July 



July 



■ Tour A members' art tour, "A Splash of Sunshine in 

 Santa Fe," was organized by the Midwest Regional Cen- 

 ter of the Archives of American Art. 



July 



■ Publication A Smithsonian Snapshot, a concise booklet 

 of facts about the Institution, and Building a Case for Re- 

 gional Support: Smithsonian Services to the Nation ip88- 

 ipp2, a state-by-state synopsis of institutional activity 

 across the country, were published by the Office of 

 Development. 



July 



■ Cultural Diversity The Office of the Assistant Secre- 

 tary for Public Service assisted the Office of Fellowships 

 and Grants in developing programs to support outreach 

 for minority fellowships and internships. 



My 



■ Grant The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhi- 

 bition Service received a $465,000 grant from the Lila 

 Wallace- Reader's Digest Fund for "Beyond Category: 

 The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington," an exhibition 

 and related programs being developed with the Na- 

 tional Museum of American History. 



July 



■ Renovation Construction documents were completed 

 for the renovation of the Old U.S. Custom House in 

 New York City, which will house the George Gustav 

 Heye Center of the National Museum of the American 

 Indian. 



July-August 



m Public Programs "SuperSummer" activities at the Na- 

 tional Zoological Park featured experimental interactive 

 education programs including techniques such as street 

 theater. 



■ Volunteers The Visitor Information and Associates' 

 Reception Center reinstituted publication of Info Special, 

 a newsletter for volunteer information specialists. 



My 



m Volunteers The Visitor Information and Associates' 

 Reception Center created volunteer emeritus status for 

 volunteer information specialists who retire after 15 or 

 more years of service. 



July 



U Special Event The Office of the Assistant Secretary 

 for External Affairs hosted a reception and dinner for 

 the President's Commission on Environmental Quality. 



July 



m Publication The Anacostia Museum published a re- 

 vised edition of "A Walk Through Old Anacostia," a 

 publication that introduces young readers to historically 

 and culturally significant sites as well as community re- 

 sources in the Anacostia Historic District and the 

 greater Anacostia community. Publication was made 

 possible through partial funding from the Smithsonian 

 Women's Committee. 



July I 



m Grants Ten Research Resources awards were an- 

 nounced by the Office of Fellowships and Grants. 



July I 



m Broadcast Vice-President Dan Quayle participated in 

 a live radio program broadcast over a midwestern sta- 

 tion from the "Family Farming in the Heartland" pro- 

 gram at the Festival of American Folklife. 



July 8-12 



m Workshop The National Science Resources Center 

 conducted its annual Elementary Science Leadership In- 

 stitute. Teams of teachers, science supervisors, school ad- 

 ministrators, scientists, and business and industry 

 representatives from 16 school districts across the coun- 

 try participated in workshops and discussions on how to 

 implement improvements in their elementary science 

 programs. 



July p-Fall 



U Exhibition For "A Bridge to Learning," an exhibition 

 in the garden of Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of 



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