Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 08-163
National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
Discovery Center/West Court Renovation Records, 1966-2004
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director |
Title: | Discovery Center/West Court Renovation Records |
Dates: | 1966-2004 |
Quantity: | 20.5 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession 08-163 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession documents the National Museum of Natural History building West Court renovation and Discovery Center project. The Discovery Center, funded by the Discovery Channel, features an IMAX theater with a six-story-high screen for 2-D and 3-D movies, a six-story Atrium Cafe with a food court, and expanded museum shops. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, architectural drawings and specifications, and related materials. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession documents the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) building West Court renovation and Discovery Center project. The Discovery Center, funded by the Discovery Channel, features an IMAX theater with a six-story-high screen for 2-D and 3-D movies, a six-story Atrium Cafe with a food court, and expanded museum shops. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, architectural drawings and specifications, and related materials.
Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-163, National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director, Discovery Center/West Court Renovation Records
Container List
Box 1
West Court (W.C.) Management Personnel - 1-001-1 to 1-004-32 (31 folders)
Discovery Center (W.C.) and Smithsonian Contracts/Agreements - 1-101 to 1-107 (6 folders)
Administrative Issues - 1-505
Board of Regents Actions and Congressional Actions - 2-005 to 2-031 (28 folders)
Executive Committee Actions - 3-000 to 3-055 (40 folders)
NMNH Board Actions - 4-000 to 4-026 (10 folders)
Core Team Actions - 5-000 to 5-035 (44 folders)
Box 2
Core Team Actions - 5-036 to 5-051 (18 folders)
Film Development Committee/Distribution & Film Development - 6-001 to 6-047 (29 folders)
Audio Visual Committee - 7-000 to 7-031 (31 folders)
Education Committee Actions And Issues - 8-015 and 8-018 (2 folders)
Discovery Room - 9-000 to 9-019-4 (20 folders)
Box 3
Discovery Room - 9-020-1 to 9-049 (30 folders)
Cafeteria Committee - 10-000 to 10-012 (10 folders)
Sponsor/Donor Actions and Agreements - 11-005 to 11-013 (7 folders)
Consulting Services - 12-000 to 12-043 (21 folders)
Financial Reports and Studies - 13-005 to 13-069 (72 folders)
Box 4
Financial Reports and Studies - 13-070 to 13-208 (146 folders)
Contracts/Grants - 14-015 to 14-028 (14 folders)
Relocation/Closing/Demolition Issues - 15-005 to 15-027 (20 folders)
Box 5
Relocation/Closing/Demolition Issues - 15-028 to 15-138 (137 folders)
Design/Construction/Building - 16-010 to 16-067-1 (55 folders)
Box 6
Design/Construction/Building - 16-068 to 16-211 (191 folders)
Box 7
Design/Construction/Building - 16-212 to 16-222 (13 folders)
Discovery Center/West Court Construction - Charles H. Tompkins (CHT) Builders - 16-500 to 16-551 (61 folders)
Design/Construction/Building - 16-553 to 16-574 (23 folders)
Office of Protection Services (OPS) Renovation and Operations - 16-1000 to 16-1009 (12 folders)
Museum Shop Issues - 17-000 to 17-030 (18 folders)
Box 8
Museum Shop Issues - 17-031 to 17-128 (14 folders)
Museum Restaurant Issues - 18-005 to 18-089 (84 folders)
Box 9
Museum Restaurant Issues - 18-090/91 to 18-097 (7 folders)
Large Format Film Issues/Companies - 19-001 to 19-110 (91 folders)
Theater Operations - 19-250 to 19-269 (24 folders)
Large Format Film Issues/Companies - 19-270 to 19-305 (41 folders)
Theater Film Operations - 19-400 to 19-441-002 (51 folders)
Box 10
Theater Film Operations - 19-442 to 19-447 (15 folders)
Vendors/Film Titles - 20-071 to 20-244 (90 folders)
Discovery Center Ticketing System and Automatic Teller/Ticket Machines (ATM) - 21-005 to 21-026 (22 folders)
IMAX Issues/Correspondence - 22-001 to 22-012 (10 folders)
Box 11
IMAX Issues/Correspondence - 22-013 to 22-082 (66 folders)
IWERKS Issues/Correspondence - 23-005 to 23-026 (11 folders)
HGA - Hummel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. - 24-001 to 24-011 (11 folder)
Box 12
HGA - 24-012 to 24-101 (138 folders)
Box 13
West Court Design Team - 25-000 to 25-041 (44 folders)
Soames Summer Hays - 26-010 to 26-029 (22 folders)
Chris Parsons - 27-010 to 27-029 (22 folders)
Project Schedules/Time Lines - 28-010 to 28-019 (11 folders)
Marketing / Public Relations - 29-009 to 29-100 (98 folders)
Box 14
Marketing / Public Relations - 29-101 to 29-106 (4 folders)
Discovery Center Status/Decision Documents - 30-000 to 30-021 (23 folders)
Associated Projects - 31-001 to 31-109 (107 folders)
Discovery Communications, Inc. - 32-001 to 32-004 (4 folders)
Galapagos - 33-050 to 33-121 (26 folders)
Business Group - 34-005 to 34-009 (5 folders)
D.C. Department of Employment Services - 35-001 to 35-015 (16 folders)
Box 15
D.C. Department of Employment Services - 35-016 to 35-017 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous - 36-005 to 36-014 (11 folders)
3D Theater Group - 37-001 to 37-006 (6 folders)
Large Format Cinema Association - 38-001 to 38-015 (10 folders)
