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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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1991-2000
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11.38 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (1 film box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-231
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of film, video, and audio elements which document the production of several documentary films that supplemented the National Museum of American History exhibition, "American Encounters." "American Encounters" is a permanent exhibition commemorating the Columbus Quincentenary that chronicles the experiences, struggles, ...
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1991-1994, 1997-1998
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5.74 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1.74 non-standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-123
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 82 video elements (Beta SP, Umatic, D2, 1" Magnetic); 6 audio elements (1/2", 1/4", 1" audiotapes); and 17 film elements (original 16mm) documenting documentary films supplementing the National Museum of American History exhibition, American Encounters. American Encounters is a permanent exhibition commemorating...
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Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1987, 1989, 1991-1993, 1997
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-202
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "American Encounters," "To Coexist: Diversity and Development," "Diversity Endangered," and "The Beauty and Diversity of Our Planet." "American Encounters" is a series of eight videos about Hispanic and Native American culture in New Mexico. The first five videos ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Quincentenary Programs
- Dates:
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1984-1993
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37 cu. ft. (37 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-149
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities which the Office of Quincentenary Programs coordinated or organized to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the Americas on October 12, 1492. The Quincentenary programs began in 1985 under the coordination of Smithsonian's Directorate of Inte...
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National Museum of American History.
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circa 1983-1994 and undated
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27 cu. ft. (27 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-002
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, development, and installation of American Encounters, a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) commemorating the Columbus Quincentenary. The exhibition opened in 1992. The records primarily include the correspondence, memoranda, and research fil...
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Millsaps, Daniel
Raikin, Laurin
Schwartz, Barry N.
- Dates:
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1971 May 24
- Size:
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25 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millsa71
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Daniel Millsaps conducted 1971 May 24, by Barry Schwartz and Laurin Raikin, for the Archives of American Art "Art World in Turmoil" oral history project.
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Smithsonian Press/Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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circa 1990-1997
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-209
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of videos marking the Quincentenary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. "Montserrat" (8:15), "Crow Fair" (6:56), and "Corn and Potato" (2:16) all accompanied the National Museum of Natural History exhibition "Seeds of Change" which opened in 1991. "M...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1992 Festival of American Folklife
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 25-July 5, 1992
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1992
- Repository:
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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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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities
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circa 1985-1992
- Size:
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-006
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records of three projects of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities. The majority of the records document the Special Exhibition Fund, established by Office Memorandum (OM) 833 dated October 26, 1984. The OM decreed that the Fund was meant only to fund significant exhibitions beyond the normal financial ...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
- Dates:
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1969-1992
- Size:
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 531
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the conceptualization, development, design, and execution of several exhibitions held by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum from 1973 through 1992, and of exhibitions rejected or cancelled by the museum. Exhibition files include proposals; research files; correspondence with object lenders, scholars, and exhibition designers; ...