archaeologist Richard Cooke organized the conference, which was supported by the - 

 Social Science Research Council and several Smithsonian programs. 



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Milestone: The six members of the fust class of the Conservation Analytical 

 Laboratory's Furniture Conservation Training Program received certificates of 

 graduation; four also received master's degrees through Antioch University. 



September 



Contribution: Glenn O. Tupper made a donation of $ 1 .09 million to construct a new 

 wing for the library at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and to acquire 

 research equipment for plant physiology studies. 



September 



Publications: Smithsonian Institution Press published the first four titles in a new series, 

 Photographers at Work, spotlighting the work and techniques of major contemporary 

 photographers. 



September 



Anniversary Celebration: The Resident Associate Program kicked off its 25th 

 anniversary celebration with 40 glittering events during the fall of 1990, including 

 "Infinite Illusions," a nine-day computer graphics symposium; an evening with 

 documentary filmmaker Ken Burns showing a segment of his public television series, 

 The Civil War, Margaret Truman speaking on her latest book; and the 25th Anniversary 

 Gala with Nancy Wilson, underwritten in part by Riggs National Bank. 



September 



Publication: The brochure "The Children's Room at the Smithsonian: Knowledge 

 Begins in Wonder" tells the history of the south tower room, Smithsonian Institution 

 Building. The room was restored to its 1901 appearance under the direction of the Office 

 of Architectural History and Historic Preservation in 1987. 



September 



Grants: A Kress Foundation grant was awarded to the Conservation Analytical 

 Laboratory to start a new midcareer conservation training program. 



September 



Publication: Northwest Coast, the ninth in the National Museum of Natural History's 

 projected 20-volume encyclopedic Handbook of North American Indians, was published 



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