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Creator:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Department  Search this
Subject:
Lassman, Thomas Charles  Search this
United States Department of Defense  Search this
Type:
Electronic mail
Collection descriptions
Electronic records
Place:
United States
Date:
2016
2016-2019
Notes:
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Chronologic
Summary:
This accession consists of the email account of Thomas Charles Lassman, curator of the Cold War rocket and missile collection at the National Air and Space Museum, whose research focuses on the institutional history of American science and technology during the Cold War; the history of American industrial research and development prior to 1940; and the history of weapon systems acquisition in the Department of Defense after 1945. It includes approximately 120 messages and covers the time periods September 2016, December 2018 to February 2019, and April 2019 to May 2019. The correspondence pertains to collections management, professional associations, meetings, and seminars. Materials are in electronic format.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Astronautical museums  Search this
Space sciences  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Cold War  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Professional associations  Search this
Seminars  Search this
Research, Industrial  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 23-027
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2035. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted; Transferring office; 11/4/2022 memorandum, Johnstone to File; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Correspondence 1965-2019 [National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Department of Space History]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404816