Chronology 



October 



■ Research A delegation from the National Museum of 

 the American Indian and the Office of the Assistant Sec- 

 retary for ExternaJ Affairs visited European museums 

 with holdings of Native American collections. 



October 



■ Research In a landmark exchange of East- West time- 

 keeping technology, Soviet-built atomic hydrogen 

 maser clocks were brought to Cambridge, Massachu- 

 setts, to be compared for stability against similar de- 

 vices built at the Smithsonian Astrophysical 

 Observatory for applications in space tracking, radio as- 

 tronomy, and global navigation. 



October 



The following listing is a representative selection of 

 Smithsonian events during fiscal year 1991. 



Fall 



■ Special Project The Inter-Institutional Task Force on 

 Cultural Pluralism was established by the Smithsonian, 

 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 

 the Library of Congress, and the National Gallery of Art 

 to explore joint conferences, fellowships, teacher train- 

 ing programs, and other initiatives. 



October 



■ Meeting The National Museum of the American In- 

 dian held the first of II fiscal year 1991 consultations in 

 Kahneeta, Warm Springs, Oregon. The consultations with 

 Native Americans and others are designed to help the mu- 

 seum and its architectural consultants plan for the 

 museum's new facilities on the National Mall and in Suit- 

 land, Maryland. 



October 



■ Collection Information The Mitre Corporation, under 

 contract, began systems engineering for a new collection 

 information system at the National Museum of Natural 

 History. 



■ Publications Two brochures were published by the 

 Office of Public Affairs — an updated version of "Re- 

 sources at the Smithsonian for Native Americans" and a 

 brochure on the Conservation Analytical Laboratory. 



October 



■ Exhibition The Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

 opened its first public exhibition gallery with "Turning 

 Over Old Leaves: A Sampler of Writings in the 

 Smithsonian Institution Libraries," supported by the 

 Smithsonian Special Exhibition Fund. 



October 



■ Publication The inaugural issue of the Newsletter on 

 African American Archeology, the first of its kind, was 

 published by the National Museum of Natural History. 



October 



■ International Project At the Museo Nacional David J. 

 Guzman in San Salvador, Conservation Analytical Labora- 

 tory objects conservator Harriet Beaubien set up a conser- 

 vation laboratory for treatment of artifacts excavated at 

 Ceren, El Salvador, and gave museum staff and volunteers 

 notes on cleaning finds and use of adhesives for ceramics. 



October 



■ Publicity! Marketing The Smithsonian National Asso- 

 ciate Program successfully tested telemarketing as a 



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