Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 22-073
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Department
Curatorial Records, 1955, 1961, 1964-1969, 1975-2013, 2015, 2018
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 Department |
Title: | Curatorial Records |
Dates: | 1955, 1961, 1964-1969, 1975-2013, 2015, 2018 |
Quantity: | 9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 22-073 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting the various curatorial activities of Valerie Neal, curator in the Space History Department. Documents pertain to exhibit planning, display updates, National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Trophy processes and events, collections care and plans, Space Telescope History Project, exhibit space upgrades, special events, object worksheets, loan materials, agreements, schedules, funding, royalty reports, visitor comment forms, and inquiries. A significant topic covered in this accession includes the Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 101 Enterprise Space Shuttle, which was transferred to NASM and maintained at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 1985 from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Some records date to when the department was known as the Department of Space Science and Exploration (1980-1986), the Department of Space History (1987-1996), and Space History Division (1997-2013). Some records originated from other organizations at earlier dates and provide more context. Materials include correspondence, agreements, charts, memoranda, contracts, outlines, floor plans, illustrations, presentations, captions, scripts, budget plans, proposals, photographs, negatives, transparencies, agendas, notes, pamphlets, invitations, meeting minutes, reports, articles, news clippings, newsletters, brochures, publications, VHS cassettes, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the various curatorial activities of Valerie Neal, curator in the Space History Department. Documents pertain to exhibit planning, display updates, National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Trophy process and events, collections care and plans, Space Telescope History Project, exhibit space upgrades, special events, object worksheets, loan materials, agreements, schedules, funding, royalty reports, visitor comment forms, and inquiries. A significant topic covered in this accession includes the Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 101 Enterprise Space Shuttle, which was transferred to NASM and maintained at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 1985 from the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Some records date to when the department was known as the Department of Space Science and Exploration (1980-1986), the Department of Space History (1987-1996), and Space History Division (1997-2013). Some records originated from other organizations at earlier dates and provide more context. Materials include correspondence, agreements, charts, memoranda, contracts, outlines, floor plans, illustrations, presentations, captions, scripts, budget plans, proposals, photographs, negatives, transparencies, agendas, notes, pamphlets, invitations, meeting minutes, reports, articles, news clippings, newsletters, brochures, publications, VHS cassettes, 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
- Enterprise (Space shuttle)
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Space History
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Space Science and Exploration
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Space History Division
- Neal, Valerie
- Space Telescope History Project (U.S.)
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject
- Aeronautical museums
- Astronautical museums
- Museum curators
- Museum exhibits
- Museums -- Collection management
- National Air and Space Museum Trophy
- Special events
