Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 12-371
Lemelson Center
Exhibition Records, 1996-2009
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Lemelson Center |
| Title: | Exhibition Records |
| Dates: | 1996-2009 |
| Quantity: | 14.19 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box) |
| Collection: | Accession 12-371 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Digital File List: | |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records that document the Lemelson Center exhibition, Invention at Play. This exhibition was structured as an interactive exhibition that examined the similarities between the ways children and adults play and the creative processes used by innovators in science and technology. Opening in 2002, Invention at Play (IAP) was both a traveling exhibition and permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) until it closed in 2011. People represented in the collection include Gretchen Jennings, Project Director, and Claudine Klose, Program Manager. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, surveys, reports, budget records, interview transcripts, grant proposals, brochures, newsletters, feasibility studies, images, audio recordings, videotapes, architectural drawings, floor plans, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the Lemelson Center exhibition, Invention at Play. This exhibition was structured as an interactive exhibition that examined the similarities between the ways children and adults play and the creative processes used by innovators in science and technology. Opening in 2002, Invention at Play (IAP) was both a traveling exhibition and permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) until it closed in 2011. People represented in the collection include Gretchen Jennings, Project Director, and Claudine Klose, Program Manager. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, surveys, reports, budget records, interview transcripts, grant proposals, brochures, newsletters, feasibility studies, images, audio recordings, videotapes, architectural drawings, floor plans, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 8/8/2003 memorandum, Johnstone to Oswald; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Invention at Play (Exhibition) (2002-2011: Washington, D.C.)
- Invention at Play (Traveling exhibition)
- Jennings, Gretchen
- Klose, Claudine
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Subject
- Adulthood
- Children
- Inventions
- Inventors
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Science
- Technological innovations
- Technology
- Traveling exhibitions
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-371, Lemelson Center, Exhibition Records
Container List
Box 1
Exhibit Preparation and Feasibility Study Notes, 1996-1998
Chronological file - January- February 1999
Chronological file - March 1999
Chronological file - April 1999
Chronological file - May 1999
Chronological file - June 1999
Chronological file - July 1999
Chronological file - August 1999
Chronological file - September 1999
Chronological file - October 1999
Chronological file - November 1999
Chronological file - December 1999
Chronological file - January 2000
Chronological file - February 2000
Chronological file - March 2000
Chronological file - April 2000
Chronological file - May 2000
Chronological file - June 2000
Chronological file - July 2000
Chronological file - August 2000
Chronological file - September 2000
Chronological file - October 2000
Chronological file - November 2000
Chronological file - December 2000
Chronological file - January 2001
Chronological file - February 2001
Chronological file - March 2001 (2 folders)
Box 2
Chronological file - April 2001
Chronological file - May 2001 (2 folders)
Chronological file - June 2001
Chronological file - July 2001 (2 folders)
Chronological file - August 2001
Chronological file - September 2001
Chronological file - October 2001 (2 folders)
Chronological file - November 2001 (2 folders)
Chronological file - December 2001
Chronological file - January 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - February 2002 (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 3
Chronological file - February 2002 (Folder 2 of 2)
Chronological file - March 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - April 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - May 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - June 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - July 2002 (3 folders)
Chronological file - August 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - September 2002 (2 folders)
Box 4
Chronological file - October 2002
Chronological file - November 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - December 2002 (2 folders)
Chronological file - January 2003
Chronological file - February 2003
Chronological file - March 2003
Chronological file - April 2003
Chronological file - May 2003
Chronological file - June 2003
Chronological file - July 2003
Chronological file - August 2003
Chronological file - September 2003
Chronological file - October 2003
Chronological file - November 2003
Chronological file - December 2003
Chronological file - January 2004
Chronological file - February 2004
Box 5
Chronological file - March 2004
Chronological file - April 2004
Chronological file - May 2004
Chronological file - June 2004
