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Director's Records

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Object Details

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) administrative and professional activities during the tenures of Sylvia H. Williams, Director, 1983-1996; Patricia L. Fiske, Acting Director, 1996; Roslyn A. Walker, Director, 1997-2002; Sharon F. Patton, Director, 2003-2008; and Johnnetta B. Cole, Director, 2009-2017. Topics covered include diversity, fundraisers, exhibitions, events, memorials, lectures, strategic plans, and NMAfA productivity. Materials include correspondence, notes, lectures, photographs, memoranda, project records, invitations, brochures, reports, news clippings, and related material.
sova.sia.fa18-109

Creator:

National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director

Place

Africa

Topic

Art museums
Museums -- Administration
Art, African
Meetings
Art museum directors

Creator:

National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director

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Director's Records

Extent

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Date

1986-1997, 2001-2017

Archival Repository

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Identifier

Accession 18-109

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Color photographs

Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-109, National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director, Director's Records

Rights

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033; Transferring office; 3/30/2017 memorandum, Yowell to Holmes; Contact reference staff for details.

Genre/Form

Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Color photographs
SIA.FA18-109
https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_395171
Accession 18-109
SIA

Record ID

ebl-1558542610725-1558542610729-0

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Presentation - SI Presentation of Challenges, undated

SI - NMAfA Office of Policy and Analysis Study, 2005

SI - Office of Policy and Analysis, 2002

Events 2009 - Nigeria Independence Anniversary

Events 2015 - Light of the Ancestors

Events 2010 - Cuban Interests Section

Events 2010 - Leadership Greater Washington

Events 2013 - Michelle Obama - National Design Awards

Events 2015 - Diversity and Inclusion in the 21st Century

SI - Director's Advisory Group Formation, 2010-2011

SI - JBC Letter of Application, 2008-2012

SI - Letter to Lawrence M. Small - Re: Roy Sieber, 2001

Events 2011 - Bonnie Berry

Presentation - Conversations, 2013 (2 folders)

Events 2012 - Delta Sigma Theta

Events 2012 - University of Maryland

Events 2012 - African American History in National Parks

Events 2010 - Many Thousand Gone: Songs of My Father

Sylvia Williams - Memorial Material, 1995-1997

Events 2017 - Queensland Bankers Equity

Events 2016 - Memorial Day 150th Anniversary

Events 2015 - Summit

Speech - Florida, Call for Greater Diversity, 2014

Events 2014 - Polk Museum of Art


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