[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2002]
[Pages 559-573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560
Phone, 202-357-2700. Internet, www.si.edu.

Board of Regents:                                   

The Chief Justice of the United States            William H. Rehnquist
        (Chancellor)
The Vice President of the United States           Dick Cheney
Members of the Senate                             Thad Cochran, William 
                                                          Frist, Patrick 
                                                          J. Leahy
Members of the House of Representatives           Samuel Johnson, Robert 
                                                          Matsui, Ralph 
                                                          Regula
Citizen Members                                   Barber B. Conable, 
                                                          Jr., Anne 
                                                          d'Harnoncourt, 
                                                          Hanna Holborn 
                                                          Gray, Manuel 
                                                          L. Ibanez, 
                                                          Walter Massey, 
                                                          Roger Sant, 
                                                          Alan G. Spoon, 
                                                          Patty 
                                                          Stonesifer, 
                                                          Wesley Samuel 
                                                          Williams, Jr.

Officials:                                          

The Secretary                                     Lawrence M. Small
    The Inspector General                         Thomas D. Blair
    Director of Development                       (vacancy)
    Director, Office of Policy and                Carole P. Neves
            Analysis
    Executive Assistant to the Secretary          James M. Hobbins
            and Director, Smithsonian 
            Institution Building and 
            Arts and Industries Building
    Under Secretary for American Museums          Sheila Burke
            and National Programs
        Counselor for Asian/Pacific-              Franklin Odo
              American Studies
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        Curator in Charge, Renwick                Kenneth R. Trapp
                Gallery
        Director of National Programs             Herma Hightower
        Director of Operations                    James Bruns
        Director, Anacostia Museum and            Steven Newsome
                Center for African 
                American History and 
                Culture
        Director, Archives of American            Richard Wattenmaker
                Art
        Director, Arts and Industries             James M. Hobbins
                Building
        Director, Center for Folklife             Richard Kurin
                and Cultural Heritage
        Director, Cooper-Hewitt National          Paul Warwick Thompson
                Design Museum
        Director, National Air and Space          Gen. John R. Dailey
                Museum
        Director, National Museum of              (vacancy)
                American History
        Director, National Museum of the          W. Richard West, Jr.
                American Indian
        Director, National Portrait               Marc Pachter
                Gallery
        Director, National Postal Museum          Miguel Bretos, Acting
        Director, Office of                       David J. Umansky
                Communications/Public 
                Affairs
        Director, Office of Exhibits              Michael Headley
                Central
        Director, Office of Government            Nell Payne
                Relations
        Director, Office of Special               Nicole L. Krakora
                Events and Protocol
        Director, Smithsonian American            Elizabeth Broun
                Art Museum
        Director, Smithsonian Center for          Stephanie Norby
                Education and Museum 
                Studies
        Director, Smithsonian Center for          Refugio Rochin
                Latino Initiatives
        Director, Smithsonian                     Anna R. Cohn
                Institution Traveling 
                Exhibition Service 
                (SITES)
        Director, Smithsonian                     Michael Carrigan
                Affiliations Program
        Director, The Smithsonian                 Mara Mayor
                Associates
        Editor, Joseph Henry Papers               Marc Rothenberg
                Project
    Under Secretary for Science                   J. Dennis O'Connor
        Director, Museum Support Center           (vacancy)
        Director, National Museum of              (vacancy)
                Natural History
        Director, National Science                (vacancy)
                Resources Center
        Director, National Zoological             Lucy Spelman
                Park
        Director, Office of Fellowships           Roberta Rubinoff
                and Grants
        Director, Smithsonian                     Irwin I. Shapiro
                Astrophysical 
                Observatory
        Director, Smithsonian Center for          Lambertus Van Zelst
                Materials Research and 
                Education
        Director, Smithsonian                     Ross Simons
                Environmental Research 
                Center
        Director, Smithsonian                     Peter Cannell
                Institution Press
        Director, Smithsonian Marine              Mary Rice
                Station
        Director, Smithsonian Tropical            Ira Rubinoff
              Research Institute
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    Under Secretary for Finance and               (vacancy)
            Administration
        Chief Technology Officer                  Dennis Shaw
        Chief Financial Officer                   Alice C. Maroni
        Deputy Comptroller                        Bob Mills
        Director, Office of Equal                 Era Marshall
                Employment and Minority 
                Affairs
        Director, Office of Human                 Carolyn Jones
                Resources
        Director, Office of                       Francine Berkowitz
                International Relations
        Director, Smithsonian                     Ethel W. Hedlin
                Institution Archives
        Director, Smithsonian                     Nancy E. Gwinn
                Institution Libraries
        General Counsel                           John E. Huerta
        Ombudsman                                 Chandra Heilman
        Director of Facilities                    William W. Brubaker
                Engineering
    Director, International Art Museums           Thomas Lentz
            Division
        Director, Freer Gallery of Art            (vacancy)
                and Arthur M. Sackler 
                Gallery
        Director, Hirshhorn Museum and            Ned Rifkin
                Sculpture Garden
        Director, National Museum of              Roslyn A. Walker
                African Art
    Chief Executive Officer of                    Gary Beer
            Smithsonian Business 
            Ventures
        Editor, Smithsonian Magazine              Carey Winfrey
        Publisher, Smithsonian Magazine           Amy P. Wilkins
        Senior Business Officer                   Roland Banscher, 
                                                          Acting