Chronological file - July 2004
Chronological file - August 2004
Chronological file - September 2004
Chronological file - October 2004
Chronological file - November 2004
Chronological file - December 2004
Chronological file - January 2005
Chronological file - February 2005
Chronological file - March 2005
Chronological file - April 2005
Chronological file - May 2005
Chronological file - June 2005
Chronological file - July 2005
Chronological file - August 2005
Chronological file - September 2005
Chronological file - October 2005
Chronological file - November 2005
Chronological file - December 2005
Chronological file - January 2006
Chronological file - February 2006
Chronological file - March 2006
Chronological file - April 2006
Chronological file - May 2006
Chronological file - June-September 2006
Chronological file - October 2006-November 2007
Exhibit Development - Educational impact of play, 1998-2002
Exhibit Development - Charrette - April 1996, 1996
Exhibit Development - Component Informational Sheet, 2000
Exhibit Development - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 2000-2001
Exhibit Development - Discovery Boxes, 1999
Exhibit Development - Summer 1999 Planning, 1999
Exhibit Development - Label Copy Writing, 1999
Exhibit Development - PISEC Family Friendly Exhibit
Exhibit Development - Exhibitions and Programs Committee (EPC), 2000-2002
Box 6
Exhibit Development - Early Lists for Play, 2000
Exhibit Development - NMAH Collections Loan Policies, 1999
Exhibit Development - Objects and Artifacts, 2001-2002
Exhibit Development - NMAH Exhibit Space, 1999-2001
Exhibit Development - Team Meetings 2000
Exhibit Development - Team Meetings 2001
Exhibit Development - Team Meetings 2002
Exhibit Development - Team Meetings 2003
Exhibit Development - Lonnie Johnson, 2001
Exhibit Development - Patent Information - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2000
Exhibit Development - March 2000 Retreat
Exhibit Development - M&M, 1999
Exhibit Development - Prototyping, 2001
Exhibit Development - Prototyping, 2002
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) Concept Development Document, 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, January 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, February 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, April-May 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, June 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, July 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, August-October 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, November-December 2000
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, January-February 2001
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, March-April 2001
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, May-June 2001
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, July-August 2001
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, September-October 2001
Exhibit Development - Early Concept Maps, 2000
Exhibit Development - Hearphones, 2002
Exhibit Development - Main Label and Credit Panel
Exhibit Development - Videos, 2002
Exhibit Development - Future of Play Video, 2002
Exhibit Development - Video Walk Through, 2002
Exhibit Development - Lemelson Center Website (for IAP), 2000/2002
Exhibit Development - Site Staff Workshop, 2002
Exhibit Development - Ask Magazine, 2002
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play Invitations
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play Ad Text
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play Media Plan, 2002
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play Remarks
Exhibit Development - Creativity At Work Article
Exhibit Development - Program Descriptions, 2002
Exhibit Development - Dr. Stevanne Auerbach, Ph. D. Dr. Toy
Exhibit Development - James McLurkin
Exhibit Development - Mind Fest, 2002
Box 7
Exhibit Development - Toy Invention Festival, October 5, 2002
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play - Advertising
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play - Case Study Presentations
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play - Writing - Newsletter, 2003
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play - Writing - Narrative, 2002
Exhibit Development - Invention at Play - Writing - Speaking Powerpoints
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - National Science Foundation (NSF) Preliminary, 1999-2000
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - NSF Proposal Forms, Formats, 2000-2001
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) Reports to Lemelson Foundation, 1999-2004
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - NSF Narrative, 2001
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - NSF Budget Information, 2000-2001
Invention at Play Administration - Funding - NSF New Budget, December 20001
Administration Contracts, Ken Brown, 2000-2001
Administration Contracts, Carol Inman, 2000-2001
Administration Contracts - Design - Request for Proposal (RFP), 1999
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Calendar and Documents, 1999
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Design Control Final, 1999
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Design - Build Justification, May 2000
