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Scripts for this hall were prepared by Dr. Pliilip W. Bishop, head 

 curator of arts and manufactures. Associate Curator Charles O. 

 Houston assumed responsibility for the hall of coal. John D. Mor- 

 row, formerly president of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. and the Joy 

 Manufacturing Co., is serving as consultant. The plamiing of the 

 hall of iron and steel continued with the help of consultant Lowell 

 L. Ilenkel of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Dr. Clyde 

 L. Cowan and William C. Cleveland continued in their consultative 

 capacities in nuclear energy and general manufacturing, respectively. 



Dr. Anthony N. B. Garvan, head curator of civil history, assisted 

 by Peter C. Welsh, associate curator, and Arlene Krimgold, junior 

 curator, continued the planning for the series of halls which will 

 interpret the growth of the United States. Dr. Wilcomb E. Wash- 

 burn, curator of political history, with the assistance of Robert Wid- 

 der, exhibits designer, completed the design for the units of this 

 division. Production of exhibits for the hall of American costume, 

 which was planned by Assistant Curator Anne W. Murray and de- 

 signed by Judith Borgogni and Virginia Kneitel, was well advanced 

 at the close of the year. Repair and reconditioning of period in- 

 teriors for the George Washington drawingroom and bedroom were 

 in progress. 



On January 3, 1960, a special showing of women's-rights material 

 was prepared for the delegates to the national convention of the 

 National Woman's Party, held in Washington, D.C. During June 

 1960 a colorful display entitled "America Votes" was presented in 

 the west hall of the Arts and Industries Building. This featured an 

 outstanding collection of banners, tokens, lanterns, and other para- 

 phernalia relating to national political campaigns presented by Ralph 

 E. Becker, and political caricatures and cartoons from the Harry T. 

 Peters collection of American lithography. 



A special exhibition of Spanish-colonial silver, principally from 

 Ecuador, was installed in the lobby of the Natural History Building. 

 The silver was collected early in this century by Daniel C. Stapleton 

 and lent by his daughter, Mrs. George W. Renchard of Washington. 



In May 1960 two special exhibitions were placed on display in the 

 coin hall by the division of numismatics. Louis Eliasberg of Balti- 

 more lent his entire collection of United States coins, including the 

 specially designed exhibit cases and featuring an outstanding series 

 of Latin American coins and foreign gold, as well as primitive media 

 of exchange. A selection from the Willis II. du Pont gift of Rus- 

 sian coins and medals, formerly owned by the Grand Duke George 

 Mikhailovich of Russia, was displayed in another exhibition illustrat- 

 ing the life and military exploits of Peter the Great. 



A nmnber of special exhibitions were shown by the division of 