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing       
        Arts \1\

Chairman                                          James A. Johnson
    President                                     Michael M. Kaiser

National Gallery of Art \1\                         

President                                         Robert H. Smith
Director                                          Earl A. Powell III

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars    
        \1\

Director                                          Lee H. Hamilton
    Deputy Director                               Michael H. Van Dusen
Chairman, Board of Trustees                       Joseph A. Cari, Jr.
    \1\ Administered under a separate Board of Trustees.

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More than 150 years old, the Smithsonian Institution is an independent 
trust instrumentality of the United States that fosters the increase and 
diffusion of knowledge. The world's largest museum complex, the 
Smithsonian includes 16 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and 
research facilities in several States and the Republic of Panama. The 
Smithsonian holds more than 142 million artifacts and specimens in its 
trust for the American people. The Institution, a respected center for 
research, is dedicated to public education, national service, and 
scholarship in the arts, sciences, history, and culture.

The Smithsonian Institution was created by an act of August 10, 1846 (20 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.), to carry out the terms of the will of British 
scientist James Smithson (1765-1829), who in 1826 had bequeathed his 
entire estate to the United States ``to found at Washington, under the 
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Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of 
knowledge among men.'' On July 1, 1836, Congress accepted the legacy and 
pledged the faith of the United States to the charitable trust.
    In September 1838, Smithson's legacy, which amounted to more than 
100,000 gold sovereigns, was delivered to the mint at Philadelphia. 
Congress vested responsibility for administering the trust in the 
Secretary of the Smithsonian and the Smithsonian Board of Regents, 
composed of the Chief Justice, the Vice President, three Members of the 
Senate, three Members of the House of Representatives, and nine citizen 
members appointed by joint resolution of Congress. To carry out 
Smithson's mandate, the Institution:
    --conducts scientific and scholarly research;
    --publishes the results of studies, explorations, and 
investigations;
    --preserves for study and reference more than 142 million artifacts, 
works of art, and scientific specimens;
    --organizes exhibits representative of the arts, the sciences, and 
American history and culture;
    --shares Smithsonian resources and collections with communities 
throughout the Nation; and
    --engages in educational programming and national and international 
cooperative research.
    Smithsonian activities are supported by its trust endowments and 
revenues; gifts, grants, and contracts; and funds appropriated to it by 
Congress. Admission to the museums in Washington, DC, is free.

Activities

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture  The 
Museum, located in the historic Fort Stanton neighborhood of southeast 
Washington, serves as a national resource for exhibitions, historical 
documentation, and interpretive and educational programs relating to 
African-American history and culture.

For further information, contact the Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Place 
SE., Washington, DC 20020. Phone, 202-357-2700. Internet, www.si.edu/
anacostia.

Archives of American Art  The Archives contains the Nation's largest 
collection of documentary materials reflecting the history of visual 
arts in the United States. On the subject of art in America, it is the 
largest archives in the world, holding more than 13 million documents. 
The Archives gathers, preserves, and microfilms the papers of artists, 
craftsmen, collectors, dealers, critics, and art societies. These papers 
include manuscripts, letters, diaries, notebooks, sketchbooks, business 
records, clippings, exhibition catalogs, transcripts of tape-recorded 
interviews, and photographs of artists and their work. The Archives are 
housed at 750 9th Street NW., in Washington, DC.

For further information, contact the Archives of American Art, 
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-314-3900. 
Internet, www.artarchives.si.edu/start.htm.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  The Museum is the only museum in 
the country devoted exclusively to historical and contemporary design. 
Collections include objects in such areas as applied arts and industrial 
design, drawings and prints, glass, metalwork, wallcoverings, and 
textiles. Changing exhibits and public programs seek to educate by 
exploring the role of design in daily life. The Museum is open daily 
except Mondays and holidays. An admission fee of $8 is charged.

For further information, contact Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 
East Ninety-First Street, New York, NY 10028. Phone, 212-860-6868. 
Internet, www.si.edu/ndm.

