Smithsonian Facilities. Architect-Engineer Information Center Search this
Smithsonian Facilities. Office of Planning, Design, and Construction Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the public Smithsonian Facilities website. The website, which was crawled in its entirety on March 18, 2020, includes general information
about the unit, strategic planning documents, organizational charts, information for contractors, and subsites for each of the departments within Smithsonian Facilities. In
addition to the crawl of the entire site, the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction subsite was captured on April 7, 2020, and the Architect-Engineer Information Center
subsite was captured on June 17, 2020. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Arts and Industries Building website as it existed on March 18, 2020. The website was maintained by the Smithsonian Facilities, Office
of Planning, Design, and Construction and includes information about the history, architecture, and revitalization of the Smithsonian Institution's second building which was
completed in 1881. It also includes a biographical page about Rachel Goslins who was hired in 2016 as the first director of the Arts and Industries Building. Shortly after
this crawl, ownership of the website would be transferred from Smithsonian Facilities to the Arts and Industries Building and shift focus from the building itself to the events
and programs happening inside of it. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession documents the renovation of the Arts and Industries Building. Between 2011 and 2014, a live video feed of the construction project was broadcast via
the EarthCam Network's website and also recorded. The recordings were later used to create two time-lapse videos - one from the perspective of each camera - which were also
hosted on the EarthCam Network website. This accession consists of ten screenshots from each of the two videos, captured as .pdf files on November 20, 2019. Materials are
in electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Management and Reliability Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
circa 2015
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the server files for the Office of Facilities Management and Reliability (OFMR) website from approximately 2015. The website included information
about the office and its operations, programs, and projects. OFMR was located within the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations. Materials are in electronic format.
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted; Transferring office; 3/1/2021 memorandum, Johnstone to File; Contact reference staff for details
These records document the administrative activities of the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Materials include the outgoing and incoming correspondence and
memoranda of Roger G. Kennedy, Director, 1980-1992, and Douglas E. Evelyn, Deputy Director, 1980-1991; records pertaining to budgetary and administrative affairs of NMAH departments
and divisions; collections management; museum shops; the Native American Program; property inventories; the Research Opportunity Fund; special events; exhibition planning,
research, and publications; asbestos removal at NMAH; fellowships and grants; NMAH restoration and renovation issues; and meetings. Records also contain Museum Programs performing
arts photographs.
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2032. Box 3 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 2/23/1988, memorandum Shaffer to McManus; Contact reference staff for details
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 2.5" x 3".)
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
May 23, 1975
Scope and Contents:
Building interior, empty and under construction. "Insurance Regulations prohit customers in work area" written on sign on wall. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "Jerusalem Missionary Bapt. Church Rev. Wm. Roundtree / 1718 Good Hope Rd. S.E. 20020 B/W 5/23/75 1 EA 8 x 10 Glossies 13 Photographs". "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "8" edge imprint. Unnumbered.
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction Search this
Buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1970-1980 Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1970-1980 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 2.5" x 3".)
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
May 23, 1975
Scope and Contents:
Interior of partially constructed building with people inside. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "Jerusalem Missionary Bapt. Church Rev. Wm. Roundtree 1718 - Good Hope Rd. S.E. 20020 B/W 5/23/75 1 EA 8 x 10 Glossies 13 Photographs". "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and " 7 6" edge imprint.
General:
Scan too dark.
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction Search this
Buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1970-1980 Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1970-1980 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
These records, together with record units 80, 81, and 187 contain full documentation of construction of the 1911 National Museum Building, from internal planning and
contracts to construction details and costs. Rathbun prepared a history of the museum construction, which was published as A Descriptive Account of the Building Recently
Erected for the Departments of Natural History of the United States National Museum. United States National Museum Bulletin 80, Washington, 1913.
Historical Note:
In 1903 Congress authorized the Board of Regents to begin a new museum building, construction to be under the direction of Bernard R. Green, Superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds of the Library of Congress. Construction began in June 1904 and ended in 1911. Richard Rathbun, Assistant Secretary, spent much of his time from 1901 to 1911 planning
and supervising construction of the new building, including extensive consultation with foreign and domestic museum experts.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 79, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, National Museum Building Construction Records
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2037. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted,; Transferring office; 3/17/2004 memorandum, Johnstone to Hong; Contact reference staff for details