Black Wings Exhibit and Book Collection
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- Creators:
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National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)
Hardesty, Von, 1939-
- Dates:
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1917-2000
bulk 1981-1986
- Size:
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13.38 Cubic feet (11 legal document boxes, 1 shoe box (5 x 8 inches), 6 records center boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0060
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of background material collected in support of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) exhibit "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" (opened in 1982) and its companion book (published 1983) by curators Von Hardesty and Dominick Pisano, a related symposium, educational materials, and a travelling version of the exhibit. The collection contains photographs and textual materials used in the exhibit and book, internal correspondence and memoranda, and a large amount of material gathered for research purposes but not used in any "Black Wings" production.
