Object Details
- Creator:
- National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar
- Topic
- Art museums
- Museum registrars
- Museums -- Collection management
- Creator:
- National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar
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- Records
- Historical Note
- The position of Registrar was first established in 1965. Prior to that time registrarial duties were performed by the United States National Museum registrar. Marjorie S. Zapruder served as Registrar from 1965 until 1967, when Elizabeth Strassmann was appointed. Strassmann held the position until 1973. She was succeeded by William R. Johnston, who served as Registrar, 1974- .
- Extent
- 54.58 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Date
- 1963-1987
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Identifier
- Record Unit 453
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Manuscripts
- Exhibition catalogs
- Black-and-white photographs
- Black-and-white transparencies
- Clippings
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 453, National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar, Records
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts
- Exhibition catalogs
- Black-and-white photographs
- Black-and-white transparencies
- Clippings
- Descriptive Entry
- This record unit documents the activities of the Office of the Registrar staff and consists of temporary loan files; temporary exhibition files, including shipping, insurance information, and loan agreements; general correspondence files; administrative files; and the files of the Smithsonian Art Commission, 1963-1975.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510714122-1503510714138-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
