Smithsonian Institution Archives

Exhibition Records, 1986-2002

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA04-069
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Social History
Dates:
1986-2002
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of William L. Bird, Jr., Curator, documenting the exhibitions Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s and American Television from the Fair to the Family, 1939-1989. Materials include correspondence and memoranda with individuals, professional organizations, universities, businesses, and museums; notes; exhibition proposals, scripts, installation floor plan, and design information; articles and newspaper clippings; production books; specimen listings; photographs of exhibition opening; budget summaries; and survey information. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-069, National Museum of American History, Division of Social History, Exhibition Records

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Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s (Exhibition) (2001: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Television from the Fair to the Family (Exhibition) (1989: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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