We can’t even imagine the National Mall today without Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. However, in 1988, Smithsonian Secretary Adams expressed strong reservations about the proposed space. Adams was concerned that the amount needed for the museum would absorb funding for other previously planned projects, particularly the extension of the National Air and Space Museum. Additionally, he noted that the current calls for repatriation of Native American remains in collections would dominate staff time and resources. Join other volunpeers in transcribing these and other concerns along with some of the solutions presented to the Regents.
We can’t even imagine the National Mall today without Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. However, in 1988, Smithsonian Secretary Adams expressed strong reservations about the proposed space. Adams was concerned that the amount needed for the museum would absorb funding for other previously planned projects, particularly the extension of the National Air and Space Museum. Additionally, he noted that the current calls for repatriation of Native American remains in collections would dominate staff time and resources. Join other volunpeers in transcribing these and other concerns along with some of the solutions presented to the Regents.
For more information about this collection, check out the finding aid to the Smithsonian Institution Archives’ Record Unit 1 “Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents Minutes, 1846-1995”.