dowment. The full, searchable text of two volumes in 

 the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology series 

 of Native American anthropology studies will be avail- 

 able on the Libraries' World Wide Web site. 



June 



■ Professional Development The Office of Elementary 

 and Secondary Education coordinated 15 for-credit short 

 courses for local teachers, ranging from "Insects in the 

 Classroom" to "Using Museums to Teach Writing." 



June 



■ Exhibition The Smithsonian Institution Traveling 

 Exhibition Service donated "Contrasts/Contrastes: Forty 

 Years of Continuity and Change in Puerto Rico," an ex- 

 hibition of photographs by Jack Delano, to the Ponce 

 Museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The donation coincided 

 with Delano's gift of his collection to the museum. The 

 event was celebrated with a variety of public programs. 



June 



■ Publication Radio Smithsonian's igg6Jazz Calendar 

 was published for distribution to listeners of the radio 

 seriesjazz Smithsonian, showcasing the Smithsonian's 

 broad commitment to preserving and celebrating jazz. 



June 



■ Research Consortium The headquarters of the Chesa- 

 peake Research Consortium moved to the Smithsonian 

 Environmental Research Center. The consortium fosters 

 research among its six members: the Smithsonian, 

 Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, 

 the College of William and Mary, Old Dominion Uni- 

 versity, and the Philadelphia Academy of Science. 



June 



■ Promotional Initiative The Visitor Information and 

 Associates' Reception Center began providing informa- 

 tion about Smithsonian exhibitions and activities to 

 Digital Ink, the Washington Post's online service. 



June 



■ Research A novel underwater videotape camera 

 provided by the National Geographic Society was em- 

 ployed by a team of scientists led by the National Zoo's 

 Dr. Daryl Boness to gather the first underwater images 

 and data on harbor seal behavior. The team traveled to 



Sable Island in the North Atlantic Ocean to attach cam- 

 eras temporarily to the backs of the seals. 



June— July 



■ Publications The Office of Public Affairs issued up- 

 dated versions of two of its Institution-wide resource 

 brochures: "Native American Resources at the 

 Smithsonian" and "Latino Resources at the Smithson- 

 ian." These brochures encourage readers to participate 

 in cultural activities at the Smithsonian and to take ad- 

 vantage of research, employment, internship, and fellow- 

 ship opporrunities. Funding for "Latino Resources" was 

 provided by the James Smithson Society. Partial fund- 

 ing for "Native American Resources" was provided by 

 the Phillips Petroleum Foundation, Inc. 



June— July 



■ Exhibition The Center for Folklife Programs and Cul- 

 tural Studies mounted an exhibition of the work of 

 Cape Verdean photographer Ron Barboza in the Interna- 

 tional Center. The exhibition featured portraits of Cape 

 Verdeans from most of the islands in the archipelago 

 and from communities in Portugal and the United 

 States, landscapes, and the work Cape Verdeans do that 

 contributes to their own and many of the world's 

 communities. 



June I 



■ Tour The Archives of American Art New York 

 Committee visited the Hudson River Museum to view 

 the highly acclaimed George Inness exhibition. Follow- 

 ing the tour, participants were welcomed at the home of 

 Archives trustee Frank Martucci and his wife, Katherine 

 Martucci, for a tour of their collection, which includes 

 works by Inness as well as by Russian, Israeli, and Ital- 

 ian contemporary artists. 



June I 



■ Lecture The National Postal Museum hosted 

 "Marilyn Monroe: The Myth and the Message," a lec- 

 ture by film critics and cinema scholars Molly Haskel 

 and Andrew Sarris, held in conjunction with the issu- 

 ance of the Marilyn Monroe stamp by the United States 

 Postal Service. 



June I 



■ Colloquium The Freer Gallery of Art cosponsored a 

 Whistler Scholars' Colloquium with the Centre for 



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