Query: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Politics and Reform
Dates:
1993-2004
Size:
3.65 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
Accession 19-095
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of exhibition records created and maintained by Harry R. Rubenstein, Curator. The materials document Rubenstein's work as co-curator with Peter Liebhold, Curator, Division of the History of Technology, on the exhibition: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present. This exhibition was …

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in Accession 19-095 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
Dates:
1977-2003
Size:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 04-129
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the records of Steven D. Lubar, Curator, which document the following permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions at the National Museum of American History (NMAH): A Material World, The Price of Freedom, Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War (2000), The Family Car, Between a Rock …

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in Accession 04-129 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Dates:
1980-2003
Size:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 20-129
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records that document exhibitions at the National Museum of American History. The materials primarily consist of audiovisual materials created for use in exhibitions. Exhibitions documented include: The Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650; Science in American Life; Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History …

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in Accession 20-129 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
Dates:
1971-2002
Size:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-051
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting exhibitions produced by the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) for various Smithsonian Institution units. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Speak to My Heart: Communities of Faith and Contemporary African American Life; Caribbean Visions: Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture; In Search of Balance: The Artist …

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in Accession 08-051 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Dates:
1979-1998
Size:
22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 01-204
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records that document the organization, design, and promotion of exhibits. Major exhibitions represented include Ocean Planet, Seeds of Change, and Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, planning documents, exhibit proposals, research notes and materials, letters of agreement, floor plans, releases, itineraries, contracts, exhibition …

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in Accession 01-204 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
John Canfield Ewers Papers
Creators:
Hanson, James A.
Conner, Stuart W.
Dempsey, Hugh A.
Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997
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Dates:
1945-1993
Size:
97 Linear feet
Collection ID:
NAA.1998-35
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

The John Canfield Ewers Papers document his wide ranging anthropological interests from early White depictions of Native Americans to the material culture of the Plains tribes through correspondence, exhibit catalogs, field notes, illustrations, lectures, maps, photocopies of archival materials, photographs, and writings. The collection includes materials relating to his numerous …

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in NAA.1998-35 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
Dates:
1981-2004
Size:
10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 13-007
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the records of Susan Ostroff, Museum Specialist, documenting her exhibition activities in the Division of Cultural History and, prior to joining that Division, as museum specialist in the Collections Support Office at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Ostroff participated in exhibition planning teams and …

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in Accession 13-007 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
Dates:
circa 1968-1976
Size:
14.5 cu. ft. (29 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 361
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records in this record unit document the exhibition research and activities of the National Portrait Gallery and its Office of Exhibitions. Particularly well represented are exhibitions mounted between 1974 and 1976, with materials documenting research and publications on numerous artists, paintings, prints, broadsides, books, documents and letters. A large amount of correspondence …

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in Record Unit 361 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Leo H. Baekeland Papers
Creators:
Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944
Dates:
1976
1863 - 1968
Size:
15 Cubic feet (49 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0005
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The papers document Leo H. Baekeland, a Belgian born chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893) and Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile plastic. The papers include student notebooks; private laboratory notebooks and journals; commercial laboratory notes; diaries; patents; technical papers; biographies; newspaper clippings; maps; graphs; blueprints; account books; batch books; formula books; order books; photographs; and correspondence regarding Baekeland, 1887-1943.

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in NMAH.AC.0005 for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
Midtown Galleries records
Creators:
Midtown Galleries
Dates:
1904-1997
Size:
86.82 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.midtgall
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of Midtown Galleries measure 86.82 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1997. The collection documents the operation and general administration of the business and includes artist records, exhibition material, inventories, financial records, photographs, and printed material.

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in AAA.midtgall for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A History of American Sweatshops, 1820-Present (Traveling exhibition) (1998)
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