Exhibition Records, 1969-2022
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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