Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-177
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division
Subject Files, 1980-2014
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division |
Title: | Subject Files |
Dates: | 1980-2014 |
Quantity: | 4.58 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) |
Collection: | Accession 15-177 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of records created and maintained by David H. DeVorkin, Curator, 1981- , documenting a variety of topics including educational and public programming related to exhibitions; collections management and loans; lecture series; and the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Particularly well-documented are educational aspects of the "Explore the Universe" exhibition; the return of loaned objects after the closure of the Stars Gallery; the "Exploring Space" lecture series; and the Curator's Choice Program. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, procedures, planning documents, reports, collection rationales, teacher guides, brochures, flyers, loan files, object information, images, surveys, specifications, proposals, budgets, meeting materials, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records created and maintained by David H. DeVorkin, Curator, 1981- , documenting a variety of topics including educational and public programming related to exhibitions; collections management and loans; lecture series; and the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Particularly well-documented are educational aspects of the "Explore the Universe" exhibition; the return of loaned objects after the closure of the Stars Gallery; the "Exploring Space" lecture series; and the Curator's Choice Program. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, procedures, planning documents, collection rationales, teacher guides, brochures, flyers, loan files, object information, images, surveys, specifications, proposals, budgets, meeting materials, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
- Explore the Universe (Exhibition) (2001- : Washington, D.C.)
- Exploring Space (Lecture series)
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Albert Einstein Planetarium
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Curator's Choice Program
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Stars Gallery
Subject
- Aeronautical museums
- Astronautical museums
- Astronautics
- Exhibitions
- Lectures and lecturing
- Museum curators
- Museum loans
- Museums -- Collection management
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Museums -- Public relations
- Planetariums
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-177, National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division, Subject Files
Container List
Box 1
Planetarium Workshop Course, August 1987
Observatory Contacts, 2002
Public Telescope, 2002-2003
Explore the Universe - Docent Training, 2002
National Science Foundation and Smithsonian Education Innovation Grant Guidelines, 2004
Explore the Universe - Budget, 2002-2003
Transit of Venus - Educational Materials from Outside Sources, 2004
Explore the Universe - Telescope Tour, 2003-2004
Discovery Stations - General, 2004
Explore the Universe - Discovery Stations, 2002-2004
Gravitational Lens Kiosk and Demonstration
Interferometry Discovery Station - Sherri Stephan
Explore the Universe - Interferometry Cart, 2003
Explore the Universe - "Telescope Power!" Discovery Station Overview, February 2004
Explore the Universe - "Decoding Starlight: An Introduction to Spectroscopy" Discovery Station Overview, February 2004
Explore the Universe - "X-Ray Telescopes" Discovery Station Overview, May 2004
Explore the Universe - "Maps and Models" Discovery Station Overview, June 2004
Explore the Universe - "Cosmic Survey" Discovery Station Overview, May 2002
"Four Women Who Changed the Universe," 2004
Telescope Activity Packs
Explore the Universe - Electronic Outreach, 2002
Explore the Universe - CyberCenter/CLEA-lite, 2002-2004
Explore the Universe - Web Programming, 2002
Explore the Universe - Compact Disc, 2003
Explore the Universe - Cosmic Kitchen Interactive, 2003
Explore the Universe - Compact Disc/Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), 2004
Explore the Universe - Interactive DVD, 2002-2005
Explore the Universe - DVD (Beta) (includes electronic records)
Explore the Universe - DVD Requirements Study, 2007
Explore the Universe - Website Review, 2007
First Light Gallery, 2002
First Light Image Submissions, July-October 2004
ESTME Expo (Excellence in Science Technology and Mathematics Education), March 2004
Planetarium Activity Packs
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2002-2004
Science News, 2002
Planetarium Program, 2003-2004
Planetarium - Digital Sky 2, 2007
Planetarium Outreach, 2003-2006
Monthly Star Lectures, 2002-2003
"The Stars Tonight," 2002-2003
Explore the Universe - Mia Bovill Discovery Station/Interpreter Program Project, 2002-2003
Explore the Universe - School Tour, 2003
Planetarium - School Outreach, 2003
Science Night for High School Students and Teachers, 2002
Explore the Universe - Teacher Guide
Explore the Universe - Promotional Material
Explore the Universe - School Tours, 2003-2004
Explore the Universe - School Tours (Docent Training), 2003
Explore the Universe - Image List with Credits
Explore the Universe - Alarm System, 2006
Explore the Universe - Miscellaneous Planning and Management, 1998-2002
Box 2
Explore the Universe - Corning Grant, 1999
Explore the Universe - National Science Foundation Grant, 2000-2004
Explore the Universe - National Science Foundation Grant and Public Relations, 2001
Explore the Universe - National Science Foundation Proposal, 2000
Stars Gallery - Summer Visitor Survey, 1983
Halley's Comet Publicity, 1980-1986
Alfred Brain - Microlock Radio Receiver, 1989
Stars Gallery - National Museum of American History Loans
Stars Gallery - Artifact Status and Inventory, 1983
Stars Gallery - Potential Museum Loans
Stars Gallery - Construction Images, 1982
Stars Gallery - Close-out, 1997-1998 (2 folders)
Exploring the Planets - Concept Scripts and Loans, 1982-1985
Looking At Earth - Progress Reports and Artifacts, 1985
Box 3
Preservation Reports, 1982-1983
Closing Satellites, 1984
Gallery III (Social Impacts of Flight) - Dismantle, 1982
Stars Gallery - Demolition Plan, 1997
Miscellaneous Loans and Collection Management Materials, 1982-1997