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 22-073, National Air and Space Museum. Space History Department, Curatorial Records
Container List
Box 1
Department of Space History Exhibits Planning, 1991, 2000-2002
Exhibit Planning, 2004-2005
Exhibit Planning, 2008-2009
Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) Exhibit Award - John Wesley Powell Prize, 2004
Exhibits Maintenance, 2003
Space Hall Upgrades, 2004-2006
Space Hall Upgrades, 2002-2003
Space Race Upgrades, 1997, 2002
Space Race - Galactic Radiation and Background (GRAB) Satellite, 2001-2002
Shuttle Panel Update - Space Hall, 2005-2006
Skylab Solar Science Update, 2007-2008
Skylab Panels Upgrade, 2008
Space - A Journey to Our Future, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Traveling Exhibition, 2007
Space Hall Upgrades - Missile Pit, 2006-2008
SpaceShipOne - Collier Trophy, 2005
NASM Trophy Awards, 1997
NASM Trophy Awards
Nominations, 2000
Event, 1999-2000
Event, 2001
Burt Rutan and SpaceShipOne Team, 2004-2005
Invitations and Lists, 2004-2005
Display, 2004-2005
NASM Trophy Awards, 2007
Correspondence, 2007
Display Video, 2007
Event, 2007
Print Items, 2007
Process, 2007-2008
Inquiries, 2007
Nominations, 2007
Current Achievement Nominations, 2007-2008
Lifetime Achievement Nominations, 2007-2008
Screening, 2007-2008
2008 Ballot Results Programs, 2007-2008
Press Event and Release, 2008
Program and Event, 2008 (electronic records)
Kittinger Display - Lifetime Award, 2008
Stardust Display - Current Award, 2008
Process, 2008-2009
Casani Display, 2009
Fullerton Display, 2009
Box 2
NASM Trophy Awards
Event, 2009
Invitations and Programs, 2009
Selection Committee, 2008-2009
Collections Care Plan, 2005-2007
Collection Care Reports - NASM Artifacts, 1990-1991, 1993, 2001
Space Telescope History Project - Guide to Space Telescope Archives, undated
Space Telescope History Project - Catalog of Oral History Interviews, 1983-1987
Space Telescope History Project - Image Collection, undated
Space Telescope History Project - Selected Items, undated
Space Astronomy Oral History Project - Catalogue, 1985
Space Food Exhibit, 1984-1987
Space Shuttle Exhibit Update, 1986, 1992-1993
Skylab Exhibit Labels, 1977
Hubble Space Telescope Labels, 1988
Treasures of the Soviet Space Program - Exhibit, 1994
Sotheby's Auction of Soviet Space Artifacts, 1993-1994
Exploring the Moon - Images, 1955, 1961, 1964-1969, 1985-1986, 1990-1991, 1995
Space Race - Exploring the Moon Label Script, 1996, 1998
Department of Space History Exhibits Plan - Long Range, 1988-1991, 1997
Future of Exhibits, 1988-1990, 1992
Exhibits Policy, 1988-1989
Exhibit Script Guidelines, 1984, 1989-1991, 1993-1995
Collaborative Approaches to Exhibit Development - Planning, 1992-1994
Collaborative Approaches to Exhibit Development - Workshop and Resources, 1992-1993
Collaborative Approaches to Exhibit Development - Evaluations, 1993
Artifact Relocation Schedules, 1995-1996
Box 3
NASM Big Picture - Strategic Planning, Mission, Priorities, Future Exhibits, 1987, 1990-1992, 1995-1996
NASM - Dulles Vision, 1993-1996, 1998
Dulles Center Construction Plans, 1998, 2000-2003
Dulles Center Fundraising, 1998-2000
Dulles Center Information, 1996-1998
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Opening Events Work Group, 2001-2003
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - McDonnell Public Relations, 2003
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Public Affairs Plans, 2000, 2002-2003
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Press Review, 2004
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Space Hangar Preview Dinner, 2004
The Planetary Society - Neal Poster Agreements, Royalty Files, 1993-1998, 2000-2002
Apollo to the Moon, 1994-1996, 1998
Exhibits - Balcony Labels and Scripts, 1976, 1985, 1988, 1993-1994
Exhibits - Lunar Exploration, Balcony, 1988, 1993-1994
Exhibits - Balcony Milestones, 1993-1995
Exhibits - Space Hall Balcony, 1976, 1989, 1993-1996
