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Folder 11 Civil Engineering, bridge section

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 22 of 36
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Photographs
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Photographs
Photographs / Series 8: EXHIBITS IN STORAGE / Box 22
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 7 Cotton States and International Exhibition, Atlanta, 1895

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 26 of 36
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Photographs
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Photographs
Photographs / Series 8: EXHIBITS IN STORAGE / Box 26
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Exhibition Records

Extent:
2.28 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Exhibition catalogs
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1915-1981, 2002-2003, 2007-2008
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records that document planning, development and production activities for the exhibitions The Coke Push: A Centennial Portfolio of Industrial Art, Abandoned Mine Scenes, Lead and Zinc Mine Scenes of the Past, Labor Day, The United States Census, 1790-1960, The Changing American Farm, 1831-1981, The Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650, as well as the halls of Heavy Machinery, Civil Engineering, Petroleum, Nuclear Energy, Power Machinery, Iron and Steel, Coal, Mining, Internal Combustion, Light Machinery, and Agriculture at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), which, prior to 1980, was known as the National Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of History and Technology, respectively. A few records also predate the creation of NMAH, when the museum was part of the United States National Museum. Earlier records date back to when the Division of Work and Industry was known as the Division of the History of Technology, the Division of Extractive Industries, the Division of Manufacturing, the Division of Agriculture and Mining, the Division of Manufactures and Heavy Industries, and the Division of Mineral Technology. In addition are records documenting exhibition activities in the related sections of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Industries, plus some records from the Division of Transportation in regard to the Railroad Hall.

Staff represented in these records include curators John T. Schlebecker, Robert M. Vogel, and John H. White; Philip W. Bishop, Curator, and Chairman of the Department of Arts and Manufacturers; associate curator John Nathan Hoffman; assistant curator G. Terry Sharrer; industrial specialist Lowell L. Henkel; and aid Aida M. Doyle, Section of Organic Chemistry.

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; budget summaries; press releases; scripts; object lists; brochures; floor plans; committee information; exhibition catalogs; opening invitations; speech papers; photographs and negatives; design layouts; production schedules; a contract; and drawings.
Oversize:
This collection contains oversize material.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2024. Copyrighted material in Box 1 (Photograph of Buytl Rubber Manufacture Exhibition, Museum of History and Technology) and Box 2 (Hall of Coal: Scripts, circa 1960); see finding aid. Transferring office; 2/1/2011 memorandum, Johnstone to Jones; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Mining engineering  Search this
Chemical engineering  Search this
Committees  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Speeches, addresses, etc.  Search this
Nuclear energy  Search this
Agriculture -- History  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Steel  Search this
Rubber  Search this
Coal  Search this
Iron  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Brochures
Exhibition catalogs
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-133, National Museum of American History. Division of Work and Industry, Exhibition Records
Identifier:
Accession 20-133
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Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Growth of the United States Exhibit, 1958-1971: Status of Halls and Storage

Container:
Box 2 of 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-071, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History, Curatorial Records
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Curatorial Records
Curatorial Records / Box 2
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Oceanographic Instruments - Illustration of those Used on the Albatross Expedition (see United States National Museum Bulletin 27)

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Physical Sciences  Search this
Container:
Box 4 of 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 579, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Physical Sciences, Research Records
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Research Records
Research Records / Box 4
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 7

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Container:
Oversize
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-111, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Architectural Drawings
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Architectural Drawings
Architectural Drawings / Oversize
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 13 National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council (Robert P. Multhauf), 1966-1969. Concerns United States National Committee of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science.

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 20 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 20
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 8 National Science Foundation - NMHT Bicentennial Project on American Science and Technology Report, 1974

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 22 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 22
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Association of Curators Project Oral History Interviews

Creator::
Association of Curators Project (National Museum of American History)  Search this
Extent:
3 audiotapes (Reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Transcripts
Date:
1983
Introduction:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also reminiscences and interviews recorded by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Margaret Brown Klapthor, J. Jefferson Miller, and John T. Schlebecker, Smithsonian curators, were chosen to present their reminiscences because of their long and distinguished careers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Descriptive Entry:
Harold D. Langley, chair of the Association of Curators, NMAH, moderated these sessions in 1983, and they were recorded by Smithsonian Institution Archives Historian, Pamela M. Henson.
Historical Note:
In 1983, the chair of the Association of Curators of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Harold D. Langley, hosted a series of talks by senior curators "On Being a Curator." Informal remarks were followed by a question and answer period with curatorial staff. Margaret Brown Klapthor, J. Jefferson Miller, II, and John T. Schlebecker discussed their careers at the museum, focusing on development and curation of collections, and reminiscences of their museum years. Klapthor and Miller served on the NMAH Collections Committee and also addressed issues of collecting policies and curatorial methods. Their reminiscences span the years of the United States National Museum (USNM), the formation of a separate National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT), and its renaming as the National Museum of American History in 1980.

