Product and Contract Records

Object Details

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Business Ventures. Product Development and Licensing

Topic: License agreements; Contracts; Product management; Marketing; New products; Licensed products

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Business Ventures. Product Development and Licensing

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Brochures; Clippings; Manuscripts; Compact discs; Floppy disks; Drawings; Illustrations; Color negatives; Color photographs; Electronic records

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-001, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Business Ventures, Product Development and Licensing, Product and Contract Records

Rights: Restricted for 15 years. Any requests to access these records during the restriction period, including requests from the staff of Smithsonian Business Ventures, must first receive permission, in writing, from the Director of Product Development and Licensing, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 08/16/1994 memorandum, Johnstone to Watson; Contact reference staff for details.

Genre/Form: Brochures; Clippings; Manuscripts; Compact discs; Floppy disks; Drawings; Illustrations; Color negatives; Color photographs; Electronic records

Descriptive Entry: This accession consists of records which document the processes of Product Development and Licensing at Smithsonian Business Ventures. The unit's primary function is to generate revenue for the Smithsonian Institution through the licensing and development of products related to collections within the Smithsonian museums. Some of these products include greeting cards, jewelry, educational toys, books, clothes, magnets, kites, models, and dinnerware. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, clippings, contracts, catalogs, photographs, color negatives, drawings, illustrations, page proofs, and product samples. Some materials are in electronic format.