Images
This accession consists of images maintained by the Office of Public Affairs for use in publicity materials and distribution to the press. Images document collection objects, exhibitions, staff, research activities, special events, facilities, and related topics. Materials include slides, prints, negatives, and digital images. Some materials are in electronic format …
Subject Files
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of science museums, programs, and research centers at the Smithsonian Institution during the tenures of David L. Evans, Under Secretary, 2002-2007; Ira Rubinoff, Acting Under Secretary, 2007; Charles Alcock, Acting Under Secretary, 2008-2009; Scott E. Miller, Acting Under Secretary, 2009; Eva J. Pell, Under Secretary, 2010-2014; and …
Editorial Manuscript Files
This accession consists of referee files documenting the review process for accepted manuscripts for the publication "Isis" during the tenure of editor Bernard V. Lightman, 2004-2014. Materials include correspondence, manuscripts, peer reviews, and related materials.
Program Recordings
This accession consists of cassette recordings of classes sponsored by Campus on the Mall, from 1986 to 1992.
Program/Project Records
This accession consists of records that document the development and execution of educational programs, special events, seminars, workshops, and symposia related to inventors, inventions, and technological innovation. Major programs documented include Inventing for the Environment symposium, the Hands on Science Center, and the Innovative Lives program which brought inventors and …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records that document exhibitions at the National Museum of American History. The materials primarily consist of audiovisual materials created for use in exhibitions. Exhibitions documented include: The Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650; Science in American Life; Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History …
Productions
This record unit consists of audiotape recordings of Smithsonian Institution (SI) special events including concerts, exhibitions, lectures, interviews, symposia, and openings. Of special interest are recordings of the 1876 exhibition opening, 1976; Festival of American Folklife events; Smithsonian National Associates Program events; and a few copies of The World is Yours broadcasts …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of exhibition records and includes press releases, newspaper clippings, object lists, project proposals, contracts, invoices, exhibition scripts and outlines, brochures, pamphlets, photographs and slides of objects and installations, floor plans, label proofs, drawings, exhibit surveys and evaluations, reports, and correspondence and memoranda concerning exhibition design and production …
Claire Falkenstein papers
bulk 1940-1990
The papers of sculptor, painter, jewelry designer, and teacher Claire Falkenstein measure 42.8 linear feet and date from 1917 to her death in 1997. There is extensive correspondence with fellow artists, collectors, critics, friends, museums, and galleries. The collection also contains biographical materials, much of it collected and organized by Falkenstein, personal and business records, writings, diaries, exhibition files, commission files, teaching files, photographs, original artwork, scrapbooks, and printed materials. There is a short motion picture film of an interview with Falkenstein featuring the windows she designed for St. Basil's Church in Los Angeles.
Correspondence
This accession consists of records documenting the research of Robert S. Hoffmann. Materials include correspondence, notes, color transparencies, photographs, manuscripts, teaching curricula and exhibition records.