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Smithsonian Scholarship Awarded to Vivian Garcia (1Jun95)
(from Director's Office, NOAO Newsletter No. 42, June 1995)

Vivian Garcia (Kitt Peak Visitor Center employee) is the first Tohono
O'odham ever selected to receive a Smithsonian Institution scholarship for the
"Introduction to Archival Research" program.  The program, sponsored by the
Center for Museum Studies and the National Museum of the American Indian,
selects fifteen Native American applicants per year.

Participants are introduced to archival research using Smithsonian archival
collections, National Archives collections, and the Library of Congress.  They
are encouraged to gather information for use in American Indian cultural
centers, tribal museums, exhibits, tribal histories, archives, and public
programs.

Vivian attended the six-day workshop, 17-22 April 1995, in Washington, DC,
and was one of only three participants to receive a certificate of completion in
archival research methods. Vivian collected information and photos on the
Tohono O'odham and Kitt Peak and was awarded two reference volumes on
American Indian history for her extensive research efforts during the week.
Vivian summed up her enthusiasm for the program by saying, "They gave us
an appetizer and now I want more."

Yvette Estok

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