Ridge View Glass - 40-000 to 40-001 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous Budget and Financial Information - 42-001 (3 folders)
Budget and Expense Information
Excell - All Funds
Budget Materials
Budget #1
Budget #2
Budget #3
Budget #4
Budget #5
Budget
Box 16
Budget (continued)
Charges to West Court - Cost Break-outs
Museum Shops
Miscellaneous Information, Including Budget and Financial Information
43-000 - West Court Project (4 folders)
Budget (2 folder)
Discovery Room
Discovery Center
Budget
Budget Information, FY 2000
Budget Information
FY 2002 Budget
1999 Budget Request, including $5 million federal funds for Discovery Center
Miscellaneous Information, Including Budget and Financial Information - 44-001 to 44-004 (4 folders)
Box 17
Miscellaneous Information, Including Budget and Financial Information - 44-005-1 to 44-022 (19 folders)
Miscellaneous Information, Including Budget and Financial Information - 45-001 to 45-021 (22 folders)
Architectural Designs
Concept Design, March 28, 1995
Schematic Design, June 30, 1995
Box 18
Schematic Design, June 30, 1995
Discovery Center Lobby at Evans Gallery (Phase 3), November 6, 1995
West Court Hazardous Material Abatement, January 12, 1996
West Court Office Relocations, July 20, 1995 (3 folders)
Museum Shops at Evans Gallery, November 3, 1995
95% Documents - Response to 60% Document Comments, March 26, 1996 (2 folders)
Discovery Center Signage Program - Message Schedule, March 22, 1996
95% Documents - Mechanical & Electrical Specifications, Book 2, March 26, 1996
95% Documents - Mechanical & Electrical Specifications, Book 3, March 26, 1996
95% Documents - Mechanical & Electrical Specifications, Book 4, March 26, 1996
Feasibility Study: 3-D Large-Format Film Theater by HGA, April 5, 1991 (2 folders)
Draft Market Analysis and Planning Factors for the NMNH West Court Addition, Prepared by Harrison Price Company, October 1992
Program/Pre-Design Document for West Court Large-Format 3-D Film Theater, HGA, January 28, 1992
Box 19
Programmatic Recap Review Copy, Discovery Center Large-Format 3-D Film Theater, HGA, August 4, 1994
Risk Analysis Review Copy, September 2, 1994
Market Survey of Theater Audiovisual Systems, HGA, July 25, 1994
Programmatic Recap, Discovery Center Large-Format 3-D Film Theater, HGA, September 28, 1994
Market Survey of Theater Audiovisual Systems, HGA, September 2, 1994
Field Investigation and Programming Study, DesignTech-East, April 27, 1994
Incorrect Conception Estimate for Discovery Center Large-Format 3-D Film Theater, McDevitt Street Bovis, October 25, 1994
Conceptual Estimate for Discovery Center Large-Format 3-D Film Theater, McDevitt Street Bovis, October 26, 1994
Concept Design, NMNH Discovery Center Project Number 923106, HGA and Florance Eichbaum Esocoff King, March 28, 1995
Schematic Design, HGA and Florance Eichbaum Esocoff King, June 30, 1995
West Court Hazardous Material Abatement 95% Documents, March 26, 1996
West Court Hazardous Material Abatement, May 17, 1996
Specifications, Project 923127, Museum Shops at Evans Gallery, Final Submission, December 15, 1995
Detail Book for Casework, Museum Shops at Evans Gallery, 95% Submission, November 3, 1995
Project 943115, Specifications, West Court Office Relocations, 95% Submission, July 20, 1995
Project 943115, Specifications, West Court Office Relocations, 95% Submission, October 6, 1995
SD 410 Review, West Court/Museum Shop Shared Entry Area, Project 923127, 95%
Project 923127, Discovery Center Lobby at Evans Gallery (Phase 3), 95% Submission, November 6, 1995
Specifications, Project 923127, Discovery Center Lobby at Evans Gallery, Final Submission, February 28, 1996
Project 923106, 95% Documents, Response to 60% Document Comments, March 26, 1996
Box 20
Project 923106, 95% Documents, General Construction Specifications, Book 1, March 26, 1996
Project 923106, 95% Documents, Mechanical and Electrical Specifications, Book 2, March 26, 1996
Project 923106, 95% Documents, Details Sections 1-5, Book 3, March 26, 1996
Project 923106, 95% Documents, Details Sections 6-17, Book 3, March 26, 1996
Responses to 95% Comments, May 30, 1996
Revision to Construction Drawings, August 15, 1996
Addendum #2 to Construction Documents, August 15, 1996
Signage Program, Schematic Design, February 22, 1996
Discovery Center Signage Program, March 15, 1996
Discovery Center Signage Program, Specifications 95% Documents, April 12, 1996
Discovery Center Signage Program, 95% Documents, April 12, 1996
West Court Renovation - A/V Equipment, Project No. 923106, Specifications, June 26, 1995
Renovations of Halls 8, 9 and 10 95% Specifications, October 1, 1997
Details Sections 1-5, Book 3 of 5 Final, May 17, 1996
Theater Signage Memo, February 2, 1999
Message Schedule Identification Signs ID
Discovery Center Signage Program Message Schedule, Design Development, March 15, 1996
Discovery Center Signage Program Part 2 of 2, Message Schedule, March 22, 1996
Discovery Center Signage Program , Message Schedule 95% Documents, April 12, 1996
CBD Printed Record of Announcement for Construction Project
Box 21
AIA Document A305 Tompkins Builders, September 20, 1996, Contractor's Qualifications
Tompkins Builders, Request for Proposal, #T9636SOL0033 for the West Court Renovation and Discovery Center Construction
Sign Changes Memo, June 14, 1999
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