Project Files, 1991-2017

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Summary

This accession consists of records documenting construction and renovation projects at the Smithsonian Institution Building; Museum Support Center; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; National Postal Museum; Renwick Gallery; Anacostia Community Museum; National Air and Space Museum Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; Quadrangle Building; Freer Gallery of Art; Arts and Industries Building; National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI); Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (previously Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum); National Zoological Park; National Museum of African Art; and NMAI Cultural Resources Center. Earlier records date back to when Smithsonian Facilities was known as the Office of Design and Construction and the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, respectively. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; reports; project submissions, specifications, and planning information; architectural drawings, floor plans, and drawings; contracts and agreements; permits; project inspection checklists; safety plans; daily logs; meeting agendas and minutes; operation and maintenance manuals; pay applications; construction schedules; photographs; and design information. Some materials are in electronic format.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Design and Construction
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  • National Postal Museum (U.S.)
  • Renwick Gallery
  • Anacostia Community Museum
  • National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility
  • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
  • Quadrangle Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Cultural Resources Center
  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  • Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • National Museum of African Art (U.S.)

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

  • 1991
  • 1991-2017

Topic

  • Design
  • Museum buildings
  • Architecture
  • Repair and reconstruction
  • Smithsonian buildings
  • Contracts
  • Buildings--Repair and reconstruction
  • Architectural design

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Collection descriptions
  • Compact discs
  • Floppy disks
  • Electronic records
  • Architectural drawings
  • Floor plans
  • Drawings
  • Color photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 18-001

Physical description

10.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box)

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