Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 12-385
National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
Exhibition Records, 1976-2003
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the exhibition records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document his participation in exhibition planning groups and as co-curator of exhibitions. Earlier records date from when Forman was in the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy and the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, respectively. Documented are the following exhibitions, some of which are proposals: Timeline: A Nation's History; Tunnels; Looking Around: America in the World of Science; The Four Days of August, 1945; and Atom Smashers. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; scripts; loan information; photographs; brochures; meeting minutes; floor plans; and supporting documentation.
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Name
- Atom Smashers (Exhibition) (1977: Washington, D.C.)
- Forman, Paul
- Looking Around: America in the World of Science (Proposed exhibition) (2003)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy
- The Four Days of August, 1945 (Traveling exhibition) (1995: Washington, D.C.)
- Timeline: A Nation's History (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.)
- Tunnels! (Exhibition) (1993-1994: Washington, D.C.)
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-385, National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society, Exhibition Records