Freer Gallery of Art  The building, the original collection, and an 
endowment were the gift of Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919). The Gallery 
houses one of the world's most renowned collections of Asian art, an 
important group of ancient Egyptian glass, early Christian manuscripts, 
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early 20th century American artists. The objects in the Asian collection 
represent the arts of East Asia, the Near East, and South and Southeast 
Asia, including paintings, manuscripts, scrolls, screens, ceramics, 
metalwork, glass, jade, lacquer, and sculpture. Members of the staff 
conduct research on objects in the collection and publish results in 
scholarly journals and books for general and scholarly audiences.

For further information, contact the Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson 
Drive at Twelfth Street SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.asia.si.edu.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  From cubism to minimalism, the 
Museum houses major collections of modern and contemporary art. The 
nucleus of the collection is the gift and bequest of Joseph H. Hirshhorn 
(1899-1981). Supplementing the permanent collection are loan 
exhibitions. The Museum houses a collection research facility, a 
specialized art library, and a photographic archive, available for 
consultation by prior appointment. The outdoor sculpture garden is 
located nearby on the National Mall. There is an active program of 
public service and education, including docent tours, lectures on 
contemporary art and artists, and films of historic and artistic 
interest.

For further information, contact the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 
Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. Internet, www.hirshhorn.si.edu.

National Air and Space Museum  Created to memorialize the development and 
achievements of aviation and space flight, the Museum collects, 
displays, and preserves aeronautical and space flight artifacts of 
historical significance as well as documentary and artistic materials 
related to air and space. Among its artifacts are full-size planes, 
models, and instruments. Highlights of the collection include the Wright 
brothers' Flyer, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, a Moon rock, 
and Apollo spacecraft. The exhibitions and study collections record 
human conquest of the air from its beginnings to recent achievements. 
The principal areas in which work is concentrated include flight craft 
of all types, space flight vehicles, and propulsion systems. Recent 
blockbuster exhibitions at this most popular museum have included ``Star 
Wars: The Magic of Myth'' and ``Star Trek.'' The Museum's Langley IMAX 
Theaterand the 70-foot domed Einstein Planetariumare popular 
attractions. The Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centeris being built at 
Washington Dulles International Airport and is scheduled to open in 
2003, in time for the centennial of the Wright brothers' flight. 
Featured artifacts will include a space shuttle and the B-29 Enola Gay.

For further information, contact the National Air and Space Museum, 
Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-357-2700. Internet, www.nasm.edu.

National Museum of African Art  This is the only art museum in the United 
States dedicated exclusively to portraying the creative visual 
traditions of Africa. Its research components, collection, exhibitions, 
and public programs establish the Museum as a primary source for the 
examination and discovery of the arts and culture of Africa. The 
collection includes works in wood, metal, fired clay, ivory, and fiber. 
The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archivesincludes slides, photos, and 
film segments on Africa. There is also a specialized library.

For further information, contact the National Museum of African Art, 950 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.nmafa.si.edu.

Smithsonian American Art Museum  The Museum's art collection spans 
centuries of American painting, sculpture, folk art, photography, and 
graphic art. Special exhibitions are presented each year. A major center 
for research in American art, the Museum has contributed to such 
resources as the Inventory of American Paintings Executed Before 1914; 
the Slide and Photographic Archives; the Smithsonian Art Index; and the 
Inventory of American Sculpture. The library, shared with the National 
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with special emphasis on the United States. The Old Patent Office 
Building, home to both the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the 
National Portrait Gallery also houses the Archives of American Art, with 
its vast holdings of documentary material on American art and artists. 
The building is currently closed for major renovation, during which time 
the museums are sponsoring traveling exhibits around the country. 
Hundreds of images from the collection and extensive information on its 
collections, publications, and activities are available electronically 
(Internet, www.nmaa.si.edu). There is a research program for visiting 
scholars, and university interns are welcomed in many museum 
departments.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 
Eighth and G Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.americanart.si.edu.

Renwick Gallery The Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting crafts of all 
periods and to collecting 20th century American crafts. It offers 
changing exhibitions of American crafts and decorative arts, both 
historical and contemporary, and a rotating selection from its permanent 
collection. The Gallery's grand salon is elegantly furnished in the 
Victorian style of the 1860's and 1870's.

For further information, contact the Renwick Gallery, Seventeenth Street 
and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/renwick25.

