National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Design and Production Search this
Extent:
14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Floor plans
Maps
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1984-2006
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of two series and documents the Department of Design and Production's role in restoration and renovation projects at the National Portrait Gallery
(NPG). Series 1 consists of records documenting miscellaneous projects involving conservation lab ventilation, lighting, the courtyard fountain, exterior stone and window
restoration, and roof replacement. Series 2 consists of records documenting the Patent Office Building (POB) renovation and enhancement. This series contains extensive documentation
of the development and planning work that went into the renovation and enhancement of the POB. Such aspects of this process include materials related to the movement of personnel
and labs into the Victor Building, accessibility issues, work on museum shops, historic preservation, landscape planning, lighting, open storage cases, off-site storage facilities,
exterior window and stone restoration, and the courtyard roof. Key people involved in this process include Stephen di Girolamo, POB Project Director, and Nello Marconi, Chief
of Design and Production. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, meeting minutes, chronologic files, architectural drawings, floor plans, schematics,
maps, drawings, color photographs, and black-and-white photographs.
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction Search this
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration Search this
Architecture and the physically handicapped Search this
Museum buildings -- Barrier-free design Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Floor plans
Maps
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-061, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Design and Production, Restoration and Renovation Records