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Accession 23-023

National Air and Space Museum. Office of Communications

Program and Exhibition Files, circa 1976-2008

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Air and Space Museum. Office of Communications
Title:Program and Exhibition Files
Dates:circa 1976-2008
Quantity:4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 23-023
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting the publicity of exhibitions, IMAX films, special events, the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the National Air and Space Museum in general. Materials include media reports, clippings, press kits, images, marketing materials, activity booklets, briefing materials, event programs, concept documents, intellectual property records, and related materials. Some materials are in digital format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the publicity of exhibitions, IMAX films, special events, the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and the National Air and Space Museum in general. Materials include media reports, clippings, press kits, images, marketing materials, activity booklets, briefing materials, event programs, concept documents, intellectual property records, and related materials. Some materials are in digital format.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 23-023, National Air and Space Museum. Office of Communications, Program and Exhibition Files

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Container List

Box 1

Clippings - General, 1976-1979

Box 1 of 4

Clippings - General, 1976-1982

Box 1 of 4

Smithsonian News Service Stories, 1976-1986

Box 1 of 4

National Air and Space Museum (NASM) - General Press Kit, circa 1990

Box 1 of 4

NASM's Biannual Media Report, February-July 2004

Box 1 of 4

Photographs - Mall Building [digital records only]

Box 1 of 4

NASM News Now [digital records only]

Box 1 of 4

Media Archive [digital records only]

Box 1 of 4

A Place of Dreams (PBS Special) - Press Kit, December 1976

Box 1 of 4

Living Planet (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, April 1979

Box 1 of 4

Flyers (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, July 1982

Box 1 of 4

The Dream is Alive (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, May 1985

Box 1 of 4

Blue Planet (IMAX Film) - Marketing Kit and Classroom Activity Booklet, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Antarctica (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, September 1991

Box 1 of 4

Destiny in Space (IMAX Film) - Press Kit and Classroom Activity Booklet, June 1994

Box 1 of 4

Cosmic Voyage (IMAX Film) - Press Kit and Marketing Kits, 1996

Box 1 of 4

Mission to Mir (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, May 1997

Box 1 of 4

Michael Jordan to the Max (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, May 2000

Box 1 of 4

Straight Up: Helicopters in Action (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, September 2002

Box 1 of 4

Everest (IMAX Film) - Press Kit, undated

Box 1 of 4

To Fly! (IMAX Film) - Materials Created While on Tour

Box 1 of 4

Summer Quest 1989: Fly Free with Books (Program Launch by Barbara Bush at NASM) - Press Kit and Photographs from Visit, June 1989

Box 1 of 4

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.: American (Autobiography) - Press Kit, January 1991

Box 1 of 4

Exploring New Worlds (Planetarium Show) - Press Kit, September 1991

Box 1 of 4

Frontiers of Flight (Discovery Channel Series) - Press Kit, September 1992

Box 1 of 4

Where Next, Columbus? - Media Digest, March 26, 1993

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Enola Gay, January 3-February 3, 1995

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Enola Gay, February 3-7, 1995

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Enola Gay Senate Hearings, May 11, 1995

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Senate Hearings on the Smithsonian's Future Management Practices, May 18, 1995

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Enola Gay, July 1-5, 1995

Box 1 of 4

News Digest - Enola Gay, July 14, 1995

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Clippings - Enola Gay, February-April 1995

Box 2 of 4

Clippings - Enola Gay, May 1995-January 1996

Box 2 of 4

Clippings - Enola Gay, 1999-2002

Box 2 of 4

How Things Fly - Media Digest, November 6, 1996

Box 2 of 4

Vice Admiral Donald D. Engen (Appointment as Director) - Press Kit, June 1996

Box 2 of 4

Space Race - Press Kit, May 1997

Box 2 of 4

Space Race - Media Report, 1997

Box 2 of 4

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth - Permissions Bible, 1997 (3 folders)

Box 2 of 4

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth - Media Digest, Volume 1, March 17, 1998

