THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM:
RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF AFFILIATES CONDUCTED
MAY/JUNE 2001
OFFICE OF POLICY &ANALYSIS
JULY 2001
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THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM:
RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF AFFILIATES CONDUCTED
MAY/JUNE 2001
PROJECT STAFF
OFFICE OF POLICY AND ANALYSIS
WHITNEY WATRISS
KATHLEEN M. ERNST
STEVE J SMITH
REBECCA RICCITELLO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND 1
The Survey 1
Organization of the Report 2
CONCLUSIONS 4
RECOMMENDATIONS 8
THE SURVEY RESULTS 10
Affiliations Program Benefits 10
Difficulties with the Affiliations Program 14
Affiliations Programming 18
Interaction with the Affiliations Program 20
Affiliate Collaborations 23
Use of Membership Benefits 24
Affiliations Program National Conference 26
Making the Affiliations Program More Responsive 28
APPENDICES
A. The Survey Instrument 29
B. List of Affiliates That Responded to the Survey 39
C. Collections-related Data from the Survey 41
1. Responding Affiliates? Strongest Collection 41
Content Areas and Subject Matter Alignments
2. Collection Content Areas That Museums Want 48
to Strengthen
3. National Affiliate Alliances ? Ethnic/Cultural 52
Alignments
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LIST OF FIGURES
1. Ratings for Affiliations Program Benefits 10
2. Highest Rated Benefits Related to Borrowing 11
by Year of Affiliation
3A. Increased Visitorship by Year of Affiliation 11
3B. Increased Visitorship by Size of Affiliate 12
4A. Increased Membership by Year of Affiliation 12
4B. Increased Membership by Size of Affiliate 13
5. Increased Revenue and Enhanced Fundraising? 13
Percent Rating Them Great
6. Services Related to Borrowing by Year of Affiliation 14
7. Ratings of Difficulties with Aspects of the Affiliations Program 15
8. Rates Charged for SI Services by Year of Affiliation 15
9. Difficulties with the Annual Fee 16
10. Availability of Desired Objects for Loans 16
11. Length of Time to Effect a Loan 17
12. Care Required for Objects 17
13. Affiliations Program Website Ratings 19
14. ?I Receive Prompt Responses? 21
15. ?I Get Clear and Accurate Information? 21
16. Affiliations Staff Are Courteous and Helpful 22
17. Days of Interaction with the Affiliations Program in FY2000 22
18. Interest in Regional Affiliates Conferences 24
19. Ratings for the Smithsonian Magazine 25
20. Utility of Possible Professional Development Sessions 27
21. Desired Results of the 2001 National Conference 27
1BACKGROUND
The Smithsonian Affiliations Program seeks to bring the Smithsonian closer
to all of America by sharing the Institution?s collections and resources with
museums throughout the country. Since its inception in 1997, 74 American
cultural institutions in 26 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
have become Smithsonian Affiliates. To serve the affiliates better, learn from
their experiences, and help shape the agenda for the National Conference of
the Smithsonian Affiliations Program held in June 2001, the Affiliations
Program asked the Office of Policy & Analysis (OP&A) to conduct a survey
of all affiliates.
OP&A shared selected preliminary results of the survey at the Conference.
This report presents more detailed and inclusive results. Even though the
Affiliations Program is young, and the bulk of the affiliates became members
only in the last two years, the responses to the survey offer useful insights that
can help to improve the usefulness of the program to affiliates. They also
provide a set of baseline data against which to identify trends and make
adjustments.
THE SURVEY
The questions in the survey instrument (see Appendix A) sought the affiliates?
opinions about these areas of the Affiliations Program?s operations:
? Benefits of participation
? Use of the program?s offerings and perceptions on quality and ease of use
? Areas that need strengthening
? Staff interactions with affiliates
? Interest of affiliates in other benefits, services and programs
? The National Conference.
A final question asked the affiliates to provide comments on matters not
covered by the survey as well as to expand on the areas that were covered.
Typically, the questions in the survey instrument took one of three forms:
provide information using a check-off list or narrative; indicate level of use of
program features and reasons for using and not using them; and rate program
features for factors such as importance to the affiliate, quality, and ease of use.
2The survey instrument was sent to all 74 affiliates. Forty-two responded (see
Appendix B for a list of the affiliates that returned the survey), for an overall
response rate of 57%. The respondents are representative of the larger
universe of affiliates. Based on the rate of response and representativeness of
the respondents, the survey responses can be considered a reliable source of
information. Where the rate of response to specific questions was too low to
be considered useful, OP&A has not included the data in this analysis.
In analyzing the responses, OP&A tabulated totals for all the questions that
had adequate response rates. It also sorted and analyzed the responses by a
number of variables to see if they produced different patterns of responses. Of
those data runs, only two variables produced significant results on a recurring
basis:
? Size, as measured by annual budgets
? Larger: budget of $1 million and above (32 affiliates)
? Smaller: budget below $1 million (10 affiliates)
? Year of affiliation
? Older: joined in 1998-1999 (10 affiliates)
? Newer: joined in 2000-2001 (32 affiliates)
Size of affiliates Year of affiliation
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annual budget
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and above
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annual budget
< $1 million
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affiliated in
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affiliated in
2000-2001
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After completing the data analysis, OP&A drew conclusions and generated
recommendations.
The survey?s comprehensiveness meant that it took considerable time for
affiliates to complete. OP&A appreciates the work of those affiliates that
returned the instrument and enjoyed working with the program staff, who
were most helpful in responding to questions concerning the program.
ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
The next section of the report presents conclusions and recommendations. It
is followed by the results of the survey. When we refer in the report to
?affiliates,? we are referring to those 42 affiliates that returned the survey
3instrument or that responded to a particular question, and not to the entire
group of 74 affiliates.
Appendix A contains a copy of the survey instrument, while Appendix B lists
the names of the affiliates that responded to the survey. Appendix C presents
tables that organize the data from Questions 10-12 on affiliates? collections
strengths, collections needs, and interest in ethnic/cultural and subject matter
alliances.
4CONCLUSIONS
Before presenting the conclusions drawn from the analysis of the survey
responses, three caveats must be noted:
? The Affiliates Program is relatively new, having started only four years
ago, and it is now undergoing rapid expansion. Most members joined only
in the last two years. It is too soon to make definitive judgments about the
program.
? Some of the program benefits to which the affiliates were asked to respond
became available only in the last year or are not widely available, such as
the fellows program. Necessarily, the level of participation is low.
? As a number of respondents acknowledged, to some degree the low level
of participation in benefits and the problems affiliates have experienced
stem from the affiliates themselves. A number are new organizations or
are undergoing major changes in their operations, and they are therefore
not at a point where they have the capacity and resources to take full
advantage of what the Affiliations Program offers. Many in this category
indicate their intent to do more with the program in the future.
OVERALL, THERE IS SATISFACTION WITH THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM.
In general and across all respondents, there is considerable satisfaction with
the Affiliations Program. Ratings of benefits, services, and the like tend to be
on the positive or mid-point of the scales, with few responses falling on the
negative side. At the same time, the responses tend to fall more in the good or
agree ranges rather than the very good or fully agree ranges. That is, the
program is seen as good but not great.
