Administrative Records, 1962-1994

Object Details

Notes: Folder List in accession file.; Electronic List in accession file.; For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization: Unarranged
Summary: This accession consists of records documenting the administrative and professional activities of Virginia Beets, Registrar, 1973-1983; Martha Morris, Assistant Registrar, 1973-1983, Registrar, 1984-1990, and Assistant Director for Collections Management, 1990-1993; and Katherine P. Spiess, Deputy Registrar, 1985-1992, and Acting Assistant Director for Collections Management, 1993- . Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; collections management inventory and shelf survey agreements, guidelines, and statistics; lecture papers presented at workshops, conferences, and professional society annual meetings; reports; collections management policies and procedures for acquisitions, loans, exhibitions, and facilities; seminar evaluations; and supporting documentation.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Creator: National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Registrar
Subject: Morris, Martha; Spiess, Katherine P; Beets, Virginia; National Museum of American History (U.S.) Collection Management Policy

Type: Manuscripts; Collection descriptions; Clippings; Black-and-white photographs; Black-and-white negatives; Color photographs

See more items in: Administrative Records 1962-1994 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Registrar]

Topic: Committees; Loans; Museum registrars; Museums--Collection management; Museum exhibits