Records, circa 1970-1985 by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] http://siarchives.si.edu Table of Contents Collection Overview......................................................................................................... 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Historical Note.................................................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subject Terms ............................................................................................. 2 Container Listing.............................................................................................................. 3 Records Record Unit 360 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Creator: National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs Title: Records Dates: circa 1970-1985 Quantity: 15.2 linear meters. Administrative Information Preferred Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 360, National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs, Records Historical Note In the early 1970s, the central Office of Public Affairs of the Smithsonian handled public affairs and special events of the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT). In 1972 Rebecca Bean left that office to become first Special Events Assistant and then Special Events Officer for the Office of Public Affairs of NMHT and served until 1975. Bean was succeeded by Geraldine B. Sanderson as Special Events Officer, 1976-1977, with a change of title to Public Information Officer, 1978-1981. In October 1981, the name of the Museum changed to National Museum of American History (NMAH). In 1982 Mary W. Dyer was appointed Public Information Officer and reported to the Director, 1982-1983. In 1984 the Office of Public Affairs was placed under the Department of Public Programs, and Dyer continued to serve, 1984- . Descriptive Entry These records consist of press releases, memoranda, tapes documenting Museum activities, newspaper clippings concerning the Museum, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition scripts, invitations, guest lists, and photographs. Material pre-dating the appointment of Rebecca Bean consists entirely of news clippings. Page 1 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Historical museums. Types of Materials: Audiotapes Motion pictures (visual works) Photographs Videotapes Names: Clapp, Rebecca B. Doubleday Lecture Series Dyer, Mary W. Sanderson, Geraldine E. Page 2 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 Container Listing Box 1 19th Century American Carpeting [captions] 4/2/1979 Welty Orchestrion Last Day 4/9/1979 Polar Explorer, Naomi Uemura 4/197/1979 James Arthur Clock (Release/Captions) 4/29/1979 MHT Handicapped Brochure 4/1979 Edison Exhibit 4/28/1979 Kaman Corp. Guitar Exhibition and Luncheon 4/30/1979 8th Annual Musical Weekend May 4-6, 1979 Vietnam Veterans Case 5/28/1979 VAM-2 Magnetometer 5/3/1979 Lepman Campaign Collection 5/1979 Energy Cars 5/18/1979 June Exhibits at MHT Sesame Street Background 6/1/1979 Sesame Street Captions/Negatives Visit of Curator from Science Museum of London June 2-9 Huffy Bicycle Corp. Presentation 6/5/1979 Daum Glass Exhibit 6/9/1979 Sports Illustrated 6/18/1979 Iron Bridge 6/19/1979 July 4th 1979 Commodores Summer Concerts July-August, 1979, Wed. Evenings 6-7 p.m. Susan B. Anthony Dollar Exhibit 7/2/1979 150th Anniversary of American Typewriter 7/23/1979 Woman's Action Alliance Breakfast 7/31/1979 Staff Summer Picnic 7/19/1979 Page 3 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 150th Anniversary, Stourbridge Lion 8/8/1979 Red Room 19th Century Bank Note Engraver Salvage of Indiana, Beginning 7/29/1979 John Stine, Rescue of Engine from Indiana, 1979 White House Red Room as Restored by Jacqueline Kennedy, Summer 1979 Claudia Kidwell, Acting Director 9/1/1979 - 10/1/1979 Panama Canal: "Make the Dirt Fly" 9/18/1979 Harry Patton's wife MHT New Director: Roger Kennedy Bill Porter died 9/13/1979 Edison Exhibit 9/12/1979 Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts 10/17/1979 - 12/30/1979 1979 Fall Jazz, Commodores Smithsonian Folk Festival, 9/27 - 9/30 in MHT Sevareid filmed in Edison 10/4/1979 USSR Visit 10/11/1979 American Food Technology, Second Dibner Symposium 10/29 - 10/30 Jack Soo Presentation 10/29/1979 Italian Stringed Quartet Concert, 10/28/1979 Edison Film on 26, 10/26 and 10/29/1979 American Concrete Institute 10/31/1979 C. Malcolm Watkins, Retired 11/1/1979 Bassett Lighting Collection Fall 1979 Brancato Case-of-Month, November 1979 National Council of University Research Administrators 11/8/1979 American Short Story Film Series, 7/11 - 9/5/1978 Sign Language Tour 7/2 - 8/6/1978 NMHT Staff Cafeteria Opening 7/11/1978 Page 4 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 Hall of American Maritime Enterprise (HAME) 8/11/1978 Box 2 Baird Spectrograph Presentation 8/4/1978 Mr. Uemara, Polar Explorer, Press Conference, 8/1978 1913 Liberty Nickel 