Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 91-006
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
Project Files, 1982-1985
Descriptive Entry
These records consist of renovation, improvement, and repair project files for various Smithsonian Institution buildings. Materials include blueprints, specifications, memoranda, architectural drawings, and costs information. Folders are listed by project number.
Buildings and museums documented in this accession include: National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Building (Castle), Arts and Industries Building, National Museum of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, National Air and Space Museum, Renwick Gallery, Freer Gallery of Art, Silver Hill Facility, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Anacostia Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Quadrangle Building, the National Mall, Smithsonian Institution Service Center, General Post Office Building, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, L'Enfant Plaza Offices, and miscellaneous locations.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
- National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
- Renwick Gallery
- Freer Gallery of Art
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Silver Hill Facility
- Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Anacostia Museum
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Quadrangle Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Service Center (Washington, D.C.)
- Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- L'Enfant Plaza (Washington, D.C.)
Subject
- Smithsonian buildings
- Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction
- Museum buildings
- Architectural design
- Buildings -- Maintenance
- Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 91-006, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction, Project Files