An important pattern that emerges in a number of areas is that the level of
satisfaction tends to decline the longer the affiliate has been involved with the
program. For example, the level at which older affiliates perceive the value of
certain benefits is lower than that of newer affiliates. This pattern raises
several questions that are worth exploring. Do affiliates enter the program
with unrealistic expectations? Does the promotion of the Affiliations Program
create unreal expectations, particularly at this point in its development? Given
that some benefits depend not on the program itself, but on other Smithsonian
units, has the Affiliations Program put enough effort into ensuring that other
units are full partners with the program? Is the Affiliations Program able to
deliver what it promises?
5The variations in responses based on year of affiliation and size of affiliate
suggest a need to pay greater attention to understanding the reasons for those
differences and to finding ways to accommodate for them in program
offerings and processes. Standardized approaches to services and activities
may not work, given the diversity of the affiliates in terms of budget, focus of
collections, geographic focus, staff size, audience, and stage in their own
development. Full participation, for example, by young museums and by new
affiliates, may require new types of support and facilitation by the Affiliations
Program.
KEY AREAS OF THE PROGRAM NEED STRENGTHENING.
Responses to questions about satisfaction with specific aspects of the
Affiliations Program reveal some important areas that need strengthening.
AFFILIATE COSTS. Costs of program participation emerged as a problem area
for many affiliates across the board. In part, the program has already
addressed this issue by moving to an annual fee that is to cover the staff costs
that museums were charging affiliates to process loans.
It is questionable whether this solution will adequately address affiliate
concerns related to borrowing and whether it is fully workable from the
perspective of Smithsonian museums. First, it does not address the variability
in the rates charged by different Smithsonian museums and the uncertainty
over what borrowing will cost, two key issues raised by affiliates. Second, in
the course of other studies OP&A has been conducting, it has heard SI
museum staff express significant concern about the amount of their time that
is required to handle loan requests of affiliates. They are unclear to what
extent they will participate in the annual fee and whether, even if they were to
receive the entire fee, it would cover their staff costs. It is important that these
issues be explored further, given that a lack of responsiveness, which a
number of affiliates have commented on, could undermine this program.
BORROWING OBJECTS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN. Among the highest rated
benefits of the Affiliations Program are those related to borrowing objects
from the Smithsonian. At the same time, problems relating to borrowing are
among the most frequently mentioned difficulties. In addition to the cost
issue raised above, difficulties that affiliates mention include unclear
procedures, excessive time and paperwork, delays in effecting loans,
inadequate information on what objects are available for loans, unavailability
of desirable objects such as icons for loan, and inadequate responsiveness by
museum staff. For their part, the museums are concerned about the impact of
responding to affiliates? requests on their ability to carry out their basic
internal operations, such as conservation of their collections.
6Addressing this important aspect of the Affiliations Program will require
creative approaches that take into account the resources, internal programs,
and other operational constraints of Smithsonian museums, which at present
compete with the demands of the Affiliations Program. This is particularly
true of staff time, funding for collections management, and demand for the
most important objects in Smithsonian museum collections. The lack of
information on collections will be hard to resolve: a significant weakness in
the operations of many Smithsonian museums is the inadequacy of their
collections information management systems.
LOW USE OF SOME MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. The survey results show that the
level of use of many program benefits is quite or very low. To some degree
the reason is that the benefits are still new. However, there is some indication
that affiliates are not getting adequate information. In addition, according to a
number of respondents the low use of some benefits/services also stems from
their own resource constraints, early stage of development, and recent
membership in the program.
It must also be asked, however, whether the level of use is low in part because
some benefits/services are not all that important to affiliates. The responses
indicate a potential disconnect between, on the one hand, actual and planned
benefits and services and the emphasis the Affiliations Program places on
different program features and, on the other hand, what affiliates appear to be
most interested in and are able to use. There is, for example, high expressed
interest in borrowing, but the results suggest that affiliates? expectations are
not being met. Similarly, there appears to be unmet interest in more
collaboration with other affiliates and the Smithsonian and for educational
programming. At the same time, affiliates express only moderate interest in
the proposed services/benefits of the Expanded Discount Line and Members-
only Newsletter, which is paralleled by their relatively low level of use of
some existing services, such as the Merchandise Line and LISTSERV. It
would be worthwhile at this stage in the Affiliations Program to explore
whether affiliates are more interested in programmatic benefits and services
than in merchandise and multiple channels of communications.
OPINIONS ARE MIXED ABOUT THE EASE OF USE OF THE PROGRAM. Affiliations
Program staff received high marks for their helpfulness and courtesy.
However, responding affiliates express some problems with administrative
processes of the program, such as the memorandum of understanding,
feasibility assessment/Affiliations agreement, and proposal processes. To
some degree the problems may stem from the evolving nature and rapid
expansion of the program, and to the recent growth in staff, who are still
familiarizing themselves with the program. Some respondent comments
suggest that the Affiliations Program may need to do a better job in informing
affiliates about how to access benefits and services and to look into finding
7ways to assist them in doing so, particularly in the case of those museums that
are starting up themselves. Because the survey did not attempt to get detailed
information on the reasons for difficulties, further exploration into this matter
would be useful.
CONFLICTING RESPONSES AROUND COLLABORATION. In a number of places in
the survey, affiliates expressed an interest in more collaboration among
themselves and with the Smithsonian. However, the rate of response to
questions asking for specifics about collaboration is often low. If the program
is to develop this area of activities, it will need to find out more about what
affiliates want. During the discussions following presentation of the results of
the survey, several participants provided excellent suggestions aimed at
furthering collaboration that could provide a starting point.
The discussions also made clear that the affiliates have ideas and experience
from which the Smithsonian can benefit. The Affiliations Program can
provide a useful service by bringing what affiliates have done and are doing to
the attention of the larger Institution. Put another way, collaboration should
be viewed as a two-way process.
8RECOMMENDATIONS
? The survey raises two questions that merit further study and the
development of action plans:
? The Affiliations Program is seen as good but not great. What is an
appropriate standard of excellence, and what steps can the program
take to achieve it?
? Why does the level of satisfaction of affiliates decline the longer they
are involved with the program, and what can be done to reverse this
trend?
? To better serve affiliates, the Affiliations Program needs to develop a
greater understanding of the differences among affiliates and how those
affect their ability to participate in the program, and then it needs to
identify ways to facilitate and increase the level of participation.
? The Affiliations Program, in conjunction with senior Smithsonian
management, needs to study the annual fee system in terms of both its
ability to address the cost concerns of affiliates and its impact on core
operations and functions of Smithsonian museums. As appropriate, they
need to develop solutions to ongoing problems.
? The Affiliations Program will have to forge a stronger partnership with the
museums to bring about greater responsiveness to affiliates. Key issues
related to borrowing that warrant attention are streamlining the lending
process, providing information on what objects are available for loan, and
exploring ways to address the competing demands of museums and
affiliates for icons and other key objects that are in high demand. For
example, one museum staff suggested that the museums put together ?loan
collections.?
? The Affiliations Program needs to take a new look at what benefits,
services, and programs are of most interest to affiliates and how they
match current program offerings and the stage of the Affiliations
Program?s evolution.
? The Affiliations Program needs to assess whether affiliates are getting the
information they need, and develop ways to ensure they get it. One
suggestion is to develop and make available an Affiliate Handbook (binder
style to allow pages to be added and deleted), to contain a section on each
benefit, process, initiative, opportunity, and resource, with clear
definitions of terms, explanations of rules, limits, requirements, and
9access, and identification of a contact person. The Affiliations Program
would need to update the material in timely fashion.
