Series 5 | A Finding Aid to the Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987, bulk 1952-1987 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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Series 5: Project Files, circa 1950s-1982

6.5 Linear feet

Boxes 4-5, Boxes 17-18, OV 20, OV 22-26, OV 36, RD 28-30, RD 32-35

Project files contain correspondence, project instructions, diagrams and sketches, research materials, photographic material, and maps related to over 50 of Smithson's artworks. These include concepts, proposed projects, sculptures, non-sites, and earthwork projects, including Spiral Jetty, Broken Circle, and Spiral Hill.

The series also includes miscellaneous textual and graphic research material collected by Smithson but unrelated to any specific art project.

The series has been arranged alphabetically by project name.

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Items not digitized include some commercial maps and brochures with no annotations, for which only the covers have been digitized; duplicate photographic material; and some oversized maps and documents that cannot be digitized due to size.

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Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987, bulk 1952-1987

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Series 5: Project Files, circa 1950s-1982

6.5 Linear feet

Boxes 4-5, Boxes 17-18, OV 20, OV 22-26, OV 36, RD 28-30, RD 32-35

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Description	Container	Select
400 Seattle Horizons, Seattle, [Washington], 1969	4 1	Select: 400 Seattle Horizons, Seattle, [Washington], 1969
"Aerial Art", circa 1969	4 2	Select: "Aerial Art", circa 1969
Alogon, 1966-1967	4 3	Select: Alogon, 1966-1967
Amarillo Ramp, Amarillo, Texas, 1974	4 4	Select: Amarillo Ramp, Amarillo, Texas, 1974
Amarillo Ramp, Amarillo, Texas, Oversized, 1974	17 1	Select: Amarillo Ramp, Amarillo, Texas, Oversized, 1974
Asphalt Rundown, L'attico, Rome, Italy, 1969	4 5	Select: Asphalt Rundown, L'attico, Rome, Italy, 1969
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, 1971-1982	4 6	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, 1971-1982
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, 1971-1982	4 7	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, 1971-1982
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Maps and Brochures, 1971-1982	4 8	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Maps and Brochures, 1971-1982
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Photographic Material, 1971-1982	4 9	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Photographic Material, 1971-1982
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Oversized, 1971-1982	22 1	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Oversized, 1971-1982
Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Oversized, 1971-1982	28	Select: Broken Circle and Spiral Hill, Emmen, Holland, Oversized, 1971-1982
Broken Map, circa 1960s-1973 Oversized material housed in Roll 29.	4 10	Select: Broken Map, circa 1960s-1973 Scope and Contents Oversized material housed in Roll 29.
Broken Map, circa 1960s-1973	29	Select: Broken Map, circa 1960s-1973
Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972	4 11	Select: Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972
Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972	4 12	Select: Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972
Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972	4 13	Select: Central Park (Frederick Law Olmstead), New York City, New York, 1972
Circular Ramp (Promontory), circa 1970s Oversized material digitized with Box 17, Folder 2	4 14	Select: Circular Ramp (Promontory), circa 1970s Scope and Contents Oversized material digitized with Box 17, Folder 2
Circular Ramp (Promontory), Oversized, circa 1970s	17 2	Select: Circular Ramp (Promontory), Oversized, circa 1970s
Coastal Crescents, Salton Sea Project, California, 1972	4 15	Select: Coastal Crescents, Salton Sea Project, California, 1972
Coastal Crescents, Salton Sea Project, California, Oversized, 1972	17 3	Select: Coastal Crescents, Salton Sea Project, California, Oversized, 1972
Concrete Pour, Chicago, Illinois, 1969	4 16	Select: Concrete Pour, Chicago, Illinois, 1969
Earth Map for Mexico (Gondwanaland), 1969	4 17	Select: Earth Map for Mexico (Gondwanaland), 1969
Earth Map for Mexico (Gondwanaland), Oversized, 1969	22 2	Select: Earth Map for Mexico (Gondwanaland), Oversized, 1969
"Eliminator", 1964	4 18	Select: "Eliminator", 1964
First Upside-Down Tree, Alfred, New York, 1969	4 19	Select: First Upside-Down Tree, Alfred, New York, 1969
Florida Projects, 1969-1971	4 20	Select: Florida Projects, 1969-1971
Florida Projects, Oversized, 1969-1971	17 4	Select: Florida Projects, Oversized, 1969-1971
Florida Projects, Hypothetical Continent of Lemuria, Sanibel Island, Florida, 1969-1971	4 21	Select: Florida Projects, Hypothetical Continent of Lemuria, Sanibel Island, Florida, 1969-1971
Florida Projects, Mirror Shore, Sanibel Island, Florida, 1969-1971	4 22	Select: Florida Projects, Mirror Shore, Sanibel Island, Florida, 1969-1971
Flows and Pours, 1969	4 23	Select: Flows and Pours, 1969
Flows and Pours, Oversized, digitized with Box 4, F23, 1969	17 5	Select: Flows and Pours, Oversized, digitized with Box 4, F23, 1969
Flows and Pours, Oversized, 1969	32	Select: Flows and Pours, Oversized, 1969
Force-Findings of the Termites, 1996	4 24	Select: Force-Findings of the Termites, 1996
Gyrostasis, 1972	4 25	Select: Gyrostasis, 1972
"Hum", circa 1965	4 26	Select: "Hum", circa 1965
Hypothetical Continent in Stone: Cathaysia, Alfred, New York, 1969	4 27	Select: Hypothetical Continent in Stone: Cathaysia, Alfred, New York, 1969
"Interpolation of the Enantiomorphic Chambers", circa 1966	4 28	Select: "Interpolation of the Enantiomorphic Chambers", circa 1966
Island of Broken Glass, Vancouver, Canada, 1970	4 29	Select: Island of Broken Glass, Vancouver, Canada, 1970
Island of Broken Glass, Vancouver, Canada, Oversized, 1970	17 6	Select: Island of Broken Glass, Vancouver, Canada, Oversized, 1970

Washington D.C. Headquarters and Research Center

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Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers, 1905-1987, bulk 1952-1987

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Series 5: Project Files, circa 1950s-1982 6.5 Linear feet Boxes 4-5, Boxes 17-18, OV 20, OV 22-26, OV 36, RD 28-30, RD 32-35

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Series 5: Project Files, circa 1950s-1982

6.5 Linear feet

Boxes 4-5, Boxes 17-18, OV 20, OV 22-26, OV 36, RD 28-30, RD 32-35