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Accession 01-103

National Air and Space Museum. Associate Director for Collections and Research

Subject Files, 1977-1998

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Air and Space Museum. Associate Director for Collections and Research
Title:Subject Files
Dates:1977-1998
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 01-103
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the subject files of Ted A. Maxwell, Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), with earlier material dating back to when he served as Senior Advisor for Science, as Chairman of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS), and as Acting Research Director of CEPS. The files primarily contain correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, proposals, and meeting minutes that document NASM and CEPS-related activities, such as administrative issues, exhibition planning, research, collections management, development, symposiums, and planning for the NASM/Dulles extension facility.

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This accession consists of the subject files of Ted A. Maxwell, Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), with earlier material dating back to when he served as Senior Advisor for Science, as Chairman of the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS), and as Acting Research Director of CEPS. The records primarily consist of correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, proposals, and meeting minutes that document NASM and CEPS-related activities, such as administrative issues, exhibition planning, research, collections management, development, symposiums, and planning for the NASM/Dulles extension facility.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-103, National Air and Space Museum. Associate Director for Collections and Research, Subject Files

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Container List

Box 1

NASM Activities

Smithson Society Proposals, 1980-1995 (7 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Regents Fellowship Nominations, 1984-1994 (6 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Research Opportunity Funds, 1987-1989

Box 1 of 3

Collections Based Research Fund, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Scholarly Studies Proposals, 1991-1994 (4 folders)

Box 1 of 3

NASM Research Status Meetings, 1977-1979 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Dulles Facility Planning, 1983

Box 1 of 3

SI-IRM Review Task Force, 1993-1994 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

"Cosmic Voyage" IMAX Film, 1992-1996

Box 1 of 3

"Destiny in Space" IMAX Film, 1991-1994

Box 1 of 3

"Blue Planet" IMAX Film, 1988-1990

Box 1 of 3

"Blue Planet" Children's Book, 1991-1993

Box 1 of 3

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS): Exhibitions and Commemorations

Exploring the Planets SITES Exhibition Scripts, 1988 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Exploring the Planets SITES Exhibition, 1988-1993 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Where Next, Columbus Exhibition Notes, 1988-1992

Box 2 of 3

Space Science (NASA/NASM), 1985-1990

Box 2 of 3

Satellites Look at Earth Exhibition Notes, 1981-1983

Box 2 of 3

Looking at Earth Exhibition Funding Requests, 1985-1986

Box 2 of 3

Looking at Earth Exhibition Radar Film, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Looking at Earth Exhibition Correspondence, 1983-1985

Box 2 of 3

CEPS Federal Budget, 1983-1988 (6 folders)

Box 2 of 3

CEPS Trust Fund Requests, 1987-1988 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

CEPS Staff Meeting Notes, 1977-1989 (9 folders)

Box 2 of 3

VAX Lobbying, 1985

Box 2 of 3

CEPS Global Change Science Position, 1991

Box 2 of 3

CEPS Research Plans, 1984-1991

Box 2 of 3

CEPS/University of Maryland: Fellowship, 1991-1994

Box 2 of 3

"Where Next, Columbus" Other World Film, 1991-1992

Box 2 of 3

Twenty-Five Years of Planetary Exploration Symposium, 1987

Box 2 of 3

Mars Evolution of Climate and Atmosphere Meeting (MECA) Symposium, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Viking 1 Lander: 10th Anniversary, 1986

Box 2 of 3

"The Apollo Legacy" Symposium, 1984

Box 2 of 3

Mutch Memorial Station Transfer, 1984

Box 2 of 3

SI Administrative Files, 1990-1995

Box 2 of 3

Associate Director for Collections and Research

Aeronautics Division, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Archives Division, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

NASM Budget Allocations, 1997 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 3

CEPS, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Collections Management, 1996-1998

Box 3 of 3

CIS Project, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Cooperative Programs, 1997

Box 3 of 3

Visible Interactive, 1997-1998

Box 3 of 3

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Development, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Dulles Center, 1996-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

NASM Memoranda, 1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Photo Lab, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Publications, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Space History Division, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

NASM Website, 1997-1998 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

SI-Westminster Seminar, 1998

Box 3 of 3

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