? To enhance collaboration, the Affiliations Program needs to document and
share, with the affiliates and the larger Smithsonian, both the experiences
of affiliates with the program, and their innovative approaches to,
developing exhibits, raising funds, conducting educational programs,
increasing community participation, and a host of other activities.
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THE SURVEY RESULTS
AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM BENEFITS
Affiliates were asked in Question 1 to rate a range of possible benefits of the
Affiliations Program, using a scale of 1 (great benefit), 2 (some benefit) and 3
(no benefit). Figure 1 shows the responses to the 13 benefits listed in the
question.
? Affiliates that responded see use of the Smithsonian name as offering
the most benefit.
Overall, use of the Smithsonian name received the highest rating at the
levels of great benefit (84%) and great and some benefit combined
(100%). The rating varies little by year of affiliation and size of affiliate.
? Borrowing from the Smithsonian follows closely after use of the
Smithsonian name.
Several of the listed benefits relate to different aspects of borrowing from
the Smithsonian. Across all affiliates that responded, large collections
from which to select items to borrow, greater ease of borrowing objects
from the Smithsonian, and long-term borrowing emerged as key benefits
at the levels of great and some benefit combined?at 97%, 95%, and 95%
of respondents, respectively. When the responses are viewed by year of
affiliation, newer affiliates rate each benefit higher at the great benefit
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level than do older affiliates (Figure 2). There is virtually no difference in
the ratings by size of affiliate.
? Increased visitorship is seen as a significant benefit.
Overall, 50% of responding affiliates rate increased visitorship as a great
benefit and 42% as some benefit (Figure 1). Newer affiliates are twice as
likely as older ones, and smaller affiliates one and a half times as likely as
larger ones, to see it as a great benefit (Figures 3A and 3B). That pattern
is reversed at the level of some benefit.
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? Affiliates? ratings of membership- and revenue-related benefits are
high but varied.
Overall, at the great and some benefit levels combined, respondents rate
enhanced fundraising at 89% of the time, increased revenue generation at
82% and increased membership at 79% (Figure 1).
Smaller and newer affiliates are more likely than larger and older ones to
view increased membership as a great benefit?by about two and five
times, respectively (Figures 4A and 4B). Newer and older affiliates rate
increased membership about the same when great benefits and some
benefits are combined.
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Increased Membership by Year of Affiliation
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Smaller affiliates are more likely than larger ones to rate increased
revenue generation as a great benefit (Figure 5).
Smaller affiliates are more likely than larger ones to see enhanced
fundraising as a great benefit (Figure 5), but the ratings even out at the
level of great and some benefit combined.
? Services related to borrowing have mixed ratings.
Access to the expertise of SI staff has a 47% rating at the great benefit
level, and 94% at the great and some benefit levels combined (Figure 1).
Two other services relating to lending?documentation and labels sent by
the Smithsonian for borrowed objects and technical services related to the
display of objects?have among the lowest ratings. At the great and some
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benefit levels combined, documentation and labels ranks last, at 73%, and
technical services related to the display of objects emerges at 78%.
One interesting pattern emerges from the tabulation by year of affiliation.
When rating the list of benefits, older affiliates typically give lower ratings
than do newer affiliates. However, in the case of technical services related
to the display of objects and access to the expertise of SI staff, the
opposite is true (Figure 6).
? Greater access to Smithsonian traveling exhibits has the second lowest
benefit rating.
Overall, 28% of respondents list greater access to Smithsonian traveling
exhibits as a great benefit and an additional 47% as some benefit (Figure
1). Smaller respondents are more likely to give this benefit a higher rating
at all levels than are larger ones.
DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM
In Question 4, affiliates were asked to rate the level of difficulty they have
with certain aspects of the Affiliations Program, using a scale of 1 (great
difficulty), 2 (some difficulty) and 3 (no difficulty) (Figure 7). They were
also asked to comment on the reasons for rating something ?great difficulty?
or ?some difficulty.?
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? Costs relating to the Affiliations Program cause substantial difficulty.
The rates charged for Smithsonian services pose great or some difficulty
combined for 69% of respondents (Figure 7). Newer affiliates marked
great difficulty more often than older ones, but older affiliates marked
some difficulty almost twice as often as newer ones (Figure 8). More than
half of responding affiliates express some difficulty with the annual
participation fee (Figure 7), with newer and smaller affiliates having more
difficulty than older and larger ones (Figure 9).
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? Some aspects of borrowing objects also cause substantial difficulty.
Overall, 61% of responding affiliates say they have some or great
difficulty with the availability of desired objects for long-term lending,
and 47% say that for the length of time to effect a loan (Figure 7). The
care required for objects causes some or great difficulty for 33% of
respondents. There are significant variations in the responses to these
difficulties when viewed by affiliate size and year of affiliation (Figures
10-12).
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Reasons given for difficulties related to lending include: the amount of
paperwork/red tape; confusion about processes; inability to get certain
objects; problems finding out what is available for loans; and delays in
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? Administrative aspects of the Affiliations program are somewhat
problematic.
A fair number of respondents?37% overall?had some difficulty with
implementation, while 30% had some difficulty with the proposal process
(Figure 7). In the case of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and
the feasibility assessment/Affiliations agreement processes, 24% and 22%
of respondents had some difficulty, but none had great difficulty.
? Copyright restrictions and consultation with SI staff cause the least
difficulty.
This response pertains overall and by size of affiliate and year of
affiliation.
AFFILIATIONS PROGRAMMING
USE OF PROGRAM RESOURCES. Affiliates were asked about their use of other
Affiliations and Smithsonian programmatic resources.
? Affiliates have not had much involvement with the Exhibit Program
Initiative (Question 2).
One affiliate had participated in the Exhibit Program Initiative. Of the
non-participants, 22% give as reasons that they are new affiliates and 5%
that they have not heard of the initiative and/or need more information.
? Seventeen affiliates have made use of other SI programming resources
(Question 3).
The 17 respondents who say they have used other programming resources
mention the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
eight times and The Smithsonian Associates (TSA) and Smithsonian
Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS) four times each.
Respondents also mention SAAM, NMAH, and NMNH or types of
resources they have used (Hubble Vision, a class, education materials, and
collaborations).
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? Participation in the Affiliations internship and fellowship programs
has been limited (Question 8).
Three respondents had participated in the internship program, a new
initiative begun in 2001. Reasons given by 27 non-participants include
that it is too soon to do so/they are new members (52%) and that they do
not have enough information (11%).
One respondent had participated in the fellowship program, also a new
initiative begun in 2001. Reasons given by 24 respondents for not
participating include that they are too new (50%) and that they need more
information (21%). Budgetary constraints and inapplicability of the
offerings are also mentioned a number of times.
USE OF THE AFFILIATES WEBSITE. Question 15 asked about the level of use
and quality of the Affiliations Program websites and LISTSERV and the
reasons affiliates have not used them.
? Users tend to use the general Affiliations Website and rate it as good.
Almost three-fourths of respondents (73%) have used the general
Affiliations Website. Among users, 56% rated the general Website overall
as good and 26% as very good (Figure 13). Other ratings are as follows:
? Content: good?65%, and very good?31%
? Design: good?54%, and very good?38%
? Ease of use: very good?42%, good?35%, and average?almost
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Affiliations Program Website Ratings
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In general terms the positive comments of users refer to ease of use and
usefulness of the information (61%), while negative comments refer to the
difficulty of use and need for more useful information (39%).
Most non-users give as reasons that they are new affiliates and/or do not
yet have a need for it.
? Somewhat fewer respondents have used the members-only Website as
compared with the general Website.