National Museum of American History  In pursuit of its fundamental 
mission to inspire a broader understanding of the United States and its 
people, the Museum provides learning opportunities, stimulates the 
imagination of visitors, and presents challenging ideas about the 
Nation's past. The Museum's exhibits provide a unique view of the 
American experience. Emphasis is placed upon innovative individuals 
representing a wide range of cultures, who have shaped our heritage, and 
upon science and the remaking of our world through technology. Exhibits 
draw upon strong collections in the sciences and engineering, 
agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, political memorabilia, 
costumes, musical instruments, coins, Armed Forces history, photography, 
computers, ceramics, and glass. Classic cars, icons of the American 
Presidency, First Ladies' gowns, musical instruments, the Star-Spangled 
Banner flag, Whitney's cotton gin, Morse's telegraph, the John Bull 
locomotive, Dorothy's ruby slippers from ``The Wizard of Oz,'' and other 
American icons are highlights of the collection.

For further information, contact the National Museum of American 
History, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. Internet, www.americanhistory.si.edu.

National Museum of the American Indian  The Museum was established in 
1989, and the last of three locations is now being built. The collection 
of the Museum is comprised of the collection of the former Museum of the 
American Indian, Heye Foundation in New York City. It is an institution 
of living cultures dedicated to the collection, preservation, study, and 
exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the 
Native peoples of the Americas. Highlights include Northwest Coast 
carvings; dance masks; pottery and weaving from the Southwest; painted 
hides and garments from the North American Plains; goldwork of the 
Aztecs, Incas, and Maya; and Amazonian featherwork.

For further information, contact the National Museum of the American 
Indian, Suite 7102, 470 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-287-2020 or 202-357-2700. Internet, www.nmai.si.edu.

National Museum of Natural History  Dedicated to understanding the 
natural world and the place of humans in it, the Museum's permanent 
exhibits focus on human cultures, Earth sciences, biology, and 
anthropology, with the most popular displays featuring gemstones such as 
the Hope diamond, dinosaurs, insects, marine ecosystems, birds, and 
mammals. To celebrate the millennial anniversary of the journey of Leif 
Ericson to America, the Museum mounted a special exhibition titled 
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Atlantic Saga; the exhibition is now traveling around the Nation. A new 
IMAX theater offers large-format nature films. The Museum's encyclopedic 
collections comprise more than 124 million specimens, making the Museum 
one of the world's foremost facilities for natural history research. 
Museum departments include anthropology, botany, paleobiology, 
entomology, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, and mineral sciences. 
Doctorate-level staff researchers ensure the continued growth and value 
of the collection by conducting studies in the field and laboratory.

For further information, contact the National Museum of Natural History, 
Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-357-2700. Internet, www.mnh.si.edu.

National Portrait Gallery  The Gallery was established in 1962 for the 
exhibition and study of portraiture depicting men and women who have 
made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture 
of the United States. The Gallery contains nearly 18,000 works, 
including photographs and glass negatives. The first floor of the 
Gallery is devoted to changing exhibitions from the Gallery's collection 
of paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, and drawings as well as to 
special portrait collections. On the second floor are featured the 
permanent collection of portraits of eminent Americans and the Hall of 
Presidents, including the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait-from-life of 
George Washington. The two-story American Victorian Renaissance Great 
Hall on the third floor of the gallery houses a Civil War exhibit, and 
is used for special events and public programs. A large library is 
shared with the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Archives of 
American Art. The education department offers public programs; outreach 
programs for schools, senior adults, hospitals, and nursing homes; and 
walk-in and group tours. The Gallery is currently closed for renovation.

For further information, contact the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth 
and F Streets NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. Internet, 
www.npg.si.edu.

National Postal Museum  The Museum houses the Nation's postal history and 
philatelic collection, the largest of its kind in the world, with more 
than 13 million objects. The Museum is devoted to the history of 
America's mail service, and major galleries include exhibits on mail 
service in colonial times and during the Civil War, the Pony Express, 
modern mail service, automation, mail transportation, and the art of 
letters, as well as displays of the Museum's priceless stamp collection. 
Highlights include three mail planes, a replica of a railway mail car, 
displays of historic letters, handcrafted mail boxes, and rare U.S. and 
foreign issue stamps and covers.

For further information, contact the National Postal Museum, 2 
Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.si.edu/postal.

National Zoological Park  The National Zoo encompasses 163 acres along 
Rock Creek Park in Northwest Washington, DC. Established in 1889, the 
Zoo is developing into a biopark with live animals, botanic gardens and 
aquaria, and artworks with animal themes. The collection today has 
animals ranging in size and diversity from leaf-cutter ants to giraffes. 
The zoo also has acquired a new pair of young giant pandas, Mei Xiang 
and Tian Tian. Recent exhibits include ``Amazonia,'' a simulated 
tropical rain forest; the ``Pollinarium'' exhibit; and the Reptile 
Discovery Center, featuring the world's largest lizards, Komodo dragons. 
Research on genetics, animal behavior, and reproductive studies has 
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National Zoo a leadership role among the Nation's conservation 
institutions.

