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Exhibition Records, 1976-2003

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA12-385
Creators:: National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
Dates:: 1976-2003
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of the exhibition records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document his participation in exhibition planning groups and as co-curator of exhibitions. Earlier records date from when Forman was in the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy and the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, respectively. Documented are the following exhibitions, some of which are proposals: Timeline: A Nation's History; Tunnels; Looking Around: America in the World of Science; The Four Days of August, 1945; and Atom Smashers. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; scripts; loan information; photographs; brochures; meeting minutes; floor plans; and supporting documentation.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-385, National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society, Exhibition Records

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Forman, Paul	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Tunnels! (Exhibition) (1993-1994: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Timeline: A Nation's History (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Looking Around: America in the World of Science (Proposed exhibition) (2003)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
The Four Days of August, 1945 (Traveling exhibition) (1995: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Atom Smashers (Exhibition) (1977: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Educational aspects	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Science -- History	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Brochures	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Floor plans	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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