Exhibition Records

Summary

Collection ID:: Accession 19-148
Creators:: National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division
Dates:: 1978, 1986-2004
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Valerie Neal, Curator, pertaining to the design, development, execution, and installation of the exhibition "Where Next, Columbus?." The exhibition marked the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus's voyage and considers the possibilities for future space exploration. Some records date to when the department was known as the Department of Space History from (1987-1996), the Department of Space Science and Exploration (1980-1986), and the Department of Astronautics (1975-1980). Materials include correspondence, books, notes, proposals, memoranda, floor plans, agendas, drawings, newspaper clippings, negatives, fund raising materials, brochures, reports, scripts, charts, illustrations, photographs, slides, transparencies, and related materials.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-148, National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division, Exhibition Records

Keywords

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Neal, Valerie	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Columbus, Christopher	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Space Science and Exploration	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Astronautics	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Department of Space History	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Where Next, Columbus? (Exhibition) (1992-2002: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Collection management	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Educational aspects	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Astronautical museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautical museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Space sciences	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Outer Space -- Exploration	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Books	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Floor plans	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Illustrations	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white transparencies	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color transparencies	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color negatives	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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Smithsonian Institution Archives

Washington, D.C.

Exhibition Records, 1978, 1986-2004