During his tenure as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1969-1971), David Packard often went into the field to meet with U.S. troops. Such historical photos are part of the new Packard exhibition.

The Los Altos History Museum is scheduled to debut “Lucile and David Packard: Valued Partners,” Thursday, and continue it through June 22. An opening reception is set 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

The exhibition captures the achievements of Los Altos Hills residents Lucile and David Packard. The Packards’ core values – integrity, respect for all people, belief in individual leadership, a commitment to effectiveness and thinking big – evolved into the groundbreaking “HP Way,” the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, engineering leadership at Stanford University and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The exhibition incorporates interviews with friends, family and colleagues, the inception of Hewlett-Packard, historical scrapbooks, stories of public service, and personal and professional artifacts to create an understanding of the Packards’ leadership and legacy. Seven exhibit-related programs supplement the project.

A video, “Memories of Lu and Dave,” enlivens the exhibit with personal remembrances from 17 Packard friends, business associates and family members. Among those included are Audrey Pashley, Lucile’s sister; and Cole Wilbur, former president of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

A replica of the historical Addison Avenue garage, populated with a workbench, an assortment of tools and one of the early audio oscillators, gives visitors a front-row view of the beginnings of HP. A facsimile of the oven Lucile used in 1939 to bake the first oscillator panels and her scrapbook of photos and memorabilia from the early HP years shed more light on this era. A third video, “Woman of Grace,” describes Lucile Packard’s passionate interest in children’s health and welfare.

The children’s area contains a simple circuit-board building project, flash cards from the Monterey Bay Aquarium about the health of the planet and a picture book about the Packards’ life and philanthropy.

The exhibition is presented by the Los Altos History Museum with support from First Republic Bank, the Charles and Nan Geschke Foundation, the Grimm Family Foundation, the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Los Altos Community Foundation.

The Los Altos History Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.losaltoshistory.org or call 948-9427.