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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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1959-1990
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-060
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the operation and administration of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Canal Zone and elsewhere in Panama. The majority of the records were created by Ira Rubinoff, Biologist and Assistant Director of Marine Biology, 1964-1970, Assistant Director of Science, 1970-1973, and Director, 1973-2008; Robe...
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National Portrait Gallery. Conservation Laboratory
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1999-2004
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-341
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records describing the preparation of the temporary move of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) conservation lab while the Patent Office Building (POB) was under renovation. Several laboratories were planned, one in the Victor Building (was never implemented), temporary ...
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Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Administrative Officer
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1971-1978
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 350
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administrative and financial activities of the Exhibits Design and Production Laboratory during its planning, construction, and first years of operation. Records contain feasibility studies of the project, and correspondence and agreements about the acquisition of land for the facility. Also included are copies ...
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Anacostia Museum. Exhibits Department
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1967-1984, 1987
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 378
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the administration of the Exhibits Design and Production Laboratory for approximately first ten years of operation, and describes the mission, philosophy, planning, and construction of the facility. The records contain planning materials for many of the museum's early exhibitions, which reflect the involvement of ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1986-1987
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32.48 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (17 blueprint storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-068
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents various Office of Design and Construction projects. Materials include blueprints and specifications. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: Quadrangle Building, the National Mall, National Museum of American History (formerly National Museum of History and Technology), Conservation Analytical ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1976-1985
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 86-111
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes project files documenting renovation and restoration work in museums and offices at the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; contracts; reports; specifications; floor plans; and blueprints. Buildings and museums documented in this accession include the National Museum of Ameri...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1979-1981
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 82-012
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of construction project files, including blueprints, financial statements, and inter-office correspondence concerning the projects. Buildings documented in this accession include the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Arts and Industries Building (A&I), the Museum of History and Technology (later named the Nationa...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1984-1986
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 86-166
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of receipts, blueprints, correspondence, inspectors' logs, and specifications concerning Office of Design and Construction projects. Museums and buildings include: National Air and Space Museum, Silver Hill Facility, Museum Support Center, Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture ...
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Stewart, John L.
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1949-1951
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0.45 Cubic Feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1996.0032
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of a set of three volumes of reports pertaining to the design and construction of guidance and related apparatus for the Army's Corporal, Sergeant, and Hermes projects. The reports contain detailed technical information accompanied by calculations, graphs, drawings, and some photographs (in volume 2). The three volumes are d...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Paper Conservation Laboratory
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1974-1987
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 544
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the design, construction, furnishing, and equipping of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's Paper Conservation Laboratory during 1979 and 1980 under the guidance of Konstanze Bachmann, Paper Conservator, and Elaine Evans Dee, Curator of Prints and Drawings. The files contain Dee's February 1975 proposal for the laboratory, an...