Exhibits - Beyond the Limits, 1995
Temporary Exhibit - Guy Bluford Suit, 2000
Guy Bluford Suit - Special Event, The Aerospace Corporation, 2000
Exhibit - Butterflies from STS-93, 2000
Exhibit - Carruthers Camera, Apollo 16 Lunar Camera, 1992-1993
Lunar Module, 1986, 1993
Milestones of Flight, 1987, 1989, 1992-1996, 1999 (2 folders)
Exhibits - Planets, 1991
Exhibits - Rocketry and Spaceflight, 1988, 1995-1996
Exhibits - Space Hall, Missile Pit, 1992-1994, 1996
Exhibits - Stars, 1989-1991, 1993, 1997
Gallery Content Lists, 1989, 1994-1995, 1997-1998
Gallery Maintenance, 1992-1997
Correspondence - Public Inquiries and Responses, 1998-2007
Correspondence, 1999-2001, 2004-2005
NASM New Year Events, 1999-2000
Box 4
NASM Window Wall and Skylights Project, 1994-1995, 1997-1998
NASM 25th Birthday Celebration, 2001
NASM Visitor Survey Reports, 1988, 1991, 1994-1995
Analytical Graphics - Shuttle International Space Station (ISS) Interactive, Space Hall, 2004, 2007
Publication - Enterprise in Hazy Book, 2003
Encyclopedia Articles - Oxford Companion, 2005-2006, 2008
Article - Space History Encyclopedia "Astronaut Training," 2005-2006
Media Relations, 1991
News Articles and Correspondence, 2003-2004, 2007
"Last Act: Enola Gay" - Press, 1994-1995, 1997 (2 folders)
Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums, Seminar - American Association of Museums, 2007
NASM History, 1991, 1997
NASM Information, 1989, 1996-1998
Smithsonian in the News - Secretary Lawrence Small, 2007
Space Program for Encyclopedia of American Studies - Article, 1999
Works In Progress - Enterprise - "Bumped from the Shuttle Fleet: Why Didn't Enterprise Fly in Space," 2000
Talk: Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) in Toronto, 2002
NASM Tours, 2001, 2003
Works In Progress - "Curating and Commemoration: Collecting and Exhibiting in the Wake of Tragedy," 2003
Talk: Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums - When the Ivory Tower Meets the Shop Floor, 2004-2005
Talk: Western Social Science Association - "Mourning Our Astronauts: Public Commemoration After the Space Shuttle Tragedies," 2005
Talk: American Studies Association - "Mourning Our Astronauts: Public Commemoration After the Space Shuttle Tragedies," 2005
Talk: Strategic Air and Space Museum in Nebraska, 2005-2006
American Association for the Advancement of Science Symposium - The Value of Space Exploration, 2006-2007
Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums Seminar - "The End of an Era: Acquiring Artifacts from the Space Shuttle Program," 2006-2007
"Dollars, Sense, and Spaceflight: What is the U.S. Space Program Worth?" - Article and Talk, 2008
Talks and Public Appearances, 1992-1997, 2000-2003, 2007-2008
Public Service - Interviews and Appearances, 1996-2003, 2006, 2018
Book Reviews, 1995-1998, 2006-2007
Courtesy Reviews - "Mission to Mir" Film Script, 1997
Courtesy Reviews - NASM and Smithsonian Public Affairs, 1995, 1998
Courtesy Reviews - The Mini Page, Smithsonian Magazine, Acura Magazine Article, 1996, 2001
Smithsonian Press - Reader Reviews, 2000-2001
Review - The University Press of Kentucky, 2001
Consulting: Centennial of Flight, IMAX Film, 2000-2002
Consulting: Cooper Hewitt Design Museum "Extreme Textiles" Exhibit, 2003
Consulting: Education Office - Heroes Activity and Handout, 2000
Consulting: PhotoAssist - Stamps, 1997-2000
Box 5
Muppets at NASM, 1994
Planetarium Script - "Exploring New Worlds," 1991
NASA 50th Anniversary at NASM, 2008
James Smithson Society Event at NASM, 2006
Exhibit: Chinese Americans and Space, 2000-2001
Reviews: New Smithsonian Galleries and Exhibits - News Clippings, 1990-1992, 1994-1996
Smithsonian Mystery at the Museums - Proposals, Article, and Manual, 1992-1993
Smithsonian Mystery at the Museums - Review Copy, Binary Zoo Software Incorporated - Broderbund Distributed Computer Game, 1992-1993 (electronic records)
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1989
