September 16 



New Program: The Office of Fellowships and Grants held its first "Visiting 

 Associate Program," designed to increase knowledge of Smithsonian research and 

 opportunities in the minority academic community. 



September 18 



Premiere: "Huey Long," a 90-minute documentary by Ken Burns, had its premiere at 

 the first of the 1985-86 Frank Nelson Doubleday Lecture Series, sponsored by 

 Doubleday and Company, Inc., and the Museum of^ American History. 



September 20 



Publication: The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Office of 

 Printing and Photographic Services published The Electronic Sky, a collection 

 of 40 computer-processed astronomical images for amateur astronomers, schools, 

 and planetaria, the most extensive collection published to date. 



September 20 



Special Event: Singer Karen Akers and her trio launched the 20th Anniversary 

 celebration of the Resident Associate Program. The anniversary festivities 

 continued into the fall and included performances, lectures, and receptions. 



September 22 



Special Event: The Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, Melina Mercouri , 

 delivered the inaugural lecture for the Resident Associate Program course, 

 "Today's Greece: A Modern Odyssey," a 20th Anniversary program. 



September 23-27 



Training: "Glass Restoration," an advanced conservation course, was conducted at 

 the Conservation Analytical Laboratory by Sandra Davidson of the Institute of 

 Archaeology in London. 



September 27 



Exhibition: Islamic Metalwork. This exhibition of the Freer 's small but 

 select collection of Islamic metalwork resulted from a year-and-a-half 

 collaborative effort beween the technical laboratory and the curatorial staff. 



September 30 



Update: Construction work continued on the Smithsonian's Center for African, 

 Near Eastern and Asian Cultures. The roof was completed and topped with drainage 

 gravel and top soil in preparation for planting of the gardens. 



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