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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 511

National Museum of History and Technology. Steering Committee for the History of Science and Technology

Chairmen's Records, circa 1968-1972

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of History and Technology. Steering Committee for the History of Science and Technology
Title:Chairmen's Records
Dates:circa 1968-1972
Quantity:0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 511
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records include correspondence and memoranda of the Chairmen, research appointment contracts, minutes of meetings, budgetary information, and research program announcements.

Historical Note

In 1968 a Steering Committee for the History of Science and Technology was organized in the Museum of History and Technology (MHT). MHT was renamed the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) in 1969. Nathan Reingold and Bernard S. Finn served as Chairmen. The Committee reviewed and appointed graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and Ph.D. candidates to research programs in science and technology at the Museum. It also sponsored history of science and technology lectures, symposia, and colloquia at the Museum.

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Descriptive Entry

These records include correspondence and memoranda of the Chairmen, research appointment contracts, minutes of meetings, budgetary information, and research program announcements.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 511, National Museum of History and Technology. Steering Committee for the History of Science and Technology, Chairmen's Records

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Container List

Box 1

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1968-1969

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Correspondence and Memoranda, 1970

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1971

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence and Memoranda, 1972

Box 1 of 1

Records of Bernard S. Finn

Program in Science and Technology, 1968-1969

Box 1 of 1

Fellowships, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 1

Course Announcements, 1969

Box 1 of 1

Universities, 1969

Box 1 of 1

Minutes of Meetings, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 1

University of Maryland, 1968-1969

Box 1 of 1

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