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Creator:
Smithsonian Facilities  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Office of Design and Construction  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this
National Postal Museum (U.S.)  Search this
Renwick Gallery  Search this
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center  Search this
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility  Search this
Quadrangle Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Freer Gallery of Art  Search this
Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum  Search this
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Cultural Resources Center  Search this
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Service Center (Landover, Md.)  Search this
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center  Search this
Victor Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Capital Gallery Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this
Physical description:
150.25 cu. ft. (84 record storage boxes) (149 blueprint storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Type:
Manuscripts
Collection descriptions
Brochures
Newspapers
Clippings
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Floppy disks
Electronic records
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Color transparencies
Date:
1963
1963-2016
Notes:
Box List in accession file.
Electronic List in accession file.
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Unarranged
Summary:
This accession consists of records documenting construction and renovation projects at the Smithsonian Institution Building; National Museum of Natural History; National Museum of American History; Museum Support Center (previously known as the Conservation Resource Center); Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; National Postal Museum; Renwick Gallery; National Air and Space Museum (NASM); NASM Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center; Anacostia Community Museum; NASM Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; Quadrangle Building; Freer Gallery of Art; Arts and Industries Building; National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI); Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (previously Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum); Smithsonian American Art Museum; Capital Gallery Building; National Museum of African American History and Culture; NMAI George Gustav Heye Center; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Smithsonian Institution Libraries; Smithsonian Institution Service Center; National Zoological Park; National Museum of African Art; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Victor Building; National Portrait Gallery; and NMAI Cultural Resources Center. Earlier records date back to when Smithsonian Facilities was known as the Office of Design and Construction and the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, respectively. Also included are Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management records pertaining to project inspections and related matters. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; reports and feasibility studies; project submissions, specifications, and planning information; floor plans; drawings; contracts and agreements; committee information; project inspection checklists; meeting agendas and minutes; training information; operation and maintenance manuals; brochures; newspapers and clippings; construction schedules; photographs, slides, and negatives; and design information. Some materials are in electronic format.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Buildings--Repair and reconstruction  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Smithsonian buildings  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 17-006
See more items in:
Project Files circa 1930-2018 [Smithsonian Facilities]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_391550