Query: Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
Dates:
1972-1977
Size:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 91-093
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of correspondence; exhibition scripts and captions; excerpts from books, journals, articles and other published sources; news releases; loan agreements; newspaper clippings; brochures; pamphlets; photographs and prints; and negatives for the exhibition The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution, 1770-1800.

in Accession 91-093 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Program Records
Creators:
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Education
Dates:
1970-2003
Size:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-086
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the program records of the Office of Education at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and documents their work on educational programming for the museum and its exhibitions. Programming documented includes "Face to Face: Adventure with History!;" "Discover Portraits: Learning to See;" "Those Inventive Americans;" and "Include …

in Accession 08-086 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Publications
Creators:
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Editor of Publications
Dates:
1968-1982
Size:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 553
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These illustrated catalogs document major and minor exhibitions, providing detailed discussions of exhibition themes. Additional catalogs, pamphlets, and booklets highlight specific features of the permanent collection such as the NPG's presidential portraits. The catalogs also document special exhibitions which contain the Gallery's portraits, manuscripts, personal memoranda, and other objects, including …

in Record Unit 553 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Dates:
1968-2010
Size:
10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 11-021
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records that document the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, press kits, photographs, slides, transparencies, scripts, itineraries, floor plans, checklists, clippings, budgets, proposals, brochures, notes, and other related records. Records are arranged by exhibition title (exhibition ID number …

in Accession 11-021 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Black Patriots of the American Revolution
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
undated
Size:
0.4 Linear feet (1 box)
Collection ID:
ACMA.03-047
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives

An exhibition exploring the role of the black soldier in the American Revolution. The exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and exhibited there from July 1970 through September 1970.

in ACMA.03-047 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

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Materials
Louise Daniel Hutchinson Oral History Interviews
Creators:
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel, interviewee
Dates:
1987
Size:
4 audiotapes (Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9558
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program …

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in Record Unit 9558 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Contracts and Permissions
Creators:
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Publications
Dates:
1972-2005
Size:
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 07-103
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of contracts and permissions administered by the Office of Publications for various publications, including gallery guides, exhibition catalogs, and brochures. Publications covered include Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation, 1776-1914; American Portrait Drawings; American Portrait Prints: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual American Print Conference; Cecilia Beaux …

in Accession 07-103 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)
Cover of the brochure for the exhibit "Edison: Lighting a Revolution," which opened at the National Mueum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, on October 10, 1979. The exhibit commemorate the 100th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the lightbulb. [Image no. SIA2011-2224]
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
Dates:
1957-1992
Size:
35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 551
Repository:
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 correspondence, memoranda, monthly progress reports, budget information, space planning, and …

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in Record Unit 551 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Dates:
circa 1955-1990 and undated
Size:
31.73 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 363
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit contains a variety of records documenting the planning, design, and production of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the NMNH. It also contains smaller amounts of records concerning exhibitions held at the National Museum of History and Technology, National Air and Space Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts …

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in Record Unit 363 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Records
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Dates:
1952-1981
Size:
46.19 cu. ft. (91 document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 290
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records consist primarily of exhibition files, 1952-1981, for shows no longer traveling. The exhibitions are developed and organized by SITES and produced by both the Smithsonian's Office of Exhibits Central and outside sources. Exhibition themes cover the fields of art, history, and science, as well as current events. Also included …

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in Record Unit 290 for Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution 1770-1800 (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)
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