For further information, contact the National Zoo, 3000 Connecticut 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4717. E-mail, 
[email protected]. Internet, www.si.edu/natzoo.

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  The Center is responsible for 
research, documentation, and presentation of grassroots cultural 
traditions. It maintains a documentary collection and produces 
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, educational materials, documentary 
films, publications, and traveling exhibits, as well as the annual 
Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall. Recent Folklife 
Festivals have featured a range of American music styles, a number of 
State tributes, and performers from around the world. Admission to the 
festival is free. The 2-week program includes Fourth of July activities 
on the National Mall.

For further information, contact the Center for Folklife and Cultural 
Heritage, Suite 4100, 750 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-357-2700. Internet, www.folklife.si.edu.

International Center  The International Center supports Smithsonian 
activities abroad and serves as liaison for the Smithsonian's 
international interests. The Smithsonian seeks to encourage a broadening 
of public understanding of the histories, cultures, and natural 
environments of regions throughout the world. The International Center 
provides a meeting place and an organizational channel to bring together 
the world's scholars, museum professionals, and the general public, to 
attend and participate in conferences, public forums, lectures, and 
workshops.

For further information, contact the Office of International Relations, 
MRC 705, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-
1539.

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  This Asian art museum opened in 1987 on the 
National Mall. Changing exhibitions drawn from major collections in the 
United States and abroad, as well as from the permanent holdings of the 
Sackler Gallery, are displayed in the distinctive below-ground museum. 
The Gallery's growing permanent collection is founded on a group of art 
objects from China, South and Southeast Asia, and the ancient Near East 
that was given to the Smithsonian by Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987). The 
Museum's current collection features Persian manuscripts; Japanese 
paintings; ceramics, prints, and textiles; sculptures from India; and 
paintings and metalware from China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. 
The Sackler Gallery is connected by an underground exhibition space to 
the neighboring Freer Gallery.

For further information, contact the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
Internet, www.asia.si.edu.

Smithsonian Institution Archives  The Smithsonian Institution Archives 
acquires, preserves, and makes available for research the official 
records of the Smithsonian Institution and the papers of individuals and 
organizations associated with the Institution or with its work. These 
holdings document the growth of the Smithsonian and the development of 
American science, history, and art.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Archives, 
MRC 414, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-
1420. Fax, 202-357-2395.

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  The Smithsonian Astrophysical 
Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory have coordinated 
research activities under a single director in a cooperative venture, 
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Center's research 
activities are organized in the following areas of study: atomic and 
molecular physics, radio and geoastronomy, high-energy astrophysics, 
optical and infrared astronomy, planetary sciences, solar and stellar 
physics, and theoretical astrophysics. Research results are published in 
the Center Preprint Series and other technical and nontechnical 
bulletins, and distributed to scientific and educational institutions 
around the world.

For more information, contact the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 
60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone, 617-495-7461. Internet, 
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Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education  The Center 
researches preservation, conservation, and technical study and analysis 
of collection materials. Its researchers investigate the chemical and 
physical processes that are involved in the care of art, artifacts, and 
specimens, and attempt to formulate conditions and procedures for 
storage, exhibit, and stabilization that optimize the preservation of 
these objects. In interdisciplinary collaborations with archeologists, 
anthropologists, and art historians, natural and physical scientists 
study and analyze objects from the collections and related materials to 
expand knowledge and understanding of their historical and scientific 
context.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Center for Materials 
Research and Education, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746. 
Phone, 301-238-3700.

SmithsonianEnvironmentalResearchCenter (SERC)  The Center measures 
physical, chemical, and biological interactions in the environment and 
determines how these interactions control biological responses. SERC is 
dedicated to increasing knowledge of the biological and physical 
processes that sustain life on Earth. The Center, located near the 
Chesapeake Bay, trains future generations of scientists to address 
ecological questions of the Nation and the globe.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Environmental Research 
Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater, MD 21037. Phone, 410-798-
4424. Internet, www.serc.si.edu.

Smithsonian Institution Libraries  The libraries of the Smithsonian 
Institution include more than one million volumes (among them 40,000 
rare books) with strengths in natural history, art, science, humanities, 
and museology. Many volumes are available through interlibrary loan.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 
Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-357-2139. Internet, www.sil.si.edu. E-mail, [email protected].

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)  Since 
1952, SITES has been committed to making Smithsonian exhibitions 
available to millions of people who cannot view them firsthand at the 
Smithsonian museums. Exhibitions on art, history, and science (including 
such exhibits as ``Full Deck Art Quilts,'' ``Red, Hot, and Blue: A 
Salute to American Musicals,'' and ``Hubble Space Telescope'') travel to 
more than 250 locations each year. SITES also offers exhibits in its 
International Gallery on the National Mall, in the S. Dillon Ripley 
Center (located at 1100 Jefferson Drive SW.)

