Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Consultant to the Secretary (Frank A. Taylor)
SI Records
Project Records
1969-1980
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Record Unit 605
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 605, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Consultant to the Secretary (Frank A. Taylor), Project Records
Historical Note
Following his retirement as Director General of Museums and Director of the United States National Museum in 1971, Frank A. Taylor continued to serve the Smithsonian
Institution as a Consultant to the Secretary, 1971-1977, and as a Research Associate for both the Office of Museum Programs, 1971- , and the Smithsonian Institution Archives,
1978- .
Descriptive Entry
These records document Frank A. Taylor's work as both Consultant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, and as Research Associate for the Office of Museum Programs. Materials
include correspondence, memoranda, reports, handwritten notes, budgets, and newspaper clippings regarding four major projects: the Mid-American Center, Arkansas; the Smithsonian
Museum Support Facility; the Director search, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT); and proposals for the last museum site on the Mall.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001
United States National Museum. Director
United States National Museum. Director General of Museums
Smithsonian Institution -- Administration
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
Mid-American Center, Arkansas
Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Office of the Director
Smithsonian Institution. Archives
Subject
Museums -- Administration
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Box 1
Box 1 of 1
Folders 1-3 Mid-American Center, 1969-1980
Box 1 of 1
Folders 4-7 Museum Support Facility, 1972-1978
Box 1 of 1
Folders 8-10 Director Search, NMHT, 1977-1979
Box 1 of 1
Folders 11-12 Last Site on the Mall, 1977. Parts I and II.