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Britton, Joe
Matheis-Kraft, Carol
- Dates:
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1945
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1234
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Panama, the Panama Canal, the Canal Zone, the San Blas Islands, military installations in Panama, villages, local buildings, people, flora and fauna, circa 1945.
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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
- Dates:
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1979-1999
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-089
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the exhibition records of William E. Worthington, Jr., Museum Specialist in the history of mechanical and civil engineering. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; photographs and slides of exhibitions and objects; exhibition proposals, scripts, design drawings, and brochures; articles pertaining to exhibiti...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Dates:
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1971-2002
- Size:
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-051
- Repository:
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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 ...
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George S. Morison Collection
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Morison, George S., 1842-1903
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1846-1903
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30 Cubic feet (61 boxes and 152 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0978
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of George S. Morison, a prominent civil engineer, specializing in railroad bridge design. The materials consist primarily of drawings and maps (linen tracings, blueprints, sketches); final bridge reports; photographs; glass plate negatives; daily diaries; correspondence; and published material documenting George S. Morison's participation on the Isthmian Canal Commission, 1898-1903.
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Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Office of the Director
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circa 1999-2001
- Size:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-223
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development and publicity of exhibitions by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Materials include correspondence, press releases, clippings, press kits, photograph permissions, and related materials.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (124 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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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
- Size:
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46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 148 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0519
- Repository:
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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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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
- Dates:
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1989-2000
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-095
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the exhibition projects of Jeffrey K. Stine, Curator of Engineering and Environmental History. The records consist of correspondence and memoranda; photographs and slides of exhibitions and objects; exhibition scripts, design drawings, and brochures; newspaper clippings and articles pertaining ...
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United States National Museum
- Dates:
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1877-1975
- Size:
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337.16 cu. ft. (672 document boxes) (116 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 192
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records prior to 1907 consist mostly of incoming correspondence (outgoing correspondence can be found in record unit 112). After 1907 the records contain both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Much of the material consists of routine public inquiries. In addition, these records document museum accessions and Smithsonian expeditions and ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Dates:
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1970-2006
- Size:
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2.76 cu. ft. (4 16x20 boxes) (103 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-080
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of drawings documenting the planning and design of exhibitions and other projects by the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC). OEC designs exhibitions for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service as well as for Smithsonian Institution museums and units without internal exhibition design offices or which need...