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[[underline]] The Heinz Study Center for Drawings and Prints [[/underline]]

Mr. Henry J. Heinz II has granted the Cooper-Hewitt Museum $100,000 towards the rehabilitation of a portion of the fourth floor of the Carnegie Mansion which will house the Museum's collection of prints and drawings.  In accordance with the wishes of the donor, the following resolution was adopted:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approve the designation, "The Heinz Study Center for Drawings and Prints," for that portion of the fourth floor of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design to be rehabilitated with Mr. Heinz' generous gift of $100,000.

[[underline]] The Waldo L. Schmitt Conference Room [[/underline]]

The Department of Invertebrate Zoology in the National Museum of National History now has a Conference Room of its own where numerous seminars and other meetings can be held.  It is proposed to name the room in honor of Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt, to commemorate his contributions to invertebrate zoology during his long career at the Smithsonian Institution, his continuing active interest in invertebrate zoology, and his frequent attendance at our seminars over the past several years.

It may be noted that this area is not generally used by the public.

The following resolution was adopted:

VOTED that the Board of Regents approves the establishment of a "Waldo L. Schmitt Conference Room" in the National Museum of Natural History.