16 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1964 



conclusion of one of the regularly scheduled Urban Service Corps 

 programs, a special session was devoted to the Museum of History and 

 Technology (at that time not yet open to the public). Scientific and 

 administrative staff members of the Institution also participated in 

 these programs. 



Miss Mary Ann Friend continued her work as audiovisual librarian, 

 cataloging slides and arranging for the loan of slides, films, and 

 photographs related to Smithsonian exhibits and research activities. 

 Facilities of this library were extensively used by Smithsonian staff 

 members and by borrowers outside the Institution, 



During the year the responsibility for operating the museum sales 

 shops was transferred to the Museum Service, and Mrs. Emily Pettinos, 

 formerly with the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 

 joined the staff as manager of the sales operations. The shops serve as 

 an adjunct to the educational program of the Institution, making avail- 

 able to the visitors printed materials relating to the work of the In- 

 stitution and reproductions of materials in the museum collections. 

 Three shops are operated in the Museum of History and Technology 

 and one each in the Museum of Natural History and the Arts and In- 

 dustries Building. 



Arrangements were made by the Museum Service for various Smith- 

 sonian public functions and special events, including the opening of 

 new exhibit halls, temporary exhibitions, film showings, lectures, visita- 

 tions by heads of state and other distinguished visitors, and the open- 

 ing of the Museum of History and Technology. More complete 

 information about these activities will be found under appropriate 

 headings elsewhere in this report. Current mailing lists for annomice- 

 ments of these events were maintained. 



The Smithsonian Calendar of Events^ a listing of special events held 

 at the Institution, was prepared and distributed monthly. An illus- 

 trated directory to museums in the Wasliington metropolitan area was 

 prepared by the Museum Service and published by the Institution, 

 under the title Brief Guide to the Museums in the Washington Area. 



The Museum Service continued to assist radio and television pro- 

 ducers wishing to feature Smithsonian exhibits and scientific work in 

 local or network programs. In this regard the Museum Service acts 

 as liaison between the broadcaster's representatives and the various 

 operating units of the Institution. 



William C. Grayson, formerly with the National Broadcasting Co., 

 joined the staff as consultant to assist in the preparation of plans for 

 more effective Smithsonian participation in various aspects of tele- 

 vision and radio activity, including the use of the television studio in 

 the JNIuseum of History and Teclmology. 



Meredith Johnson, formerly director of Woodlawn Plantation, 

 joined the staff of the Museum Service to assist in the development of 



