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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Industrial Archaeology Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1518
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Dates:
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1968-1990s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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45.5 Cubic feet78 boxes, map folders, and loose materials
- Repository:
Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection documents the implementation of, and scholarship associated with, the founding of the discipline of Industrial Archeology (IA) in the United States. National Museum of History and Technology curator Robert Vogel is generally credited with the founding and study of IA in the United States. The collection documents important industrial sites through drawings, photographs, research reports, correspondence, notes and other information.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is unarranged.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection assembled by Robert Vogel, curator, National Museum of American History.
Processing Information
Collection unprocessed.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Industrial Archaeology Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
For related material on Industrial Archeology, see the following collections:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143
Society for the History of Technology Records (SHOT), NMAH.AC.0400
Society for Industrial Archaeology Records, NMAH.AC.0688
Lackawaxen Canal Survey Profiles, NMAH.AC.1546
William F. Rapp Photographs, NMAH.AC.1559
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
Smithsonian Institution Archives
C. Malcolm Watkins Papers, Record Unit 7322
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Industrial archaeology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Vogel, Robert M. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of History and Technology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Business Number: Phone: 202-633-3270
Fax Number: Fax: 202-786-2453
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