Oral History Interview with Elizabeth P. Benson, undertaken by Elizabeth Boone at the Dumbarton Oaks Guest House (Fellows Building) on May 13 and 16, 2008. At Dumbarton Oaks, Betty Benson was Assistant Curator of the Pre-Columbian Collection (1963–1965), Curator of the Pre-Columbian Collection (1965–1979), and Director of Pre-Columbian Studies (1973–1978).

Oral History Interview with Christopher Jones, undertaken by Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent on July 13, 2009, at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey. At Dumbarton Oaks, Christopher Jones was a Senior Fellow of Byzantine Studies (1993–1999).

Conversation with Donald Smith, undertaken by Barbara Harrelson and David Keil in the Orangery at Dumbarton Oaks on August 6, 1992. The interviewers’ questions were not audibly recorded. At Dumbarton Oaks, Don Smith was Assistant Superintendent (1952–1974) and Superintendent (1974–1992) of Gardens and Grounds. He died in 2012.

A note from Director Jan Ziolkowski