Allison, David K.
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffAllison, David K.
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffComputer technologies; military technology; social history of technology
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in History of Science, Princeton University 1974 - 1977
- B.A. in Liberal Arts, St. Johns College, Annapolis 1970 - 1973
Professional Biography
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Dr. David K. Allison has been Senior Scholar at the National Museum of American History since 1977. From 2009-2016, he served as Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs. In that capacity, he oversaw the Office of Curatorial Affairs, which had a staff of 118 federal and trust employees. It encompassed the Museum's collecting, research, and exhibition development. Previously, he served as a Curator and Department Chairman since he joined the staff in 1987.
Smithsonian Exhibitions that he directed or helped curate include:
America's Listening (2018)
The American Revolution: A World War (2018)
Religion in Early America (2017)
American Enterprise (2015)
Inventing in America (2015)
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War (2004)
September 11, 2001: Bearing Witness to History (2002)
Deep Blue (2002)
Digilab: A Digital Imaging Laboratory (1999)
Science in American Life (1994)
Information Age: People, Information, and Technology (1990)
Publications
Selected Publications
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Book
- Allison, David K. and Peterson, Hannah. 2021. Exhibiting America: The Smithsonian's National History Museum, 1881-2018. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.13623881. 2021
- Allison, David K., Davis, Nancy, Franz, Kathleen, and Liebhold, Peter. 2015. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America. Smithsonian Books. 2015
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Chapter
- Allison, David Kite. 2013. "Grant Versus Lee." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 246–247. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
- Allison, David Kite. 2013. "Rewarding Grant's Triumph at Vicksburg." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 206–207. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
- Allison, David Kite. 2013. "Sherman Moves South." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 254–255. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
- Allison, David Kite. 2013. "The Emergence of Grant." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 120–121. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books. 2013
- Allison, David Kite. 2008. "Charles Scribner’s Sons." In New Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Koertge, Noretta, editor. Detroit. 2008
Editor Of
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Book
- Allison, David K., editor. 2018. The American Revolution: A World War. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books. 2018
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
