This accession consists of records created and maintained by Katherine P. Spiess documenting strategic planning, project development, policies, and professional outreach
in relation to collection information management, digitization, digital asset management, digital outreach, and emerging technologies. Spiess began her Smithsonian career
in 1975 as a collections registration specialist at the National Museum of History and Technology, renamed the National Museum of American History (NMAH) in 1980. In 1984,
Spiess was named Chief of the newly formed Computer Services Center. In 1985, she returned to the Office of the Registrar as the Assistant Registrar and later the Deputy Registrar.
In 1993, she was named Acting Assistant Director for Collections Management Services and was later given the permanent position. In approximately 1999, Spiess became the Assistant
Director for Strategic Initiatives within the Office of Affiliations. Spiess left NMAH in 2007 to launch the Central Digitization Office within the Smithsonian Institution,
Office of the Chief Information Officer and retired at the end of 2009. Materials include reports, meeting materials, correspondence, planning documents, policies, presentations,
flow charts, bibliographies, notes, and related materials. A small amount of material may have been created or maintained by other staff.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2029; Transferring office; 5/4/2001 memorandum, Johnstone to Bass; Contact reference staff for details.
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith (Website)
Names:
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith (Traveling exhibition) Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2016-2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of two websites and one blog maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
The primary website for SITES was crawled on June 17, 2020. The website provides information on hosting and supporting traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian
Institution. It also includes press releases, Siteline newsletters, general information about SITES, and information about individual traveling exhibitions.
The "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith" website, crawled March 18, 2020, provides an overview and specifications for the traveling exhibition of the same name.
The blog located on the "Museum on Main Street" website was crawled on June 18, 2020. Launched in May 2016, the blog features Smithsonian Institution-related activities
conducted in local communities.