Object Details
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the planning, development, and installation of Information Age: People, Information, and Technology, a major
exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), which traces the evolution of information-processing and communications technologies from the 1830s to the present.
The exhibition opened on May 9, 1990. The bulk of the records include the correspondence, memoranda, and research files of two NMAH staff members involved in the project:
Jon B. Eklund, Assistant Curator, 1968-1969, Associate Curator, 1970-1982, and Curator, 1983-1994; and David K. Allison, Curator, 1987-1994; as well as files of Marie Mattson,
Special Assistant to the Secretary, 1989-1990. Records also include graphic notebooks of photographic prints or photostatic copies of all the artifacts and graphics that appeared
in the exhibition; installation photographs and slides; and exhibition blueprints.
sova.sia.fa00-001
Creator:
National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
Topic
Information science
Museum exhibits
Science -- History
Technology -- History
Creator:
National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
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Exhibition Records
Extent
23.69 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Date
circa 1979-1990, and undated
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Accession 00-001
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Exhibition catalogs
Floor plans
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Black-and-white photographs
Audiotapes
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-001, National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology, Exhibition Records
Genre/Form
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Exhibition catalogs
Floor plans
Architectural drawings
Drawings
Black-and-white photographs
Audiotapes
SIA.FA00-001
Large EAD
https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_228736
Accession 00-001
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1503511671006-1503511671021-0