Education Department General Administrative Files

Record Group

Identifier: RG-006-001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records reflecting the activities of the administrative head of the department. Includes: history of department; annual reports; correspondence; budget; organizational affiliations; fellowships; travel; program and events files.

Dates

1923 - 2015

Biographical / Historical

The following people have held the position of administrative head of the Education Department: Mary Powell, Supervisor of Education, 1923-1960; Jacquelin Ambler, Supervisor of Education, 1961-1966; Thelma R. Stockho, Acting Supervisor of Education, 1966-68, and Acting Curator of Education, 1974-75, 1978; Charles C. Savage III, Curator of Education, 1968-1973; Jay Gates, Curator of Education, 1976-1977; Nora Downs Wiseman, Curator of Education, 1979-1980, and Director of Education, 1981-1984; Elizabeth Vallance, Director of Education, 1985-2000; Stephanie Sigala, Acting Director of Education, 2000-2002; William "Bill" Appleton, Assistant Director and Head of Education, 2002-2013; Amanda Thompson Rundahl, Director of Learning and Engagement, 2014-present.

Extent

36 Linear Feet (86 document case boxes; 4 scrapbooks)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Records of the administrative office of the Education Department (now known as Learning and Engagement). Organized by the individuals who have held the position of head of the department. There have been several different job titles associated with this position. Arranged chronologically, then by subject.

Custodial History

Records are maintained by the administrative head of the Education Department: Supervisor of Education, Curator of Education, Director of Education. Transferred to the Museum Archives when files are considered non-current.

Processing Information

Administrative records were rehoused in letter-sized document cases boxes from 2022-2023. This project included a large-scale reprocessing of files. Legacy adminstrative history may contain outdated, perjorative, or offensive terms in files taken directly from these records. Historical terms may be retained in the context of certain collection description with contemporary terms in parentheses.