January 



Renovation: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries completed the last stages of 

 its renovation project begun in 1986. 



January 



New Project: The Smithsonian Institution Press launched a twelve-volume 

 continuity series, The Smithsonian Guides to Historic America, which was 

 developed in association with an outside publisher and the National Museum of 

 American History. It is the first multivolume project undertaken by Smithsonian 

 Books, the direct mail arm of the Smithsonian Institution Press. 



January 



Nomination: "Hoagy Carmichael," an album released by the Recordings Division of 

 the Smithsonian Institution Press, received two Grammy nominations. 



January 



Publication: The three-volume study The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo 

 Domingo Zinacantan, with Grammatical Analysis and Historical Commentary, by 

 Robert M. Laughlin with John B. Haviland, was published in Smithsonian 

 Contributions to Anthropology', a federally funded monograph series. 



January 



Record Release: "American Musical Theater," a boxed set of recordings that 

 chronicles the development of this distinctively American art form, was released 

 by Smithsonian Institution Press and received broad national attention. 



January 



Radio Project: Joining with the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, 

 the Office of Telecommunications received a planning grant from the Corporation 

 for Public Broadcasting to begin work on a thirteen-part series for the Columbus 

 Quincentenary to explore this event from the Native American perspective. 



January 



Special Event: The secretary hosted a dinner at the National Portrait Gallery to 

 celebrate the inauguration of the Smithsonian Quincentenary Program. 



January 



Special Event: The secretary and the Smithsonian Cultural Education Committee 

 hosted a lecture, performance, and reception at the National Museum of Natural 

 History to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 



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