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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1976
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11.14 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (3 film boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-056
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of film and sound used to create the film "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition." This film accompanied the exhibition "1876: A Centennial Exhibition," which opened in the Arts and Industries Building in 1976, and documents the history of the Philadelphia Exhibition. It was narrated by James Whitmore....
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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1876, 1975-1984
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-063
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and production of the film "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition." This film accompanied the exhibition "1876: A Centennial Exhibition," which opened in the Arts and Industries Building in 1976, and documents the history of the Philadelphia Exhibition. It was n...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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circa 1965-1968, 1976
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-272
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting a proposal to create a film unit as part of the Office of Public Affairs and the proposed productions which that unit would create as well as a proposed relationship between Smithsonian Institution producers and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This accession also consists ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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circa 1968-1982
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-047
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the production of films and videos including "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition;" "Museums and Community;" "Starfish;" and "Ode to the Pinniped." Records also document the production staff and their travel as well as Smithsonian Institution buildings and collections. Mat...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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circa 1976-1994
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-207
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition," "Thomas Edison and His Amazing Invention Factory," "Work of Peace," and "Yorktown." "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition" accompanied the exhibition "1876: A Centennial Exhibition," wh...
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1968-2002
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3.9 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) (4 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-208
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the film, video, and radio production activities of John P. Meehan, Audio-Visual Production Specialist; Jacquie Gales Webb, Producer; and Paul B. Johnson, Director. Material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; performer's licenses; production logs; contracts and releases; music cue ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art
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1966-1980, with related records from 1961
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 281
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the tenure of Charles Blitzer as assistant secretary for History and Art from 1973 to 1979. There are also records pertaining to the Office of Education and Training, 1965-1968, which Blitzer had directed. The celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution was a major Smithsonian project from 1972 to 197...
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Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
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Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
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1841-1988.
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46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0519
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.
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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
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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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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art
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1962-1982
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44.54 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 12x17 box) (2 16x20 boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 337
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the work of Susan A. Hamilton as Bicentennial Coordinator, acting under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for History and Art. They also cover preliminary planning for Bicentennial programs carried out between 1968 and the creation of the Office in 1971. For a fuller record of such activities, researchers should ...