September 



■ Publication Smithsonian Institution Archives issues 

 the brochure. Research Resources at the Smithsonian Institution 

 Archives, featuring an overview of many little-known but 

 highly useful ready-reference collections at SIA. 



September 



■ Exhibition The Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

 opened the yearlong exhibition "Frontier Photographer: 

 Edward S. Curtis" in the Libraries' exhibition gallery 

 (located in the National Museum of American History). 

 Curtis s own Reversible-back Premo camera and tripod 

 were displayed with gold- and silver-tone prints Curtis 

 made in his studio along with 13 original photogravures 

 and two copper-plates. Curated by William E. Baxter, 

 head of the Libraries' Special Collections Department, 

 the exhibition was accompanied by an educational 

 brochure prepared for high school curricula, as well as 

 large-print and Braille versions of the brochure's text. 



September 



■ Public Program Environmental Law Seminar — OGC 

 in conjunction with the American Law Association- 

 American Bar Association and the Environmental Law 

 Institute hosted this annual seminar in Washington, D.C. 



September 



■ Web Site Addition In September 1998, "Kids' Castle" 

 made its debut on the Smithsonian Web site. The new 

 educational area gained immediate popularity through 

 "kid-worthy" articles drawn from Smithsonian editorial, 

 interactive message boards, a "facts and photos" section, 

 and a free monthly newsletter. Additional content for 

 the site is provided through Smithsonian's partnership 

 with Cricket Magazine. 



September 



■ Special Event The Smithsonian Associates' National 

 Outreach program facilitated a three-day residency of 

 the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra for the 

 Public Corporation for the Arts in Long Beach, Califor- 

 nia. Members of the orchestra presented master classes, 

 an open rehearsal, and an improvisation workshop for 

 students and teachers in the California community, and 

 it sponsored a youth concert. The event culminated 

 with a public concert for an audience of 2,000 people 



that also launched Long Beach's celebration of October 

 as the city's arts month. 



September 



Publicity Campaign The Office of Public Affairs' 

 publicity campaign for Hispanic Heritage Month in- 

 cluded news releases, radio advertisements on a Spanish- 

 language station, ads in three local Spanish-language 

 newspapers, and Spanish-language telephone recordings 

 at the Smithsonian Information Center. In addition, the 

 office produced 15,000 post cards advertising Smithson- 

 ian activities for Hispanic Heritage Month and had 

 them placed in racks throughout the Washington area 

 from September 13 through 30. 



September 8 



■ Reorganization The Center for Museum Studies 

 begins a reorganization, merging with the Smithsonian 

 Office of Education. The new alignment will preserve 

 the center's mission to advance and enrich knowledge 

 about museum theories and practices. It will also serve 

 to enhance the capabilities of both offices to build a rich 

 mix of constituencies for the Smithsonian. 



September 15 



■ Public Event The National Portrait Gallery, with the 

 Hispanic Heritage Month Planning Committee of the 

 Smithsonian Office of Education, presented the Latino 

 Film Festival Opening Celebration. The opening 

 celebration was made possible with major support from 

 Home Box Office and a generous contribution from the 

 Washington Post and the Embassy of Argentina. Wel- 

 come and opening remarks were given by Alan Fern 

 and I. Michael Heyman. Panels included "Immigration 

 and Public Education" and "Latino Images in Film and 

 Television." 



September 15—16 



■ Course The two-day course "Just in Time: Disastet 

 Preparedness for Paper-Based Collections," part of the 

 Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Educa- 

 tion's RELACT program, focused on developing a dis- 

 aster plan, as well as preservation management of 

 collections before, during, and after emergencies. A 

 workshop included a hands-on exercise for rescuing 

 water-damaged documents. 



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