Development and Operation Records, 1957-1989

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Summary

This series consists of records documenting the development, planning, installation, and operation of the National Air and Space Museum, Albert Einstein Planetarium. The planetarium was originally dedicated as the Albert Einstein Spacearium. A small portion of records from the 1950s and 1960s concern the proposed Washington Planetarium which was never built. Materials include correspondence, reports, construction drawings, specifications, schematics, manuals, attendance records, show scripts, proposals, and related materials.

Subject

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Albert Einstein Spacearium

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

  • To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
  • For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1957
  • 1957-1989

Topic

  • Astronautical museums
  • Aeronautics
  • Planetariums
  • Museums
  • Aeronautical museums

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Architectural drawings

Local number

SIA RS00185

Physical description

  • 14 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 0.4 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

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