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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 03-071

National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History

Curatorial Records, 1958-1973

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History
Title:Curatorial Records
Dates:1958-1973
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 03-071
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession includes records that document the curatorial activities of the Division of the Growth of the United States in the Museum of History and Technology, which was later renamed the National Museum of History and Technology. Materials primarily include the correspondence and memoranda of Peter C. Welsh, Curator; Anne Castrodale Golovin, Associate Curator; and Anne Marie Serio, Museum Specialist, pertaining to artifacts, research interests, special projects, administrative matters, and the exhibition "Growth of the United States."

Descriptive Entry

This accession includes records that document the curatorial activities of the Division of the Growth of the United States in the Museum of History and Technology, which was later renamed the National Museum of History and Technology. Materials primarily include the correspondence and memoranda of Peter C. Welsh, Curator; Anne Castrodale Golovin, Associate Curator; and Anne Marie Serio, Museum Specialist, pertaining to artifacts, research interests, special projects, administrative matters, and the exhibition "Growth of the United States."

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-071, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History, Curatorial Records

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Container List

Box 1

Peter C. Welsh Correspondence, 1958-1970

Bingham, Walter Van Dyke

Box 1 of 2

Blumberg, Sydney

Box 1 of 2

Breeches Bible

Box 1 of 2

Broad Arrow

Box 1 of 2

Byrd (Adm.) Memorabilia

Box 1 of 2

Byword

Box 1 of 2

Capitol Pediment Sculpture

Box 1 of 2

Chairs

Box 1 of 2

Circusiana

Box 1 of 2

Clothing

Box 1 of 2

Columbus Documents

Box 1 of 2

Dealers (5 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Downing Urn

Box 1 of 2

Duquet French Canadian Collection

Box 1 of 2

Folk Art (general)

Box 1 of 2

Gallatin Bookplates

Box 1 of 2

Garvan, Anthony N.B.

Box 1 of 2

General

Box 1 of 2

Genteel Female

Box 1 of 2

Greenough Statue of George Washington (4 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Hamilton, Craig

Box 1 of 2

Hillyer Collection Lighting Devices

Box 1 of 2

Honeyman Collection Prints

Box 1 of 2

Japanese Punch Bowl

Box 1 of 2

Jewish Items

Box 1 of 2

Ludwig, Allen

Box 1 of 2

Mills (5 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Nast, Thomas

Box 1 of 2

Negro

Box 1 of 2

Objects Offered to Growth of the United States

Box 1 of 2

Panama Canal Exhibit

Box 1 of 2

Panoramas

Box 1 of 2

Patents (general)

Box 1 of 2

Patent Office, Science and Technology Library

Box 1 of 2

Pioneer Arizona Project

Box 1 of 2

Portolan Chart

Box 1 of 2

Radke Gift

Box 1 of 2

Security and Care of Specimens

Box 1 of 2

Ship's Figureheads

Box 1 of 2

Ship Models

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Shops (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Signage

Box 2 of 2

Silver Coffee Pots

Box 2 of 2

Slater Mill

Box 2 of 2

Slavers

Box 2 of 2

Statue of Liberty

Box 2 of 2

T (general)

Box 2 of 2

Tanning

Box 2 of 2

Tapestry

Box 2 of 2

Telescopes

Box 2 of 2

Tools

Box 2 of 2

Trotting Exhibition

Box 2 of 2

Von Neumann Computer

Box 2 of 2

Warshaw Collection

Box 2 of 2

Washing Machines

Box 2 of 2

Wilkes Expedition

Box 2 of 2

Windows

Box 2 of 2

Woodward, Arthur

Box 2 of 2

Y (general)

Box 2 of 2

Yale University

Box 2 of 2

Other Correspondence and Files

Anne C. Golovin Correspondence, 1968-1969 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2

Anne Marie Serio Correspondence, 1966-1969

Box 2 of 2

Photographs: Slum Room Project

Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Flier/Guidebook

Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Philosophy and Progress

Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Status of Halls and Storage

Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Opening - Halls II and III

Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Publicity and Photographs

Visitors viewing the Growth of the United States Hall, circa 1967. [Image No. SIA2008-2220 or 61801-7]
Box 2 of 2

Growth of the United States Transfer to the Department of Civil History, 1967

Box 2 of 2

Mall Plan/Shelburne Carrousel Photographs, 1966-1973

Box 2 of 2

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