Exhibition Records, 1969-2022

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Summary

Consists of records documenting exhibition research, planning, development, production, upgrades, and maintenance within the Space History Department, previously known as the Space History Division, Department of Space History, Department of Space Science and Exploration, and the Department of Astronautics. Materials include correspondence, lists, memoranda, reports, concepts, visitor comments,gallery plans, charts, illustrations, and notes; proposals; contracts and agreements; budget summaries; fund raising; scripts; labels; reports; photographs; transparencies; negatives; slides; object information; audiovisual materials; newspaper clippings, pamphlets, brochures, books, and catalogs; meeting agendas and minutes; floor plans and design drawings; audiotapes; presentations; transcripts; videodiscs; wireframes for interactives; and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Subject

  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space History
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Division
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space Science and Exploration Department
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Astronautics

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

By exhibition and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1969
  • 1969-2022

Topic

  • Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993
  • Traveling exhibitions
  • Education
  • Astronautical museums
  • Aeronautics
  • Exhibitions
  • Exploration
  • Museums
  • Space sciences
  • Aeronautical museums
  • Museum exhibits
  • Museum curators
  • Museums--Collection management
  • Museums--Educational aspects

Place

Outer space

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Color photographs
  • Floor plans
  • Color transparencies
  • Audiotapes
  • Videotapes
  • Floppy disks
  • Clippings
  • Pamphlets
  • Brochures
  • Exhibition catalogs
  • Electronic records
  • Videodiscs
  • Compact discs
  • Transcripts
  • Architectural drawings
  • Black-and-white negatives
  • Black-and-white transparencies
  • Color negatives
  • Books
  • Drawings
  • Illustrations
  • Digital versatile discs

Local number

SIA RS00704

Physical description

  • 11.5 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 32.40 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

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