Exploratorium records, 1957-2001.

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Exploratorium records, 1957-2001.

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Provides a fairly complete history of this innovative museum from its founding in 1969 through the present. The records reflect the central role founder Dr. Frank Oppenheimer played in developing the Exploratorium and sustaining it until his death in 1985. The collection includes Oppenheimer's correspondence and writings related to the museum, board of director minutes, exhibit development materials, publicity, grant proposals, reports and chronological files, records of subsequent directors, notably Goery Delacote, as well as departmental records documenting the evolution of the museum.

87 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 oversize box, 11 oversize folders, 4 tubes (110 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8325035

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Oppenheimer, Frank, 1912-1985

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Physicist. Research associate, University of California at Berkeley, 1941-1947; research associate, 1959-1961 and professor of physics, University of Colorado, Boulder from 1961. From the description of Speech to Berkeley Democratic Club (1945) and six other talks, 1945-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82803789 Frank Oppenheimer, B.S. (1932) Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. (1938) California Institute of Technology. Associate professor of physics at the University of Minn...

Delacò‚te, G.

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Online Archive of California

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Exploratorium Teacher Institute San Francisco, Calif.

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Exploratorium (Organization)

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Science museum founded by Frank Oppenheimer in 1969 and housed in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. From the description of Exploratorium records, 1957-2001. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84650887 Organizational History The Exploratorium was founded in San Francisco, California in 1969 by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer. Dissatisfied with traditional teaching methods, Dr. Oppen...

Palace of fine arts (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Hein, Hilde S., 1932-

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