"Looking Back at the History of Flight," interview of Louis R. Purnell, staff, moderated by Terrica M. Gibson
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Collection ID:
Record Unit 9595
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Contained In:
Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife Oral History Interviews
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Dates:
1996
Size:
160 audiotapes (Originals). audiotapes (Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9594
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...

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Smithsonian Institution 150th Birthday on the Mall Interviews
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Dates:
1996
Size:
1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9595
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s celebration of its Sesquicentennial in 1996, a 150th Birthday Party was held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., over the course of two days in August. At the Smithsonian Institution Archives tent, staff of the Institutional History Division and volunteers conducted interviews with 39 Smithsonian ...

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Digitized Content Louis R. Purnell Oral History Interviews
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Creators:
Purnell, Louis R., interviewee
Dates:
1993-1994
Size:
13 audiotapes (Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9578
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...

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