Carbons to Computers is brought to you by the Smithsonian Office of Education, with generous support from Brother International Corporation. The project incorporates text and images from the following Smithsonian exhibitions, publications, and collections:
National Museum of American History:
- Information Age: People, Information & Technology exhibition
- Division of Information Technology and Society
- Division of the History of Technology
- Warshaw Collection at the Archives Center
- Office of Public Affairs
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum:
- Applied Arts and Industrial Design Division
- Good Offices and Beyond: The Evolution of the Workplace exhibition (1994-95)
- Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office exhibition (1993)
Smithsonian Office of Education:
Carbons to Computers: The Changing American Office teaching kit (1989)
Special thanks goes to the following individuals:
Jill Bloomer, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Deborah Shinn, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Todd Olson, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Bill Worthington, National Museum of American History
Peggy Kidwell, National Museum of American History
Susan Strange, National Museum of American History Archives
Editor, Photo Research, Website Designer
Erin Miller
Assistant Director Publications and Electronic Media
Michelle Knovic Smith
Carbons to Computers meets the following Mid- Continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) educational standards:
Introduction || Birth and
Growth of the American Office || Office
Equipment
Office Organization ||
Global Office || Conclusion
Historical Timeline ||
Lesson Plans || Resources
|| Site Contents
Home (text) ||
Home (graphics)
Contact education@soe.si.edu with any questions or comments
Smithsonian Institution Copyright 1998