Kryptonite Lock Company Records
Kryptonite Lock Company (Canton, Massachusetts)
Zane, Elizabeth
Massachusetts entrepreneur Michael Zane purchased a bicycle lock design and its trade name, 'Kryptonite lock," in 1972. Working with members of his family, Zane developed the Kryptonite Corporation. The records consist of audio-visual materials, correspondence, design drawings, photographs, testing records, patent information, sales reports, product information, advertisements, clippings, periodicals, legal documents, and research files.
Productions
These records consist of film, video, and audio elements which document the production of several documentary films that supplemented the National Museum of American History exhibition, "American Encounters." "American Encounters" is a permanent exhibition commemorating the Columbus Quincentenary that chronicles the experiences, struggles, compromises, and eventual coexistence among American Indian …
Division of Information and Technology Computer Oral History Collection
An extensive collection of oral histories dealing with the history of computer science.
Erasmus D. Leavitt Papers
Leavitt, Erasmus D., 1836-1916
Papers document prominent nineteenth-century steam engineer Erasmus D. Leavitt.
Productions
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records documenting exhibitions curated in-house or travel managed by Cynthia E. Smith, Curator of Socially Responsible Design, 2005- . Exhibitions documented in this accession include Gluckman and Mayner Select: Works from the Permanent Collection (proposed exhibition); Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection (in-house curator); Shahzia Sikander …
R.C. Gorman collection
This collection contains 3 photographs depicting Diné (Navajo) artist R.C. Gorman and one poster depicting his artwork.
Republic Feeder Airlines Collection
bulk [ca. 1950s-1960s]
This collection consisted of miscellaneous material, including annual reports, for companies that were later acquired by Republic Airlines.
Electronic Outreach Program Records
The Natural Partners Program was established in 1997 and was responsible for developing on average six distance learning modules a year that were Smithsonian based and supported National Education Standards. Each module or unit integrated content with the following technologies: live two-way video conferencing, electronic field trips, interactive curricula-based web sites …
Janese Swanson Innovative Lives Presentation and Oral History
Swanson, Jackie
Swanson, Janese
Janese Swanson developed video game software, a website, and an array of toys and gadgets aimed at making technology more accessible to girls. The collection contains approximately six hours of original and reference video footage of Swanson's Innovative Lives Presentation, in which she discussed her background and demonstrated her inventions with her daughter, Jackie. The material also includes a brief interview.
