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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 00-099

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office

Exhibition Scripts, 1981-1995

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
Title:Exhibition Scripts
Dates:1981-1995
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 00-099
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the work of the Exhibits Editors' Office in the Office of Exhibits Central dealing with permanent exhibit halls and special exhibits. Some of the Smithsonian Institution museums and offices that are represented in this collection are: the International Gallery, National Museum of Natural History, the Office of the Secretary, the Resident Associates Program, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The office also worked on exhibitions for outside clients, including: the Architect of the Capitol; The Hermitage (home of Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee); the National Capital Planning Commission; the Supreme Court; and the White House.

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This accession consists of records that document the work of the Exhibits Editors' Office in the Office of Exhibits Central dealing with permanent exhibit halls and special exhibits. Some of the Smithsonian museums and offices that are represented in this collection are: the International Gallery, National Museum of Natural History, the Office of the Secretary, the Resident Associates Program, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The office also worked on exhibitions for outside clients, including: the Architect of the Capitol; The Hermitage (home of Andrew Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee); the National Capital Planning Commission; the Supreme Court; and the White House.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-099, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibits Editor's Office, Exhibition Scripts

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Container List

Box 1

International Gallery

Armenian Tiles (Views of Paradise: Tile Paintings by Marie Balian), 1992

Box 1 of 3

The Cutting Edge: 200 Years of Crystal, 1992

Box 1 of 3

Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany, 1991

Box 1 of 3

The Egypt Story: Photographs by Fred J. Maroon, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Hollar (Wenceslaus Hollar: Seventeenth-Century Prints from the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam), 1994

Box 1 of 3

Imperial Austria: Treasures of Art, Arms, and Armor from the State of Styria, 1992

Box 1 of 3

Monumental Propaganda, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Pomegranate/Ossuary (In the Temple of Solomon and the Tomb of Caiaphas), 1993

Box 1 of 3

The Power of Maps, 1992

Box 1 of 3

Sculptures from the Flames: Ceramics by Gustav and Ulla Kraitz, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Shared Visions: Native American Painters and Sculptors in the 20th Century, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Wrensted (Benedicte Wrensted: An Idaho Photographer in Focus), 1995

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

Antarctic Summer: Watercolors by Lucia de Leiris, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Beyond the Java Sea: Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Bison Bones, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Ebla to Damascus at Evans Gallery, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Marine Ecosystems, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Mineral Masterpieces: Hard-Stone Inlay by Nicolai Medvedev, 1992

Box 2 of 3

NMNH - Hall 29 cases, 1991

Box 2 of 3

NMNH - North Foyer, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Peoples of the Luzon Mountains: Philippine Photographs by Eduardo Masferre, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Sacred Mountains, 1994

Box 2 of 3

Sharks! Fact and Fantasy, 1990

Box 2 of 3

Stan Jorstad, 1991

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Secretary's Office

Archaeological symposium, 1986

Box 3 of 3

Roads to Liberty: Magna Carta to the Constitution, 1987

Box 3 of 3

Yorktown exhibit, 1981

Box 3 of 3

International Activities

Columbus Quincentenary programs, 1992

Box 3 of 3

Tropical Rainforest exhibition (Latin America), 1991

Box 3 of 3

Sojourners and Settlers: Yemeni Workers at Home and Abroad, 1987

Box 3 of 3

Resident Associates Program (RAP)

20th Anniversary program, 1985

Box 3 of 3

Infinite Illusions, 1990

Box 3 of 3

RAP Commissions Art, 1988

Box 3 of 3

Non-Smithsonian clients

Architect of the Capitol: "The Old Capitol," 1980

Box 3 of 3

The Hermitage, Nashville (Andrew Jackson's home), 1988

Box 3 of 3

National Capital Planning Commission: "Plans for Federal City," 1985

Box 3 of 3

Supreme Court: "An Established Relationship: Presidential

Box 3 of 3

Inaugurations, Supreme Court Appointments," 1984

Box 3 of 3

White House: Easter Egg exhibits, 1981-1988

Box 3 of 3

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