Bill Nye Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Nye, Bill
topic: label: Topic
content: Science -- Study and teaching
label: Topic
content: Television -- educational shows
label: Topic
content: Television personalities
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Bill Nye, April 28, 2016.
creator: label: Creator
content: Nye, Bill
setName: label: See more items in
content: Bill Nye Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents Bill Nye's early life, his Science Guy persona and its development for his television program Bill Nye the Science Guy.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Sanford "Bill" Nye, (November 27, 1955-), was born in Bethesda, Maryland to Edwin D. Nye and Jacqueline B. Jenkins.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970 - 2014
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1383
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Laboratory notebooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 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
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
label: Genre/Form
content: Laboratory notebooks -- 1970-2000
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

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separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: 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.