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SmithsonianNational Air and Space Museum

Archives Division

Presenter
Presentation Notes
The National Air and Space Archives has some photograph collections at the e National Mall building but 95% of the collections are stored at the Garber Facility our remote storage site. There are 14 Archives staff members.
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Everything You Ever Wantedto Know About

the NASM Archives…

…and some things you never thought to ask!

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What kind of material does the NASM Archives collect?

Presenter
Presentation Notes
The Archives has over 12,000 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials.
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Documents

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Presentation Notes
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Technical Materials

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1600 cubic feet of aircraft and space craft technical manuals
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Drawings

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Two million aircraft and spacecraft technical drawings
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Photographs

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Presentation Notes
Estimated two million photographs Every type of photographic process from ambrotype to digital images is represented in the collection.
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Scrapbooks

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There are hundreds of scrapbooks that give insights into the culture and highlight historical events and people
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Ephemera

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Ephemera are items such as menus, baggage labels, programs, tickets, posters that were never met to last or to be saved, but also give the researcher information about the culture. The items usually contain wonderful graphic images that can be reproduced for marketing purposes.
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Microfilm

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There are 16,000 reels of aircraft engineering drawings on microfilm. The microfilm is deteriorating. The Archives received a grant to remaster the microfilm.
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Motion Pictures

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Presentation Notes
There are 19,000 motion picture titles in the collection. There are US Air Force training films, newsreels and home movies.
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Sound Recordings

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Presentation Notes
There are over 1800 sound recordings capturing the voices of such people as Charles Lindbergh.
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How does the NASM Archives get all this material?

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We hear about interesting material from a curator, a donor, or friend

of a donor…

…and we ask questions!

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How big is it?

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What condition is it in?

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Does it have any rights problems?

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Does it fit our needs?

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Should we accept the material?

Yes No

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Usually the donor can send the material to us.

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But sometimes the donor will need a little help packing things up…

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Help!

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Packed and ready to go.

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What does the NASM Archives do with all this material so that people can use it?

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Arrangement & Description

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Processing Cool Storage Vault: Document and Photograph Storage

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Preservation Cold Storage Vault: Still and Motion Film Storage

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PreservationPromote good handling practices

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PreservationReformat fragile materials

Xerox Large-Format Scanner-Copier

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Finding Aids

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Who uses the NASM Archives collections?

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NASM Staff

Dr. F. Robert van der LindenDr. Dominick A. PisanoNASM Aeronautics Dept.

Curators

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NASM StaffRestorers andCollection Managers

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NASM Staff Exhibits

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NASM Staff

Education

Discovery CartAir Transportation

Gallery

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NASM Staff Communications & Special Events

Archives Week Open House, October 2008

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NASM Staff

Publications& Product Development

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U. S. Government

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Writers, Historians, Film Producers

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Restoration Projects

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Modelers

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Family History

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How do people find what they need in the NASM Archives collections?

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Ask the archivists!

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Telephone… Archives Reference Desk 703-572-4045

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E-mail… [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Looking for any drawings for a 1939 F17D staggerwing.Wing Rib’s first of all. i am trying to collect all the drawings I can. I am restoring the A/C and need all the help I can receive.

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Send a Letter…Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Archives Division MRC 322, PO Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012

or Fax… 202-786-2835

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Use our Web resources…

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/http://www.siris.si.edu/

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Reading RoomOpen Tuesday-Friday10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visit!

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Reading RoomOpen Tuesday-Friday10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visit!

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Visit!

Mall Reading RoomOpen Tuesday-Friday10:00 a.m. to 4: 00 pm

NASM Archives reading rooms are open to visiting researchers by appointment.For information, please call the Archives Reference Desk at 703-572-4045.

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Use the in-house finding aids…• Reference

Archivists• Printed finding aids• Databases• Technical Reference

Files

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NASM Archives also provides assistance to researchers using the:

NASM Poster Collection NASM Art Collection

NASM Aeronautics Department NASM Aeronautics Department

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How can people get copies of materials in the NASM Archives collections?

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Place an order with NASM Archives for:• Photocopies of

documents• Large-format

drawings on paper

• Microfilm• Videotapes• Sound Recordings

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Copies of photographs can be ordered from Smithsonian Photo Services (SPS)

[email protected]

SI Negative No.87-15484

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Udvar-Hazy Center Phase II

(We’re moving!!)

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Any questions?

National Air and Space Museum Archives Division