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Design - Build Drafts, July-Aug 2000
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Design - Build Drafts, September-October 2000
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Design - Build Negotiation, November-December 2000
Administration Contracts - Science Museum of Minnesota - Order to Proceed, November 2000
Administration Contracts - Design RFP Revision, 1999
Administration Contracts - SMM RFP, July 1999
Education -Programming - Education Manual Planning, 2001-2002
Education - Programming - Family Guide, 2004
Newsletter, 2000
Association of Science-Technology Center (ASTC) 2000- Lemelson Lecture - Carver Mead
ASTC 2001 - Lemelson Lecture - Michael Resnick
Research - Evaluation, Prototyping, 1999
Administration - Lemelson Center, Mindplay Feasibility Study, Spring 1997
Research - Evaluation - Falk, Assessing Impacts of Museums, 1999
Research - Evaluation - Front End Study - Pekarik and Dreibelbis, 2000
Research - Evaluation - Front End Study - Hopper, 1999
RKA (Randi Korn and Associates, Inc.) Focus Groups
Evaluation - Remedial, 2002
Invention at Play - Title Testing, April 2001
Invention at Play - Title Testing and Graphics, 2001
Invention at Play - White Models, January 2002
Invention at Play - Prototyping at Science Museum of Minnesota, January 2002
Invention at Play Prototyping at NMAH, April 2001
Invention at Play Prototyping at Science Museum of Minnesota, Spring 2001
Box 8
Manuscript (MS) - Kenneth A. Brown - Correspondence, 2001
MS - Kenneth A. Brown, February 2002
MS - Kenneth A. Brown, April 2002
MS - Kenneth A. Brown, Correspondence, 2002
MS - Kenneth A. Brown, Final, Fall 2002
Book - Martha Davidson
Administration - Funding, Playful Invention and Exploration Network (PIE)/NSF Proposal, 2000
Exhibit Collaborators, Media Lab & PIE elements in IAP
Exhibit Collaborators, PIE Mindfest, October 1999 (2 folders)
Exhibit Collaborators, PIE Mindfests
Exhibit Collaborators, Mindfest
Advisory Committees - Teacher Advisory Committee
Advisory Meeting, March 2000
Advisory Committees Content
Exhibit Development - Science Museum of Minnesota, March 2000 Advisory Meeting
Exhibit Development - Exhibition Advisory Committee (EAC) Meeting, Nov. 15, 2002
Exhibit Development - EAC Meeting, January 2002
Exhibit Development - EAC Meeting, March 2001
Exhibit Ideas - Play Symposium
Exhibit Ideas - Play/Invention Concept papers, 2000
Exhibit Ideas - Quotations
Exhibits - Feasibility Study, 1996-1998
Education - Outreach - IAP Follow Up, June 2004
Education - Outreach - Inventing Ourselves programs 2003-2004
Education - Programs - National Meeting - Planning documents
Events - Opening, July 18, 2002
Publicity Logos
Marketing plan
Flyer, 2004
Exhibit Information - One- pager
Exhibit information - Current Status
Exhibit Information - Newsletter
Promotional Press
Requests for Information
Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC)
Ads
Gallery guide
Designs for Exhibit Logo, Publications
Discovery Theater, 2002
IAP Press
American Association of Museums (AAM) Competition
IAP Programming Photos
ASTC Description
ASTC Article
IAP Invention Education Kits funded by NSF, 2006-2007
Graham-Field Wheelchair Donation to IAP, 2002
Box 9
Invention Institute 2005, 2005-2006
Accessibility Program Audio of IAP Brochure and Activities Guide, 2002 (audiocassette)
ASTC Conference Presentations about IAP Project, 2000-2001 (2 audiocassettes)
IAP Compiled Exhibit Videos, 2002 (VHS)
IAP Exhibit Tour Video, 2003 (VHS)
IAP Interviews at NMAH, June 15, 1999 (2 folders) (7 audiocassettes)
IAP Interviews at NMAH, September 29, 1999 [Contains Digital Records]
IAP Interviews at NMAH, November 11, 1999 (2 audiocassettes)
IAP Interviews at NMAH, January 5, 2000 [Contains Digital Records]
IAP Interviews at NMAH, March 14, 2001 (3 audiocassettes)
Discovery Theater IAP Play, Set Up and Demo, 2002 (VHS)
Discovery Theater IAP Play, Performance Demo, 2002 (VHS)
Discovery Theater IAP Play, Paperwork, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr IAP Videos, August 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Science Museum of Minnesota - Exhibit Video - Newman Darby, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Science Museum of Minnesota - Exhibit Video - MIT Media Lab, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
Science Museum of Minnesota - Exhibit Video - James McLurkin, 2002 [Contains Digital Records]
IAP Exhibit Scripts - Audio Sticks [Contains Digital Records]
Playful Mind Symposium - Slides, 2000
Bike Programs - Slides, 2000
Jerry Lemelson's Toys - Slides, 2000
Ray Kurzweil Program - Slides, 2000
Box 10
Accessibility, 2001-2002
Prototyping, 2001
Program Logistics - IAP, 2000-2001
Cricket Open House, 2001
Family Workshop, September 28, 2002
Family Workshop, December 7, 2002
Free Play Friday Program, September 20, 2002
Free Play Friday Program, November 15, 2003
Frugal Day Family Program, October 27, 2001
Girl Scout Day Program, March 8, 2003
Mindfest Program Development
Mindfest Thingamajig Program with YMCA, 2001
Toy Invention Festival, October 5, 2002
Discovery Theater - IAP Play Prompt Book, 2002
Discovery Theater - Agreement, 2002
Discovery Theater - Debriefing, 2002
Discovery Theater - Financial, 2002-2003
Discovery Theater - Host Site Information
Discovery Theater - Performance Management, 2002
Discovery Theater - Release Forms, 11/15/2002
