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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 97-171

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central

Exhibition Records, circa 1963-1972, 1990

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:circa 1963-1972, 1990
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 97-171
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Kenneth V. Young, former Exhibit Designer with the Office of Exhibits Central. A majority of the files date from when Young worked in the Exhibits Office at the Museum of History and Technology. Materials include memoranda and correspondence pertaining to exhibition planning; exhibit blueprints and drawings; newspaper clippings; exhibition scripts; and photographs.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Kenneth V. Young, former Exhibit Designer with the Office of Exhibits Central. A majority of the files date from when Young worked in the Exhibits Office at the Museum of History and Technology. The records consist of memoranda and correspondence pertaining to exhibition planning; exhibit blueprints and drawings; newspaper clippings; exhibition scripts; and photographs.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-171, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Box 1

Buck Paintings, 1969

Box 1 of 1

Museum of History and Technology (MHT), Physical Sciences Exhibit, 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, African American Exhibits, 1968

Box 1 of 1

Chalco Metal Works, 1990

Box 1 of 1

Ladybird Johnson's Dishes

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Recent Accessions (Case #2), 1967

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Political History Exhibit - "The Quest for the Presidency," 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Industrial Archeology Exhibit, 1968

Box 1 of 1

Danish Glass Special, 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, The Explorers of New Zealand, 1968 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

English Architectural Drawings, 1968

Box 1 of 1

Exhibitions at the Arts & Industries Building (A&I)

Box 1 of 1

A&I, Erie Canal Exhibit, 1967

Box 1 of 1

A&I, Ion Tuculesco Paintings, 1967

Box 1 of 1

Contemporary Mexican Printmaking, 1967

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Hall of Pharmacy Exhibit - Blueprint for "Drug Jar Cases"

Box 1 of 1

Political Cartoons

Box 1 of 1

Development of the Agricultural Tractor, 1967

Box 1 of 1

Joseph H. Hirshhorn Gallery, 1967

Box 1 of 1

Art of the Meiji Period, 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Transportation Exhibit - Bye Watercolors, 1968

Box 1 of 1

Colonial art of Ecuador, 1967

Box 1 of 1

Metal Germany, 1968 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

Exhibits at the National Portrait Gallery, 1967-1968 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Railroad Hall - Redesign Case, 1967 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Railroad Hall - Camden and Amboy Railroad Car, 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Railroad Hall - Golden Spike (unit 49), 1968 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Hall of Physical Sciences - Lounge Area, 1967-1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Hall of Physical Sciences - Acoustics Demonstration, 1968

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Astronomical Art Special, 1969

Box 1 of 1

Halem Ceramics Exhibition, 1968

Box 1 of 1

Father Point Exhibition

Box 1 of 1

MHT, Petroleum Hall Exhibit, ca. 1964-1968 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

Design for Sales Desk, 1965

Box 1 of 1

Cyrus W. Field Special Exhibit, 1969 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Exhibition, ca. 1963-1964

Box 1 of 1

Wooten Desk (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

Westward to Promotory Exhibition, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 1

Young, Kenneth V.: Memoranda, 1968-1970

Box 1 of 1

Women and Politics/Woman Suffrage Exhibition, 1970 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Drug Use Exhibition, ca. 1970-1972

Box 1 of 1

Music Machines Exhibition, 1971 (includes photographs)

Box 1 of 1

Music Making Revolutions in Sound, ca. 1970

Box 1 of 1

Light Box on Wall (7 folders) (includes photographs)

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