SECRETARY'S REPORT 



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Dr. Ettingbausen : Research Professor of Islamic Art, Department of Fine Arts, 

 University of Michigan. 

 Near Eastern editor of Arts OHentalis. 

 Member, Editorial Board, The Art Bulletin. 

 Trustee, American Researcb Center in Egypt. 

 Member, Comitato Internazionale di I'atronato, Museo Inter- 



nazionale delle Ceramiche, Faenze, Italy. 

 Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, and contributor to 

 Studies in Art and Literature in honor of Belle DaCosta 

 Oreene. 

 Editor and contributor to A Selected and Annotated Bihlioff- 

 raphy of Books and Periodicals in Western Languages 

 Dealing icith the Near and Middle East tmth Special Em- 

 phasis on Medicinal and Modern Times, Supplement No. 1, 

 1954; published by the Middle East Institute. 

 Delegate to the Avicenna Celebrations held in Iran, April 



21-30, 1954. 

 During the fall semester, gave a course on Islamic miniatures 

 to a class at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 

 Mr. Gettens : Consultant, Advisory Board of the Intermusoum Association. 



Associate editor. Studies in Conservation, published for the 

 International Institute for the Conservation of Museum 

 Objects. 

 Abstractor for Chemical Abstracts, American Chemical 



Society. 

 Representative of the Smithsonian Institution at the con- 

 ference on Museum Laboratories held iu Paris on Septem- 

 ber 25 under the auspices of the International Council of 

 Museums. 

 Sponsor of the Artists Technical Research Institute, 240 E. 



20th Street, New York 3, N. Y. 

 Socio Corrispondente, Centro de Storia della Metallurgia 

 (Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia), Via Moscova 16, 

 Milauo, Italy. 

 Attended a course in cleaning and laundering of ancient 

 fabrics at the Textile Museum, Washington, D. C. ; the 

 course included lectures, laboratory work, and examina- 

 tions. It was conducted by Col. James W. Rice, director 

 of research. National Institute of Rug Cleaning, Silver 

 Spring, Md. 

 Submitted a review of a dossier on painting for the Spring- 

 field Museum of Fine Arts. 

 Mr. Stern: On January 13 attended a meeting at Radio Station WCFM 



to assist in planning a series of programs concerning gal- 

 leries, museums, etc. On February 25 read a paper on the 

 history and activities of the Freer Gallery on the WCFM 

 radio program, one of a series on "Our National Art 

 Centers." 



Respectfully submitted. 



Dr. LeoNx\rd Carmichael, 

 Secretary^ Smithsonian Institution. 



A. G. WenIxEY, Director. 



