Exhibition Records, 1896-1983, 1986-2019
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Consists of records documenting exhibition planning, development, and production in the Division of Medicine and Science. Earlier records date from when the Division of Medicine and Science was known as the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy, the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, the Division of the History of Technology, and the Division of Engineering and Industry. Records predating 1938 were created and maintained by the Section of Steam Transportation and the Division of Engineering within the United States National Museum. The Division of Medicine and Science also includes mathematics staff and collections that had been part of other Divisions prior to 2009. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; scripts; charters; floor plans and architectural drawings; posters; drawings; proposals; brochures; budget summaries; object lists; meeting minutes; photocopies of articles and newspaper clippings; symposium literature; visitor comments; photographs and slides; design development information; audiovisual materials; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Subject
- United States National Museum Division of Engineering
- United States National Museum Section of Transportation and Civil Engineering
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry
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
Chronologic and unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1896
- 1896-2019
- 1896-1983, 1986-2019
Restrictions & Rights
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
Topic
- Medicine
- Computer science
- Nuclear energy
- Electricity
- Education
- Technology
- Science
- Museums
- Mathematics
- History
- Physics
- Electricity--History
- Physics--History
- Museums--Educational aspects
- Science--History
- Museum curators
- Medicine--History
- Museum exhibits
- Technology--History
- Mathematics--History
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Floor plans
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color photographs
- Clippings
- Drawings
- Posters
- Electronic records
- Compact discs
- Digital versatile discs
- Digital images
- Color negatives
- Brochures
- Architectural drawings
- Color transparencies
- Floppy disks
Local number
SIA RS00404
Physical description
- 3 cu. ft. processed holdings
- 5.79 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings