To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
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Organization:
Unarranged
Organized into subseries: 1) Jon B. Eklund's records, unarranged; 2) Marie Mattson's records, unarranged; 3) David K. Allison's records, chronologic/unarranged; 4) Graphic Notebooks; 5) Blueprints
Summary:
Consists of records that document the planning, development, and installation of exhibitions within the Department of the History of Science and Technology. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; research files; images of artifacts and graphics that appeared in exhibitions; installation photographs and slides; exhibition blueprints; reports; label text; scripts; diagrams; drawings; floor plans; maps; audiotapes; and clippings. Staff represented in these records include Phillip W. Bishop, Head Curator; Edward C. Kendall, Curator; Charles O. Houston, Associate Curator; Uta C. Merzbach, Associate Curator and Curator, 1964-1988; Carlene E. Stephens, Assistant Curator; Jon B. Eklund, Assistant Curator, 1968-1969, Associate Curator, 1970-1982, and Curator, 1983-1994; David K. Allison, Curator, 1987-1994; and Marie Mattson, Special Assistant to the Smithsonian's Secretary, 1989-1990.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520