June 



June 3 



■ Publication Smithsonian Institution Libraries distrib- 

 uted its new Users Guide to all \6 branch library locations 

 and to the Institution's 750 permanent research staff. 



June 



■ Release The recording "World Music of Struggle: We 

 Shall Overcome," produced by Smithsonian/Folkways Re- 

 cordings and Columbia Records from the Festival of Amer- 

 ican Folklife program "Musics of Struggle," was released. 



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■ Research The extremely powerful signal of an inter- 

 stellar maser, representing the second strongest emis- 

 sion line ever seen at microwave frequencies, was 

 detected from methanol molecules by a Smithsonian 

 Astrophysical Observatory scientist using the 140-foot 

 radio antenna at Green Bank, West Virginia. The dis- 

 covery has important implications for radio astronomy 

 studies of newly formed stars. 



June 



■ Collection Smithsonian Institution Libraries com- 

 pleted analysis of its collections for the National Shelf- 

 List Count conducted by the American Library 

 Association. Compared to the other 56 institutions re- 

 porting, SIL ranked first in museums, collectors, and 

 collecting; numismatics; decorative arts; motor vehicles; 

 and naval ordnance. 



June—July 



■ Research The Office of Folklife Programs initiated 

 the Smithsonian Folklife Studies project on 

 "Muharram," a worldwide Islamic mourning ritual, 

 with a research and documentation trip to Trinidad. 



June 2-8 



m Endangered Species The National Zoological Park 

 sponsored a Panda Conservation Workshop in a last- 

 ditch effort to develop a worldwide strategy to save the 

 giant panda. 



■ Dedication A benefit was held to honor Arthur Ross 

 and his contribution to restore and renovate the garden 

 at Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design and to 

 formally dedicate the garden in his name. Over 300 peo- 

 ple attended the gala event, which raised more than 

 $75,000 for Cooper-Hewitt's general operating funds. 



June 4 



■ Seminar The Office of Interdisciplinary Studies spon- 

 sored a seminar on the medical, social, and legal issues 

 surrounding AIDS. The session was videotaped for use 

 in health education. 



June 4 



■ Preview A preview reception and screening for 

 Smithsonian World's 'The Doors of Perception" was 

 held in Baird Auditorium and the Associates Court of 

 the National Museum of Natural History. The event 

 was hosted by Sharon P. Rockefeller, president and CEO 

 of Washington, D.C., public television station WETA, 

 and Sandra Wenrworth Bradley, executive producer of 

 Smithsonian World. The reception was made possible 

 through additional support from Eastman Kodak 

 Company. 



June 6 



■ Cultural Diversity The fourth and final regularly 

 scheduled meeting of the Ad Hoc African American 

 Media Advisory Committee was held, completing a pro- 

 ductive year and a half of discussions between the Office 

 of Public Affairs and local and national journalists as 

 well as Smithsonian staff on how the Smithsonian can 

 best reach out to the African American community. 



June 12 



m Exhibition "Awards in the Visual Arts IO," an annual 

 exhibition featuring the work of 10 American artists 

 from 10 regions who have won this prestigious award, 

 opened at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gar- 

 den for its first venue of a national tour under the aegis 

 of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. An 

 artists' forum was made possible by one of the 

 program's sponsors, BMW of North America, Inc. 



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