June 



New Program : A permanent American Indian Program was established at the National 

 Museum of American History to bring Native American perspectives to museum 

 exhibitions, public programs and outreach projects. 



June 



Acquisition: A rare Vili (Congo) ivory staff top, a chief's emblem of office, 

 circa 19th century or earlier, was purchased by the National Museum of African 

 Art. 



June 



Grant: A grant was received by the office of Horticulture from the James 

 Smithson Society to acquire equipment to prepare The Garden Club of America slide 

 collection "Slide Library of Notable Parks and Gardens" for transfer to a laser 

 disc. 



June 



Research: A high-resolution imager, designed and built by the Smithsonian 

 Astrophysical Observatory for the German RCSAT X-ray satellite, was completed and 

 tested. 



June 



Video Pilot: "Smithsonian Quest," the pilot program for a children's television 

 series from the Institution, was completed by the Office of Telecommunications. 



June 2 



New Office: The Office of the Keeper of the Smithsonian Institution Building was 

 reorganized as the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation with 

 a principal responsibility for the study of the architectural history of all 14 

 major Smithsonian buildings and their preservation. 



June 4 



Awards: The Smithsonian News Service was honored by the National Association of 

 Government Communicators, receiving first, third and honorable mention awards in 

 the feature release category of the Blue Pencil Awards. Research Reports, a 

 publication of the Office of Public Affairs, placed second in the newsletter 

 category. The Torch, the Smithsonian staff newspaper also published by OFA, 

 placed first in its category of the Blue Pencil competition and in May received 

 the highest award presented by the Society for Technical Publications 

 Competition. 



June 4 



Grant: Smithsonian Institution Libraries was awarded $100,000 equivalent in 

 Pakistani rupees by the Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program to fund part of its 

 Translation Publishing Program. 



