October 28 



Symposium: "Alberto Giacometti: An Internationa] Symposium," at which four 

 leading American and European scholars explored aspects of the renowned Swiss 

 sculptor's life and work, was held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 

 The symposium was cosponsored by the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program. 



October 31 



Reintroduction: Fifteen endangered golden lion tamarins left the National Zoo 

 for reintroduction into Brazil. This was the fourth release since 1984. To 

 date, sixty-one tamarins have been returned to the wild. 



October 31 



Milestone: The New York offices of the Archives of American Art moved to the 

 newly constructed Equitable Center complex at 1285 Avenue of the Americas. In 

 celebration of the move, an opening preview of the new spaces was held, along 

 with an exhibition of original Archives material related to the 1913 Armory 

 Show. 



October 31 



Milestone: The Cooper-Hewitt Museum officially welcomed newly appointed director 

 Dianne H. Pilgrim. Mrs. Pilgrim was formerly chairman of the Department of 

 Decorative Arts at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. 



November 



Acquisition: The Walt Disney Company donated six of the earliest drawings of 

 Mickey Mouse to the National Museum of American History. The drawings are from 

 the first completely synchronized sound cartoon, "Steamboat Willie," first shown 

 in 1928. 



November 



Milestone: The James Smithson Society launched a new program, the Secretary's 

 Circle, to assist with membership recruitment nationwide. This special volunteer 

 group of members of the Society and of the National Board of Smithsonian 

 Associates consists of forty-eight representatives throughout the United States. 



November 



Appointment: Joseph Carper was appointed director of the Smithsonian National 

 Associate Program. 



November 



Microfilming Project: Filming started for "Books of the Fairs," with a selection 

 of some two thousand books from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution 

 Libraries. The microfilmed set will be accessible to scholars worldwide. 