8/1978 HAME: Public Service Announcement 1978 Sea Adventures Film Series (HAME) September 1978 Tobacco Ship Brilliant in HAME Hall, August 11, 1978 HAME Hall, Scrimshaw Collection 8/11/1978, Dr. and Mrs. Gould Hall of Maritime Catalogues 8/1978 US Army Brass Quintet, MHT Concert 8/17/1978 Volunteers Needed for Discovery Corner, 8/1978 "Let's Talk" Phone Exhibit, 9/13/1978 Gerwig Tool Women in Science 9/15/1978 Monitor September Events at MHT Armed Forces Electronics Association, 9/13/1978 Bunker Chair Presentation 9/19/1978 Visit by Prime Minister of Malaysia 9/29/1978, 11 a.m. Science and Art Renaissance, Folger, 10/27 - 10/28/1978 William Harvey and Study of the Heart (1 case exhibit) 10/1978 Press Release on Sign Language Tour 10/1/1978 Folklife Festival 10/4/1978 - 10/9/1978 ICCP Computer Certificate for Uta Merzbach 10-12-1977 American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 10/20 (Old Red) 1 Day Computer Conference, PR/Memo to Ed's, 10/23/1978 Sign Language Tour 11/4/1978 Remensnyder Stoneware, 11/18/1978 Page 5 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 Loose the Mighty Power (Steam Engine) 11/3/1978 Cybis Chess Presentation 11/1978 Exhibit Listings 9/1978 through 1/1979 Fall 1978 Concerts, Commodores/Sea Chanters 11/1978 Signing of the Edison Papers 11/3/1978 Teddy and the Bear, 11/20/1978 - 1/2/1979 Film - Christmas Classics 1978 Music Box, Christmas 1978 List of Talent for Christmas Celebration Holiday Celebration, 1978 Trees of Christmas, 1978 Christmas Invitation [staff] Design Skating Mania, 12/1/1978 1978 Holiday Brochures, Trees/Celebration 1978 Holiday Tours Sign Language Tours, Christmas -1978 Christmas Activity Booklets, 1978 Star Information Japanese Pharmacy Exhibit, 2/14/1979 Pacific Telephone Presentation, 1/16/1979 "Roots" Shown at MHT, SI 54, 1/9/1979 Baroque and Contemporary Music, 1/10/1979 Visit of Mme. Zhvo Lin, wife of Chinese Vice Premier, 1/30/1979 Chase Manhattan Money Exhibit 2/8/1979 Lillian Parks Mementoes 2/1/1979 Feb. Special Tour, "Abe and George" Feb. 12 and 22, 1979 Mayor Marion Barry Presents Artifacts to Political History Collection, 2/22/1979 Peanut Association, 1979 Sign Language Tours, 1979 Page 6 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 Einstein Exhibition, 1979 Einstein Birthday Party, 1979 Frank Bruns Obituary and Photographs, 1979 Litchfield Scientific Notebook Donation, 1979 Alex Haley's "Roots," Doubleday 2/24/1977 Box 3 John Brademas, 1/26/1977 Charles Eames, Doubleday, 3/16/1977 James Hester, 4/20/1977 Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee Exhibit, 6/15/1977 1977-78 Doubleday Lecture Series Rollo May, Doubleday, 4/12/1978 Proposed Doubleday Series (Einstein) 1978-1979 Peter Gay, Doubleday, 2/28/1979 Lord C.P. Snow, Doubleday, 12/6/1978 John Wheeler, 1/17/1979 J.B. Rhine, 3/1/1978 1/17/1979 Marvin Minsky Doubleday Lecture, 1/25/1978 Sir Karl Popper, 4/10/1979 Roger W. Sperpy, 12/197/1977 1976-77 Frank Nelson Doubleday Lectures 1978-79 Frank Nelson Doubleday Lectures C. P. Snow Doubleday Lecture, 12/1978 Eames Dinner Alex Haley John Updike, 12/8/1976 Doubleday 1977-1978 Marvin Minsky Lecture, 1/25/1978 Sir Karl Popper, Doubleday Lecture, 4/10/1979 Page 7 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 6th Floor Release, Dibner Gift, 1977 ARBA Coin Presentation, 2-3-1977 Musical instruments Search, 2/1977 Scottish Piping, 4/1/1977 Indianapolis 500 Racing Cars, 4/197/1977 Carousel on the Mall, 4/197/1977 Destination - American Film Series, 4/12/1977 Spring Music Concerts, MHT, 4/3 - 4/17/1977 James Hester, Doubleday, 4/20/1977 Perfect Likenesses, 4/15/1977 Division of Performing Arts Hawaiian and German Stand Exhibited 5/197/1977 Locomotive from Hawaii, 5/1977 Reception: Women in Science (Singer and Verrett) 5/6/1980 1976 Debate Set Presentation 5/3/1977 Lecture: Pete Reaveley on 5/31/1977 Restoration of Bonhomme Richard 1876 Film Shown on PBS-TV 5/11/1976 at 10 p.m. Bicycle Exhibit 5/17/1977 Box 4 Cong. Henry B. Gonzalez, Presentation of Stone from The Alamo, 6/22/1977 US Army Blues 5/17/1977 Americans as Proconsuls Conference 5/20 and 5/21 Flag Exhibit, 6/14/1977 Reunions Exhibit, 6/14/1977 Photographing the Frontier Exhibit, 6/23 July 4th Celebration, 1977 Owney the Dog, Spring 1977 Tomb Jackson Refused, 7/1977 Photography Booklet Page 8 of 47 Records Record Unit 360 The Pioneer Booklet Muskets to... Booklet Spinning and Weaving Booklet American Carriages American Glass Booklet American Stamps Release on Cartography, Cartography Conference. 7/1977 Herb Collins Debate Set, 1977 Free Music Programs, 9/1977 Map Stamp Collection, 9/1977 Free Group Tours 9/1977 Freightliner Track Presentation 9/14/1977 Pochoir 9/21/1977 Declaration of Interdependence 10/3/1977 Linotype Machine 10/19/1977 SHOT (Society for the History of Technology) Conference, Oct. 19-22, 1977 Hindle's Resignation as Director 10/25/1977 GT&E Switchboard Used by Nixon in China, 10/18/1977 Remensnyder Collection, 10/1977 Smithson Medal to Mr.