Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Hot Spots of Invention: People, Places and Spaces Symposium Documentation

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1188
Creators:
Hounshell, David A.
Fitzgerald, John
Brodie, Jeffrey L.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Kimery, Kennith
Karagon, Robert
Israel, Paul
Murray, Jonathan
Lintelman, Ryan
Leslie, Stuart William
Willson, Bryan
Rhees, David J.
Parkinson, Bradford W.
Ott, Katherine
Molella, Arthur P., 1944-
Belli, Remo
Berlin, Leslie
Bowers, Dwight Blocker
Dates:
2009
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.25 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection documents, through audio and video footage, a symposium held Nov. 6-7, 2009, in the National Museum of American History. The theme of the symposium was the historical interplay of people, places, resources, and ideas in shaping inventors' work.
CD 1=Spark!lab Drums
CD 2= Flag Hall Drum Circle
CD 3= Speakers and Events
CD 4= Reception and Keynote (#23802-#23819)
CD 5= Reception and Keynote? (#23820-#23834 or 23846?)

Arrangement

Arrangement
Divided into 4 series: Series 1, Reference Copies (7 Audio CDs); Series 2, Master Copies (8 Audio CDs); Series 3, Original Copies (5 Audio DAT tapes); Series 4, Supplemental Documentation.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation was founded in 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History through a generous gift from the Lemelson Foundation. The Lemelson Center's mission is to document, interpret, and disseminate information about invention and innovation, to encourage inventive creativity in young people, and to foster an appreciation for the central role of invention and innovation in the history of the United States.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Created for the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation in 2009.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Lemelson Center in 2009.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2009.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access to reference videos and audios on site by appointment. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Hot Spots of Invention: People, Places and Spaces Symposium Documentation, 2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Audiotapes -- 2000-2010 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Digital audio tapes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Congresses and conventions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Compact discs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hot Spots of Invention: People, Places, and Spaces (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 6-7, 2009) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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