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Extent:
29.5 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Pamphlets
Posters
Floor plans
Drawings
Ephemera
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1974-1999
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records of general exhibition (show) files documenting the planning and execution of exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery. Materials include proposals, budgets, label copy, scripts, production schedules, drawings, floor plans, memoranda, correspondence, catalogs, publicity materials, bibliographies, financial records, checklists, research materials, permissions, installation information, lender files, pamphlets, and brochures. This collection also includes three oversize folders of exhibition posters (179 posters - two of each poster except where noted on list). See the end of the finding aid for a listing of oversized materials.
Restrictions:
Boxes 2-4, 6-8, 10, 12-15, 17, 19-23, 25, 27 and 30 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 3/3/1999 memorandum, Lee to Cox; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Museum exhibits  Search this
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Photography  Search this
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Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Pamphlets
Posters
Floor plans
Drawings
Ephemera
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-102, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records
Identifier:
Accession 01-102
See more items in:
Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa01-102