Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
SI Records
Secretarial Search Committee Records
1983-1984
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Accession 84-217
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 84-217, Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents, Secretarial Search Committee Records
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records of the Search Committee, appointed by the Board of Regents, to select the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Smithsonian Institution -- Adminstration
Subject
Museums -- Administration
Museum trustees
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Box 1
Box 1 of 4
Search Committee - Self-applicants, arranged alphabetically (131 folders), A-S
Box 2
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - Self-applicants, arranged alphabetically (131 folders), T-Z
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - Correspondence log
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - General correspondence
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - Documents in memory
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - Miscellaneous items
Box 2 of 4
Letters to National Board of SA
Box 2 of 4
Letter to "One Dupont Circle," 6/28/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letter to President of Washington D.C. University, 6/24/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letter to Smithsonian staff
Box 2 of 4
Letter to (some) Regents Emeritus, 6/27/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letter to Regents not on Search Committee, 6/24/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letter to various associations, foundations, donors, etc., 7/5/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letter to AAU Membership, 6/24/1983
Box 2 of 4
TREIMAN letter, 6/28/1983
Box 2 of 4
Letters sent by Search Committee
Box 2 of 4
Letter to members of Congress
Box 2 of 4
Secretary Search - Press releases (2 folders)
Box 2 of 4
Meeting, 6/17/1983
Box 2 of 4
Meeting, 9/18/1983
Box 2 of 4
Meeting, 10/17/1983
Box 2 of 4
Meeting, 12/22/1983
Box 2 of 4
List of applicants as of 8/22/1983
Box 2 of 4
List of applicants as of 9/9/1983
Box 2 of 4
List of applicants as of 9/6/1983
Box 2 of 4
Search Committee - Interviews
Box 3
Box 3 of 4
Robert McCormick Adams
Box 3 of 4
James Billington
Box 3 of 4
Charles Blitzer
Box 3 of 4
Roger Kennedy
Box 3 of 4
Thomas Lovejoy
Box 3 of 4
Walter Massey
Box 3 of 4
Peter H. Raven
Box 3 of 4
Keith Thomson
Box 3 of 4
Search Committee - Nominations, arranged alphabetically, A-K
Box 4
Box 4 of 4
Search Committee - Nominations, arranged alphabetically, L-Z
Box 4 of 4
Nominations - Letters informing nominators of Adams appointment
Box 4 of 4
Summary Report of the Regents' Search Committee