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Institution Traveling 
Exhibition Service, MRC 706, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 
20560. Phone, 202-357-3168. Internet, www.si.edu/organiza/offices/sites.

Smithsonian Marine Station  The research institute features a state-of-
the-art laboratory where Station scientists catalog species and study 
marine plants and animals. Among the most important projects being 
pursued at the site is the search for possible causes of fish kills 
including pfiesteria and other organisms.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Marine Station, 701 
Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34946. Phone, 561-465-6630.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)  The Institute is a 
research organization for advanced studies of tropical ecosystems. 
Headquartered in the Republic of Panama, STRI maintains extensive 
facilities in the Western Hemisphere tropics. It is the base of a corps 
of tropical researchers who study the evolution, behavior, ecology, and 
history of tropical species of systems ranging from coral reefs to rain 
forests.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Tropical Research 
Institute, 900 Jefferson Drive SW., MRC 555, Washington, DC 20560. 
Phone, 202-786-2817. Fax, 202-786-2819. Phone (Panama), 011-507-62-6022. 
Internet, www.si.edu/stri. E-mail, [email protected].

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts  The Center is the 
only official memorial in Washington, DC, to President Kennedy. Since 
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round program of the finest in music, dance, and drama from the United 
States and abroad. The Kennedy Center box offices are open daily, and 
general information and tickets may be obtained by calling 202-467-4600 
or 202-416-8524 (TDD). Full-time students, senior citizens over the age 
of 65, enlisted personnel of grade E-4 and below, fixed low-income 
groups, and the disabled may purchase tickets for most performances at a 
50-percent discount through the Specially Priced Ticket Program. This 
program is designed to make the Center accessible to all, regardless of 
economic circumstance. Visitor services are provided by the Friends of 
the Kennedy Center volunteers. Tours are available free of charge 
between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays and between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on 
weekends. Free performances are given every day at 6 p.m. on the 
Millennium Stage in the Grand Foyer.

For further information, contact the Kennedy Center. Phone, 202-467-
4600. Internet, www.kennedy-center.org.

National Gallery of Art  The Gallery houses one of the finest 
collections in the world, illustrating Western man's achievements in 
painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts. The collections, beginning 
with the 13th century, are rich in European old master paintings and 
French, Spanish, Italian, American, and British 18th- and 19th-century 
paintings; sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the present; 
Renaissance medals and bronzes; Chinese porcelains; and about 90,000 
works of graphic art from the 12th to the 20th centuries. The Gallery 
represents a partnership of Federal and private resources. Its 
operations and maintenance are supported through Federal appropriations, 
and all of its acquisitions of works of art, as well as numerous special 
programs, are made possible through private donations and funds. 
Graduate and postgraduate research is conducted under a fellowship 
program; programs for schoolchildren and the general public are 
conducted daily; and an extension service distributes loans of 
audiovisual materials, including films, slide lectures, and slide sets 
throughout the world. Publications, slides, and reproductions may be 
obtained through the Publications Service. The Micro Gallery is the most 
comprehensive interactive multimedia computer system in any American art 
museum. Thirteen computers enable visitors to see in magnified detail 
nearly every work of art on display in the permanent collection and 
provide access to information about artists, geographic areas, time 
periods, pronunciations (with sound), and more.

For further information, contact the National Gallery of Art. Phone, 
202-737-4215. TTY, 202-842-6176. Internet, www.nga.gov.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars  The Center was 
established by Congress in 1968 as the Nation's official memorial to its 
28th President. The Center is a nonpartisan institution of advanced 
study that promotes scholarship in public affairs. The Center convenes 
scholars and policymakers, buisnesspeople and journalists in a neutral 
forum for open, serious, and informed dialogue. The Center supports 
research in social sciences and humanities, with an emphasis on history, 
political science, and international relations.

For further information, contact the Scholar Selection and Services 
Office, Woodrow Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-3027. Phone, 202-691-4170. 
Fax, 202-691-4001. Internet, www.wilsoncenter.org.

Sources of Information

Smithsonian Institution

Contracts and Small Business Activities  Information regarding 
procurement of supplies, property management and utilization services 
for Smithsonian Institution organizations, and contracts for 
construction, services, etc., may be obtained from the Director, Office 
of Contracting, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-275-1600.

Education and Research  Write to the Directors of the following offices 
at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560: Office of 
Fellowships and Grants,

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Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, National Science Resources 
Center; and Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies.

