Results for "World War II: Sharing Memories (Exhibition) (1995: Washington, D.C.)"
- SI History Bibliography
Exhibiting Memories
- Date: July/August 1996
- Creator: Lubar, Steven
- Creator: Lubar, Steven
World War II Aviation Gallery, NASM
- Date: 1976
- Creator: Farrar, Richard
- Creator: Farrar, Richard
- Webpage
WWII: Collecting and Interpreting the War
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: Not only did the Smithsonian research in Washington, D.C., inform the course of World War II, the war also shaped the collections and research of the Smithsonian. Military medical staff sent thousands of specimens of disease carrying insects to the museum for identification. Soldiers stationed in far-flung locations provided the Smithsonian with collecting opportunities that
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 04-129, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology, Exhibition Records, 1977-2003
- Date: 1977 1977-2003
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
World War II Aviation Gallery at National Air and Space Museum
- Date: 1976 May 28, 1976
- Creator: Farrar, Richard
- Webpage
WWII: Staff Supporting the War Effort
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: When the men and women of the Smithsonian heard the call to duty in World War II, they again took up the call as they had during World War I. Secretaries Charles G. Abbot and Alexander Wetmore provided leadership that brought the Smithsonian’s resources to the aid of the nation, while safeguarding its primary mission: the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Once again,
- Webpage
WWII: The Smithsonian on the Home Front
- Date: June 27, 2016
- Description: As World War II raged throughout the world, many feared the threat of another attack on American soil. Washington, D.C., and the National Mall were obvious targets for the Axis countries which put the Smithsonian buildings and collections located there in danger. In order to protect the Smithsonian’s collections, staff took action and moved many materials off of the National
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 97-168, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.), Enola Gay Exhibition Records, 1994-1995
- Date: 1994 1994-1995
- Creator: National Air and Space Museum
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 07-050, National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Archives Division, Exhibition Records, 1992-1995
- Date: 1992 1992-1995
- Creator: National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
A mechanic's suit with visored cap designed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for female workers during World War II
- Date: 1941
- Webpage
WWI: Collecting and Interpreting the War
- Date: June 17, 2016
- Description: Because World War I was sure to go down in history, the curator of the History Division, Theodore T. Belote, began collecting artifacts documenting the war even before it was over. As the war wound down and soldiers started returning home, Belote and his superiors at the US National Museum worked with the War Department and contacts in the Army and the Navy to document the
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 09-032, Air Force Historical Foundation, Enola Gay Exhibition Records, 1994-1995
- Date: 1994 1994-1995
- Creator: Air Force Historical Foundation
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
