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National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Director
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1989-2009
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-139
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the overall administration of the National Air and Space Museum during the tenures of Directors Martin Harwit, 1989-1995; Donald S. Lopez (Acting), 1995 and 1999; Donald Davenport Engen, 1996-1999; and John R. Dailey, 2000- . Some records were also created by Lopez in his role as Deputy Director, ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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1976-1990
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-271
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of flyers, brochures, and other publications promoting National Air and Space Museum lectures and other special events. Some publications provide information about the museum or about the history of aviation.
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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1976, 1991-1999, and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-009
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of slides documenting events, exhibitions, and facilities associated with the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Subjects include the construction and opening of the NASM building on the Mall; planning for the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center; the 30th Anniversary video; the exhibitions GPS: A New Constellation, Arriba!:...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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2003
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-064
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of signed petitions and correspondence from the Japanese cities, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, directed to the Director of the National Air and Space Museum, John R. Dailey. These petitions request that in the displaying of the Enola Gay bomber at the Udvar-Hazy Center "the text not only provide historical background but...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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1990-1996
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-270
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the promotion of the National Air and Space Museum exhibitions Where Next Columbus? and How Things Fly and the IMAX Corporation film, Cosmic Voyage. Materials include press releases, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, installation images, special event images, brochures, invitations, press...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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2003-2004
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-018
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents the media campaign surrounding the opening of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Dulles, Virginia, in 2004. Materials include statistics, reports, media participation lists and copies of articles from newspapers, wire services, periodicals, the web and other sources.
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Gates, Adelia
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1879-1898 and undated
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3.07 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (3 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7312
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of 327 watercolors of flowers painted by Adelia Gates. It represents a fragment of a collection of 502 Gates watercolors donated to the Smithsonian by Eleanor Lewis in 1913. Approximately 175 watercolors are missing. The paintings cover a wide range of native and exotic plants and a majority of the studies were made in...
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National Museum of American Art. Office of Exhibition and Design
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1947-1983
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4.93 cu. ft. (2 16x20 boxes) (37 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 452
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of approximately 800 posters, which primarily document exhibitions, programming, and collections at the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) and later, the National Museum of American Art (NMAA). Several posters serve as advertisements for the museum, incorporating imagery from artists' works within the collection....
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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2011-2015
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-087
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Directors, Martin Sullivan, 2008-2012, and Kim Sajet, 2013-, as well as Interim Director, Wendy Wick Reeves. The correspondence documents the administration of the museum, its programs, projects, acquisitions, and exhibitions. Materials include correspondence and memoranda.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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2005-2006, 2010-2017
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-088
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Commission which is responsible for the promotion, development and utilization of the museum and as well as the acquisition of artwork. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, commission votes, meeting minutes, acquisition information, ...