Indigenista, presentations examined divergent local and European understandings of 

 demographic, societal, and environmental resources in the Americas at the time of 

 interhemispheric contact. 



September 7 



Event: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service cosponsored with the 

 National Council of Negro Women the fifth annual Black Family Reunion Celebration. 

 The theme of the event was "Catch the Family Spirit." 



September 13 



Lecture: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries presented a free public lecture, "Playful 

 Readings: A History of Children's Movable Books" by Carol J. Barton. The illustrated 

 lecture was part of the series "The World of the Child," sponsored by the Washington 

 Collegium for the Humanities of which Smithsonian Libraries is a member. 



September 13 



Agreement: Ira Rubinoff, director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and 

 Abdiel Adames, rector of the University of Panama, signed a renewal agreement for 

 scientific collaboration at the Earl S. Tupper Research and Conference Center. 



September 15 



Publicity Campaign: The Office of Public Affairs launched an extensive publicity 

 campaign for the observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, including press releases, radio 

 ads on two stations, advertisements in five local Spanish-language newspapers, and a 

 taped calendar-of-events recording in Spanish at the Smithsonian Information Center. 



September 15 



Publication: The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education published Image and 

 Identity: Clothing and Adolescence in the Nineties, a high school curriculum kit that 

 introduces ways to look at clothing as social and cultural artifacts. 



September 15 



New Organization: The Smithsonian National Associate Program launched the Young 

 Benefactors, a new membership organization, at a black-tie "Blast-Off Gala" reception 

 and dance held at the National Air and Space Museum. Some 1,500 young professionals 

 attended and became members of the Young Benefactors, whose purpose is to advance 

 the Smithsonian's fund-raising goals, establish a foundation for future Smithsonian 

 support, and increase public interest in, and awareness of, the Institution's aims. 



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