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Creators:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Office of the Director
Dates:
1969-1979 and undated
Size:
12.5 cu. ft. (25 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 275
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit consists mostly of files maintained by Benjamin H. Read and James H. Billington during their service as directors of WWICS. A small amount of records were created by Albert Meisel as Acting Director of WWICS. The records document the early history of WWICS and concern fund raising; recruitment of fellows and scholars; the ...

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Creators:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Office of the Director
Dates:
1968-1990
Size:
6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 98-154
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of Director's correspondence, program files, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS) Trustees meeting minutes, and other records documenting the early history of the WWICS. Directors during this period included Benjamin H. Read, Albert Meisel, James H. Billington, Prosser Gifford, and Charles Blitzer.

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Creators:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Office of the Deputy Director
Dates:
1971-1989
Size:
6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 560
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records consist of the files of George R. Packard and Prosser Gifford as deputy directors of WWICS. They consist of correspondence and reports concerning events, fundraising, and publications. Also included are records of financial contributions to the Center, 1971-1989.

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Grant Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Activities
Dates:
1965-1977
Size:
21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession T89080
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This collection consists of grant audits, progress reports, correspondence and travel files. See Record Unit 180 for similar materials.

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Creators:
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Office of the Director
Dates:
1959-1999
Size:
20.58 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 09-295
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Ben Read, Director, 1969-1973; James Billington, Director, 1973-1987; and Charles Blitzer, Director, 1988-1997. Materials include correspondence, program files, Board of Trustees member files, budget information, records documenting the legislative establishment of the center and the...

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David H. DeVorkin Papers
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Creators:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
Dates:
1889-2011
Size:
20.5 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 16-376
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the papers of David H. DeVorkin, Curator in the Space History Division at the National Air and Space Museum, 1981- , with earlier records dating from when he was assistant professor of astronomy at Central Connecticut State College, as well as during the years he attended high school and college. DeVorkin specializes...

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Acquisition Records (Declined)
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Creators:
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
Dates:
1966-2017
Size:
12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 19-136
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting declined artwork offered by artists, private collectors, dealers, art galleries, foundations, corporations, and through estates and loans to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Earlier records date back to when the museum was known as the National Museum of American Art and the National Collectio...

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Loan Files
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Creators:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Office of the Registrar
Dates:
1958, 1975-1987
Size:
14.35 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 541
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

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Digitized Content Robinson and Via Family Papers
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Creators:
Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)
Dates:
1838-2017, undated
bulk 1872-1985
Size:
23.1 Cubic feet (70 boxes, 3 map-size folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0475
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Papers documenting the farming and family life of the Robinson family of Prince George's County and after 1975, Charles County, Maryland. Papers documenting the farming and family of the Via family of Greene County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Prince George's and Calvert Counties, Maryland, by 1949.

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Curatorial Records
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Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Music, Sports, and Entertainment
Dates:
1958-2005
Size:
19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 07-142
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the records of Cynthia Adams Hoover (CAH), Curator Emeritus at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and document her curatorial activities, professional interests, and publications over the years as Assistant Curator of Musical Instruments, 1961-1963; Associate Curator, 1964-1974; and Curator, 1975-2004. ...

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