Exhibition Records, 1965, 1967-1968, 1970-1994

Object Details

Notes: Folder List in accession file.
Organization: Unarranged
Summary: These records were created by Kenneth Victor Young during his tenure in the Office of Exhibits Central as a designer and Design Supervisor and Editor. The records consist of Young's exhibition script outlines and designs, mostly for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES); memoranda and correspondence to and from various curators within and outside the Smithsonian; drawings, sketches and architectural and electronic designs for such SITES exhibitions as "Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy," "Mark Twain," "Black Presence in American History," "Mr. Audubon and Mr. Bien," including records related to the work Young did in the National Museum, Cairo, Egypt, exhibition work in India on "Ghandi Memorial" and other consulting work in many African countries. There is also some correspondence with the United States Information Agency. The records are interspersed with pamphlets, brochures, newspaper and journal articles, exhibition reviews, color slides, requisitions for supplies and photographic duplications.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Creator: Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central
Subject: Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Exhibitions; Gandhi Mahatma 1869-1948 Memorials; Young, Kenneth; United States Information Agency; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service; Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.); Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy (Exhibition) (1993: Washington, D.C.); Mr. Audubon and Mr. Bien (Exhibition) (1975: Washington, D.C.)

Type: Brochures; Collection descriptions; Clippings; Manuscripts; Architectural drawings; Drawings; Posters; Black-and-white photographs; Color photographs; Color transparencies