https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/0f397fae1f6e6b9cb371a716f3defa76.jpg e1a04bd471483f357d7806f8a790358b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 1024 Height 713 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ripley at the 1974 Festival of American Folklife Description An account of the resource Secretary S. Dillon Ripley at the 1974 Festival of American Folklife riding a scooter. Ripley is in the Mississippi section of the festival with the quarter-acre cotton field planted for the festival, background. Farther in the background the Washington Monument is visible Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10684?back=%2Fcollections%2Fsearch%3Fonline%3Dtrue%26facets%3DSEC_8%26page%3D7%26perpage%3D10%26sort%3Drelevancy%26view%3Dlist Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Smithsonian Institution Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/d1c56c3ef96fcd5b0eecc0519c5803cf.jpg 3250db71de6bc8699fa20dff1941bbbe Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 683 Height 1024 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource S. Dillon Ripley Standing in Parlor Subject The topic of the resource Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-, Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) Description An account of the resource S. Dillon Ripley, eighth Smithsonian Secretary (1964-1984), standing in the Secretary's Parlor in the Smithsonian Institution Building in front of the portrait of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian (1846-1878) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Phillips, Charles Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_8246 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 09/20/1913 Birthplace New York, New York Death Date 03/12/2001 Occupation Museum administrator Scientist Biographical Text S. Dillon Ripley was born in New York City in 1913. When he was 13 he traveled to India with his sister and took a walking tour which led to a lifelong interest in the birds of the Indian subcontinent. He joined the American Ornithologists' Union in 1938 and completed a PhD in Zoology at Harvard in 1943. He briefly worked with the Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum as an assistant curator of birds in the early 1940s, but enlisted to serve in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. His intelligence work took him to India, Thailand, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Although many intelligence officers posed as scientists to gain access to restricted areas, Ripley actually conducted birding expeditions while gathering intelligence. <br /><br />After the war, Ripley became a professor at Yale as well as the director of Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History. He was elected the eighth Secretary of the Smithsonian in 1964. During his tenure, Ripley worked to invigorate and expand the Institution. A number of new museums were added, including Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a>, the Renwick Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/54">Arthur M. Sackler Gallery</a>, the National Museum of African Art, and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/50">Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden</a>. He helped to establish the annual <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/214">Folklife Festival in 1967</a> and Smithsonian Magazine in 1970. Ripley also made the museums more accessible to children, both inside and outside the museums; the carousel and Uncle Beazely, a fiberglass triceratops, were installed on the Mall while Ripley was Secretary. <br /><br />As the National Mall became the site of many protests, Secretary Ripley welcomed the protesters into the museums. He also took on controversy within the museums, defending an exhibit on evolution in the Museum of Natural History when a lawsuit challenged its opening. Ripley was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1985. One of the buildings on the Mall is named for him, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, which houses offices, a gallery, a conference center, and classrooms. He died in 2001 at the age of 87. Bibliography <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/history/s-dillon-ripley">S. Dillon Ripley, 1913-2001</a>. Smithsonian Institution Archives. First Name for nav purposes Sidney Last Name for nav purposes Ripley Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sidney Dillon Ripley Description An account of the resource S. Dillon Ripley was the eighth Secretary of the Smithsonian, serving from 1964-1984. Under his leadership, the Smithsonian Institution expanded and revitalized. Ripley believed museums should be vital sites of learning and engagement, actively involving the public. He also encouraged expanding the Institution's research agenda through a number of initiatives, including the establishment of the Conservation Biology Institute of the National Zoo. The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/214">first annual Folklife Festival</a>, a showcase of living history and culture held on the National Mall, was organized with his full support. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 1980-1999 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10684?back=%2Fcollections%2Fsearch%3Fonline%3Dtrue%26facets%3DSEC_8%26page%3D7%26perpage%3D10%26sort%3Drelevancy%26view%3Dlist">View original photograph</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sidney Dillon Ripley building the mall museums work & play