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Exhibition Records, 1920-1976, 1991, 1996, 2000-2001

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA20-004
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
Dates:
1920-1976, 1991, 1996, 2000-2001
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists primarily of audiovisual materials used in exhibitions at the National Museum of American History. Exhibitions documented include 300 Years of American Papermaking, Rube Goldberg: Comic Art and Invention, and Digilab. Also documented are the Henry R. Luce Hall of News Reporting and the Hall of Printing and Graphic Arts. Curators represented in the collection include Ruel P. Tolman, Peter C. Marzio, and Helena Wright. Some records date from when the curators were part of the former Division of Graphic Arts and the Division of Graphic Arts and Photography, and also from when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology and the National Museum of History and Technology. Additionally, some records date to when the division was part of the United States National Museum. Materials include exhibition catalogs, audiotapes, videotapes, motion picture film, a videodisc, a DAT tape, and data cartridges. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Using the Collection

Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-004, National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society, Exhibition Records

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Tolman, Ruel P. (Ruel Pardee), 1878-1954 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marzio, Peter C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wright, Helena, 1946- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Division of Graphic Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts and Photography Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Hall of Printing and Graphic Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Henry R. Luce Hall of News Reporting Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
300 Years of American Papermaking (Exhibition) (1990-1991: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rube Goldberg: Comic Art and Invention (Exhibition) (2000: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Digilab (Exhibition) (1999-2005: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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