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Cooper-Hewitt Museum
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1897-1973
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4.24 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 289
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of newspaper and journal articles concerning the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's exhibitions, the closing of the Cooper Union Museum of Decorative Arts in 1963, the Museum's transfer to the Smithsonian Institution in 1968, and the Museum's relocation to the Carnegie Mansion in 1970. Included are exhibition albums consisting o...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Deputy Director
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1958-1978
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11 cu. ft. (22 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 277
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records, generated by John C. Ewers, Assistant Director, 1959-1964, and Silvio A. Bedini, Assistant Director, 1965-1972, and Deputy Director, 1972-1978, document the role of these positions within the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) administrative hierarchy. A small portion of the records also covers Ewers' position ...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Membership and Programs
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1973-1978
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8 cu. ft. (16 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 284
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence with prospective donors for cash donations or donation of items for auctions; invitations to the auction and auction-related events; photographs of items for auction; drafts for auction catalogues; invitations and announcements; auction bids; expense statements; sale receipts; and newspaper and jour...
Exhibition Records
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
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1974-1979
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10.86 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 287
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Cooper-Hewitt Museum exhibitions from 1974 to 1979, especially the Museum's "Museum Without Walls" project, Immovable Objects / Lower Manhattan, 1975, and the Museum's first exhibition show at the Carnegie Mansion, MAN transFORMS / Aspects of Design, 1976. These materials were assembled by Dorothy Twining Globus, Ex...
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Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Department of Exhibitions
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1930-1969
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 280
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document, for the most part, the Department under the administration of Calvin S. Hathaway, Curator, 1946-1951, and Director, 1951-1963. Included is correspondence of Hathaway with members of the exhibition staff and with collectors and institutions concerning the exhibits in the museum; exhibit files, arranged alphabetically by ...
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America's Smithsonian (Traveling exhibition). (1996-1998)
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circa 1995-1996
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-103
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes photographs and magnetic tape slides documenting the installation of America's Smithsonian Exhibition at venue sites. Also includes photographs of venue building sites; of artifacts being removed from Smithsonian Museums for use in the exhibit; of unpacked and damaged artifacts; and of special events in conjunction ...
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Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies. Office of the Director
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1964-1976 and undated
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17 cu. ft. (34 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 286
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of CBCES and the development of its programs. Included are materials concerning the establishment of the Center; land acquisition, including files on foundations that contributed funds for the purchase of property; facilities development; the cooperative agreement between the Smithsonian, the Johns Hopkins ...
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Masters Program in the History of Decorative Arts
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1975-1998
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-104
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Newsletter of the Decorative Arts Society, Inc., formerly titled the Decorative Arts Society Newsletter.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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1989-1997
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-122
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition records, including press releases, newspaper clippings, object lists, project proposals, exhibition scripts and outlines, photographs of objects and installations, floor plans, and memoranda and correspondence pertaining to exhibition design and production. Materials document several special exhibitions, ...
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American Ornithologists' Union
- Dates:
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1970-1995
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-142
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created by Richard C. Banks during his tenures as Assistant Secretary, Secretary, and President of the American Ornithologists' Union. Materials include meeting minutes, council reports, committee files, and correspondence.