Of responding affiliates, 61% say they have used the members-only
Website. Non-users say that they are new and/or have not had a need to
use it.
? The LISTSERV is not used widely.
Seventy percent of respondents have not used the LISTSERV. The
reasons for not using it are that the affiliates are new and/or have not
found a need.
INTERACTION WITH THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM
In Question 7, affiliates were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed or
disagreed with a series of statements about their interaction with the
Affiliations Program, using a scale ranging from 1 (fully agree) to 5 (fully
disagree).
? Overall, responding affiliates rate their interactions with the
Affiliations Program as high.
Two-thirds of responding affiliates fully agree that they receive prompt
responses to inquiries, and an additional 13% somewhat agree (Figure 14).
Older and smaller respondents are slightly more in agreement than newer
and larger ones. Unreturned phone calls and mail and phone delays are
the usual reasons given by those that disagree. A number of respondents
note that program staff respond more promptly than museum staff.
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Overall, 64% fully agree, and another 18% somewhat agree, with the
statement ?I get accurate and clear information from the Affiliations
Program? (Figure 15). Newer affiliates express somewhat less agreement
than do older ones. Respondents indicate concern over the timeliness of
the information provided and the clarity of the language and terms.
The level of satisfaction with the courtesy and helpfulness of the
Affiliations Program staff is high, with 90% agreeing fully and none
expressing any disagreement. Figure 16 breaks this down by size of
affiliate and year of affiliation.
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Figure 17 shows the amount of contact responding affiliates say they had
with the Affiliations Program in the last year, overall and by size of
affiliate and year of affiliation.
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AFFILIATE COLLABORATIONS
Affiliates were asked several questions (numbers 9-14 and 24) about their
extent of collaboration with one another and the Smithsonian, and their
interest in collaboration.
? The level of collaboration among affiliates has been low, but
interest is high (Question 9).
Affiliates were asked to indicate in which of seven listed areas they had
collaborated or might wish to collaborate with other affiliates. Across all
seven areas, the average number of affiliates saying they had collaborated
with other affiliates is 2.1, ranging from a high of 5 for shared
object/collection to a low of zero for shared conservation/preservation.
This response is in marked contrast to the responses indicating a desire to
collaborate with other affiliates: the average number of affiliates wanting
to collaborate was 29.7, ranging from a high of 37 for sharing an
exhibition to a low of 14 for sharing collections storage.
? Affiliates offer many areas of collections strengths and weaknesses as
well as potential ethnic/cultural alignments (Questions 10-12).
Affiliates were asked to provide their collections strengths and areas
where their collections could be strengthened. Their responses, organized
into lists by subject, can be found in Appendix C. These lists should help
affiliates identify museums with complementary collections and
encourage collaboration around collections.
Affiliates were also asked to list areas where they might form natural
ethnic/cultural alignments (Appendix C). The Affiliations Program hopes
to use this information as a catalyst in building national ethnic/cultural
?affiliate alliances.?
? Affiliate forums have strong appeal (Question 13).
Affiliates were asked if they would be interested in participating in forums
that would provide an opportunity for more interaction, and, if so, what
they would like to get from the forums. Overall, 86% of respondents say
they are interested in forums. Desired outcomes include networking
(29%) and museum functions (21%); discussions emerged as the least
desired outcome (4%).
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? Regional affiliate conferences generate moderate interest (Question
24).
Of responding affiliates, 62% indicated an interest in having the
Smithsonian develop regional affiliates conferences in addition to the
National Conference. The level of interest is lowest for smaller
affiliates?at 43%. Figure 18 shows the breakdown by year of affiliation
and size of affiliate.
? Many respondents would like more collaboration with the
Smithsonian (Question 14).
In response to a question whether affiliates see opportunities to collaborate
with the SI on addressing the needs of their community, 92% of
respondents say yes. As to areas of collaboration, 27% list working on
local education, followed closely by lending and economic development
(20% each).
USE OF MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
In Question 17, affiliates were asked about their use of the Smithsonian
magazine, the Merchandise Line, and the Discount Program (Question 16),
and about two proposed new benefits, a Members-only Newsletter and an
Expanded Discount Program (Question 17).
Figure 18
Interest in Regional Affiliates Conferences
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? Use of the Smithsonian magazine is mixed by type of respondent, but
users rate it high.
Of respondents, 42% use the magazine benefit, with newer and larger
members at 46%, and older and smaller ones at 30% and 25%,
respectively.
Of users, 71% rated the magazine as very good, another 21% as good.
Comments include beautiful, good value for members, and useful tool to
upgrade low-level members. Larger members rate it as very good more
often than do smaller members (75% versus 50%) (Figure 19). Newer
members are slightly more likely than the older members to rate it very
good (73% versus 67%).
Overall, the most common reasons for not using the magazine benefit are
that: it is too soon (31%), it is not beneficial (25%), information on how to
use it is lacking (19%), and it is difficult to use (13%). Smaller affiliates
list only too soon and inadequate information as reasons.
? The Merchandise Line has not been used much.
Of responding affiliates, 76% have not used the Merchandise Line. Of
those that have used it, more than half (57%) rate it as good and 29% as
very good. Older and larger affiliates are more likely to rate it as good.
Reasons for non-use include inadequate information about its use and too
soon to use it.
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Ratings for the Smithsonian Magazine
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? The Discount Program is used little.
Two of 33 respondents say they have used the Discount Program. Older
affiliates that have not used it say that it is too soon (60%) and that they
have inadequate information on its use (40%). Of newer affiliates that are
non-users, 58% say that they have inadequate information and 17% that it
is too soon or not beneficial.
? Reaction to the proposed Members-only Newsletter and Expanded
Discount Program is mixed (Question 17).
Forty-five percent of respondents state that a Members-only Newsletter
would be very useful, while 28% say they would have no use for it. In the
case of an Expanded Discount Program, overall 52% think it would be
very useful and 17% that it would not be useful.
AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Affiliates were asked several questions (numbers 20-23) about participation at
prior National Conferences and preferences for the forthcoming conference in
June 2001.
? Participation by respondents at an Affiliations Program National
Conference is fairly high, as are their ratings of the experience
(Question 20).
A large number of respondents (62%) had attended a national conference.
Of those, 35% rate the conference as very good and another 46% as good.
Reasons include useful information and program updates, roundtable
discussions, and opportunity to make great contacts. The most common
reason given by 75% of non-participating respondents is that they are new
affiliates.
? The responses to possible professional development sessions are
varied (Question 21).
Of possible professional development sessions at the June 2001
conference, 60% or more of respondents rate Development, School
Programs, and Marketing/Audience Development as very useful, and Risk
Management and Museum Studies as least useful (25% and 14%,
respectively). At the level of very useful and useful combined,
Marketing/Audience Development is marked by 88% of respondents,
School Programs and Development by 85% each, and Collections
Management by 84% (Figure 20). There is little variation by year of
affiliation or size of affiliate.
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? For the forthcoming National Conference, networking is the most
desired outcome (Question 22).
When asked what they most want from the forthcoming National
Conference, 53% of responding affiliates stated networking (Figure 21). It
is the main interest of 70% of older affiliates, versus 47% of newer ones,
and the first choice of 66% of larger affiliates and 20% of smaller ones.
Figure 20
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Following networking, overall 45% of respondents expressed a desire to
meet with Smithsonian staff, with the rates 50% for older and 43% for
newer affiliates, and 50% for larger affiliates and 30% for smaller
affiliates. A third of respondents want to get information at the
Conference, with no differences when viewed by size of affiliate or year
of affiliation.
