Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 355
National Air and Space Museum. Office of Cooperative Programs
Program Files, 1986-1991
Historical Note
The Office of Cooperative Programs was created in 1987 to develop lectures, films, and seminars for the public and lectures for the staff. Helen C. McMahon, who had served National Air and Space Museum previously as Chief of Special Projects and Publications, Chief of Aerospace Education and Publications, and Director of Educational Planning, was selected as its first manager and has served 1987- .
Descriptive Entry
These records document three projects carried out by the Office of Cooperative Programs, the University Workshop on the History of Aviation, 1988; the Legacy of Strategic Bombing lecture series, 1989-1990; and the International Conference on Aerospace History, April, 1990. Materials include correspondence, budgets, contracts, schedules, biographies, and equipment lists and brochures.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- McMahon, Helen C.
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). The Legacy of Strategic Bombing (Lecture series)
- International Conference on Aerospace History (Conference). (1990 : Washington, D.C.)
- University Workshop on the History of Aviation (1988)
- Preserving the History of the Aerospace Industry (1990)
Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 355, National Air and Space Museum. Office of Cooperative Programs, Program Files