Guide to the Nation's Capital and the Smithsonian Institution (Serial)
Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Visitor Services Search this
Extent:
8.69 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Pamphlets
Compact discs
Electronic records
Floppy disks
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Maps
Ephemera
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Color photographs
Color transparencies
Videotapes
Artifacts
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1959, 1973-2014
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of publications and other materials created by the Office of Visitor Services for distribution to volunteers and to the public as well as signage
for the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall and for the information and membership desks in the various museums. The office was known as the Visitor Information and
Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) through the end of 2011. Records include forms, applications, brochures, flyers, reply cards, invitations, handbooks, photographs of signage,
small signs, badges, greeting cards, bookmarks, floor plans, pamphlets, maps, press kits, newsletters, volunteer service pins, lanyards, and orientation videos. Supporting
and administrative documentation is included with some publications, including correspondence, memoranda, original images, graphics, awards, blueprints, design files, and
related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
