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Collection Creator:
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this
Collection Director:
Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this
Extent:
23 Linear feet
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1927-1991
bulk 1975-1991
Scope and Contents:
The Development Series records are divided into five subseries that document the fundraising processes for the museum. Prior These include the administration files, donor files, fundraising information, grants, and subject files. Included within these subseries' are proposals and applications for funding, memos and reports, lists of donors and grant giving organizations, and membership appeals. The bulk of these files date between 1975 and 1990 following the resignation of director Frederick Dockstader and the implementation of a development plan at the museum.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.001, Series 14
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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4f6c393a2-d4c5-49f0-8d6a-77b58f1acb9d
EDAN-URL:
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