These records consist of the official files of Michael Collins as director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 1971-1978. To a large extent, the files concern
the planning and funding of the new NASM building, its construction, the preparation of exhibits, and the opening of the Museum on July 1, 1976. On day-to-day administrative
matters, documentation is uneven and in some areas, lacking. Correspondents include Smithsonian and NASM staff, Congressmen and other government officials, members of the
aerospace and other industries, museum directors, astronauts, and the public.
This accession consists of the information pages for the "Innovations in Flight: Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display" as they existed on February 14, 2020. Previously
an independent website, the pages were recently incorporated into the National Air and Space Museum website. The pages promote the event of the same name scheduled for June
27, 2020, at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Materials are in electronic format.
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Floor plans
Place:
Universe
Date:
1989-1995
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the early development of the permanent exhibition Explore the Universe, which opened in 2001. Materials include
correspondence, memoranda, proposals, artifact lists, floor plans, planning documents, budgets, fundraising information, questionnaire results, clippings, and notes.
This accession consists of records documenting the planning process for developing new exhibitions and upgrading existing galleries. This accession also documents plans
for the display of objects and development of themed kiosks at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. The majority of the records were created by Michael J. Neufeld, Curator in
the Aeronautics Division, 1990-1999, and Curator in the Space History Division, 1999- , but some materials were inherited from former staff. Materials include correspondence,
memoranda, scripts, labels, object lists, notes, and related materials.
This accession consists of records documenting the National Air and Space Museum's fund raising campaign for the conservation of Neil Armstrong's spacesuit.
The campaign's Kickstarter page was captured on July 22 and 24 and August 19, 2015. Kickstarter is a third-party project-based fund raising website.
In addition, Twitter posts, known as tweets, using the hashtag #RebootTheSuit between July 20, 2015, and February 10, 2017, were exported as a spreadsheet. This hashtag
was promoted by the National Air and Space Museum and was used by the museum as well as by other organizations and individuals.
National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Director Search this
Extent:
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1976-1992
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the records of Martin Harwit, Director, 1987-1995, and pertain to topics internal to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Materials
include correspondence, memoranda, and notes documenting collection policies, exhibition planning, personnel, departmental issues, special events, NASM renovation projects,
fundraising, research programs, and professional activities. The records also include meeting minutes, news releases, budget summaries, Harwit's speech papers, information
files, reports, and contracts.
National Air and Space Museum. Udvar-Hazy Planning Search this
Extent:
0.65 cu. ft. (1 blueprint storage box) (3 oversize folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Posters
Color photographs
Date:
1980s-1996
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials related to the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center building at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly,
Virginia. This accession consists of one enlarged color photograph of a color drawing of a cut-away section of the Udvar-Hazy Center building signed, "A. Schaller '96;" one
watercolor and pencil drawing of an interior view of the Udvar-Hazy Center building depicting the installation of aircraft, signed "A. Schaller 1996;" one watercolor and pencil
drawing of an interior view of the Udvar-Hazy Center building depicting a docent speaking to a group of children signed "A. Schaller 1996;" and 1 foam core mounted poster
announcing the Dulles extension of the National Air and Space Museum with an artist's rendition of the new building and an indicated opening date of Fall of 1988.
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Electronic records
Floor plans
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Audiotapes
Date:
1982-1983, 1995-2004
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the records of Martin J. Collins, Curator, documenting planning, development, and production activities for the exhibitions The Wright
Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age, Looking at Earth, Space Race, Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, and Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters
the Computer Age, particularly in regard to the installation of an Iridium Satellite donated by Motorola, Inc. Also consists of records pertaining to Antenna Audio, Inc.,
production of audio tours for exhibitions at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), as well as NASM staff audio recordings for exhibitions. Some earlier records date from
when the Space History Division, prior to 1987, was known as the Department of Space Science and Exploration. Other staff represented in these records are curators Peter L.
Jakab, Tom D. Crouch, Michael J. Neufeld, Dominick A. Pisano, David H. DeVorkin, F. Robert van der Linden, Cathleen Lewis, Valerie Neal, and geologists R. A. Craddock and
James R. Zimbelman. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; proposals; contracts and agreements; budget summaries; meeting agendas; scripts; floor plans and
design drawings; reports; press releases; audiotapes; and photographs.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years. until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 7/12/2018 memorandum, Johnstone to Collins; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records documenting early National Air and Space Museum exhibitions, including scripts, correspondence, memoranda, label text, and related
materials. All materials are on microfiche.
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
1980-2006
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of name files maintained by Allan A. Needell, Curator. Individuals represented in the files consist of space history experts, fellows, and interns.
Some files contain only biographical information, manuscripts, or copies of articles; some files also contain correspondence and enclosures.
National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Director Search this
Extent:
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Date:
2010-2012
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting relations between John R. Dailey, Director, 2000- , and Smithsonian Institution staff, professional colleagues, government
officials, donors, and the general public. Materials include correspondence and enclosed materials such as clippings and reference materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2028; Transferring office; 4/15/2011 memorandum, Wright to Frank; Contact reference staff for details.
National Air and Space Museum. Udvar-Hazy Planning Search this
Extent:
13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Color photographs
Video recordings
Date:
1978-2003
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the planning of the Udvar-Hazy Center which opened to the public in December 2003. Much of the material concerns master
planning, site selection, and relations with federal, state, and local governments. Materials consist of the subject files of Linda Neuman Ezell, Project Coordinator, including
correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, clippings, color photographs, videos, and architectural drawings.
National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division Search this
Extent:
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Floppy disks
Floor plans
Color photographs
Electronic records
Place:
Outer space
Date:
1985-2002
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records documenting the planning, execution, and upgrade of exhibitions created by the Space History Division and its predecessor offices.
These records primarily pertain to the exhibition Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age. Records also document general exhibition-related activities as
well as the exhibition Space Race. Materials include scripts, budgets, correspondence, memoranda, fundraising information, press releases, reports, clippings, press
packets, handouts, floor plans, visitor comment forms, bibliographies, and related materials.
National Air and Space Museum. Department of Space Science and Exploration Search this
Extent:
7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Date:
circa 1972-1988
Descriptive Entry:
These records consist of administrative files of the Department of Astronautics and the Department of Space Science and Exploration. They contain exhibit records, including
scripts, status reports, and planning documents, as well as records concerning interns, publications, lectures, collections management, position descriptions, and professional
meetings.
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery (Website)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Date:
2014
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the "Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight Gallery" website as it existed on August 28, 2014. The website is an online exhibition that serves
as a companion to a physical gallery of the same name at the National Air and Space Museum. Both highlight an era with an eclectic collection of aircraft and other objects
as well as people who pushed the existing technological or social limits of flight during the early decades of the 20th century. Materials are in electronic format.
