National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Extractive Industries Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Photographic History Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Textiles Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Transportation Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Science and Technology Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1978
1978-1980
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996
Smithsonian Year, 1978-1980
The Department of the History of Technology was created in 1978 from the Department of Science and Technology. The Department consisted of Divisions of Extractive Industries, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Photographic History, Textiles, and Transportation. Its chairman was John T. Schlebecker. In 1980 the National Museum of American History was created, and the Department was merged into a new Department of the History of Science and Technology at that time.
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of " above.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