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1990
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1991
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1992
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1993
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1994
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1995
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1996
Department of Space History - Memoranda and Minutes, 1997
Department of Space History - Activity Reports, 1992-1994, 1996
Department of Space History - Collections Committee, 1991-1992
Collections Department of Space History Actions, 1991-1992
Department of Space History - Dulles Impact Statement, 1990, 1993-1994
Dulles Extensions Communications, 1989-1990, 1993-1994
OV-101 Enterprise
Shuttle Assessment Photographs, Negatives, 1986-1987 (2 folders)
Box 6
Shuttle Assessment Slides, 1986-1987 (2 folders)
Dedication Ceremony - Intrepid Sea, Air, Space Museum Complex, 2015
Space Shuttle - Photographs - Pictorial History, 1976-1979, 1983, 2002
Video Inventories and Curatorial Notes, undated
Space Shuttle Orbiter Report, 1975
Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests, 1976, 1978
Space Shuttle Approach and Landing Tests Document Database at NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), 1997
Proposal - Smithsonian Women's Committee, 2001-2002
Film Data, 2003
Deaccession Proposal, 2011
Photographs of Assessment and Transportation, June 2, 1987
Official NASA Prints - Ground Assessment - Historical Photographs, circa 1987 (3 folders)
Compiled Footage - 2 Discs, Disc 1 Total Run Time: 01:33:33, Disc 2 Total Run Time: Unknown, undated (electronic records)
Betacam SP Master Broadcast Tape - NASA OV-101 Enterprise Compiled Footage, Dryden Flight Research Center, Tape 1 of 2 - Total Run Time: 01:33:00, Dub, undated (Betacam SP)
Betacam SP Master Broadcast Tape - NASA OV-101 Enterprise Compiled Footage, Dryden Flight Research Center, Tape 2 of 2 - Total Run Time: 00:22:25, Dub, undated (Betacam SP)
Betacam SP Master Broadcast Tape - NASA KSC TV Video - Enterprise First Free Flight News TV Coverage of August 12, 1977, Total Run Time: 01:30:00, June 23, 2003 (Betacam SP)
Box 7
Space Shuttle Enterprise Video, NASA - Total Run Time: 00:20:00, circa 1977-1979 (VHS)
Enterprise First Free Flight - Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) NASA, 2 Disc Videos from 1977, DVD 1 - Space Shuttle "Enterprise" First Free Flight MPEGS - Video 1 TRT: 01:00:28 - Video 2 TRT: 00:52:36, DVD 2 - Space Shuttle "Enterprise" - Enterprise First Free Flight - Video Clips TRT: 00:02:30, 2003 (electronic records)
Analytical Graphics Incorporated (AGI) Shuttle and International Space Station Animations, 2 Discs, Disc 1 - 8 Videos - TRT: 00:16:22, Disc 2 - TRT: Unknown, July 14, 2003 (electronic records)
Orbiter Test Vehicle Enterprise Photographs, 1977, 1999, 2004 (2 folders)
NASA Structural Inspection Photographs, 1996 (3 folders)
Shuttle Delivery to NASM at Washington Dulles International Airport - Photographs, 1985
Shuttle Delivery to NASM - Pattie Woodside Negatives, 1985
Space Shuttle Ownership Transfer, 1983-1985, 2000
Udvar-Hazy Center Celebration - Photographs, December 11, 2004
Space Shuttle - Dulles Center Public Relations, 2000
Space Shuttle - Photograph Research, 2003
Space Shuttle - Photographs from 1976 Rollout, 2003
Space Shuttle - Approach and Landing Tests Photographs, 1977
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center - Photographs, 1978
NASM Dulles Extension, Operations - Enterprise and Hangar Photographs, 1977, 1988
Kennedy Space Center - Photographs, 1979
Space Shuttle Storage - Photograph, 1979
Space Shuttle - Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans, 1984, 2003
Space Shuttle - Flight at Paris Air Show, 1983
Space Shuttle Test Vehicle - Photographs, Paint Chips, 1986-1987, 1996-1997, 2001, 2006
Space Shuttle Disposition - Correspondence, News Releases, and Documentation, 1979-1980, 1983-1985, 1987-1989, 2005-2006
