technology and the Division of Engineering and Industry, respectively.
Also includes some earlier records that date prior to Stine's tenure at the Smithsonian Institution. The records primarily document Stine's participation in forums, committees,
conferences, and public programs; as well as matters in regard to research, collections management, and special events at the National Museum of American History. Materials
include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; reports; meeting agendas and minutes; lecture papers; awards; newspaper clippings; pamphlets; and brochures. Some
materials are in electronic format.
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology Search this
Extent:
3.03 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Brochures
Manuscripts
Clippings
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Posters
Black-and-white negatives
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white transparencies
Videotapes
Motion pictures (visual works)
Date:
1879, 1961-2001, 2014
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials created by emeritus research zoologist, Clyde F. E. Roper. Roper began his career at the United States National Museum, now the
National Museum of Natural History, in 1966 and quickly became the world's foremost authority on Architeuthis - the giant squid. Some of these records predate his work at
the National Museum of Natural History. Materials include correspondence, brochures, posters, black and white photographs, black and white negatives, black and white transparencies,
color photographs, 16 mm and 8 mm film, field notes, and other related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
