Object Details
- Creator
- Nye, Bill
- Topic
- Science -- Study and teaching
- Television -- educational shows
- Television personalities
- Provenance
- Collection donated by Bill Nye, April 28, 2016.
- Creator
- Nye, Bill
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- Bill Nye Papers
- Summary
- The collection documents Bill Nye's early life, his Science Guy persona and its development for his television program Bill Nye the Science Guy.
- Biographical / Historical
- William Sanford "Bill" Nye, (November 27, 1955-), was born in Bethesda, Maryland to Edwin D. Nye and Jacqueline B. Jenkins. Nye graduated from Cornell University (1977) with a degree in mechanical engineering and moved to Seattle to work for Boeing as a mechanical engineer (1977-1985). Nye also worked stand-up comedy and in 1985 joined Seattle's local comedy show Almost Live! During a 1987 episode of Almost Live! Nye wore a science lab coat and conducted an experiment launching the "Bill Nye the Science Guy" persona. From 1993-1998 Nye hosted Bill Nye the Science Guy. The show aired on PBS and was later syndicated to local television stations.
- Extent
- 12 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Date
- 1970 - 2014
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1383
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Clippings
- Photographs
- Letters (correspondence)
- Laboratory notebooks
- Citation
- Bill Nye Papers, 1970-2014, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into eight series. Series 1: Personal Materials, 1964-2014 Series 2: Subject Files, 1971-2009 Series 3: Scrapbooks, 1981, 1987-2003 Series 4: Bill Nye the Science Guy, 1989-1998 Series 5: The Eyes of Nye, 1998-2003 Series 6: Fan Mail, 1995-2001 Series 7: Photographs, 1969-2000 Series 8: Press Clippings, 1973, 1988-2004
- Rights
- Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Clippings -- 20th century
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
- Laboratory notebooks -- 1970-2000
- Scope and Contents
- The collection documents Bill Nye's early life, his Science Guy persona and its development for his television program Bill Nye the Science Guy. Included in the collection are patents, awards, speeches, subject files, correspondence, email, fan mail, photographs, scripts and promotional materials for television shows, and video recordings.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. Reference copies for audio and moving images materials do not exist. Use of these materials requires special arrangement. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information has been rendered unreadable and redacted. Researchers may use the photocopies in the collection. The remainder of the collection has no restrictions.
- Separated Materials
- Artifacts related to Bill Nye are located in the following curatorial divisions: Division of Home and Community Life; Division of Work and Industry; Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) and the Division of Medicine and Science.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562767855543-1562767856089-0
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