? June is the preferred month.
Nearly half the responding affiliates (47%) selected June as the best time
for the conference.
MAKING THE AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM MORE RESPONSIVE TO AFFILIATES
The final question of the survey (number 25) asked affiliates to list, in priority
order, what would make the Affiliations Program more responsive to them.
Thirty affiliates provided comments. To these comments OP&A staff added
points made under earlier questions that were not fully responsive to those
questions. Selected comments are listed below because a sufficient number of
respondents made them or because they parallel responses to earlier questions.
? The lending program needs improvement.
Respondents want a faster, simpler, more standardized loan process and
more information on what is available to them from the Smithsonian
collections. One respondent suggested listing available objects in a
catalog and distributing it to affiliates. Several respondents mention the
unavailability of icons and other highly desirable objects for lending and
the inadequate responsiveness of museum staff.
? Collaboration and educational programming are areas of substantial
interest.
Two other points that emerge with some frequency are: provide more
opportunities for collaboration; and do more around educational
programming.
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APPENDIX A. THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT
SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATES QUESTIONNAIRE
As you fill out the questionnaire, please be careful to respond to all queries; if not
applicable, respond with NA.
Name of your organization: ________________________________
I. PROGRAMS
1. Indicate the degree to which the following Affiliations Program features are of benefit
to your organization, where:
1 = great benefit; 2 = some benefit; and 3 = no benefit.
a. [ ] Greater ease of borrowing objects from the Smithsonian
b. [ ] Technical services related to the display of objects
c. [ ] Long-term borrowing
d. [ ] Large collections from which to select objects to borrow
e. [ ] Increased visitorship at your organization
f. [ ] Increased revenue generation by your organization
g. [ ] Enhanced fundraising by your organization
h. [ ] Access to expertise of Smithsonian professional staff
i. [ ] Documentation/labels available for borrowed objects
j. [ ] Use of Smithsonian name
k. [ ] Opportunities for professional development of your organization?s
staff
l. [ ] Increased membership in your organization
m. [ ] Greater access to Smithsonian traveling exhibitions
n. Other (please specify and rate up to three other features)
[ ] 1.
[ ] 2.
[ ] 3.
2. Have you participated in the Exhibit Program initiative (opportunity to showcase
your exhibitions, developed in conjunction with the Smithsonian, at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.)?
[ ]Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
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If yes, provide rating for the Exhibit Program initiative where:
1= very good; 2 = good; 3 = average; 4 = poor; 5 = very poor.
Rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
3. Have you used other Smithsonian programmatic resources (e.g. Smithsonian
Center for Education and Museum Studies, SITES, The Smithsonian Associates)?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, list the Smithsonian organization(s) and programmatic resources provided.
Response:
II. PROCESSES
4. Indicate the degree to which the following Affiliations Program processes and
other aspects cause your organization any difficulty where:
1 = great difficulty; 2 = some difficulty; and 3 = no difficulty.
a. [ ] Annual Affiliations participation fee
b. [ ] Rates charged for Smithsonian services
c. [ ] Proposal process
d. [ ] Affiliations process ? Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
e. [ ] Affiliations process ? Feasibility assessment/Affiliations agreement
f. [ ] Affiliations process ? Implementation
g. [ ] Availability of desired objects for long-term lending
h. [ ] Length of time to effect loans
i. [ ] Requirements for the care of objects at your institution
j. [ ] Consultation from Smithsonian staff
k. [ ] Copyright restrictions
l. Other (please specify up to three other processes or aspects of the
Program)
[ ] 1.
[ ] 2.
[ ] 3.
5. If your response to any of the processes and other aspects of the Affiliations
Program in question 4 above is ?great difficulty? [1] or ?some difficulty? [2],
please indicate below the nature of the difficulty and any suggestions on how it
might be resolved. Please precede your responses with the letter of the process or
aspect (such as b, d, or j):
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Response:
6. How much interaction have you had with Affiliations Program staff in the last
year?
[ ] 1 to 5 days [ ] 6 to 10 days [ ] more than 10 days
7. After each of the following statements about your interaction with the Affiliations
Program, indicate your level of agreement by entering a number from the rating
scale below in the brackets following ?Rating.? Where you ?somewhat disagree?
[4] or ?fully disagree? [5], briefly state why.
1 = fully agree, 2 = somewhat agree, 3 = no opinion, 4 = somewhat disagree, and
5 = fully disagree.
7.a. I receive a prompt response to inquiries.
Rating: [ ]
Reason:
7.b. I get accurate and clear information from the Affiliations Program.
Rating: [ ]
Reason:
7.c. Affiliations Program staff are courteous and helpful.
Rating: [ ]
Reason:
III. EDUCATION
8. For each Affiliations-sponsored education initiative listed below, indicate if you
have participated in it; if not, why not; and if you have participated, how you rate
the initiative, where:
1 = very good; 2 = good; 3 = average; 4 = poor; 5 = very poor.
8.a. Internship program (all affiliates)
Participated? [ ] Yes [ ] No
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If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rate your experience with the initiative: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
8.b. Fellowship award (all implemented affiliates)
Participated? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rate your experience with the initiative: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
IV. AFFILIATE ALLIANCES
9. Indicate in which of the following areas your organization has collaborated or
might wish to collaborate with other affiliates. Mark any that apply ?[x]?.
Has Might wish to
collaborated collaborate
[ ] [ ] Shared exhibition
[ ] [ ] Shared research
[ ] [ ] Shared object/collection
[ ] [ ] Shared education program
[ ] [ ] Shared documentation/database
[ ] [ ] Shared conservation/preservation
[ ] [ ] Shared collections storage
[ ] [ ] Other:
[ ] [ ] Other:
10. With respect to potential collaboration with other affiliates, what are the strongest
content areas of your organization?s collections?
Response:
11. What content areas of your organization?s collections would you most like to
strengthen?
Response:
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12. Indicate the ethnic/cultural and/or subject matter area(s) in which your
organization might form a national ?affiliate alliance? with other affiliates. For
each area, list the affiliate(s) that you might naturally align with.
12.a. Ethnic/cultural alignment (e.g., Latino, African American, Native
American, Asian American)
Response:
12.b. Subject matter alignment (i.e., railroads, Pre-Columbian artifacts)
Response:
12.c Other alignment (e.g., regional educational programming)
Response:
13. Would you be interested in participating in some type of forum that provides for
more interaction among affiliate alliances?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, how would such a forum be most productive for you? Response:
14. Do you see any opportunities for your organization and the Smithsonian to
collaborate on addressing needs of your community?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes, describe:
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V. WEB RESOURCES
15. The Affiliations Program offers three electronic communication resources: the
Affiliations Program Website; the Affiliates-Only Website (a password-protected
Website for affiliate museums); and Email LISTSERV. For each electronic
resource, indicate if you have used it; if not, why not; and if you have used it, how
you rate the electronic resource. To rate the electronic resource, insert a number
from the scale below in the brackets after the word ?Rating,? and describe briefly
the reasons for your rating:
1= very good; 2 = good; 3 = average; 4 = poor; 5 = very poor.
15.a. Affiliations Program Website
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
15.a.1. Please use the above scale to rate the following features of the
Affiliations Website:
[ ] Content
[ ] Design
[ ] Ease of use
[ ] Other:
[ ] Other:
15.a.2. How would you improve the Website? What features would you
add?
