Smithsonian Institution Archives

Administrative Records, 1987-1998

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Enola Gay Exhibition: Last Script, 1995 [Image nos. SIA2018-030091 to SIA2018-030731]

Collection ID:: SIA.FA10-133
Creators:: Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
Dates:: 1987-1998
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of records documenting the Enola Gay exhibition controversy at the National Air and Space Museum during the tenure of Smithsonian Institution Secretary Ira Michael Heyman. The initial proposed exhibition was titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitled Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; public inquiries; reports; newspaper clippings and articles; news transcripts; and various versions of the exhibition script.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-133, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary, Administrative Records

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Heyman, Ira Michael, 1930-2011	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Enola Gay (Bomber)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War (Proposed exhibition)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II (Proposed exhibition)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautical museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Atomic bomb	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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