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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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1876-1993
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3.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 12 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1132
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Quincentenary Programs
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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
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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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Washburn, Wilcomb E.
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1951-1993
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-044
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document much of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW), the greater part of it spent on the staff of the Smithsonian Institution as a curator at the National Museum of American History and as director of the Office of American Studies. The papers include correspondence, draft and finished scholarly and popular articles, and...
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National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection
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1906-1999
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-206
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the curatorial and professional activities of Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and his wife, Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli, and to a lesser extent the activities of curators Stuart M. Mosher, Richard G. Doty, and Cora Lee C. Gillilland. The records date back to when the National Numismatic Collection was known as the ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1994
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26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-071
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Secretary Robert McCormick Adams' administrative files for 1994. Listings in bold and capital letters indicate both the topic of folder contents and major subheadings from the Secretary's Office file plan.
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Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
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Rinzler, Ralph
- Dates:
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1890-2011
bulk 1950-1994
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106.32 Cubic feet (87.5 cubic feet of papers, 18.82 cubic feet of audio)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.RINZ
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, with bulk dates from 1950-1994, documents the life of Ralph Rinzler and his professional activities as Director of Field Programs for the Newport Folk Festival, Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (formerly the Festival of American Folklife) and the Office of Folklife Programs (now the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage), and the Smithsonian Institution's Assistant Secretary for Public Service. Includes personal papers, business records, correspondence, notes, photographs, audiotapes and field recordings.
