Events Files
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Special Events
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circa 1971-1989
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23.5 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 339
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of Special Events files. Also included is a small amount of administrative material and records of the annual Frisbee Festival, 1977-1983. Other Frisbee Festival materials can be found throughout the collection.
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National Air and Space Museum, Daedalus Human Powered Aircraft Project
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circa 1984-1988
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-023
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials related to the Daedalus Project, a program to develop a human-powered aircraft, sponsored in part by the Smithsonian Institution. Included are magazines, photocopies, reports, photographs and correspondence.
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1980-1993
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-041
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document National Air and Space Museum (NASM) related events. Materials include newspaper clippings, press kits, news releases, and publicity photographs pertaining to exhibitions, special programs, and important projects; these include Viking Lander exhibition, Enola Gay restoration, and "Challenger ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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42 Cubic feet (Ongoing)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.H
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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National Air and Space Museum. Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
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circa 1974-1975, with related materials from circa 1966
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9.83 cu. ft. (2 blueprint storage boxes) (48 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 353
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists entirely of oversized materials, mostly lunar surface maps and a few maps of Earth's surface, including Egypt, taken from space. For other records concerning lunar nomenclature, the lunar surface, and space maps of Egypt, see the papers of Farouk El-Baz, Record Unit 7415.
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Vaeth, J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon), 1921-2012
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1908-1992
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1.97 Cubic feet (4 legal document boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0011
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection, compiled by J. Gorden Vaeth, consists of documents, reports, news clippings, scrapbooks, publications, and photographs relating to rigid and non-rigid airships worldwide.
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Best, Sherman V., Jr.
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bulk 1943-1945
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47 digital images
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0012
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 47 images relating to Sherman V. Best, Jr.'s military service and the Martin (Glenn L.) B-26B Marauder (Model 179B) "Flak Bait." All were taken in the European theater during World War II, with the exception of one image taken of "Flak Bait" on display at the National Air and Space Museum. The images are scans made from ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Albert Einstein Planetarium
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circa 1970-1989
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39.64 cu. ft. (12 document boxes) (58 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 520
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of videotapes and audiotapes of Spacearium presentations.
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Murphy, Kevin.
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bulk 1970-1990
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1.32 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2009.0030
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three carousels of slides relating to Kevin Murphy's service in Vietnam, as well as technical manuals and documentation for the following aircraft: deHavilland (Canada) (DHC-4) AC-1A (CV-2A, C-7A); Shorts C-23A Sherpa; and Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey). There is also one 8mm film, titled "U-TAPAO RTNB-1972 (ARC Light)," [Boe...
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National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Division
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1991-2011
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-243
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Linda King, Project Manager, documenting the design of exhibitions for the National Air and Space Museum. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; scripts; sketches, floor plans, and architectural drawings; concepts and proposals; object and installation photographs; and ...