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National Zoological Park
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circa 1955-2005
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78 cu. ft. (78 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-065
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Zoological Park's (NZP) photograph collection. Images document the zoo and its animals, veterinary care, staff, exhibits, facilities, events, and research. The majority of images were taken by staff such as Jessie Cohen, NZP's official staff photographer from 1979 through 2009. Materials include slides, ...
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National Museum of American Art. Office of Exhibition and Design
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1947-1983
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4.93 cu. ft. (2 16x20 boxes) (37 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 452
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of approximately 800 posters, which primarily document exhibitions, programming, and collections at the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) and later, the National Museum of American Art (NMAA). Several posters serve as advertisements for the museum, incorporating imagery from artists' works within the collection....
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Education Department
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2005-2011
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-082
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of professional evaluations of programs for teens administered by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Materials include reports documenting both specific programs and the programs in general.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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2011-2015
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-087
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of Directors, Martin Sullivan, 2008-2012, and Kim Sajet, 2013-, as well as Interim Director, Wendy Wick Reeves. The correspondence documents the administration of the museum, its programs, projects, acquisitions, and exhibitions. Materials include correspondence and memoranda.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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2013-2016
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-086
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) during the tenure of Director Kim Sajet. Topics covered include exhibitions, collections, digitization, staff meetings, strategic plans, and the public response to the display of a bust of Margaret Sanger in the exhibition, The Struggle fo...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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2005-2006, 2010-2017
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-088
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Commission which is responsible for the promotion, development and utilization of the museum and as well as the acquisition of artwork. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, commission votes, meeting minutes, acquisition information, ...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Publications Department
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1980-2004
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-080
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of publications designed by the Publications Department. Materials include event programs, calendars, invitations, announcements, brochures, pamphlets, educational resources, press kits, advertisements, greeting cards, and related materials.
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Davis, Robert Tyler
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1924-1960, 1979
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0.94 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-085
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Robert Tyler Davis (1904-1978) was born in Los Angeles, California. He was a museum administrator and an educator in art and art history, specializing in Pacific Northwest Native American art, and decorative arts, particularly tapestries. He graduated from Franklin High School, Los Angeles, and studied art history, drawing, and painting at the...
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Education Department
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1990-2015
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting public programs at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The museum was renamed from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2014. Materials include events programs, mailings, pamphlets, calendars, program descriptions, speaker biographies, photographs of events, clippings, and p...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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2015
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-089
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of Albert G. Horvath during his tenure as Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (January-June 2015), and the records of David J. Skorton, Secretary (July-December 2015). The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions, ...