Stars Gallery Object File - A19820408000, Emblem, Skylab Mission 1 (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19820411000, Emblem, Apollo-Soyuz Mission Test (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19820403000, Emblem, Apollo 13 Mission (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - V19830035001, Lick Observatory Photo Plate
Stars Gallery Object File - Skylab Model (S:250)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19510082000, Lockheed P-80 "Shooting Star" Airplane Model (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19300058000, Lockheed "Sirius" Airplane Model (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19711245000, Command Pilot Badge (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19711603000, Slick Airways Cap Badge (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19710538000, Patch, 9th Airship Squadron (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - V19830035006, Ribbon Bar, Civil Air Patrol (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - V19830035005, Shoulder Patch, United States Army Air Corps, World War II (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19711075000, United States Bronze Star Medal (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - A19830170000, Flag Service, World War I (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Automobile Brochures
Stars Gallery Loan File - Emblems, IL00300
Stars Gallery Loan File - Sun Stone, IL00218
Stars Gallery Loan File - License Plate, IL00294
Stars Gallery Loan File - Washington Start News Sign, IL00297
Stars Gallery Loan File - Lincoln Wheel Cover, IL00291
Stars Gallery Loan File - Lincoln Continental Hood Ornament, IL00296
Stars Gallery Loan File - 5 Ford Automobile Logos, IL00290
Stars Gallery Loan File - Rowland Map, IL00293
Stars Gallery Loan File - Ngatu Cloth, IL00292
Stars Gallery Loan File - Proctor and Gamble Products, IL00295
Stars Gallery Loan File - Phoenix Suns Logo (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Dallas Cowboys Helmet (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Seattle Mariners Cap and Pennant (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Red Star and White Star Postcards (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Campbell's Chicken with Stars Soup Can (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Land O Lakes Butter Box (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Milky Way and Starbust Wrappers (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Sunrise Coffee Jar (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Capricorn Records Album (S:180)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Maxwell House Coffee Jar (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Subaru Emblem (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Genuine Canned Florida Sunshine (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Starlet, Corona, Celica Nameplates (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Sun Art, Logo (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - "New Yorker" (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Carl's Jr. Logo (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - American Caf Sign (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Texaco Sign (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Lincoln Continental Wheel Cover, IL #00909, Catalog #I19910909001
Stars Gallery Loan File - "Scientific Uses of Large Space Telescope" Pamphlet, IL #00648, Catalog #I19900648001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Star Soap, Star Washing Powder, IL #00925, Catalog #I19910925001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Lincoln Continental Hood Ornament, IL #00918, Catalog #I19910918001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Virginia License Plate CCC-48, IL #00627, Catalog #I19900627001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Zeiss Filar Micrometer, Eyepieces, IL #00910, Catalog #I19910910001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Washington Star News Sign, IL #00913, Catalog #I19900913001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Auto Logos (Comet, Galaxie, Meteor, Starliner, Sunliner), IL #00908, Catalog #I1991098001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Coins (6 total), IL #00583, Catalog #I19900583001-006
Stars Gallery Loan File - Transit, Pyrheliometer, Octant, Babylonian Calendar, IL #01080, Catalog #I1990108001-004
Stars Gallery Loan File - H. A. Rowland Map of Solar Spectrum, IL #00895, Catalog #I19910895000
Stars Gallery Loan File - National Radio Astronomy Observatory Radio Telescope Model, IL #00193, Catalog #I19900193000
Stars Gallery Loan File - Radio Orphan Annie Decoder Badge, IL #00579, Catalog #I19900579000
Stars Gallery Loan File - Astrolabe, IL #00590, Catalog #19900590000
Stars Gallery Loan File - Heiniken Beer Glass, 5-point Western Star, IL #00580, Catalog #I19900580003-004
Stars Gallery Loan File - Meteor Motors, Dodge Brothers Radiator Ornaments, IL #00581, Catalog #I19900581000-001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Pima Indian Calendar Stick, IL #00888, Catalog #I19910888001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Ming Sundial, Ship Chronometer, IL #00768, Catalog # I19900768001-002
Stars Gallery Loan File - Ngatu Cloth from Tonga, IL #00912, Catalog #I19901912001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Photoelectric Photometer System, IL #00928, Catalog #I19910928001
Stars Gallery Loan File - Patches (District of Columbia Armory National Guard, Space Shuttle Mission 3, Army Intelligence), IL #00612, Catalog #I19900612001-003
Stars Gallery Object File - V19830035004, New Mexico License Plate (S:195)
Stars Gallery Object File - V19830035003, Alaska License (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Sheriff's Star (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Utah Stars T-Shirt (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Ringo Starr and Starz Album (S:180)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Lone Star Beer Posters and Labels (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Los Angeles/Utah Stars Programs and Yearbooks (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Mercedes Benz Star (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Starz Poster (S:180)
