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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1981-1991, 1996, 1999
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15.5 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes and audiotapes created during the production of "Here At The Smithsonian" ("HATS"), an eight volume series of television productions. The series was conceived by Nazaret Cherkezian, Director, Office of Telecommunications (1976-1986) and produced by Ann Carroll (Volumes I-IV) and John P. Meehan (Volumes V-V...
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1982-1989
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36.54 cu. ft. (58 document boxes) (7.54 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-132
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Here At The Smithsonian was a series of short features for television created and produced by the staff of the Smithsonian's Office of Telecommunications between the years 1982 and 1989. The series was designed for public dissemination of information about Smithsonian exhibition and research activities. Each year had a volume number [1982...
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circa 1974-2007
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51.5 cu. ft. (45 record storage boxes) (13 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-064
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual recordings featuring the National Zoological Park (NZP) and its animals, staff, activities, events, research, medical procedures, and exhibitions. Some materials were created by NZP and others were created by news media and radio, television, and video production companies. Included in this accession ...
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Lodge, Arthur
National Association of Manufacturers
Arthur Lodge Productions.
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1950 - 1959
- Size:
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42.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0507
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Industry on Parade was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.
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Ralph H. Baer Papers
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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1943 - 2015
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16 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0854
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
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Hauber, Joseph R.
Stubblebine, Donald J., 1925-2010
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1866-2009, undated
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285 Cubic feet (600 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1211
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One of the most comprehensive collections of material relating to musical stage and film productions, the collection consists of an assortment of material including sheet music written specifically for or included in stage and screen musicals, television programs, Big Band performances, and radio. Some productions may have been produced under more ...
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Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
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1923–1992
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33 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0415
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of correspondence, appointment books, business records, music manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the activities of Duke Ellington and the management of Tempo Music, Incorporated. There is a small amount of material relating to the Ellingotn family.
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Ayer (N W) Incorporated.
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1817-1851
1869-2006
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270 Cubic feet (1463 boxes, 33 map-folders, 7 films)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0059
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of records documenting one of the oldest advertising agencies created in Philadelphia. The company then moves to New York and expanses to international markets. During its history NW Ayer & Sons acquires a number of other advertising agencies and is eventually purchased. The largest portion of the collection is print advertisements but also includes radio and television. NW Ayer is known for some of the slogans created for major American companies.
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Nelson, Scott
Bobcat Company
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1940s-2009
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24 Film reels
56 Cubic feet (128 boxes, 8 oversized folders)
10 Electronic discs (CD)
5 Electronic discs (DVD)
14 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
38 Videocassettes (U-matic)
9 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 Videocassettes (Digital Betacam)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1129
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Bobcat Company Records document a post-war invention process and American manufacturing system through the case study of a dynamic machine, the Bobcat skid-steer loader. The records focus primarily on Bobcat's products, marketing, and advertising through product literature, photographs, advertisements, posters, newsletters, and audiovisual materials.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 25-July 6, 1997
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1997
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
