Smithsonian Institution Archives

Exhibition Records, 1965-1986

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA20-127
Creators:: National Museum of American History. Division of Mathematics
Dates:: 1965-1986
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1.03 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 oversize folder)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of exhibition records created and maintained by Associate Curator and Curator, Uta C. Merzbach. The materials document the research, design, and execution of exhibitions at the National Museum of American History, primarily in the field of mathematics. Exhibitions covered include 1876: A Centennial Exhibition, the Hall of Physical Sciences, Learning Mathematics With Objects, and Pain and Its Relief. Some records date to when the division was previously known as the Section of Mathematics and Antique Instruments, and then the Section of Mathematics, as well as from when the museum was known as the United States National Museum, the Museum of History and Technology, and the National Museum of History and Technology. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; and exhibit schedules, proposals, scripts, objects lists, images, and floor plans.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-127, National Museum of American History. Division of Mathematics, Exhibition Records

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Merzbach, Uta C., 1933-	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Section of Mathematics and Antique Instruments	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Section of Mathematics	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mathematics	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Mathematics	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Hall of Physical Sciences	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
1876: A Centennial Exhibition (1976: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Learning Mathematics With Objects (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Pain and Its Relief (Exhibition) (1983: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Classics of Mathematics (Exhibition) (1986: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Women museum curators	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Women mathematicians	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Floor plans	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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