Creator:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Exhibits Committee  Search this

Subject:

Ortner, Donald J  Search this

Goor, Ron  Search this

O'Reilly, Laurence P  Search this

Hickey, Leo J  Search this

Ubelaker, Douglas H  Search this

Fiske, Richard S  Search this

Smith, Bruce D (Bruce David) 1946-  Search this

Boardman, Richard S  Search this

Read, Robert W. 1931-  Search this

Physical description:

9 cu. ft. processed holdings

3 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Color transparencies

Black-and-white photographs

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Manuscripts

Books

Clippings

Brochures

Color photographs

Architectural drawings

Maps

Date:

1969

1969-1989

1952-1994

Category:

Series Level Description

Notes:

To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.

For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization:

Unarranged

Summary:

Consists of records documenting the development of exhibitions at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and the activities of the Exhibits Committee during the chairmanships of Ron Goor (1970-1972), Leo J. Hickey (1973- 1975), Douglas H. Ubelaker (1975-1977), Richard S. Fiske (1977- 1979), Robert W. Read (1980-1981), Bruce D. Smith (1981-1983), Richard S. Boardman (1983-1985), Donald J. Ortner (1985-1987), and Laurence P. O'Reilly (1987-1989). Materials include memoranda, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, survey information, articles, and plans and photographs of exhibitions and exhibition halls. Also included are some scripts of label text from various NMNH exhibitions.

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Natural history museums  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00028

Restrictions & Rights:

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

See more items in:

Exhibits Committee Records 1952-1994 [National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Exhibits Committee]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_219680