Architecture and Construction Records
This accession consists of records documenting the construction of the restaurant addition to the National Air and Space Museum Building. Materials include concept drawings, site plans, floor plans and elevations.
Architecture and Construction Files
This accession consists of audiocassette recordings of design advisory meetings between National Museum of the American Indian staff, North American Indian communities, the museum's architect and project designer Douglas Cardinal, and the design architects, GBQC Architects.
Clippings
This accession consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, as well as journal articles related to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Topics include Lonnie Bunch, Director; collecting; fundraising; the museum architecture; and the construction of the museum.
Visitor Comments
This accession consists of visitor survey records which document feedback by visitors to the National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center. The surveys were conducted by the Education Department and cover comments regarding exhibitions, the Expressive Culture Series programs, and other aspects of the visitors' experience. Also …
Architecture and Construction Records
This accession consists of a building proposal for the National Air Museum (NAM) done by the Public Buildings Administration in 1949. This particular proposal was not used. The proposal consists of narrative descriptions, site requirements, an organization chart, floor plans, site plans, elevations, sections, and photographs of a model of the …
NASM Historical Files
This accession consists of records documenting the history of the aeronautical and space collections at the Smithsonian Institution, from the United States National Museum through the National Air Museum to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), including the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility and the Steven …
Udvar-Hazy Center Planning Records
This accession consists of records documenting the development, design, and planning of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and its exhibitions. The records were maintained by Russell E. Lee, Curator, who was involved in the early planning phases, and include even earlier files created by Louis S. Casey, Curator. Materials include …
Architecture and Construction Records
This accession consists primarily of images as well as some video documenting the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and events surrounding its opening. The majority of the photographs were taken by Carolyn Russo, National Air and Space Museum (NASM) photographer; Mark A. Avino and Eric F. Long, Smithsonian …
Oral history interview with Arthur Cort Holden
Cummings, Paul
23 Pages (Transcript)
An interview of Arthur Cort Holden conducted 1971 Jan. 20, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Holden speaks of Frank Lloyd Wright and his work in conjunction with Wright on the Guggenheim Museum, and difficulties in the construction of the museum. He recalls James Johnson Sweeney.
Oral history interview with H. Harvard Arnason
Cummings, Paul
An interview of H. Harvard Arnason conducted 1970 March 3-9, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art. Arnason speaks of his family and educational background; the influence of the WPA Federal Art Project on museums; lecturing at the Frick Collection and Hunter College; his work as U.S. representative of UNESCO …
