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Object Details

Creator:
National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
Topic
Museums -- Public relations
Science museums
Historical museums
Museums -- Education aspects
Creator:
National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
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Records
Historical Note
In 1980 an Office of Public and Academic Programs was established at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), subsequently the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Josiah O. Hatch, a Special Assistant to the Director of the Museum, was assigned as Director of the Office. Hatch submitted reports for Public and Academic Programs to Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director of NMAH. When the Smithsonian Institution's Division of Performing Arts became defunct in 1983, part of its staff was reassigned to the Office of Public and Academic Programs. In 1984, the Office was reorganized as the Department of Public Programs. It included sections of production, education, the Program in Black American History, performances, publications, and the Office of Public Affairs. Hatch became its head as the Assistant Director for Public Programs. The next year, Lonn W. Taylor succeeded Hatch. The Department of Public Programs is responsible for a variety of tasks associated with providing the public with opportunities for learning. It works with the Museum's other departments to produce educational materials such as scholarly publications, kits and guides, and information on various topics of interest that interpret NMAH exhibitions. The Department also sponsors or coordinates programs and performances using Museum collections; presents special programs on important aspects of American life and culture that cannot be exhibited through artifacts alone; and organizes colloquia, symposia, and lectures. Staff has included Josiah O. Hatch, Director of the Department of Public Programs, 1980-1983, and Assistant Director for Public Programs, 1984; Lonn Taylor, Deputy Assistant Director for Public Programs, 1984, and Assistant Director, 1985- ; Harold A. Closter, Production Director, 1983-1986, Program Manager, 1987-1990, and Deputy Assistant Director, 1991- ; Bernice Johnson Reagon, Director of the Program in Black American History, 1983-1987; James M. Weaver, Director of Performance Programs, 1983-1986; Shirley E. Cherkasky, Coordinator of Museum Programs, 1983- ; Elizabeth M. Sharpe, Education Specialist, 1985-1986, and Deputy Assistant Director for Public Programs, 1987- ; and Manuel J. Melendez, Performing Arts Production Specialist, 1984-1991.
Extent
41 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes)
Date
1968-1992
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 584
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Floor plans
Videotapes
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Brochures
Illustrations
Clippings
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 584, National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs, Records
Genre/Form
Floor plans
Videotapes
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Brochures
Illustrations
Clippings
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Descriptive Entry
These records mostly consist of staff correspondence and memoranda documenting administrative and program-oriented activities of the Department of Public Programs. The records pertain to fundraising, social history lectures and seminars, the Senior Series Program, budget, educational outreach proposals, grant information, planning for the Program of Hispanic American History, and the Country Music Program. In addition, there are budget reports; videotapes, audiotapes, abstracts, and planning documents from the Conference on Music in America at the Smithsonian Institution; minutes of meetings; information on educational projects for NMAH exhibitions; research material consisting of exhibition scripts, blueprints, and photographs; outline of Highlight Tours at NMAH; and brochures, articles, and newspaper clippings on NMAH special events. The record unit also includes records which date back to the Division of Performing Arts. Performing Arts records primarily consist of working files; videotapes and audiotapes of performances from the Country Music Program, Jazz at the Smithsonian, and the Festival of American Folklife; and budgetary information.
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Record ID
ebl-1503511023318-1503511023331-0
Metadata Usage
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  • Events (September 1991)

  • Events (July and August 1991)

  • Correspondence: Information/Requests, 1982-1983

  • Sons of the Pioneers

  • MAC, 1984

  • Labor miscellaneous - Archie Green

  • Local Organizations/Business, 1986-1987

  • Of Songs, Peacem abd Struggle (1989)

  • Woman's Committee: 1980-1984

  • Watson, Doc & Merl, 1976

  • 1977 Festival of American Folklife

  • Funding proposal - Senior Series: Museum Program for the Elderly, 1981-1983

  • Miscellaneous Memoranda, Commentary and Short Reports re: Surveys/Evaluations, 1980

  • Exhibitions - Clockwork Exhibit

  • Committees - Women's Committee, FY 1987-1989

  • Memoranda re. Special audiences' needs, 1977-1979

  • Cultural Groups (History), FY 1988

  • Pendulum

  • Videotape - John Jackson & Bruce Hutton Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Tapes 1-2, October 27, 1983 (2 3/4" U-matic tapes)