Stars Gallery Object File - V19870073001, "Die Rakete zu den Planetenraumer" (S:690)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Senior Missile Man Badge (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - United States Air Force Medallion (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Pocket Globe (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Oglala Indian Shield (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Comanche Gourd Rattle (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Gourd with Constellation (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Indian Bowl (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Chinese Breastplate (S:160)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Doonesbury Comic Strip (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Stars on LP Album (Cover) (S:180)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Earth, Wind, and Fire Album (S:180)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Eclipse Barbados Rum Bottle (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Stamps (S:195)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Comet Ice Cream Cones (S:190)
Stars Gallery Loan File - Egyptian Merkhet Model (S:110)
Collection Report, 1993-1995
Collections Committee, 1992
Colorado Artifacts, 1990-1992
Collections Committee, 1997
Collections Committee - Minutes, July 27, 2000
Appraisers
Collections Committee - Forms, 1991-1992
Incoming Loans - Handling and Procedures, 1998
Collection Management Policies and Reports, 1990-1997
Disaster List Priorities, 1995
Collection Information System Guide, 1991
Audit and Collection Strategies, 1995-1997
Collection Management Policy Development, 1993-1998
Udvar-Hazy Center Object Lists, 2003-2004
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifacts - Astronomy and Geophysics, 2004
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19761799, TRS
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19740876000
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19640666000
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19751407, Vanguard III
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19751408, Explorer 10
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19751409, Explorer 17
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19751410, Ariel 1
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19751505, Explorer 12
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19760022, Lofti
Box 4
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19761105, Alouette
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - 19761107, Explorer 8
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19761109, Explorer 7
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19820361, Reflecting Telescope
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19640605
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19960564, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Infrared Balloon Telescope
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - 19880019, Aerobee Scenes
Large Udvar-Hazy Artifact File - A19590212000
Dulles (Udvar-Hazy Center) - Large Artifact Status Sheets, 2000-2004
Missile Pit (Space Race) - General, 1995
Missile Pit - Label Editing, 1995-1996
Corona (Space Race), 1995-1996
Collections Committee, 1983
Collections Rationale - The Space Sciences
Space History Division - Collections Rationale, July 2000
Collections Rationale, 1997 (includes electronic records)
TMS (The Museum System) Procedures, June 2002
TMS Status, 1999-2001
Collections Documentation Initiative, 1999-2000
TMS Levels - Geophysics, December 1999
TMS Status - Astronomy, 2002
Documentation Plan - Space Sciences, 1999-2000
National Science Foundation Internships in Public Service Education, 2001
National Science Foundation Presentation, 1999-2000
"Rhythms of the Universe: An Evening with Mickey Hart and George F. Smoot" Planning, 2010-2013 (includes electronic records)
John Bahcall Distinguished Lectureship for 2014 - Proposal Brief
John Bahcall Distinguished Lecturer for 2011 - Rashid Sunyaev
John Bahcall Distinguished Lectureship for 2011 - Roger Blandford (Public Programs Committee)
John Bahcall Distinguished Lectureship for 2009 - Sandra Faber (Public Programs Committee)
John Bahcall Distinguished Lecturer - Public Programs Committee, 2007
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2013
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2012
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2002-2010
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2009
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Thomas J. Bogdan, 2008
International Heliophysical Year Lecture Series - George Siscoe, 2008
International Heliophysical Year Lecture Series - Loren W. Acton, 2008
International Heliophysical Year Lecture Series - Barbara Thompson, 2008
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2008 - Proposal to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2008
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Gilbert and Jaylee Mead, 2001-2007
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Promotional Materials, 1997-2007
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2005-2006
Box 5
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Sara Seager and Wiliam Danchi, 2001-2005
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2004
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Planning, 2001-2004
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2003-2004
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2002
Exploring Space Lecture Series - "Hubble to Hubble," Robert Smith, April 11, 2002
Exploring Space Lecture Series, 2002 - Students
Exploring Space and American Astronomical Society Lecture, 2001
Exploring Space Lecture Series - Audience Surveys
Smithsonian's Stars Lecture Series, 2012
Spring 2012 Lecture Series Brochure
Spring 2011 Lecture Series Brochure
"Earth and Space: A Journey of Wonder and Discovery" Presentation Brochure, September 14, 2011
Immersion Program Evaluations, 2002 (includes electronic records)
Immersion Program Outlines, 2002
Washington Post Pad Ads, 2004
Smithsonian Associates - Use of Planetarium, December 2002
Curator's Choice - Background, 1996
Curator's Choice - Miscellaneous, 1996
Curator's Choice - Miscellaneous, 1999 (includes electronic records)
Curator's Choice - Flyers, 1996-2008 (4 folders)
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