Response:
15.b. Affiliates-Only Website
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
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15.c. Email LISTSERV
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
VI. MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
16. The Affiliations Membership Program offers three categories of benefits:
Smithsonian Magazine, the Merchandise Line, and the Discount Program. For
each category of benefits, indicate if you have used it; if not, why not; and if you
have used it, how you rate the membership benefit. To rate the membership
benefit, insert a number from the scale below in the brackets after the word
?Rating,? and describe briefly the reasons for your rating:
1= very good; 2 = good; 3 = average; 4 = poor; 5 = very poor.
16.a. Smithsonian Magazine
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
16.b. Merchandise Line
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
16.b.1 If you use the merchandise line, how do you use the products (e.g.,
for special events; in your shop)?
Response:
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16.b.2 What additional products would you like to see offered in the
merchandise line? Response:
16.c Discount Program
Used? [ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response:
If yes, rating: [ ]
Briefly state the reasons for your rating. Response:
17. Indicate your interest in the following two membership benefits that are currently
being launched. I would find them:
1 = very useful, 2 = somewhat useful, or 3 = not useful.
[ ] Members-Only Newsletter site for your patrons linked to
Affiliations Website.
[ ] Expanded Discount Program
18. What other benefits would you like to see as part of the Membership Program?
Response:
VII. AFFILIATE STATISTICS
19. Please provide the following information on your organization with reference to
calendar year (CY) 2000. If you wish to use fiscal year (FY) 2000 instead, please
indicate the month your fiscal year starts: [ ].
19.a. Year your organization became a Smithsonian affiliate: [ ]
19.b. Year your organization opened/plans to open: [ ]
19.c. Focus of your organization, e.g., history, science, social/cultural, art
(please be specific about the area within those broad categories, e.g., local
history since 1776, astronomy, or American art). Response:
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19.d. Size of your organization (CY/FY 2000):
[$ ] Budget
[ ] Number of full-time equivalent paid staff
[ ] Square feet available for public programs
[ ] Number of objects in your permanent collections
19.e. Visitorship:
Target audience(s):
Number of visitors in CY/FY 2000:
Ethnic composition of visitors in CY/FY 2000 (in %):
Age composition of visitors in CY/FY 2000 (in %):
VIII. NATIONAL CONFERENCE
20. Have you participated in an Affiliations Program National Conference?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, why not? Response
If yes, please rate the National Conference using the scale below. Insert the rating
number in the brackets after the word ?Rating,? and briefly state the reasons for
your rating.
1= very good; 2 = good; 3 = average; 4 = poor; 5 = very poor.
Rating: [ ]
Reasons for your rating. Response:
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21. Indicate your interest in having professional development sessions at the National
Conference in the areas listed below, using the scale below. Where you indicate very [1]
or somewhat useful [2], indicate after the broad area the specific topic(s) you are
interested in (e.g., for Collections Management, ?collecting contemporary artifacts?).
1 = very useful, 2 = somewhat useful, and 3 = not useful.
[ ] Exhibition Design. Specific topic?:
[ ] Marketing, Audience Development. Specific topic?:
[ ] Museum Studies. Specific topic?:
[ ] Collections Management. Specific topic?:
[ ] Risk Management. Specific topic?:
[ ] Grant writing. Specific topic?:
[ ] Web planning. Specific topic?:
[ ] Security. Specific topic?:
[ ] Internship & Fellowship workshop. Specific topic?:
[ ] School Programs. Specific topic?:
[ ] Development (Fund raising). Specific topic?:
[ ] Other:
22. What do you desire to get out of the National Conference (e.g., networking,
behind the scenes tours, meeting with Smithsonian staff and representatives)?
Response:
23. What is your preferred month to hold the National Conference? [ ]
24. In addition to the National Conference, would you be interested in the
Smithsonian developing regional affiliates conferences? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Indicate your level of interest in regional affiliates conferences using the scale
below. I am [ ].
1 = very interested, 2 = somewhat interested, and 3 = not at all interested.
IX. WRAP-UP QUESTION
25. Indicate in order of priority (where 1 is highest) how we can make the Affiliations
Program more productive for your organization. Provide as many comments as
you want.
Response:
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APPENDIX B. LIST OF AFFILIATES THAT RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY
Organization Name Age Size
American Jazz Museum Newer Larger
Arizona Historical Society/So. Arizona
Division
Newer Larger
Arizona State Museum, Univ. of
Arizona
Newer Larger
B&O Railroad Museum Older Larger
Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Older Smaller
Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Older Smaller
Chabot Space & Science Center Older Larger
Cold War Museum Newer Smaller
Dallas Museum of Natural History Older Larger
Florida International Museum Newer Larger
Heritage Harbor Museum Older Larger
Historical Society of Western Penn.
(aka Heinz History Center)
Newer Larger
James Madison's Montpelier Newer Larger
Japanese American National Museum Newer Larger
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space
Center
Older Larger
Kona Historical Society Newer Smaller
Lakeview Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Newer Larger
Las Vegas Art Museum Newer Smaller
McAllen International Museum Older Larger
Miami Museum of Science Older Larger
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens Newer Larger
Museum of American Financial
History
Newer Smaller
The Museum of Arts and Sciences Newer Larger
Museum of Latin American Art Newer Larger
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Newer Larger
NMIH Newer Larger
Old Capitol Museum of Mississippi
History
Newer Larger
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Organization Name Age Size
San Diego Natural History Museum Newer Larger
State Museum of History Oklahoma
Historical Society
Newer Smaller
Strong Museum Newer Larger
The African American Museum in
Philadelphia
Older Larger
The Blackhawk Museum Newer Larger
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Newer Larger
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and
Science
Newer Larger
The McCall Museum of Art Newer Smaller
The Science Museum of Minnesota Newer Larger
The Women's Museum: An Institute
for the Future
Newer Larger
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic
Block
Newer Larger
U.S. Mint Newer Larger
Western Heritage Center Newer Smaller
Western Reserve Historical Society Newer Larger
Wing Luke Asian Museum Newer Smaller
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APPENDIX C. COLLECTIONS-RELATED DATA FROM THE SURVEY
1. Responding Affiliates? Strongest Collection Content Areas
and Subject Matter Alignments
(Questions 10 and 12b)
Content Area Museum Location
Art
Art, Aerospace The McCall Museum of Art Peoria, AZ
Art, African The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Art, Chinese The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Art, Latin American/Hispanic McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Art, self taught The Mary Brogan Museum of
Art and Science
Tallahassee, FL
Ceramics, Pre-Columbian The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Contemporary and fine art,
Latin American
Museum of Latin American
Art
Long Beach, CA
Fine art The African American
Museum
Philadelphia
Fine art Las Vegas Art Museum Las Vegas, NV
Folk art, Cuban The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Folk art, Latin American McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Folk art, Pre-Columbian,
Spanish Colonial,
Contemporary and Latin
American
Tucson Museum of Art and
Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Folk art, Midwestern Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Folk arts and crafts Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Gold, African, includes 120
Asante objects
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Paintings, American 17th, 18th
& 19th Century
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Paintings, Cuban before 1959 The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Paintings, regional landscape Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Paintings, Sub-continent of
India miniature paintings
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Prints, 20th Century Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
42
Content Area Museum Location
Art ? Decorative
American decorative arts Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
American 17th, 18th & 19th
Century furniture and
decorative arts
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Decorative arts Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Decorative arts Strong Museum Rochester, NY
Furniture ? Marion duPont
Scott, 1780s to 1830s
James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Jewelry, costume Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Jewelry, industry machines Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Textile, costume Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Textiles/costumes Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Textiles, Illinois jacquard
coverlets
Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Textiles and quilts State Museum of History,
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Textiles, quilts (19th and early
20th C) and 19th Century
clothing
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Art ? Performing
Film, Jazz American Jazz Museum Kansas City, MO
Music, Latino and Afro-Caribbe Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Music, Jazz and Popular American Jazz Museum Kansas City, MO
Musical Instruments Birthplace of Country Music
Alliance
Bristol, TN
Photographs Birthplace of Country Music
Alliance
Bristol, TN
Posters, international
performing arts
Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Recordings Birthplace of Country Music
Alliance
Bristol, TN
History - Cultural Heritage
African American materials Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
African American history
(archival)
Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
African American, 19th
