December 



Acquisition: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries branch at the Office of Horticulture 

 received a gift of some 186 books, catalogues, and business files from the nursery firm of 

 Lewis and Valentine, formerly of Long Island, New York. The gift was presented by 

 Hewlett W. Lewis, former partner of the firm. 



December 



New Program: The first year of the new Corporate Associate Program ended with 15 

 major corporations participating as founding members. The chief executives of 

 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Ford Motor Company, and Monsanto Company agreed to 

 serve as vice-chairmen. 



December 



Exhibition: A photographic exhibition on the history of the Smithsonian Institution 

 Building was hung in the Castle. 



December 



Loan: The portrait of Mary Cassatt by Edgar Degas returned to the National Portrait 

 Gallery from Kobe, Japan, where it was included in an exhibition reassembling the 

 collection of Kojiro Matsukata, who owned the painting from 1923 to 1951. 



December 



Exhibition: The 13th annual "Trees of Christmas" exhibition, organized by the Office of 

 Horticulture, was on view during the holiday season at the National Museum of 

 American History. 



December 7 



Awards: The Office of Public Affairs placed well in the National Association of 

 Government Communicators' annual Blue Pencil competition by winning first-place 

 honors for a Smithsonian News Service story and for a news release on activities for 

 children; second place for the monthly employee newspaper, the Torch; and third place 

 for the newsletter Research Reports. 



December 8 



Dialogue: The project office of the "Caribbean Festival Arts" exhibition and the 

 Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars collaborated in the presentation of 

 the fourth and final dialogue in the series, titled "Caribbean Politics: 500 Years after 

 Columbus." 



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