Author:

Cohen, Marilyn Sara  Search this

Subject:

Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this

Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896  Search this

Mitman, Carl W  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this

Office of Exhibits (NMNH)  Search this

Arts and Industries Building  Search this

United States National Museum Division of History  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Date:

1980

Category:

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes:

Ph.D. dissertation. Includes photographs of the exterior and interior of the National Museum of American History. The First Ladies' Hall is also featured. Also includes plans for proposed buildings and exhibits.

Summary:

Work documents the history of the National Museum of History and Technology (National Museum of American History). Includes history of the Smithsonian, the Centennial Exposition, and information on early Smithsonian administrators, such as Carl W. Mitman and Frank A. Taylor. Also includes information on SI programs, including "The World is Yours;" exhibits, such as the First Ladies' exhibit; the exhibits modernization program and the Office of Exhibits; the effect of World War II on the Smithsonian; and the road to the construction of the American History Building. Also gives architectural analyses of proposed plans for the construction of the building.

Contained within:

(Dissertation)

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Building  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Publisher:

The George Washington University

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_3030