Century archival materials
National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH
Asian American oral histories
from Pacific Northwest
Wing Luke Asian Museum Seattle, WA
43
Content Area Museum Location
Asian Pacific American
history, culture and art
Wing Luke Asian Museum Seattle, WA
European, ethnic materials Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Ethnic Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Japanese American experience Japanese American National
Museum
Los Angeles, CA
Native American collections State Museum of History,
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Native American
cultural/anthropological
objects
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Native American, Plains
Indian culture
Western Heritage Center Billings, MT
History - Miscellaneous
Advertising ephemera Strong Museum Rochester, NY
Agriculture Western Heritage Center Billings, MT
Americana/American material
culture
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Bill of Rights James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Carriages The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Civil Defense The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
Civil Defense Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Civil War (archival) Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Civil War, armaments (edged
and firearms), confederate
artifacts
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Coinage, US history U.S. Mint Washington, DC
Cold War related items The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
Community Organizations:
United Way, public welfare,
education, environmental,
chambers of commerce
Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Decoys, Illinois River Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, OH
DuPont Family James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Eastern Bloc (former)
Countries
The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
East Germany The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
18th Century American History Mount Vernon Estate &
Gardens
Mt. Vernon, VA
Financial, documents and
artifacts
Museum of American
Financial History
New York, NY
44
Content Area Museum Location
Financial history U.S. Mint Washington, DC
French Colonial Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Genealogy Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Horses The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Immigration Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Industrial History Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Industry, 20th C:
manufacturing, patent models,
prototypes
Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Kennedy, John F. Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Madison, James and Dolley James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Mining (Arizona, copper,
Bisbee community)
Bisbee Mining & Historical
Museum
Bisbee, AZ
Mining in America U.S. Mint Washington, DC
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Estate &
Gardens
Mt. Vernon, VA
New Republic James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
1960s, history and pop culture Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Posters, international
performing arts
Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Posters, steamship Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Presidency James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Presidency Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Railroads B&O Railroad Museum Baltimore, MD
Railroads Birthplace of Country Music
Alliance
Bristol, TN
Railroads U.S. Mint Washington, DC
Ranching Arizona Historical Society,
So. Arizona Division
Tucson, AZ
Slavery National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH
Technology Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Toys and Dolls Strong Museum Rochester, NY
Transportation, Air and Auto Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Transportation (automotive)
and transportation history
The Blackhawk Museum Danville, CA
Transportation: railroads,
steamships, canals, turnpike,
autos, bicycles
Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
45
Content Area Museum Location
20th Century artifacts Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
20th Century freedom movement National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH
20th Century social history Western Heritage Center Billings, MT
20th Century urban history Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
U-2 Incident The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
Underground Railroad National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH
US Constitution James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
US Postal Service U.S. Mint Washington, DC
USS Liberty The Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
War of 1812 James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Washington, George and
Martha
Mount Vernon Estate &
Gardens
Mt. Vernon, VA
Women?s history artifacts The Women?s Museum Dallas, TX
World War II Japanese American National
Museum
Los Angeles, CA
History - Regional
Arizona, Territorial Period,
early Spanish contact
Arizona Historical Society,
So. Arizona Division
Tucson, AZ
Kona, HI Kona Historical Society Kona, HI
New England Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
Oklahoma, photographic
archives
State Museum of History,
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Pennsylvania, Western
Pennsylvania
Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Philadelphia, images 1950-
2000, material culture
The African American
Museum
Philadelphia
Piedmont, VA James Madison?s Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
South, 19th and early 20th
Century
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Southwest and military culture Arizona Historical Society,
So. Arizona Division
Tucson, AZ
Southwest, material culture Arizona State Museum, Univ.
of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Western Folklife The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
West, American (railroads,
carriages, horses, trails, roads,
waterways)
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
West, Yellowstone River
region, photographs & textiles
Western Heritage Center Billings, MT
46
Content Area Museum Location
Western history Bisbee Mining & Historical
Museum
Bisbee, AZ
Science ? Natural History
Anthropology (Native
American, Mexican- Chiapas
Mayan, Hmong)
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Anthropology, Pre-Columbian Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Anthropology and archeology,
U.S Southwest
Arizona State Museum, Univ.
of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Biology (mammals, freshwater
mussels)
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Biology, Marine; tropical
biology and biodiversity
Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Botany, Southern CA/Baja,
CA
San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Entomology Dallas Museum of Natural
History
Dallas, TX
Geology and Prehistory,
Southwestern
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Mammalogy Dallas Museum of Natural
History
Dallas, TX
Natural History The Blackhawk Museum Danville, CA
Ornithology Dallas Museum of Natural
History
Dallas, TX
Ornithology San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Ornithology, live birds of prey Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Paleontology San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Paleontology, Vertebrate
(dinosaurs, fish, crocodiles)
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Paleontology, Vertebrate &
Invertebrate
Dallas Museum of Natural
History
Dallas, TX
Science ? Aviation &
Aerospace
Aerospace The McCall Museum of Art Peoria, AZ
Aerospace: space science,
space exploration, flown space
artifacts
Kansas Cosmosphere and
Space Center
Hutchinson, KS
Astronomy, planetarium Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Astronomy/Astronomical
artifacts
Chabot Space and Science
Center
Oakland, CA
47
Content Area Museum Location
Meteorology Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
48
2. Collection Content Areas That Museums Want to Strengthen
(Question 11)
Content Area Museum Location
Art
Art, Aerospace The McCall Museum of Art Peoria, AZ
Art, Astronomy and Space Chabot Space & Science
Center
Art, American after 1900 The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Art, American West historic
art
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Art, American Western Tucson Museum of Art and
Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Art, Cuban after 1959 The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Art, Spanish Colonial Tucson Museum of Art and
Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Art, 20th Century Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Contemporary art Tucson Museum of Art and
Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Contemporary art, Latin
American
McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Folk art, Illinois Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Folk art, Latin American McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Painting, [Illinois] regional
landscape
Lakeview Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Lakeview, IL
Sculpture, Latin American McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Art - Decorative
Decorative arts, working and
middle classes
Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Furniture, Federal and
Republic
James Madison's Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Art - Performing
Jazz collections (photographs,
three-dimensional items and
instruments)
American Jazz Museum Kansas City, MO
Jazz Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Recordings Birthplace of Country Music
Alliance
Bristol, TN
49
Content Area Museum Location
History ? Cultural Heritage
African American, 19th
Century archival materials
National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center
Cincinnati, OH
African American, Slavery to
20th Century artifacts
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Asian American artifacts for
exhibitions
Wing Luke Asian Museum Los Angeles, CA
Diverse populations,
collections related to
State Museum of History
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Native American Western Heritage Center Billings, MT
Native American, prehistory,
19th Century and removal
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Native American, Southwest The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Native American, artifacts that
illustrate interaction with
colonists and way of life
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
History ? Miscellaneous
American iconic objects, i.e.
