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Smithsonian Institution
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2016-2017
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-228
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Twitter posts, known as tweets, using the hashtag #Smithsgiving. This hashtag was used by units across the Smithsonian Institution for informative as well as playful Thanksgiving-themed tweets. Tweets using this hashtag, both by the museum and by the general public, were exported into a spreadsheet between November 1...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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circa 1981-1982
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 376
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Materials include correspondence and memoranda between Molella and historical societies, museums, and NMAH departments and divisions pertaining to the development of the exhibition. Also included are exhibition scripts documenting the early political years of Roosevelt and his presidency, especially emphasizing his skillful use of radio a...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Education and Visitor Information
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circa 1974-1981
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 599
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include staff memoranda; correspondence with educators and outside consultants on public programs; annual and monthly reports of the Division; NMHT exhibition proposals; budgetary files; information on docent training programs, NMHT tours, and internships; and educational newsletters.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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circa 1960-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-078
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure with the Division of Community Life, National Museum of American History (NMAH), and to a lesser extent his tenure with the Division of Postal History (NMAH). Scheele was Assistant Curator for the Division of Philately and Postal ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
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circa 1994-1997
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-042
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the acquisition of a bell to be hung in the north tower of the Smithsonian Building in 1996 during the 1996 celebration of the Smithsonian Institution sesquicentennial. The bell was manufactured by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, England. David Shayt, a Museum Specialist in the Division ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
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1981-2004
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-007
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Susan Ostroff, Museum Specialist, documenting her exhibition activities in the Division of Cultural History and, prior to joining that Division, as museum specialist in the Collections Support Office at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Ostroff participated in exhibition planning tea...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1976-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-385
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the exhibition records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document his participation in exhibition planning groups and as co-curator of exhibitions. Earlier records date from when Forman was in the Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy and the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, respectivel...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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1977-1983
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3 oversize folders.
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-500
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Paul Forman, Curator of modern physics, which document planning for the following exhibitions: Atom Smashers; Einstein: A Centenary Exhibition; FDR: The Intimate Presidency; and Atomic Clocks, an in-depth examination of the discoveries and developments that changed the international time standard ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
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1958-1973, 1997
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-086
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created by Richard E. Ahlborn during his tenure as curator in the Division of Cultural History, with earlier material dating back to when he was curator in the Division of Ethnic and Western Cultural History and to prior to his coming to the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include published research a...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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1932, 1983
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-123
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three phonograph records documenting the WMAL radio broadcast "Wonders of the National Museum," which aired on 16 August 1932. The broadcast features WMAL broadcaster Ted Church and was the second of three segments for the Columbia Broadcasting System program "Odd Spots of Washington, D.C." Church takes listeners ...