Project Files, 1984-2014
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This accession consists of records documenting construction and renovation projects at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI); Patent Office Building; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Museum Support Center; National Air and Space Museum (NASM); National Museum of American History; National Museum of Natural History; National Postal Museum; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Arts and Industries Building; Smithsonian Institution Building; Anacostia Community Museum; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; NASM, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; National Zoological Park; Victor Building; Capital Gallery Building; L'Enfant Plaza; NMAI George Gustav Heye Center; National Museum of African American History and Culture; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Freer Gallery of Art; Quadrangle Building; and the NASM Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; reports and feasibility studies; project submissions, specifications, and planning information; floor plans and drawings; contracts; and design information.
Subject
- National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Quadrangle Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility
- Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
- Capital Gallery Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Victor Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center
- Renwick Gallery Building (Washington, D.C.)
- National Zoological Park (U.S.)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
- National Postal Museum (U.S.)
- L'Enfant Plaza (Washington, D.C.)
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Notes
- Box List in accession file.
- Electronic List in accession file.
- For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization
Unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1984
- 1984-2014
Topic
- Design
- Museum buildings
- Architecture
- Repair and reconstruction
- Smithsonian buildings
- Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
- Architectural design
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Collection descriptions
- Architectural drawings
- Drawings
- Floor plans
Local number
SIA Acc. 15-002
Physical description
144.29 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (315 blueprint storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)