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Christian, Dorothy H.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Foley, James W.
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1881, 1913-1934
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0250
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains three books and two photographs: Kitchen Diary: Your Daily Friend (Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co., 1913) contains birth dates, addresses and appointments sporadic entries, 1921 1934. The Shakespeare Birthday Book (Mary F. P. Dunbar, ed., London, 1881) has a quotation from Shakespeare for every day in the year; scattered thro...
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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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Spokeswoman Magazine Printed Materials
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Spokeswoman Magazine
- Dates:
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1972-1980
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2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0931
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Printed materials spanning 1972-1980, relating to second-wave feminism and women's rights, mainly newsletters and periodicals and focused on the Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX, reproductive healthcare rights, and educational equality. Well-known organizations included in the collection are NOW (National Organization for Women), Planned Parenthood, United States Department of Labor, and the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
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Pollard, Benjamin (merchant)
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1787-1792
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0035
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Manuscript letter book of 175 leaves, by Pollard of Norfolk, Va., includes his drafts of letters with traders in the United States, Europe, and the West Indies concerning shipment of goods, payment of accounts, and other business activities. Some letters not in Pollard's hand.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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1984-2015
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2.09 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-099
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of William L. Bird, Curator, documenting his exhibition planning, development, and production activities in the Division of Political History. Earlier records date back to when the division was known as the Division of Politics and Reform, the Division of Social History, and when it was part of the Depart...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1960-1982
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 473
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of curatorial correspondence and memoranda pertaining to acquisitions, collections management, restoration of specimens, and exhibition proposals and installation. Also included are public inquiries concerning exhibits, political campaign items, presidential information, American politicians, and inaugural gowns of t...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Armed Forces
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circa 1960s
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4 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0262
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Approximately 50 reels of 16mm motion picture film in various lengths, some are in cans. Includes the negative and completed film, narrated by Mendel Peterson for the Explorers' Guild film, and two short color films show Peterson and another man doing carpentry work in an outdoor setting, then straining a liquid into a bottle.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1946-1982
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-090
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Margaret Brown Klapthor, former Scientific Aide in the Civil Section of the Division of History, United States National Museum (USNM), 1944-1946; Assistant Curator of the Section of Civil History, in the Division of History, USNM, 1947-1948; Assistant Curator, 1949-1953, and Associate Curator, 1954-195...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
Pool, Ithiel de Sola, 1917-
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1919-1984
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0713
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of articles, publications, writings, and research notes on the topic of communication in the 20th century, especially the psychological effects of mass media. Also 4 VHS videotapes and an accordion file folder.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1969-1985
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-123
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Division of Political History planning for the Bicentennial exhibition We the People, which opened at the National Museum of American History on June 4, 1975. The exhibition focused on the American people and their government since the late eighteenth century. It consisted of three major se...
