46 ANNTJAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 



On May 19, 1961, the cornerstone of the Museum of History and 

 Teclinology was laid, with the Kegents of the Smithsonian Institution 

 and members of the Joint Congressional Committee participating in 

 placing the mortar for the stone. The Honorable Earl Warren, Chief 

 Justice of the United States Supreme Court and Chancellor of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, together with Senator Clinton P. Anderson, 

 Kegent of the Smithsonian Institution and Chairman of the Joint 

 Congressional Committee for the Museum of History and Technology, 

 spoke of the history and purpose of the new building. At the close 

 of the fiscal year the building was approximately 50 percent complete. 



A contract was awarded for the construction of the east wmg exten- 

 sion as well as alterations and air conditioning of the existing Natural 

 History Building January 3, 1961, to the George Hyman Construction 

 Co. Construction was started January 6, 1961, and the project on 

 June 30, 1961 was 17.5 percent complete. This east wing extension 

 will provide 195,000 net square feet of needed space for workrooms 

 and laboratories for the scientific work of the Museum of Natural 

 History. 



In the Museum of Natural History, an additional 1,152 square feet 

 of floor area has been added to the division of marine invertebrates 

 by the installation of second-floor levels in rooms 82, 83, and 83B. 

 Additional lighting, utilities, and air-conditioning equipment have 

 been provided. A second-floor level has been installed in the supply 

 division stockroom adding approximately 1,496 square feet to this 

 area. The mineral hall has been repainted and the floor in the jade 

 hall has been restored to its original finish. The deteriorated plaster 

 in the north stairway has been removed and replaced, and all surfaces 

 have been repainted. Additional space has been provided for the 

 exhibits laboratory in the west court. 



In the Arts and Industries Building, all loose, damaged plaster 

 has been removed from the north entrance, surfaces replastered, and 

 the entire area repainted. The hall of military history has been 

 completely redecorated. 



The buildings management department furnished the custodial and 

 mechanical services which included the installation of needed new 

 doors, rewiring exhibit cases, and the improvement of the security 

 alarm system. 



CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION AND STAFF 



Effective June 16, 1961, the title of the division of industrial co- 

 operation in the department of arts and manufactures within the 

 Museum of History and Technology of the United States National 

 Museum was changed to the division of manufactures and heavy 

 industries. 



