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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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1971-1989
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-163
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning for and installation of the exhibition A Nation of Nations, which opened at the National Museum of History and Technology in 1976. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Carl H. Scheele and Richard E. Ahlborn, Co-chairmen of the exhibition; and Ellen Rone...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1965-1994
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Joseph M. Young, former Museum Specialist for the Division of Historic Archeology, circa 1969-1973; Division of Naval History, 1973-1984; and the Division of Armed Forces History, 1984-1994. These records primarily consist of memoranda and correspondence documenting Youngs' work on the Flag Collection ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1912-1965, 1990 and undated
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-097
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that primarily document Naval Division, Department of Armed Forces History, planning for the Hall of Naval History in the Museum of History and Technology; Division of History exhibition plans for naval artifacts in the Arts and Industries Building and the United States National Museum; and one file of r...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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1947-1992
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Harold D. Langley, which date from when he was Curator of the Division of Armed Forces History, 1984- , and the Division of Naval History, prior to 1984. The records consist of correspondence documenting Langley's preparations for the research and eventual publication of So ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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1926-1930, 1954-1988
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10.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 383
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include correspondence and memoranda documenting research activities, planning exhibitions for the Hall of Naval History, construction of ship models such as the USS Constitution, arrangements for acquiring the gunboat Philadelphia, studies of the submarine Nautilus and the Sperry Gyro-compass, presentation in 1965 of Sir Fr...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Ceramics and Glass
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circa 1938-1987, with related records from 1914
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 406
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include the correspondence and memoranda of Paul V. Gardner, J. Jefferson Miller II, and Susan H. Meyers pertaining to private donations, loans, exhibition planning, identification of ceramic and glass pieces, conferences and seminars, staff research, and administrative matters. Also included are inquiries from collectors, museum...
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National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
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circa 1925-1937, 1954-1985
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 375
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document administrative operations and exhibition programs of the Department of the History of Science and Technology and its predecessors, chiefly from 1958 to 1985. A small amount of the records pertain to technological exhibitions and other activities of curatorial divisions located in the Arts and Industries Building in ...
Exhibition Records
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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1957-1992
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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1982-1989
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-222
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Lu Ann Jones, researcher for the Southern Agriculture Oral History Project, documenting her research activities in regard to oral histories about farming and rural life in the United States. Jones used this information to co-write a review essay on oral history and agriculture for the "Journal of ...
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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circa 1964-1992
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-014
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of the Department of Exhibits, which was responsible for the design and production of exhibitions for the National Museum of American History, previously known as the National Museum of the History and Technology, beginning in 1973. Some files also date to the Department of Exhibit's predecessor, the...