Nippon Television Network Corporation - Correspondence, 1988
Condition Reports, 1986, 1994, 1997
Space Shuttle - Hangar, Storage, Access, Removal, 1986-1988, 1996-1997
Product Development - Enterprise Model, undated
Flight Crews - Astronauts and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) - 747 Crews, 2003
Space Shuttle Interview - Joe Engle, 2003
Servicing and Refurbishing, 1999-2003
Space Shuttle General Documents, 2003
Space Shuttle Corrosion Report and Painting, 2003
Box 8
Space Shuttle Treatment Planning, 2000, 2002-2007 (2 folders, includes electronic records)
Space Shuttle Laser De-painting, 2004
Space Shuttle Treatment Plan and Report, 2001-2007 (2 folders, includes electronic records)
Space Shuttle Painting Information and Correspondence, 1999, 2003-2004
Preserving the World's First Space Shuttle - Save America's Treasures, Grant Information, 2003
Flipper Doors - Loan, 1993-1994
Structural Inspection and Report, 1996
Inspection - Payload Bay Doors and Boron- Aluminum Tubes - Curatorial Log, 1997-1998
Nose Landing Gear - Loan, 1997-2002
Space Shuttle Wiring Samples Removal, 1999
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work, 1996, 1998-1999, 2006
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work - Cost, Budget, Proposal, 1999-2000
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work - Curatorial Inspection, 1999
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work - NASM Oversight - On-Site Docents, 1999
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work - Ted Maxwell File, Management, 1999
Space Shuttle Forward Fuselage Work - Painting, 1999
Space Shuttle Landing Gear Restoration, 1999-2002 (includes electronic records)
Space Shuttle Nose Landing Gear, 1999-2001
Box 9
Space Shuttle Restoration - Tires and Wheels, 1999-2003 (includes electronic records)
Space Shuttle Landing Gear Reinstallation, 1997, 2000-2003
Space Shuttle - Columbia Accident Analysis, 2003
Space Shuttle Wing Leading Edges (WLE) and Main Landing Gear (MLG) Doors, Loan - Inspection, 1999, 2003
Space Shuttle WLE and MLG Doors - Loan, 2003-2006
Space Shuttle WLE and MLG Doors - Return, 2005-2006
Space Shuttle Nose Landing Gear Strut Actuator Pins - Return/Reinstallation, 2003-2004
Space Shuttle Boeing Inspection - Aging Materials, 2004
Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods, 2004-2005 (includes electronic records)
Space Shuttle Windowpanes, News Releases, 2002-2007, 2011-2012
Correspondence, Articles, Project Plan of Action, 1999, 2003-2005
Space Shuttle Windows, 2004, 2006-2007
Rudder Speed Brake, 2005
Technical Orientation - NASA, NASM, and Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, 2011
Space Shuttle Transfer - Return to NASA, 2011
NASA Structural Integrity Inspection - Evaluation of Flight Worthiness, 2009-2011
NASA Structural Integrity Inspection - Preparation for Ferry Flight, 2010-2011
Space Shuttle Structural Integrity Inspection - June and October Final Reports, 2010-2011
Space Shuttle Flight Readiness Review, 2012
Orbiter Towing Specifications, 1982
Space Shuttle - The Move into Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2000, 2003
Space Shuttle - Notes for Treatment, Relocation, and Display, 2003-2004, 2006
Space Shuttle Cockpit, 1999
Joe H. Engle Visit - 1979 Approach and Landing Test Pilot, 2004
Articles Written by Valerie Neal - "Bumped from the Shuttle Fleet: Why Didn't Enterprise Fly in Space?" - "Space Policy and the Size of the Space Shuttle Fleet," 2002, 2004
Icon for Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003-2004
Photographs - Glamour Shots, Refurbishment, NASM Staff, undated
Space Shuttle Label - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003
Box 10
NASA Engineering Tests, 1986-1987
Main Landing Gear - Contact Sheets and Slides, 1990-2001 (2 folders)
Cleaning and Refurbishment - Foam Core Photographs, 2004
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