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July 



■ Conference paper Pamela Henson, Institutional History 

 Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, presented a pa- 

 per on "Invading Arcadia: Smithsonian Women Scientists in 

 Latin America, 1900— 1950" at the biennial meeting of the 

 International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social 

 Studies of Biology (Oaxaca, Mexico). 



July 



■ Landmark mission The Chandra X-ray Observatory is suc- 

 cessfully launched. 



July 



■ Latino resident Mario Ascensio began his one-year profes- 

 sional residency, supporred by the Smithsonian Center for 

 Latino Initiatives. Acensio, who received his Master of Li- 

 brary and Information Science degree from University of 

 California Los Angeles, was based in rhe National Museum 

 of American History Library and rorated through several of 

 the othet Libraries' units. 



music, and looked at the major influences on and contribu- 

 tors ro the beginnings of rock and roll, such as rhythm and 

 blues, rockabilly, the Latin link, doo-wop, and the soul 

 sound. Funding for the courtyard concerts was provided by 

 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation with in-kind 

 support from the Henley Park Hotel. 



July 1 -December 1 



■ Traveling exhibition "George C. Marshall: Soldier of 

 Peace," an exhibition organized by rhe National Portrait 

 Gallery was on view ar the Truman Presidential Library in 

 Independence, Missouri. 



July 2 



■ Concert The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, in 

 collaboration with the National Museum of American His- 

 tory's Encuentros program, produced a conjunto concert and 

 dance party to mark the release of the Smithsonian Folkways 

 recording, Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas. 

 produced in partnership with the Narciso Martinez Cultutal 

 Arts Center of San Benito, Texas. 



July 



■ Society established The Smithsonian Libraries and its 

 Board created the Spencer Baird Society. Named for the 

 Smithsonian's second Sectetary, this annual giving and pre- 

 miere donor-recognition society recognizes individuals who 

 provide significant philanthropic support for top priority 

 projecrs of the Libraries. 



July 



■ Publication Advice entitled "SI Archives Information on 

 E-mail & Official Records" for SI staff about managing their 

 e-mail stored in Group Wise during planned migration to 

 Group Wise 5.5 was placed on PRISM. 



July 



■ Exhibit In time for the anniversary of the Apollo 1 1 

 Moon landing in July, a visitor-operated video camera was 

 placed in the National Air and Space Museum's lunar mod- 

 ule so that visitors could look around inside the craft. 



July 1 



■ Publication Thirty-eight additional pages were distrib- 

 uted to holders of rhe Smithsonian Design Guidelines, which 

 govern use of the new logo system in the Institution's visual 

 identity program, initiated in 1998. 



July 1-29 



■ Public program The National Portrait Gallery presented 

 "The Roots of Rock and Roll," a series of lunchtime and 

 evening concerts, each Thursday. The series examined rhe 

 roots of a phenomenon that profoundly changed popular 



July 2-January 9 



■ Exhibition "Unaurhorized Portraits: The Drawings of Ed- 

 ward Sorel" was on view at the National Portrait Gallery. 

 The exhibition was the first museum exhibition of the work 

 of this renowned satitist. It featured original drawings from 

 the 1960s to the presenr day, as well as some of the maga- 

 zines in which his cartoons and illustrations appeared. 



July 8 



■ American Prairie opens A pair of bison calves, prairie dogs, 

 no species of living plants, and more than 400 interpretive 

 graphics depicr the biological complexity of the American 

 plains. American Prairie is rhe focal poinr of rhe National 

 Zoo's tenovation of its central plaza. 



July 9 



■ Symposium Tropical Research Institute's in-house Interac- 

 tions Symposium was held at the Earl S. Tupper Research 

 and Conference Center. Staff scientists, fellows, and visitors 

 contributed with 21 presentations. 



July 9-20 



■ Study tour Smithsonian Study Tours, a division of The 

 Smithsonian Associates, launched its first European study 

 tour for families. Forry-one Associates, including grandpar- 

 ents, parents, and grandchildren, explored life in an Italian 

 hill tour on the "Tuscany for Families" study tour. 



July 13 



■ Event Admiral Donald D. Engen, director of the Na- 

 tional Air and Space Museum since July 1, 1996, was killed 

 in a motorized glider accident. 



