The bulk of these records document the proceedings of the Smithsonian Institution's governing body, the Board of Regents, during the tenures of S. Dillon Ripley, eighth Secretary of the Institution (1964-1984), and Robert McCormick Adams, ninth Secretary of the Institution (1984-1994). There is a very small portion of records that refer to business before the Board of Regents' Executive Committee.

Materials include agendas, minutes, reports, background material on matters before the Board; notes, clippings, lists of attendees; brochures, correspondence, and memoranda.

Box 1 of 5

• Nominating Committee Search - Higgenbotham Vacancy, 1990
• SI Nominating Committee, 1989-1990
• SI Nominating Committee, 5-7-1990 Meeting
• SI Nominating Committee, 1990
• Regents Summary of Resolutions extracted from Minutes, 1964-1978
• Regents - Renwick Gallery, 1965
• Regents Excerpts from Minutes re Anacostia Museum, 1966
• Regents Excerpts from Minutes re Research Awards, 1966
• Regents Excerpts from Minutes re Center for Study of Man, 1968
• Regents Excerpts from Minutes re Archives of American Art, 1968
• Regents: Mall Site for a Museum of Man, 1969
• Regents: Amending Legislation, Selection of Regents Attendance at Meetings, 1969
• Regents: Role of Chancellor and Executive Committee, 1969
• Regents: Excerpts from Minutes re Ft. Pierce, 1969-1990
• Regents: Excerpts from Conference re Environmental Law, 12-15-1970
• S. Dillon Ripley - Warren Burger Correspondence re NASM, 1972-1982
• Regents: Excerpts re Center of Astrophysics, 1955-1975
• Regents: Bylaws Working File
• Regents: Naming of Facilities, 1973
• Regents: Excerpts from Minutes re Smithsonian Magazine, 1973
• Regents: Excerpts from Minutes re Cooper-Hewitt, 1974
• Regents: Salary Survey, 1975-1976
• Regents: Lippold Sculpture, 1975
• Letter to Regents re change in Schedule of Meetings, 1-15-1976
• Regents: Underground Mall parking, 1976-1979
• Survey of Regents re meetings, 4-2-1976
• Press material sent to Regents from September 1976
• Nepal Trip (Regents and National Associates Board) - New Letter of 10-15-1976
• Museum of the American Indian, 1976
• Smithsonian Exposition Books as reported in Regent Minutes, 10-1-1976; 1-22-1979
• Regents: Excerpts re SI Research Foundation, 3-31-1977
• Collections Acquisitions Program, 1-16-1978
• Resolution on Sale of Donated Securities, 1-24-1978
• Regents Miscellaneous, 1-30-1978
• Whether to Raise the Price of admission to "To Fly", March, 1978
• Papers on financial Report and Use of Nonappropriated funds, 11-8-1978
• Barney House, 12-22-1978

Box 2 of 5

• Lady Regents, 1980
• Korean Chancery Expansion, 1980
• The Chief Justice, Supreme Court, December 24, 1980
• SI Executive Committee, 1980
• Significant Personalities File, 1988
• Significant Personalities File, A-L
• Significant Personalities File, M-Y
• Search Committee - Goheen Vacancy, 1977
• Search Committee - Brown/Watson, 1979
• Potential Regents, 1979-1980 (and before)
• Potential Regents, 1979-1980
• Potential Regents, 1985-1988
• Search Committee, Haskins Vacancy, 1980
• Search Committee, Webb Vacancy, 1982
• Search Committee, Austin Vacancy, 1983
• Search Committee, Hanks Vacancy, 1983
• Search Committee, Burden Vacancy, 1984
• Search Firms, 1987
• Search Committee, Gell-Mann, 1988

Box 3 of 5

• Nominating Committee First Meeting, 5-7-1989
• Nominating Committee Second Meeting, 6-13-1989 and meeting of 9-17-1989
• Potential Future Regents, 1990
• Regents Excerpts from Minutes re Miscellaneous Subjects, 1981
• Quadrangle Beginnings and latest information, 1981
• Poll of Regents re Purchase of G. Stuart "Edgehill" portrait of Thomas Jefferson, June 1982
• Poll of Regents re Sackler Agreement, June 1982
• Regent Excerpt from Minutes re Chesapeake Bay Center, 1982
• Poll of Regents re Award of Henry Medal to George Field, October 1982
• Regents Emeritus, 1982
• Regents Television, January 24, 1983
• Regents visit to Cooper-Hewitt, 1984
• Regents Fellowship Program (Webb), 1984
• Portrait
• Order of James Smithson and Henry Medal to Mr. and Mrs. Ripley, September 1984
• Countess Bismarck's Capri Villa, 1984
• Edinburgh Festival, August 1984
• Letters received on South Africa, 1985
• Henry Medal to Moynihan, 1985
• Food Services Alternative, 1985
• Regents Executive Committee through 1985
• Nobel Prize, 1985
• Poll of Regents on Award of James Smithson medal to Chief Justice Burger, Summer 1986
• Poll of Regents to Elect Chief Justice Rehnquist Chancellor for Smithsonian, 1986
• Poll of Regents re Award of Langley medal to Senator Goldwater, Spring 1986
• Ad Hoc Committee on Restaurant, 1986
• SI Support to Outside Organization, 1986
• Regents Executive Committee, 1987
• Regents' Executive Committee Meeting, January 1987
• NASM Restaurant, February 1987
• Regent/Quad Openings, 1987
• Regent NASM Expansion, January 28, 1988
• Survey on Clips (Regents & Yates), 1988

Box 4 of 5

• Regents trip to NYC-MAI, June 6, 1988
• Executive Committee Meeting, NYC, June 22, 1988
• Administrative Service Center excerpts from Regent Minutes, 1990-91
• Vice President 1974-1988
• Vice President 1989-1992
• Miscellaneous Correspondence 1986-1987
• Miscellaneous Correspondence 1987-1989
• Organization from 1984
• Regents' Miscellaneous January-December 1985
• Regents' Meeting, 1-28-1985
• Regents' Meeting, 5-6-1985
• Regents' Meeting, 9-16-1985
• Regents' Meeting, 1-27-1986
• Regents' Meeting, 5-5-1986
• Regents' Meeting, 9-15-1986
• Regents' Meeting, 1-26-1987
• Regents' Meeting, 5-11-1987
• Regents' Meeting, 9-28-1987
• Regents' Meeting, 2-1-1988
• Regents' Meeting, 5-9-1988
• Regents' Meeting, 9-19-1988
• Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1989

Box 5 of 5

• Board of Regents' Meeting, January 30, 1989
• Board of Regents' Meeting, May 8, 1989
• Board of Regents' Meeting, September 18, 1989