178.28 cu. ft. (74 record storage boxes) (237 blueprint storage boxes)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Compact discs
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Drawings
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Color photographs
Date:
1992
1992-2013
Notes:
Box List in accession file.
Electronic List in accession file.
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Unarranged
Summary:
This accession consists of records documenting construction and renovation projects at the National Museum of American History; National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI); National Air and Space Museum (NASM); National Museum of Natural History; National Museum of African American History and Culture; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Anacostia Community Museum; Freer Gallery of Art; National Portrait Gallery; Arts and Industries Building; NASM Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center; Quadrangle Building; Smithsonian Institution Building; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; NASM Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility; Museum Support Center; Capital Galley Building; Patent Office Building; Victor Building; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; NMAI George Gustav Heye Center; Renwick Gallery building; Smithsonian Institution Service Center; National Zoological Park; National Museum of African Art; and the National Postal Museum. Some of the records date back to when the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations was known as the Office of Facilities Services. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; contracts and agreements; operation and maintenance manuals; project submissions, specifications, and modifications; revised proposals; employee logs; photographs; inspection checklists; contractor evaluations; floor plans and drawings; construction schedules; construction test results; reports; meeting agendas and minutes; product samples; and design information. 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