Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Industrial Archaeology Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1518
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Dates:
1968-1990s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
45.5 Cubic feet
78 boxes, map folders, and loose materials
Repository:
Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States.

Content Description
Content Description
Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States. National Museum of History and Technology curator Robert Vogel is generally credited with the founding and study of IA in the United States. The collection documents important industrial sites through drawings, photographs, research reports, correspondence, notes and other information.

Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.

Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection assembled by Robert Vogel, curator, National Museum of American History.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.

Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Industrial Archaeology Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Industrial archaeology Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vogel, Robert M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of History and Technology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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