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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service
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circa 1968-1988
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 367
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service in the 1970s and 1980s, with a small amount of material dating back to 1968. The records concern the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Public Service, including the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, the Smithsonian Institution Press, the Office ...
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Special Programs Files
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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circa 1978-2001
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-094
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting special programs and other educational activities and products created by the National Museum of Natural History, Office of Education, usually in conjunction with special exhibitions. Special exhibitions documented in this accession include African Voices; Ban Chiang: Discovery of a Lost Bron...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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1981-1993
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (9 folders oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-012
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and production of exhibitions for the Thomas M. Evans Special Exhibition Gallery in the National Museum of Natural History. Included are photographs and slides of installation of exhibitions, artifacts, and openings; budget and financial documents; planning files; public relations ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 26-July 7, 1985
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1985
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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.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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1968-1991
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-164
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the curatorial records of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure as Associate Curator in Charge and Curator in the Division of Postal History, 1964-1977; Curator in the Division of Community Life, 1978-1987; and as Curator Emeritus, 1987-1989. Materials primarily include correspondence, memoranda, and notes documenting ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Exhibits Committee
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1961-1991
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 366
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and plans and photographs of exhibitions and exhibition halls. Also included are some scripts of label text from various NMNH exhibitions. The bulk of the records are from the years 1970-1985, with a few items from 1987 and 1989.
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National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
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1968-1992
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41 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 584
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records mostly consist of staff correspondence and memoranda documenting administrative and program-oriented activities of the Department of Public Programs. The records pertain to fundraising, social history lectures and seminars, the Senior Series Program, budget, educational outreach proposals, grant information, planning for the...
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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1957-1992
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...
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- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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October 4-9, 1978
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1978
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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.
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- Creators:
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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1979-1993
- Size:
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-127
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of background and working files regarding design and maintenance of exhibit halls in the National Museum of Natural History. The records contain correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, slides, plans, and other materials relating to permanent and temporary exhibits. These records were maintained by Carl ...