This collection consists of ninety-six videotapes relating to the The Flying Machines' production. Besides the finished project, this collection consists of the project's source material including footage of the restoration facility, footage of aircraft being restored, and interviews with Cole Palen and the NASM staff, including: Robert Mikesh, John Shot, Karl Schneide, Karl Heinzel, George Genotti, Richard Horrigan, Bob Paget, and Lin Ezell. The documentary also includes vintage film clips of aviation from NASM's Film Archives, as well as shots of artifacts in the Museum's collection.
Biographical / Historical:
The Flying Machines was a Smithsonian produced documentary about the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). The emphasis of the video was on the Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility at Silver Hill, Maryland, with a side trip to Cole Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome near Old Rhinebeck, New York.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
SI Home Video, Transfer, 2002, 2002-0010, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Business Ventures Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Serials (publications)
Date:
1986-2004
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of a reference set of Air & Space magazine (April/May 1986 through June/July 2004), published bimonthly by Smithsonian Business Ventures.
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Enterprises Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Serials (publications)
Date:
2004-2012
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of a reference set of Air & Space magazine published bi-monthly by Smithsonian Enterprises (SE), with earlier issues dating back
to when SE was known as Smithsonian Business Ventures (SBV). Materials include magazines [Volume 19, Number 3 through Volume 27, Number 1].
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Brochures
Clippings
Color photographs
Date:
1987-1998
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the Enola Gay exhibition controversy at the National Air and Space Museum during the tenure of Smithsonian Institution
Secretary Ira Michael Heyman. The initial proposed exhibition was titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War and later
retitled Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; public inquiries;
reports; newspaper clippings and articles; news transcripts; and various versions of the exhibition script.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Science Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Digital images
Databases
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Electronic records
Date:
2002-2007
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the SIguide and the assets that were used in its design and creation. The SIguide project was intended to deliver museum
content and information through wireless, handheld mobile devices to Smithsonian visitors at five museums: the National Postal Museum; the Smithsonian Institution Building;
the National Museum of American History; the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; and the National Museum of Natural History. In 2006 the devices were
tested both on Smithsonian staff and the public, but the project did not find a place at the Smithsonian and was ultimately not put into use. My Le Ducharme was the project
manager for the SIguide project. Materials include asset inventories, user surveys, staff surveys, meeting minutes, videotapes, audiotapes, images, video recordings, and audio
recordings. Some materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of two websites maintained by the National Air and Space Museum.
The primary website for the National Air and Space Museum was crawled on August 8, 2018. It consists of information about the museum, including its Steven F. Udvar-Hazy
Center, and its exhibitions, collections, staff, research, programs, and events. The website also includes online exhibitions and educational resources. Detailed collection
information is not included in this accession. Due to technical issues, some images may be missing.
The "Innovations in Flight: Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display" website was crawled on July 20, 2018, and promotes the event which occurred on June 16, 2018. The website
provides information about the National Air and Space Museum's event of the same name at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Programs Search this
Extent:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Color negatives
Color transparencies
Date:
circa 1966-1973
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of images documenting aspects of exhibitions throughout the Smithsonian Institution that were designed by John R. Clendening, Designer, Office
of Exhibits Programs. The majority of exhibitions designed by Clendening during this time period were for the Museum of History and Technology and the National Air and Space
Museum. This accession also includes a small number of images that were likely used as reference materials or as candidates for images to be displayed in the exhibitions.
Materials include slides and negatives.
Fairchild Historical and Production Aircraft listing, data sheets, correspondence, brochures for the Musée National de l'Air, national Aeronautical Collection Rockcliffe Ottawa, Canada and Aeronautical Museum Caproni di Taliedo, and model photographs