Electronic Access  Information about the Smithsonian Institution is 
available electronically through the Internet, at www.si.edu.

Employment  Employment information for the Smithsonian is available from 
the Office of Human Resources, Smithsonian Institution, Suite 6100, 750 
Ninth Street NW, Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-275-1084. Recorded 
message, 202-287-3102.

Media Affairs  Members of the press may contact the Smithsonian Office 
of Public Affairs, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. 
Phone, 202-357-2627. Internet, newsdesk.si.edu.
Memberships  For information about Smithsonian membership (Resident 
Program), write to The Smithsonian Associates, MRC 701, 1100 Jefferson 
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-3030. For information 
about Smithsonian membership (National Program), call 202-357-4800. For 
information about the Contributing Membership, call 202-357-1699. For 
information about the Young Benefactors, call 202-357-1351.
    Information about activities of the Friends of the National Zoo and 
their magazine, The Zoogoer, is available by writing to FONZ, National 
Zoological Park, Washington, DC 20008. Phone, 202-673-4950.

Photographs  Color and black-and-white photographs and slides are 
available to Government agencies, research and educational institutions, 
publishers, and the general public from the Smithsonian photographic 
archives. A searchable database of images is available through the 
Internet. Information, order forms, and price lists may be obtained from 
the Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services, MAH CB-054, 
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560. Internet, photos.si.edu. 
E-mail, [email protected].

Publications  To purchase the Smithsonian Institution's annual report, 
Smithsonian Year, call 202-357-2627. The Smithsonian Institution Press 
publishes a range of books and studies related to the sciences, 
technology, history, culture, air and space, and the arts. A book 
catalog is available from Publications Sales, Smithsonian Books or 
Smithsonian Institution University Press, 1111 North Capitol Street, 
Washington, DC 20002. Phone, 202-287-3738. To purchase a recording of 
the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, call 800-410-9815. Internet, 
www.si.edu/folkways.
    A free brochure providing a brief guide to the Smithsonian 
Institution is published in English and several foreign languages. For a 
copy, call Visitor Information, 202-357-2700, or pick up a copy at the 
information desks in the museums. A visitor's guide for individuals with 
disabilities is also available.
    Smithsonian Institution Research Reports, containing news of current 
research projects in the arts, sciences, and history that are being 
conducted by Smithsonian staff, is produced by the Smithsonian Office of 
Public Affairs, Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive 
SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2627.
    To request a copy of Smithsonian Runner, a newsletter about Native 
American-related activities at the Smithsonian, contact the National 
Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 
20560. Phone, 800-242-NMAI.
    For the newsletter Art to Zoo for teachers of fourth through eighth 
graders, write to the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum 
Studies, Room 1163, MRC 402, Arts and Industries Building, Washington, 
DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2425.

Telephone  Dial-A-Museum, 202-357-2020 provides a taped message with 
daily announcements on new exhibits and special events. Smithsonian 
Skywatchers Report, 202-357-2000 is a taped message with weekly 
announcements on stars, planets, and worldwide occurrences of short-
lived natural phenomena. For a Spanish Listing of Smithsonian Events, 
call 202-633-9126.

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Tours  For information about museum and gallery tours, contact the 
Smithsonian Information Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive, SW., Washington, 
DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. School groups are welcome. Special 
behind-the-scenes tours are offered through the various memberships.

Visitor Information  The Smithsonian Information Center, located in the 
original Smithsonian building, commonly known as ``The Castle,'' 
provides general orientation, through films, computer interactive 
programs, and visitor information specialists, to help members and the 
public learn about the national collections, museum events, exhibitions, 
and special programs. Write to the Smithsonian Information Center, 1000 
Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. TTY, 
202-357-1729.

Volunteer Service Opportunities  The Smithsonian Institution welcomes 
volunteers and offers a variety of interesting service opportunities. 
For information, write to the Visitor Information and Associates' 
Reception Center, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 
202-357-2700. TTY, 202-357-1729.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Contracts and Small Business Activities  Contact the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566.

Education and Research  For information regarding Kennedy Center 
education programs, contact the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000.

Electronic Access  Information on the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts is available through the Internet, at www.kennedy-
center.org.

Employment  For information on employment opportunities at the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, contact the Human Resources 
Department, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8610.

Memberships  Information about the national and local activities of 
Friends of the Kennedy Center (including the bimonthly Kennedy Center 
News for members) is available at the information desks within the 
Center or by writing to Friends of the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 
20566.

Special Functions  Inquiries regarding the use of Kennedy Center 
facilities for special functions may be directed to the Office of 
Special Events, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000.

Theater Operations  Inquiries regarding the use of the Kennedy Center's 
theaters may be addressed to the Booking Coordinator, John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-
8000.

