Descriptive Entry
This accession documents in-house projects of the Office of Design and Construction for various Smithsonian buildings. Documentation includes blueprints and architectural drawings, specifications, correspondence with contractors, and work progress reports. Museums and buildings documented in this collection include: Arts and Industries Building, National Museum of Natural History, Anacostia Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Renwick Gallery, Silver Hill Facility, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Quadrangle Building, the National Mall, General Post Office Building, National Museum of American History, National Museum of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, Museum Support Center, L'Enfant Plaza offices, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution Service Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Barney Studio House, Freer Gallery of Art, National Museum of the American Indian Research Branch Addition (Bronx), National Museum of African Art, and miscellaneous locations.