226 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1962 



placed in the original Smithsonian building, one at the north door 

 and the other at the east door. In addition, signs were placed in the 

 Natural History Building announcing special exliibita. 



A 6-week summer training program for high school students, orga- 

 nized by Mrs. Arthur Goldberg and the Urban Service Corps, has been 

 established. Its purpose is to acquaint the students with the location 

 and content of the Smithsonian exhibits and the work of the Insti- 

 tution so tliat they may acquaint small groups of tlieir contemporaries 

 with the exhibits of the Institution. 



A great many slides were added to the slide lending library, and two 

 slide lectures were prepared, one on "The Smithsonian Institution" 

 and the other on "Some Possessions of George Washington in the 

 Smithsonian Institution." 



Arrangements for various Smithsonian public functions and events 

 including lectures, films, and the opening of new halls and exliibits 

 were made by the Museum Service. More complete information about 

 these activities will be found under appropriate headings elsewhere in 

 this Report. 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 Annual Winterthur Seminars in Museum 

 Operation and Connoisseurship held at Winterthur, Del., in May 

 1962 ; the annual meeting of the Museum Stores Association held at the 

 Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, N.Y., and the Corning 

 Museum of Glass, Corning, N. Y., in May 1962 ; and the annual meet- 

 ing of the American Association of Museums held in Williamsburg, 

 Va., in June 1962. Mrs. Bumham, the assistant curator, when in Eu- 

 rope in March 1962 visited the British Museimi ; British Museum of 

 Natural History; Science Museum, South Kensington; Victoria and 

 Albert Museum; Riikjks Museum, Amsterdam; Palais de la Decou- 

 verte; Musce de I'Homme; Unesco Museum Documentation Center; 

 Jeu de Paume, Louvre, Paris. She also attended the annual meet- 

 ing of the American Association of Musemns held in June in 

 Williamsburg. 



Mr. Lindsay traveled to Providence, R.I., to consult with the direc- 

 tor and trustees of the Old Slater Mill and to the Youth Museum at 

 Savamiah, Ga., regarding various administrative problems of these 

 museums. 