Volunteer Service Opportunities  For information about volunteer 
opportunities at the Kennedy Center, write to Friends of the Kennedy 
Center, Washington, DC 20566. Phone, 202-416-8000.

National Gallery of Art

Contracts and Small Business Activities  Contact National Gallery of 
Art, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565. 
Phone, 202-737-4215.

Education and Research  For information about the National Gallery 
fellowship and education programs, contact the Center for Advanced Study 
in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. 
Phone, 202-842-6482. Fax, 202-842-6733.

Educational Resources  The National Gallery of Art circulates films, 
slide programs, videos, teaching packets, and videodiscs to schools and 
civic organizations throughout the country. Contact the Department of 
Education Resources, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. 
Phone, 202-842-6706. Please write to request a free catalog of programs.

Electronic Access  Information on the National Gallery of Art is 
available through the Internet, at www.nga.gov.

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Employment  For information on employment opportunities at the National 
Gallery, contact the Personnel Office, National Gallery of Art, Fourth 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-
842-6282. TDD, 202-842-6176.

Memberships  The Circle of the National Gallery of Art is a membership 
program which provides support for special projects for which Federal 
funds are not available. For more information about membership in the 
Circle of the National Gallery of Art, please write to The Circle, 
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6450.

Publications  The National Gallery shop makes available quality 
reproductions and publications about the Gallery's collections. To 
order, call 202-842-6002. Selected items are also available for sale on 
the Web site at www.nga.gov. The Office of Press and Public Affairs 
offers a free bimonthly calendar of events, which can be ordered by 
calling 202-842-6662, or through E-mail at [email protected]. The 
calendar and Brief Guide to the National Gallery of Art are also 
available at art information desks throughout the Gallery or by calling 
Visitor Services at 202-842-6691.

Radio  A five-minute program, ``This Week at the National Gallery,'' 
airs every Saturday at 1:24 p.m. on WGMS, 103.5 FM, Washington, and 
WBJC, 91.5 FM, Baltimore. It features a calendar of events and 
interviews with art experts, artists, and museum specialists about 
exhibitions, the permanent collection, and various Gallery activities. 
In addition, selections from Gallery concerts are broadcast at 9 p.m. on 
the second Sunday of each month on WGMS.

Speakers  The Education Office of the National Gallery of Art provides 
gallery talks and lectures. For further information, contact the 
Education Office, National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6246 or 
202-842-6179.

Visitor Services  The Visitor Services Office of the National Gallery of 
Art provides individual assistance to those with special needs, responds 
to written and telephone requests, and provides information to those 
planning to visit the Washington, DC, area. For more information, write 
to the National Gallery of Art, Office of Visitor Services, Washington, 
DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6691.

Volunteer Service Opportunities  For information about volunteering with 
the National Gallery of Art, write the Education Division, National 
Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 20565. Phone, 202-842-6246. TDD, 202-842-
6176. For library volunteering inquiries, call 202-842-6510.

Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars

Electronic Access  Information on the Woodrow Wilson Center for 
International Scholars is available through the Internet, at 
www.wilsoncenter.org.

Employment  For information on employment opportunities at the Woodrow 
Wilson Center, contact the Office of Human Resources, One Woodrow Wilson 
Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 2004-3027. Internet, 
www.wilsoncenter.org/hr/index.htm

Fellowships and Internships  The Woodrow Wilson Center offers 
residential fellowships that allow academics, public officials, 
journalists, business professionals, and others to pursue their research 
and writing at the Center, while interacting with policymakers in 
Washington. The Center also invites public policy scholars and senior 
scholars from a variety of disciplines to conduct research for varying 
lengths of time in residence. For more information, call 202-691-4213. 
The Center also has a year-round need for interns to assist the program 
and projects staff and to act as research assistants for scholars and 
fellows. For more information, call 202-691-4053.

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Media Affairs  Members of the press may contact the Woodrow Wilson 
Center at 202-691-4016.

Publications  The Woodrow Wilson Center publishes a monthly newsletter 
Centerpoint, and books written by staff and visiting scholars and 
fellows, through the Wilson Center Press. It also produces Dialogue, a 
weekly radio program about national and international affairs, history, 
and culture. For more information, call 202-691-4016.

Visitor Services  To hear a listing of events at the Woodrow Wilson 
Center, call 202-691-4140. All events, unless otherwise noted, are free 
and open to the public. Please note that a photo identification is 
required for entry.

For further information, contact the Smithsonian Information Center, 
1000 Jefferson Drive SW., Washington, DC 20560. Phone, 202-357-2700. 
TDD, 202-357-1729. Internet, www.si.edu.

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