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Administrative Records, 1972-1984 Administrative Records, 1972-1984 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972............................................................................. 3 Series 2: Secretary's Files, 1973........................................................................... 42 Series 3: Secretary's Files, 1974........................................................................... 81 Series 4: Secretary's Files, 1975......................................................................... 119 Series 5: Secretary's Files, 1976......................................................................... 157 Series 6: Secretary's Files, 1977......................................................................... 188 Series 7: Secretary's Files, 1978......................................................................... 222 Series 8: Secretary's Files, 1979......................................................................... 252 Series 9: Secretary's Files, 1980......................................................................... 283 Series 10: Secretary's Files, 1981....................................................................... 310 Series 11: Secretary's Files, 1982....................................................................... 338 Series 12: Secretary's Files, 1983....................................................................... 372 Series 13: Secretary's Files, 1984....................................................................... 400 Series 14: Oversize Materials.............................................................................. 438 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Administrative Records Identifier: Record Unit 613 Date: 1972-1984 Extent: 511.90 cu. ft. (369 record storage boxes) (236 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (3 16x20 boxes) (141 3x5 boxes) (5 oversize folders) Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 613, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records Descriptive Entry These records concern the operation of the Office of the Secretary from 1972 to the end of S. Dillon Ripley's tenure as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The records document the Smithsonian's on-going operations -- internal, with other government Offices and departments, and with foundations, universities, and other outside organizations. Among the events that are documented are the formation of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; renovations at the National Zoological Park; the opening of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; creation of the Scientific Event Alert Network; April 18, 2011 opening of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in New York City; opening of the National Air and Space Museum; opening of a restored Arts and Industries Building; addition of the National Museum of African Art to the Smithsonian; first use of the Multiple-Mirror Telescope, Mount Hopkins, Arizona; donation of the Arthur M. Sackler Collection of Oriental Art to the Smithsonian; opening of the Museum Support Center; and the beginning of construction of the Center for African, Near Eastern, and Asian Cultures. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Museums -- Administration Museums -- Public relations Page 1 of 438 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Types of Materials: Architectural drawings Black-and-white photographs Clippings Manuscripts Newsletters Names: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.) Center for African, Near Eastern and Asian Cultures Cooper-Hewitt Museum Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Mt. Hopkins Observatory Multiple Mirror Telescope Observatory National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) National Museum of African Art (U.S.) National Zoological Park (U.S.) Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001 Scientific Event Alert Network (National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)) Smithsonian Institution -- Administration Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center Page 2 of 438 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Container Listing Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972 Box 1 Box 1 of 751 Folder 1 American Studies Program Box 1 of 751 Folder 2 Awards, General Box 1 of 751 Folder 3 Awards, General Box 1 of 751 Folder 4 Awards, Browning, Edward W. Box 1 of 751 Folder 5 Awards, Career Service Box 1 of 751 Folder 6 Awards, Exceptional Service Box 1 of 751 Folder 7 Awards, Guggenheim Box 1 of 751 Folder 8 Awards, Henry Medal Box 1 of 751 Folder 9 Awards, Hodgkins Medal Box 1 of 751 Folder 10 Awards, Langley Box 1 of 751 Folder 11 Awards, National Medal of Science Box 1 of 751 Folder 12 Awards, Rockefeller Public Service Box 1 of 751 Folder 13 Awards, Smithson Box 1 of 751 Folder 14 Boards General Box 2 Box 2 of 751 Folder 1 Center for Short-Lived Phenomena Box 2 of 751 Folder 2 Center for the Study of Man Box 2 of 751 Folder 3 Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Sciences (CBCES) Page 3 of 438 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Box 2 of 751 Folder 4 Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Sciences Box 3 Box 3 of 751 Folder 1 Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Sciences Box 3 of 751 Folder 2 Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Sciences Box 3 of 751 Folder 3 CBCES/Land Acquisition Box 3 of 751 Folder 4 Committees/General Box 3 of 751 Folder 5 AD Hoc Committee on Oriental Studies (Freer Gallery) Box 3 of 751 Folder 6 Steering Committee/General Box 3 of 751 Folder 7 Mayors Committee on International Visitors Box 3 of 751 Folder 8 Communications/General Box 3 of 751 Folder 9 Interdisciplinary Communication Program Box 4 Box 4 of 751 Folder 1 Conferences/General Box 4 of 751 Folder 2 Conferences/General Box 4 of 751 Folder 3 Conferences/General Box 4 of 751 Folder 4 Conferences/Stockholm Conference Box 4 of 751 Folder 5 Conferences/Stockholm Conference Box 4 of 751 Folder 6 Conferences/Stockholm Conference Box 5 Box 5 of 751 Folder 1 Conferences Stockholm Box 5 of 751 Folder 2 Conferences Stockholm Box 5 of 751 Folder 3 Conferences Stockholm Page 4 of 438 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Box 5 of 751 Folder 4 Conferences/Limit of growth WWICS (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) Box 5 of 751 Folder 5 Symposiums/General Box 5 of 751 Folder 6 Symposiums/General Box 5 of 751 Folder 7 Symposiums/Copernicus Box 6 Box 6 of 751 Folder 1 Symposiums/Copernicus Box 6 of 751 Folder 2 Symposiums/Copernicus Box 6 of 751 Folder 3 Symposiums/Copernicus Box 6 of 751 Folder 4 Conservation/General (some items removed to oversize Box 748, Folder 1) Box 6 of 751 Folder 5 Conservation/General Box 6 of 751 Folder 6 Conservation/Aldabra Box 7 Box 7 of 751 Folder 1 Conservation/Endangered Species Box 7 of 751 Folder 2 Conservation/Endangered Species Box 7 of 751 Folder 3 Conservation/Marine Mammal Commission Box 7 of 751 Folder 4 Conservation/Popular Island Box 7 of 751 Folder 5 Development of the Mall Box 7 of 751 Folder 6 Education Service Program Box 7 of 751 Folder 7 Encyclopedia Britannica Box 7 of 751 Folder 8 Exhibits/General Page 5 of 438 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972 Administrative Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217173 Box 8 Box 8 of 751 Folder 1 Exhibits/General Box 8 of 751 Folder 2 Exhibits/General (some items removed to oversize Box 749, Folder 1) Box 8 of 751 Folder 3 Exhibits/General (some items removed to oversize Box 748, Folder 2) Box 8 of 751 Folder 4 Exhibits/Study Group Box 8 of 751 Folders 5-7 Exhibits/Drugs Box 9 Box 9 of 751 Folder 1 Exhibits/Drugs Box 9 of 751 Folder 2 Exhibits/Bhutan Box 9 of 751 Folder 3 Exhibits /International Exhibits Box 9 of 751 Folder 4 Exhibits/Living Historical Farms Box 9 of 751 Folder 5 Exhibits/Von der Heydt Collection Box 9 of 751 Folder 6 Fine Arts & Portrait Gallery Building Box 9 of 751 Folder 7 Contracts/General Box 9 of 751 Folder 8 Grants/General Box 10 Box 10 of 751 Folders 1-4 Proposals/General Box 10 of 751 Folder 5 Proposals/DOD (Department of Defense) Box 10 of 751 Folder 6 Proposals/NIH (National Institutes of Health) Box 11 Box 11 of 751 Folder 1 Proposals/NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Page 6 of 438 Series 1: Secretary's Files, 1972
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