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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 12-544

National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division

Correspondence, 1971-2010

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division
Title:Correspondence
Dates:1971-2010
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 12-544
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting projects and administrative matters of the Exhibits Design Division and its predecessor units the Exhibits and Public Services Department, c. 1965-1974; the Exhibits Division, 1974-1980; the Exhibits and Presentation Division, 1980-1985; the Division of Exhibits and Public Spaces, 1985-1992; the Exhibits Department, 1992-1997; and, again, the Exhibits and Public Services Department, 1998-2003. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, exhibit schedules, images, reports, and related materials.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting projects and administrative matters of the Exhibits Design Division and its predecessor units the Exhibits and Public Services Department, c. 1965-1974; the Exhibits Division, 1974-1980; the Exhibits and Presentation Division, 1980-1985; the Division of Exhibits and Public Spaces, 1985-1992; the Exhibits Department, 1992-1997; and, again, the Exhibits and Public Services Department, 1998-2003. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, meeting materials, exhibit schedules, images, reports, and related materials.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2026; Transferring office; 6/21/2012 memorandum, Wright to Brennan; Contact reference staff for details.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-544, National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division, Correspondence

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Container List

Box 1

Five Year Goals and Objectives, 1987

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Correspondence - Chief, Exhibits (External), 1980-1981

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence - Chief, Exhibits (Internal), 1980-1981

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence - Art Department, 1981-1986, 1992-1994 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence - Aeronautics Department, 1980-1998, 2001-2006 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Buyouts, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, 1982-1996

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence - Building Maintenance, 2000

Box 1 of 3

Conservator, 1989

Box 1 of 3

Changes, 1980

Box 1 of 3

Collections Management Policy, 1990, 1993-1994

Box 1 of 3

Equal Employment Opportunity Report, 1990-1992, 1997-2002

Box 1 of 3

Director's Report

Box 1 of 3

Design Projects, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Curatorial Review Committee, 1987

Box 1 of 3

Endowments, 1995

Box 1 of 3

Exhibit Director's Council, 1986

Box 1 of 3

Exhibition Awards Planning Committee, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Exhibition Breakdown, 1980-1998

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits, 2003

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits (Congressional Report), 1997

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Division Responsibilities

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Division Awards Committee, 1996-1997

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits (New Partition and Offices), 1984

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Department (Direction of), 1986-1987

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Planning, 1982-1984

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Reorganization, 1991

Box 1 of 3

Memos - Acting Chief/Exhibit, 1980-1982

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Retreat, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Schedule Subcommittee, 1992-1996

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Staff, 1992-2001

Box 1 of 3

Exhibits Staff Meetings, 1998, 2001-2002

Box 1 of 3

Film Cold Storage Facility, 1982

Box 1 of 3

Films (List of), 1991

Box 1 of 3

Fire Alarm, 1988

Box 1 of 3

Five Year Plan, 1986, 1984 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Film Archives, 1989

Box 1 of 3

Functional Statement, 1982

Box 1 of 3

Handicap Law, 1981

Box 1 of 3

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 1993-2003

Box 1 of 3

Office of Horticulture, 1984-1986

Box 1 of 3

IMAX Film III, 1980-1983

Box 1 of 3

Inaugural Ball, 1992

Box 1 of 3

Rittenhouse, Sandy, 1984-1986

Box 1 of 3

Aerial Firefighting, 1984

Box 1 of 3

Apollo II Anniversary Committee, 1988-1989

Box 1 of 3

Arado, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Arianespace, 1990

Box 1 of 3

Customs Service Exhibit, 1986-1987

Box 1 of 3

South Lobby/Principles of Flight, 1987-1990

Box 1 of 3

Vietnam, 1992-1994

Box 1 of 3

Quincentenary, "Where Next, Columbus?," 1988-1993

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence (External), 1980-1986, 1998

Box 1 of 3

Correspondence (Internal), 1980-1993

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Spain, 1990-1994 (3 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Florentine, 1986-2001

Box 2 of 3

Freudenheim, Tom, 1986-1993

Box 2 of 3

Gant, David, 1985-2000

Box 2 of 3

Ezell, Linda, 1986-1996

Box 2 of 3

Graboske, Trish, 1987-1989

Box 2 of 3

Hanle, Paul A., 1985-1989

Box 2 of 3

Hausherr, George, 1985

Box 2 of 3

Jacobs, William, 1985-1989

Box 2 of 3

Govier, Victor, 1984-1996 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Lopez, Donald, 1984-2008

Box 2 of 3

Mowry, Bea, 2004

Box 2 of 3

Provost, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Otano, Hernan, 1981-1983

Box 2 of 3

Owens, Edna, 1985-1989

Box 2 of 3

Correspondence - Planetarium, 1983-1997

Box 2 of 3

Production, 1984-2003

Box 2 of 3

Correspondence - Public Affairs, 1982-2000

Box 2 of 3

Registrar, 1989

Box 2 of 3

Romanowski, David, 1981-2001

Box 2 of 3

Space History, 1986-2001

Box 2 of 3

Special Events (Office of), 1991-1994

Box 2 of 3

Correspondence - Theater, 1981-1997

Box 2 of 3

Wooldridge, Tim, 1987-1995

Box 2 of 3

American Association of Museums (AAM), 1998-2008

Box 2 of 3

Accessibility Policy, 1986-1998

Box 2 of 3

Accessible Museum, 1993

Box 2 of 3

Acoustiguide, 1980

Box 2 of 3

Advanced Procurement Plan, 1999-2000

Box 2 of 3

Air and Space Magazine, 1986

Box 2 of 3

Budget Correspondence, 1982-1997

Box 2 of 3

Biographies

Box 2 of 3

Old Memoranda, 1974-1987

Box 2 of 3

Planning for the National Air and Space Museum Extension, 1988

Box 2 of 3

Administration, 1984-1995

Box 2 of 3

Photographs of National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

Box 2 of 3

NASM 5th and 10th Anniversaries, 1981, 1986

Box 2 of 3

NASM 20th Anniversary, 1994-1996

Box 2 of 3

Correspondence Reports, 1976

Box 2 of 3

Awad Astronomical Models, Inc., 1991

Box 2 of 3

Exhibits Committee, 1987-1995

Box 2 of 3

Exhibit Development at NASM, 1971-1976

Box 2 of 3

Exhibits Master Schedule, 1995-2001

Box 2 of 3

Exhibits (on Exhibits Master Schedule), 1997-2001

Box 2 of 3

Schedule Exhibit Unit Summary, 1985-1991

Box 2 of 3

Planetarium Show, 1983

Box 2 of 3

Priority Calls, 1987-1988

Box 2 of 3

Priority List, 1992

Box 2 of 3

Program Reports, 1980-1987 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Public Programming Advisory Committee, 1990-1993

Box 3 of 3

Quarterly List of Priorities, 1991

Box 3 of 3

Reorganization, 1996

Box 3 of 3

Research Advisory Committee, 1987-1994

Box 3 of 3

Space Utilization Study, 1984-1987

Box 3 of 3

Mass Statistics, 1976-2007

Box 3 of 3

Visitor Comment Forms, 1978-2005

Box 3 of 3

Semiannual Activity Reports, 1993-1994

Box 3 of 3

Semi-Annual Report of Exhibitions, 1980-1987

Box 3 of 3

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1980-2006

Box 3 of 3

NASM Production Schedule, 1975-1976

Box 3 of 3

Correspondence Reports, 1976

Box 3 of 3

NASM Exhibits Schedule Completion Dates, 1984-1993 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 3

Exhibits Schedules, 1994-2010

Box 3 of 3

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