Declaration of Independence
Japanese American National
Museum
Los Angeles, CA
Broadcast media related
collections
State Museum of History
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Business history Museum of American
Financial History
New York, NY
Civil War and Underground
Railroad
Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Cold War, including Bay of
Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
Cold War Museum Manassas, VA
Entrepreneurs, items relating
to individuals
Museum of American
Financial History
New York, NY
Immigrant artifacts, African
American, Latino, non-
European
Strong Museum Rochester, NY
Industrial History National Museum of Industrial
History
Bethlehem, PA
Madison, James James Madison's Montpelier Montpelier Station, VA
Masks, life and death Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Material Culture,
Contemporary
Arizona State Museum, Univ.
of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Popular Culture, 1950s and
1970s
Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Popular Culture, 20th Century Heritage Harbor Museum Providence, RI
50
Content Area Museum Location
Transportation, autos from
1950s to 1980s
Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Transportation, in the West,
1541 ? 1900
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Transportation and
transportation history
The Blackhawk Museum Danville, CA
Washington, George &
Martha ? articles owned and
used by
Mount Vernon Estate and
Gardens
Mt. Vernon, VA
World War I, uniforms Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
World War II materials Japanese American National
Museum
Los Angeles, CA
World War II, weaponry Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
World War II, Post Arizona Historical Society/So.
Arizona Division
Tucson, AZ
History ? Regional
Florida, history before 1900 The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Mississippi, Territorial Period
(1798-1817) and early
statehood
Old Capitol Museum of
Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Ohio River riverboats Historical Society of
Western Pennsylvania (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Southwestern Hispanic, 1541-
1900
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
West (American), Firearms,
1800-1900
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Science ? Aviation and
Aerospace
Air and space Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Air and space The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Aviation, 1930s to 1940s, air
racing and commercial
aviation
Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Space artifacts Western Reserve Historical
Society
Cleveland, OH
Space program artifacts Chabot Space & Science
Center
Oakland, CA
51
Content Area Museum Location
Science - Miscellaneous
Interactive science exhibits McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Science ? Natural History
Anthropology (Native
American, Chiapas Mayan
folk art and Hmong)
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Anthropology, Pre-Columbian Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Biodiversity, Texas (all but
15%-25% complete)
Dallas Museum of Natural
History
Dallas, TX
Biology (botany, freshwater
vertebrates and invertebrates)
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Entomology (curatorial) San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Geology/Prehistory, West and
Southwest
The Hubbard Museum of the
American West
Ruidoso, NM
Mammal (curatorial) San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Marine Invertebrate
(curatorial)
San Diego Natural History
Museum
San Diego, CA
Mineralogy Bisbee Mining and Historical
Museum
Bisbee, AZ
Natural History The Blackhawk Museum Danville, CA
Natural History Florida International Museum St. Petersburg, FL
Natural History, Florida The Museum of Arts and
Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Paleontology Miami Museum of Science Miami, FL
Paleontology, vertebrate and
invertebrate
The Science Museum of
Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
52
3. National Affiliate Alliances ? Ethnic/Cultural Alignments
(Question 12a)
Ethnic/cultural
Alignments
Focus area Museum Location
African National Underground
Railroad Freedom
Center
Cincinnati, OH
Cold War related
genocide
The Cold War
Museum
Manassas, VA
Cape Verdian Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
African American The Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
B&O Railroad
Museum
Baltimore, MD
Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Strong Museum Rochester, NY
The African American
Museum in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Western Reserve
Historical Society
Cleveland, OH
State Museum of
History, Oklahoma
Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Las Vegas Art
Museum
Las Vegas, NV
National Underground
Railroad Freedom
Center
Cincinnati, OH
Birthplace of Country
Music Alliance
Bristol, TN
Old Capitol Museum
of Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
American Jazz
Museum
Kansas City, MO
Historical Society of
Western PA (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Interpreting
slavery
Mount Vernon Estate
and Gardens
Mount Vernon, VA
Slave heritage James Madison?s
Montpelier
Montpelier Station,
VA
JFK and Civil
Rights
Florida International
Museum
St. Petersburg, FL
53
Ethnic/Cultural
Alignments
Focus area Museum Location
All, Any U.S. Mint Washington, DC
National Museum of
Industrial History
Bethlehem, PA
Museum of American
Financial History
New York, NY
Women The Women?s
Museum: An Institute
for the Future
Dallas, TX
Armenian Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Asian Arizona State
Museum, Univ. of
Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Las Vegas Art
Museum
Las Vegas, NV
Asian American Wing Luke Asian
Museum
Seattle, WA
Strong Museum Rochester, NY
The African American
Museum in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Kona Historical
Society
Kona, HI
Chinese,
Vietnamese
Old Capitol Museum
of Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Issues of
democracy
Japanese American
National Museum
Los Angeles, CA
Chinese The Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Chinese American Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
India-American Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Japanese American Kona Historical
Society
Kona, HI
Pacific Islander Kona Historical
Society
Kona, HI
Eastern European Western Reserve
Historical Society
Cleveland, OH
Cold War related
genocide
The Cold War
Museum
Manassas, VA
European ethnic groups Historical Society of
Western PA (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
54
Ethnic/Cultural
Alignments
Focus area Museum Location
French-Canadian Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
German-American B&O Railroad
Museum
Baltimore, MD
Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Greek Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Hispanic Southwest The Hubbard Museum
of the American West
Ruidoso, NM
Irish Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Irish-American B&O Railroad
Museum
Baltimore, MD
Italian Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Jewish Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Latino Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
McAllen International
Museum
McAllen, TX
Arizona State
Museum, Univ. of
Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Tucson Museum of
Art & Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Strong Museum Rochester, NY
Las Vegas Art
Museum
Las Vegas, NV
Western Heritage
Center
Billings, MT
Miami Museum of
Science
Miami, FL
Museum of Latin
American Art
Long Beach, CA
Arizona Historical
Society, So. Arizona
Division
Tucson, AZ
South/Central America Cold War related
genocide
The Cold War
Museum
Manassas, VA
Latino-Cuban The Museum of Arts
and Sciences
Daytona Beach, FL
Lebanese Old Capitol Museum
of Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
55
Ethnic/Cultural
Alignments
Focus area Museum Location
Mexican San Diego Natural
History Museum
San Diego, CA
Chiapas Mayan,
Hmong
The Science Museum
of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Portuguese Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Muslim Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Native American Heritage Harbor
Museum
Providence, RI
Arizona State
Museum, Univ. of
Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Tucson Museum of
Art & Historic Block
Tucson, AZ
Strong Museum Rochester, NY
State Museum of
History, Oklahoma
Historical Society
Oklahoma City, OK
Las Vegas Art
Museum
Las Vegas, NV
National Underground
Railroad Freedom
Center
Cincinnati, OH
Birthplace of Country
Music Alliance
Bristol, TN
Western Heritage
Center
Billings, MT
Arizona Historical
Society, So. Arizona
Division
Tucson, AZ
Kona Historical
Society
Kona, HI
Historical Society of
Western PA (Heinz
History Center)
Pittsburgh, PA
Southwest The Hubbard Museum
of the American West
Ruidoso, NM
Southeastern ?
Choctaw,
Chickasaw,
Tunica-Biloxi,
Natchez
Old Capitol Museum
of Mississippi History
Jackson, MS
Native Hawaiian Kona Historical
Society
Kona, HI