Discovery Theater - Planning, 2001-2002
Discovery Theater - Proposal
Discovery Theater - Props/Set, 2002-2003
Discovery Theater - Scheduling, 2002
IAP Family Activities Booklet (first version), Background, 2002
IAP Family Activities Booklet (revision), Chron Emails, 2003
IAP Family Activities Booklet (first version), Evaluation, 2003
IAP Family Activities Booklet (revision), Evaluation, 2003
IAP Family Activities Booklet (revision), Illustrations from Designer, 2003
IAP Family Activities Booklet (revision), Spanish Version, 2003
IAP Family Activities Booklet (revision), Writer, 2003
Mindfest and Toy Invention Festival, Smithsonian Images, 2002
PIE Playful Inventing Activity Cart for IAP, 2003
IAP Educators' Manual
IAP Exhibit Advisory Committee, 1999-2002
IAP Exhibit Feedback Station Examples, 2002
IAP Information Requests and Feedback, 2002-2006 (2 folders)
IAP Inventor Interviews - Notes and Transcripts, 2000-2002
IAP Teacher Advisory Committee, 2000-2003
IAP Submission for AAM Excellence in Exhibition Award, 2003
Evaluation - Play and Invention Report by Eric Voboril, 2000
Evaluation - IAP Family Guide by Randi Korn & Associates (RK&A), 2002-2003
IAP Family Guide - Original Illustrations for Revised Version, 2003
Evaluation - Proposal for Formative and Summative Evaluation by RK&A,
Box 11
Evaluation - IAP Formative Evaluation by RK&A, 2001-2002
Evaluation - IAP Remedial Evaluation by RK&A (distribution & non-distribution versions), 2002
Evaluation - IAP Summative Evaluation by RK&A, 2003-2004
IAP Smaller Version (1,700 SF) - Exhibit Content Notebook, 2003-2004 (2 folders)
IAP Smaller Version Tour Installation Manual, 2004
IAP Larger Version (3,500 SF) Tour Installation Manual, 2002 (2 folders)
IAP Exhibition Sketches from Science Museum of Minnesota, 2002
IAP Image Rights Notebook, 2002 (2 folders)
IAP Inventor Case Study - Alexander Graham Bell
IAP Inventor Case Study - Newman Darby
IAP Inventor Case Study - Stephanie Kwolek
IAP Inventor Case Study - IDEO and James McLurkin
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 1 - General Notes, 2001-2002 (4 folders)
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 2 - Alexander G. Bell and the "Borrow from Nature" Case Study Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 3 - Newman Darby and the "Keep Making It Better" Case Study Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
Box 12
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 3 - "Find Opportunities in Obstacles" Area Reading Boards, 2001-2002
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 4 - Entrance and Invention Playhouse Areas and "Shape Your Thinking through Play" Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 5, IDEO and "Many Heads are Better than One" Case Study Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 6 - Stephanie Kwolek and "Recognize the Unusual" Case Study Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
IAP Exhibit Label Copy - Notebook No. 7 - James McLurkin and "Jump the Tracks" Case Study Area, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
IAP Chart of Project Elements
IAP Budget Notebook, 2001-2007 (3 folders)
IAP Grants Notebook - NSF and Lemelson Foundation Grants, 1998-2007 (3 folders)
Box 13
IAP Tour - Small version host sites, 2004-2009
IAP Tour - Large version host sites, 2003-2006 (2 folders)
IAP Larger version at NMAH, 2002
IAP and Lemelson Gallery, Reinstallation at NMAH, 2008
IAP Licenses for Rocky Blocks Activity, 2007
Hillmann & Carr IAP Exhibit Video Media Production Notebook, March 2003 [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - David Kelley, IDEO, February 11, 2002 - Transcript, release form [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - Alison Gopnik, University of California, Berkeley and Frank Wilson, Stanford University Medical Center, February 12, 2002 - Transcripts, release forms [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - John Fabel, Hampshire College, April 10, 2002 - Transcript, release form [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - Alvin Pouissant, Harvard Medical School, April 10, 2002 - Transcript, release form [Contains Digital Records]
Box 14
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - Jeri Robinson, The Children's Museum, Boston, April 10, 2002 - Transcript, release form [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - Bernard Mergen, George Washington University, April 29, 2002 - Transcript, release form [Contains Digital Records]
Hillmann & Carr - IAP video interview - Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein, Michigan State University, May 1, 2002 - Transcript, release forms [Contains Digital Records]
IAP Curly Bots drawings (Basic plan) for Invention Playhouse, August 7, 2002 (5 drawings)
IAP Swell Map
IAP Floorplans - Renderings
Box 15
Mindplay: Creativity and Invention in Everyday Life - Feasibility Study, Spring 1997
IAP 410 Review - Cluster 2 - 100%, March 8, 2002
IAP 410 Review - Cluster 2 - 95%, December 16, 2001
IAP 410 Review - Cluster 1 - 95%, September 28, 2001, and 100%, November 20, 2001
IAP 410 Review - 65%, 6/26/2001
IAP Label Sample - Full Color
IAP Early Stages of Label Layout, Summer-Fall 2001
IAP drawings - "Play a New Way with the Everyday" by SMM
IAP Final Lemelson CHC Colors
Reading board mock-ups
IAP drawings and graphic panels, 2003
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