A Modest Show of Arms: Exhibiting the Armed Forces and the Smithsonian Institution, 1945-1976 (PhD diss., George Washington University, 1999)

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Creator: London, Joanne M. Gernstein

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Date: 2000

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Summary

A history of plans for a military museum at the Smithsonian, none of which ever came to fruition, and of displays of military history in its museums. Includes plans for the National Armed Forces Museum after World War II.

Subject

  • National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (NAFMAB)
  • National Armed Forces Museum
  • Military History Hall (NMAH)
  • Military History Exhibition

Category

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Notes

Ph.D dissertation. Includes a bibliography.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

2000

Topic

  • Military paraphernalia
  • Museums
  • History
  • Military
  • Museums--History
  • Military museums
  • Military history

Physical description

Number of pages : 278 Page numbers : 1-273

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