Smithsonian Institution Archives

Exhibition Records, 1960-1995

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA12-600
Creators:: National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
Dates:: 1960-1995
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document 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 proposals, planning, and object research for exhibitions and displays. Earlier records date from when Forman was in the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy, and, prior to his arrival at the Smithsonian Institution, when that Division was known as the Division of Physical Sciences at the Museum of History and Technology. In addition to Forman's records is the correspondence of Lester Clark Lewis, curator, pertaining to the exhibition 35 Years With Electrons as Waves, which opened at the Arts and Industries Building in December 1962. Materials include correspondence, notes, scripts, photographs, drawings, and supporting documentation.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-600, 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
Lewis, Lester Clark	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
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
35 Years With Electrons as Waves (Exhibition) (1962: 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
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Drawings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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