Margaret Brown Klapthor (1922-1994) received the B.A. from the University of Maryland and was appointed Museum Aid in the Division of History of the USNM in 1943. She advanced to Assistant curator in 1947, Associate Curator in 1952, and Curator in 1970. After forty years at the museum, she retired in 1983. Her curatorial work focused on the First Ladies gowns collection, White House china, and political campaign contributions.

J. Jefferson Miller, II (1928-2005) received the B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University and the L.L.B. from the University of Maryland. He changed careers after pursuing a fellowship in American decorative arts at Winterthur and receiving the M.A. in American culture history from the University of Delaware. He came to the Division of Ceramics and Glass of the NMHT as Assistant Curator in 1962, after completing his master's degree. He served as Associate Curator from 1964 to 1969 and Curator from 1970 until his retirement in 1980. He then served as director of the Maryland Historical society from 1984 to 1989. His collecting and research focused on European ceramics and American art porcelains.

John T. Schlebecker, a noted scholar of agricultural history and a key player in the living historical farms movement, graduated from Hiram College in 1949 with a major in social science, earned the M.A. in history from Harvard University in 1951 and the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1954. He was curator of agricultural history at the American History Museum from 1965 until his retirement in 1984, and also served as chair of the Department of History of Science and Technology in 1978.
Rights:
Restricted. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Topic:
Museum techniques  Search this
Records of meetings, organizations, and professional societies  Search this
Special events  Search this
Museum curators -- Interviews  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiotapes
Transcripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9522, Association of Curators Project Oral History Interviews
Identifier:
Record Unit 9522
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Association of Curators Project Oral History Interviews
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Untitled

Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
The United States Census, 1790-1960
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years; until Jan-01-2024. Copyrighted material in Box 1 (Photograph of Buytl Rubber Manufacture Exhibition, Museum of History and Technology) and Box 2 (Hall of Coal: Scripts, circa 1960); see finding aid. Transferring office; 2/1/2011 memorandum, Johnstone to Jones; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-133, National Museum of American History. Division of Work and Industry, Exhibition Records
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Exhibition Records
Exhibition Records / Box 1
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 2 New York State Historical Association, 1974-1975

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 23 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 23
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 1 Organization of the "Growth of the United States (GOUS)," 1958-1967

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 78 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 8: DEPARTMENTAL FILES, 1954-1975. / Box 78
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 11 State Department, 1965-1972

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 26 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 26
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 5 Bridgewater State College, 1970

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Correspondence and Memoranda

Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Department of History of Technology  Search this
Extent:
5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
1932-1980
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of correspondence and memoranda concerning the administration and activities of the Department. Also included are invoices, curatorial papers, and administrative records. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology and from before the creation of the museum when it was part of the United States National Museum.
Topic:
Science -- History  Search this
Technology -- History  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90006, National Museum of History and Technology. Department of History of Technology, Correspondence and Memoranda
Identifier:
Accession T90006
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Correspondence and Memoranda
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folders 1-3 Growth of the United States, 1956-1968

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 98 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 8: DEPARTMENTAL FILES, 1954-1975. / Box 98
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Untitled

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
United States National Museum
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 5: SECRETARY'S OFFICE, SMITHSONIAN BUREAUS AND OFFICES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, 1944-1975. / Box 69
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Records

Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Extent:
51 cu. ft. (102 document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Clippings
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1944-1975
Descriptive Entry:
These records partially cover the administration of Alexander Wetmore and A. Remington Kellogg as directors of the United States National Museum; more fully the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, John C. Ewers and Robert P. Multhauf, as directors of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT); and Daniel J. Boorstin and Brooke Hindle, as directors of the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT). Most of the records relate to activities of the Office of the Director and the internal daily administration of the NMHT but also include a few records concerning general Smithsonian issues.

Records concern special events such as the Doubleday Lecture Series; the proposed establishment of subject-oriented study centers; public affairs programs; cooperative programs with educational and historical institutions in American social and national history and history of science and technology; exhibits; museum security; facilities maintenance; publication of curators' research; acquisition of objects for the national collections; fund raising programs and NMHT and Smithsonian committees.

Included is correspondence with other museums, professional museum associations, governmental agencies, educational institutions, historians and scholars of American history, and to a lesser extent, the general public; blueprints, floor plans, and photographs of NMHT facilities; correspondence and memoranda with NMHT and Smithsonian administrators and curators; and exhibit files including photographs, blueprints, floor plans, and drawings.
Topic:
Science museums  Search this
Historical museums  Search this
Museums -- Administration  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museums -- Acquisitions  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Museum finance  Search this
Museums -- Public relations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Clippings
Exhibition catalogs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 276
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Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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California: Cabrillo National Monument; Calaveras County Historical Museum; California Academy of Sciences; California Department of Parks and Recreation; California Historical Society; California Institute of Technology; California State Archives; Cal...

Container:
Box 2 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-217, Joseph Henry Papers Project, Depository Files
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Depository Files
Depository Files / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 10 State and Local Historical Societies, 1968-1969

Collection Creator::
National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 26 of 102
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director, Records
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Records
Records / Series 1: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1954-1975. / Box 26
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
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