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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
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1972-1977
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-093
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence; exhibition scripts and captions; excerpts from books, journals, articles and other published sources; news releases; loan agreements; newspaper clippings; brochures; pamphlets; photographs and prints; and negatives for the exhibition The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution, 1770-...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Deputy Director
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1983-1989, with some files to 1991
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Carolyn Kinder Carr was appointed to the newly-created position of National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Assistant Director for Collections in November 1983. These records document Carr's activity in that capacity, and contain reports and memoranda created by her office, other NPG offices, and other Smithsonian bureaus; as well as official correspon...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
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1983-1991
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10 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-008
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that pertain to eight exhibitions which the Office of Exhibitions organized between 1983 and 1991. The bulk of the records includes correspondence between the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Director, Alan Fern, and various national and international museum institutions, donors, art galleries, archives, ...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
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1975-1979
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 87-156
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the exhibition Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940. Materials include correspondence with lenders, lender information sheets, photographs of works of art exhibited, photocopies of exhibition labels, exhibition catalog reproduction rights requests/forms, catalog photo orders, e...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Administrative Office
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FY 1983-FY 1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-140
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists largely of purchase orders for works of art and other artifacts acquired by the National Portrait Gallery from FY 1983 through FY 1987. It also includes records of other large transactions and purchases of items such as furniture and conservation equipment.
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Administrative Office
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1979-1989
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-155
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that form part of the central administrative files of the museum from 1979 through 1989. They were created by Barbara A. Hart first as Administrative Officer and then as Executive Officer of the Museum. The files contain Hart's chronological files for 1988 and 1989, and records concerning the development ...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Administrative Office
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1982-1988
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-154
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials that were assembled by Barbara Hart, Executive Officer, and Eloise Harvey, Administrative Services Assistant, to document the administrative aspects of special initiatives undertaken by the National Portrait Gallery from 1982 to 1988. These initiatives include corporate sponsorship of special projects and e...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Deputy Director
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1985-1993
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-156
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of files dating from 1986 through 1993 that were assembled by Carolyn Kinder Carr, first as Assistant Director for Collections, then as Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), when she served as co-organizer of the exhibition, Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fai...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
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1985-1992
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-163
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the files created by the Office of Exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) during the development of the exhibition, The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791, which was shown at NPG from March 2 to July 23, 1989. The records include lender files and lender sheets; general correspondence and memoranda; drafts...
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Painting and Sculpture
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1960-1994
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-058
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the career of Robert G. Stewart, Senior Curator in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and art historian. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, Stewart worked for the National Park Service as historical architect. From 1961 to 1964 he was Director of Properties for the ...
