This collection consists of a Citation of Honor awarded to the Smithsonian Institution by The Air Force Association for the establishment of the National Air Museum.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of a Citation of Honor awarded to the Smithsonian Institution by The Air Force Association for the establishment of the National Air Museum. The citation was signed by Cyrus Rowlett "CR" Smith, then-president of The Air Force Association, in Chicago on July 7, 1949.
Arrangement:
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical:
The third Secretary of the Smithsonian, Samuel Langley, held a strong interest in aeronautics, astrophysics and astronomy. It is not surprising then that during Langley's 1887--1906 tenure the Institution began a concentrated effort to start collecting material on these subjects. The growing aviation collection was housed in different locations within the Smithsonian complex until 1946, when The National Air Museum (NAM) was created as a separate bureau of the Smithsonian Institution by Act of Congress, Public Law 722. Twenty years later the Museum's name was changed to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) to reflect the need to document space topics.
Provenance:
Donor unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.0920
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
The Air Force Association Citation of Honor, Establishment of the National Air Museum, NASM.XXXX.0920, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
