National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Mechanisms Search this
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 Extractive Industries Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Manufacturing Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Mining Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Forest Products Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Industrial Cooperation Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Transportation Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mineral Technology Search this
United States National Museum Section of Organic Chemistry Search this
United States National Museum Section of Chemical Industries Search this
Physical description:
55.84 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Video recordings
Color photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Clippings
Brochures
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Drawings
Floor plans
Compact discs
Audiotapes
Newspapers
Books
Picture postcards
Exhibition catalogs
Digital versatile discs
Artifacts
Color negatives
Electronic records
Ephemera
Pamphlets
Digital images
Date:
1915
1915-2023
1915-2014, 2020-2023
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:
Alphabetic and unarranged
Summary:
Consists of records documenting exhibition planning, development and production in the Division of Work and Industry, and when the division was known as the Division of the History of Technology, the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Division of Extractive Industries, the Division of Manufacturing, the Division of Mechanisms, the Division of Agriculture and Mining, the Division of Agriculture and Forest Products, the Division of Industrial Cooperation, the Division of Mineral Technology, and the related sections of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Industries. Some records also document the exhibition activities of the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering and the Division of Transporation. Staff represented in these records include curators Jeffrey K. Stine, Steven D. Lubar; Pete Daniel, Paul F. Johnson, Paula J. Johnson; Bernard S. Finn, Edwin A. Battison, Carlene E. Stephens, Robert C. Post, William L. Withuhn, Philip W. Bishop, John T. Schlebecker, Robert M. Vogel, and John H. White; associate curator John N. Hoffman; assistant curator G. Terry Sharrer; exhibit coordinator Claudine Klose; museum specialists William E. Worthington, Jr., and Margaret Vining; project historian Michael Harrison; project curator and research assistant Kathleen M. Kendrick; project manager Lynn Chase; industrial specialist Lowell L. Henkel; and aid Aida M. Doyle, Section of Organic Chemistry. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; budget summaries; contracts and agreements; production schedules; scripts; object lists; loan information; floor plans; design drawings; photographs, slides, and negatives; catalogs, pamphlets, and brochures; newspaper clippings; opening invitations; design layouts; speech papers; meeting agendas and minutes; publications; reports; committee, conference, and seminar information; videotapes of news interviews; audiotapes; comment cards; and ephemera. Some materials are in electronic format.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520