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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1993-1994
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-204
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "Smithsonian Expedition Specials." This television series, produced around 1994, included the episodes "Source of the Mekong" and "Elephants of Timbuktu." The series was co-produced by Hearst Entertainment for broadcast on the Arts and Entertainment Network. Materi...
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Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States
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1900, 1947-1997
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-183
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Shirley A. Briggs, member of the Board of Directors, 1948-1949; editor of the Atlantic Naturalist, 1949-1969; and Vice President for Publications, 1956-1969. Records primarily document bird censuses; controversy over the development of Glover-Archbold Park; research papers; courses ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1982-1985
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-196
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of film, videotape and audio elements documenting "Mirror of Kings: Tales from Kalila Wa Dimna," a film that premiered in 1982 in conjunction with "Renaissance of Islam: Art of the Mamluks" an exhibition at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. The Kalila WA Dimna was a popular book in the ancient ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1973, 1980, 1982, 1984
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6.08 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-203
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "Dragon of the Trees: The Green Iguana" and "Pandas." "Dragon of the Trees: The Green Iguana" is a 28-minute documentary film produced in 1980 about the ten year iguana behavior study at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. "Pandas" documents both lesser ...
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American Ornithologists' Union
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1961-2001
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-207
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of meeting materials, correspondence, awards records, and American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) publications (primarily proceedings of meetings).
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1989
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19.5 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) (3 tall document boxes) (2 film boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-197
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements for "Our Biosphere: The Earth in Our Hands," a one-hour film produced by Karen Loveland and narrated by Robert Redford. The film follows the staff of the National Museum of Natural History's Marine Systems Laboratory and Arizona's Space Biosphere Ventures as they work with scientists, architects,...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1987-1988
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6.66 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-199
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements for the interactive video project that accompanied the exhibition "A Material World." The production incorporates video animation, puppetry, and on-location photography in two interactive videos, "Knowing Materials" and "Testing Materials." Among those featured in the production is racing driver ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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1932-2000
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
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- Accession 02-181
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of Karl V. Krombein (1912- ), Chairman of the Department, 1965-1971; and Senior Entomologist, 1971-2000. The records encompass the scope of his career, from Cornell University, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to the U.S. Air Force Malaria Control Unit, to his tenure at the Smithsonian. Materials ...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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1983-1989
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-083
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of original slides documenting the construction of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the Quadrangle Building. The slides include views of the Gallery's exterior and interior construction; interior halls, offices, and passageways; plans and elevations; and garden landscape.
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Bedini, Silvio A.
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1952-1996
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25.43 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-187
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession primarily consists of Bedini's correspondence and memoranda with Smithsonian colleagues, scholars, professional organizations, publishers, and the general public documenting his research activities for special projects and publications including a project related to Thomas Jefferson. Also included are Bedini's publications; ...