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and tours of museum exhibits designed to increase their knowledge 

 of the exhibits and work of the Institution. 



More than 400 35-mm. slides of objects, specimens, and exhibits in 

 the various museums were accessioned, cataloged, and added to the 

 slide library. Slides from this library were used extensively by the 

 Smithsonian staff and by borrowers from the United States, Canada, 

 and Europe. 



The Museum Service made arrangements for various Smithsonian 

 public functions and events, including films, lectures, and the opening 

 of new halls and exhibits. Mailing lists for announcements of these 

 events were maintained and kept current. 



The Smithsonian Calendar of Events, a listing of special events 

 of the Institution, was prepared and distributed monthly. 



The curator attended the following conferences and gatherings: 

 The Southeastern Museums Conference in Richmond, Va. ; the Con- 

 ference of the Society of Architectural Historians in Baltimore, Md. ; 

 Annual Winterthur Seminar on Museum Operation and Connoisseur- 

 ship at Winterthur, Del.; the Museum Store Association Annual 

 Meeting, Minneapolis, Minn. ; and the opening of the Mellon Collection 

 of British Paintings, Virginia State Museum of Fine Arts. He also 

 attended and gave a slide lecture to the National Trust Conference 

 for Historic Museum Associates, held at Woodlawn Plantation, Va., 

 and participated in a panel discussion at the convention in Denver, 

 Colo., of the Department of Audiovisual Education, National Educa- 

 tion Association. 



The curator and the assistant curator traveled to Cambridge, Mass., 

 to speak to the staff of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 

 on the work and history of the Smithsonian Institution and to view 

 operations there. They also visited museums in the Boston area. 



The assistant curator traveled to Baltimore, Md., to view facilities 

 of five museums. 



