Hopkins University, University of Delaware, University 

 of Maryland College Park, the National Agricultural 

 Library, and the Library of Congress. 



September 



■ Agreement An agreement was made with WGBH- 

 TV in Boston, MA, for the closed captioning system 

 and the related software used in the Langley Theater at 

 the National Air and Space Museum. 



September 



■ Settlement A settlement was negotiated with Follett 

 College Stores, a firm previously hired to run the 

 Museum Shops at the America's Smithsonian Exhibi- 

 tion venues. Unanticipated low volume of sales placed 

 the vendor in an inappropriate financial position and a 

 mutually agreeable arrangement was reached. 



September 



■ Agreement A coproduction agreement was made with 

 the Wolf Trap Foundation for presentation of "Harry 

 Smith Anthology" concerts ar the Barns at Wolf Trap. 



September 



■ Agreement An agreement was made with Steve 

 Schecter Films on behalf of the National Museum of 

 Natural History's Anthropological Film Archives and 

 Dr. Bill Crocker, providing for the filming and ediring of 

 new footage, to be combined with existing footage, of 

 Dr. Crocker's study of the Canella Indians in South 

 America. The finished film will be presented on public 

 television. 



September, October 



■ Agreements Agreements were made with the Cor- 

 poration for Public Broadcasting for work related to 

 the audio programs "Slaves No More" and "River of 

 Song," each containing a significant body of source 

 material related to the African American experience 

 in America. 



September 



■ Award In partnership with the American Society of 

 Travel Agents (ASTA), Smithsonian magazine awarded 

 the seventh annual ASTA/Smithsoman Magazine En- 



vironmental Award to Maho Bay Camps, Inc., and Sea- 

 Canoe Thailand, Co. Ltd. The award recognizes out- 

 standing achievements and contributions by 

 individuals, corporations, and countries roward further- 

 ing the goals of environmenral conservation. 



September i 



■ Curriculum Development The National Science - 

 Resources Center published Rocks and Minerals, the 

 final unit in its Science and Technology for Children 

 (STC) curriculum for grades I to 6. Six other units — 

 Animal Studies. Changes. Land and Water. Motion and 

 Design. Sound, and The Technology of Paper — were 

 published earlier in the year. The 24 units in this 

 hands-on program cover ropics in four major areas: 

 life, the earth, physical sciences, and technological 

 design. 



September 5—5 



■ Symposium Supported by a grant from the National 

 Centet for Preservation Technology and Training of the 

 National Parks Service, the Conservation Analytical 

 Laboratory organized a Symposium on the Museum 

 Environment. Based on the model of the so-called 

 Gordon Conferences in the sciences, this symposium 

 gathered, by invitation only, a group of experrs repre- 

 senting a wide range of disciplines, including con- 

 servation scientists, conservators, HVAC engineers, 

 architects, collection managers, and museum directors. 

 Discussion topics included the building envelope, 

 HVAC technologies, chemical, biological and mechanical 

 deterioration, relative humidity, temperarure and pollu- 

 tion, and energy and cost savings strategies. The sym- 

 posium covered historic houses, museums, libraries, and 

 archives, both in historic structures or in buildings spe- 

 cially designed to house collections. A significant 

 amount of time was devoted to risk assessment and the 

 planning and decision-making process. The par- 

 ticipants discussed the state of knowledge based upon 

 recent research and produced a communique with 

 guidelines for decisions in serting parameters for collec- 

 tions environments. 



September 5 



■ Exhibit Banners promoting Smithsonian Member- 

 ships, a project of the Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center, were completed for dis- 

 play in the Smithsonian Information Center. 



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