Object Details
Descriptive Entry
These records consist of curator's day journals, 1946-1956; a manuscript copy, Wheels and Wheeling: The Smithsonian Cycle Collection, 1974; and administrative
files of the Division of Transportation concerning such matters as gifts and grants, annual budgets, minutes of meetings, publications, and historical inquiries regarding
objects. Also included are records concerning exhibition planning, including fundraising, travel, and production files for the Hall of American Maritime Enterprise at the
National Museum of American History (NMAH).
Curatorial staff represented in the records include Smith Hempstone Oliver, Associate Curator, 1946-1956; Howard Irving Chapelle, Curator, 1957-1966, Senior Historian, 1967-1971;
John H. White, Jr., Assistant Curator, 1958-1961, Associate Curator, 1961-1966, Curator, 1966-1985, Senior Historian, 1986- ; Donald H. Berkebile, Assistant Curator, 1973-1975,
Associate Curator, 1975-1980; Melvin H. Jackson, Associate Curator, 1966-1968, Curator, 1969-1977, Honorary Curator, 1978-1979; Robert C. Post, Curator, 1980-1981; and William
L. Withuhn, Curator, 1983- .
sova.sia.faru0528
Creator:
National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation
Topic
Transportation -- History
Museum curators
Creator:
National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation
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Historical Note
In 1978 the Division of Transportation was part of the Department of History of Technology, which merged with the Department of History of Science to form the Department
of the History of Science and Technology in 1980.
Extent
15.51 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
Date
1946-1985
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 528
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diaries
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Brochures
Clippings
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 528, National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation, Records
Genre/Form
Diaries
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Brochures
Clippings
SIA.FARU0528
https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217092
Record Unit 528
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1503511016575-1503511016582-0