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6152 records — Page 425 of 616
Smithsonian Gardens Oral History Interviews
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Dates:
2011
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9629
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Progra...

Sydney Fay Blake Papers
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Creators:
Blake, S. F. (Sidney Fay), 1892-1959
Dates:
1909-1960
Size:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7430
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

John H. White, Jr, Papers
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Creators:
White, John H, 1933-
Dates:
circa 1959-1989
Size:
1.2 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7384
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

F. G. (Frank Getz) Ashbrook Papers
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Creators:
Ashbrook, F. G, (Frank Getz), 1892-
Dates:
circa 1915-1965
Size:
2.6 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7143
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

Charles Armistead Alexander Papers
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Creators:
Alexander, C. A. (Charles Armistead), -1869?
Dates:
1840-1870
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7059
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

Proceedings
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Creators:
American Historical Society
Dates:
1835-1841
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7057
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The American Historical Society was founded in 1835 in Washington, D.C., to "Discover, procure, and preserve, whatever may relate to the natural, civil, literary, and ecclesiastical history of America in general, and the United States in particular." In 1840 the Society became the Department of American History and Antiquities of the National ...

Samuel P. Langley Papers
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Creators:
Langley, Samuel P, 1834-1906
Dates:
1867-1906
Size:
12.88 linear meters and oversize.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7003
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Samuel P. Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Apparently, many of Langley's papers were accidentally burned after his death. Langley papers in the Smithsonian are housed in the Smithsonian Archives and the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). The Allegheny Observatory holds papers from Langley's ye...

Publications
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Creators:
National Portrait Gallery, Editor of Publications
Dates:
1968-1982
Size:
1.2 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 553
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These illustrated catalogs document major and minor exhibitions, providing detailed discussions of exhibition themes. Additional catalogs, pamphlets, and booklets highlight specific features of the permanent collection such as the NPG's presidential portraits. The catalogs also document special exhibitions which contain the Gallery's portrait...

Records
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Creators:
National Portrait Gallery, Dept. of Design and Production
Dates:
circa 1977-1988
Size:
4.8 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 552
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The records consist of departmental correspondence; memoranda; manuscripts; exhibition layouts, gallery floor plans, and blueprints of interior spaces; drawing notes and sketches; lighting designs; production schedules; exhibition project submittals; photographs, slides, and negatives; exhibition catalogs; and newspaper clippings. The rec...

Records
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Creators:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Administrator
Dates:
1962-1988
Size:
7.21 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 545
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

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