  • Printouts for PHAH Fund #1255E701, 1988

  • Bob Willis & The Original Texas Playboys

  • Senior Series Program - Senior program evaluations, 1978-1979

  • Adrien-Francois Servais, 1985

  • MHT Book - Research correspondence, 1979-1980

  • Mike Auldridge

  • Administration - Projects, FY 1989-1991

  • Common databases Tape 4; Interpretation; Interpretation Tape 1; Interpretation Tape 2; Interpretation Tape 3

  • Newspaper Association

  • Program in Hispanic American History: Advisory Council, 1988-1990

  • Adult Resource Center, 1980

  • Slides and contacts - County Music Series, 1982-1983

  • Poetry of Blues/Reception & Luncheon, 1982-1983

  • Exhibitions - Hall of American Maritime Enterprise (HAME)

  • Kellogg Foundation

  • World's Fairs

  • Presentation Evaluations, 1989

  • Williams, Don, 1979-1980

  • Miscellaneous Memoranda, Commentary and Short Reports re: Surveys/Evaluations, 1983

  • Conference on Music in America - Planning document (2 folders)

  • Read file - April - September, 1988

  • Deford Bailey

  • The Drifting Cowboys, 1977-1979

  • Committees - Task Force on OEO Programs, FY 1989

  • Photos of Conference and Luncheon, March 26, 1988

  • The Search for Life - Miscellaneous, 1987

  • Contact sheets and slides

  • Black History Tour

  • International Center

  • Miscellaneous Memoranda, Commentary and Short Reports re: Surveys/Evaluations, 1982

  • Labor unions - Various unions and publications

  • A Material World: Suspension Bridges

  • Drawings - Festival of American Folklife, 1976

  • Photographs of Country music artists

  • Asleep at the Wheel

  • Layout, 1987

  • Museum Directors (Associates) Quarterly Meetings

  • Country Music and the Festival of American Folklife

  • Power and Purpose in Documentary Photography (1990)

  • Travel and Bus Visits

  • Columbus Quincentenary, 1987-1990

  • The Osborne Brothers

  • Contact sheet - Smithsonian Jazz Ensemble, May 1981

  • Exhibitions - Music in America, 1988

  • Exhibition program maintenance costs, 1990

  • Automaticket

  • Riders in the Sky

  • Videotapes - Riders in the Sky - Master tapes 1 and 2; April 10, 1983 (2 3/4" U-matic tapes)

  • Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration, 1988

  • Budget, FY 1991 (2 folders)

  • Program in Hispanic-American History, FY 1988

  • Production

  • MAC, 1980-1981

  • Script Development

  • Performing Arts: Broadcasting

  • Men & Women: DC Outreach, 1987-1989

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation

  • Survey of Audiovisual Programs Produced By the SI

  • Publications - Quilt Poster

  • George Mason University Coop. Program - 1930s Art and Culture

  • Education - Hands On History Room (expansion)

  • NMAH - Division of Musical Instruments

  • The Chuck Wagon Gang

  • Latin Audience Project

  • Education - Docent Program, 1986

  • Minister' s Luncheon

  • Performing Arts Budget, 1983

  • Electricity Demonstration Center, 1990

  • Erskine/Variety Scenic

  • Museum of the American Indian (MAI)

  • Tour a La Carte, 1979-1980

  • Videotapes - Kitty Wells - Master tapes 1 and 2; 4 dub tapes; Macy 16, 1982 (6 3/4" U-matic tapes)

  • Hands On History Room Evaluation, 1987

  • Gibson, Don, 1979

  • Photographs - Jo Jones reception

  • Read file - August - September, 1987

  • American Presidency, 1988

  • Smithsonian Office of Education, FY 1989

  • Program in Hispanic-American History, FY 1986

  • Administration - Secretary's Report, FY 1988

  • Box 33

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The Jacksonville Bandstand - Dedication Program (cover): Ribbon cutting and inaugural concert program for the Jacksonville Bandstand on the west grounds of the National Museum of American History, July 4, 1984. [Image no. SIA2010-3384]
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