Presentation of Check from TRW Corporation to National Air and Space Museum (NASM)

Summary

Presented by Kenneth Meuser, Jr., TRW manager of special projects, to Michael Collins, NASM director, in the Arts and Industries Building. The check will contribute to outfitting of the new museum with exhibits.

Subject

• Collins, Michael 1930-
• Meuser, Kenneth Jr
• National Air and Space Museum
• TRW Inc
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Also known as 96-933.
• Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
• Featured in "The Torch," January 1974: "A check from TRW Corp., of Cleveland, was presented Decmebr 4 to Michael Collins, Director of the National Air and Space Museum, by Kenneth Meuser, Jr., TRW manager of special projects (right). The check was the first payment on an $18,000 three-year pledge to be applied to exhibit needs at the new NASM building now under construction. Ruben Mettler, president of TRW, has been a member of the National Board of the Smithsonian Associates for two years, and the contribution is in line with a new policy encouraging corporate contributions for specific projects. Accepting the check, Mr. Collins states that $8 to $10 million will be needed to create and construct exhibits in the 200,000 square feet of space available in the new museum."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: January 1974, Image No. 73-12813-04

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1973
• December 4, 1973

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [73-12813-04]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8 ;

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