Box 2 of 4

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth - Media Digest, Volume 2, March 17, 1998 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 4

Space Day (with Embrace Space) - Press Kit, May 1997

Box 2 of 4

Space Day (with Embrace Space) - Clippings and Evaluation, May 1998

Box 2 of 4

Space Day (with Embrace Space) - Press Kit, 2000

Box 2 of 4

Space Day - Briefing Book, 2004

Box 2 of 4

Space Day, 2004 [digital records only]

Box 2 of 4

Space Day, 2005 [digital records only]

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Space Day, 2006 [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

Media Report - Media Campaign for the Dulles Center, September 1, 1998-February 1, 1999

Box 3 of 4

Clippings - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 1998-Summer 2003

Box 3 of 4

Udvar-Hazy Center Architectural Drawings and Images, 2000, 2003 [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

Background Materials for Individual Building Blocks of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, 2001

Box 3 of 4

Promoting the Udvar-Hazy Center, 2001-2003 [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

NASM/QTVR Project at the Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003 [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

Moving into the Udvar-Hazy Center, 2003 [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

Press Kit - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, December 2003 [includes digital records]

Box 3 of 4

Media Digest Highlights - The Expansion of the National Air and Space Museum: Introducing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, June 2004 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Media Digest - The Expansion of the National Air and Space Museum: Introducing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Volume 1, June 2004 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Media Digest - The Expansion of the National Air and Space Museum: Introducing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Volume 2, June 2004 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Photographs - Udvar-Hazy Center [digital records only]

Box 3 of 4

Clippings - John Glenn, 1998, 2002

Box 3 of 4

Media Digest - "And a Star to Steer Her By" and "GPS: A New Constellation," March 19, 1999

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

Smithsonian Medal (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins) - Press Kit, July 1999

Box 4 of 4

Media Digest - Breitling Orbiter 3, September 1999

Box 4 of 4

Clipping - Dorothy Cochrane, May/June 1993

Box 4 of 4

Clippings - Space Day, 25th Anniversary of Museum, and Feature Stories, 2001

Box 4 of 4

Slide Presentation Script - The Nation's Hangar: The National Air and Space Museum 25 Years On - Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Will Be, 2001

Box 4 of 4

Clippings - 25th Anniversary, June-July 2001

Box 4 of 4

Clippings - Charles Lindbergh, 2002

Box 4 of 4

Program Book - Press Event Marking Concorde Donation, June 12, 2003

Box 4 of 4

The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age - Press Kit, October 9, 2003

Box 4 of 4

The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age - Media Digest, January 31, 2004

Box 4 of 4

Clippings - A Centennial of Flight, 2002-2003 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 4

Event Bible - A Centennial of Flight Kick-off Celebration, December 17, 2003

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Family Day, 2004 and undated [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Kite Day by Chuck Moore, March 20, 2004 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

NASM Trophy - Photographs, 2005 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - NASM Trophy Recipients Robert A. "Bob" Hoover and N. Wayne Hale, Jr. and the STS-121 Shuttle Mission Team, 2007

Box 4 of 4

NASM Trophy, 2009 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

NASM Trophy, 2010 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

NASM Trophy - Recording, 2011 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - NASM Holiday Parties, 2005-2006 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Airbus Press Conference, Udvar-Hazy Center, December 2, 2008 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Program Booklet for "Reflections on a Wonderful Life: A Tribute to Donald S. Lopez," April 21, 2008

Box 4 of 4

"Reflections on a Wonderful Life: A Tribute to Donald S. Lopez," April 21, 2008 [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Explore the Universe - Concept Document, undated

Box 4 of 4

Biographical Photographs - General John R. Dailey (High Resolution) [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Mars Yard by Carolyn Russo [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

At the Controls - Cockpit Images [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Restoration and Preservation [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Lectures [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Annual Events [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

Photographs - Artifacts/Exhibits [digital records only]

Box 4 of 4

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