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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
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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 (U.S.). Division of Science and Technology
Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
Gilfillan, Seabury Colum (college instructor)
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1921-1978
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1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0461
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents S. Colum Gilfillan, a charter member of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) in 1958 and his SHOT correspondence, particularly with Melvin Kranzberg.
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Bowker, William
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1796.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1213
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An application and recommendation for William Bowker as a "suitable person to keep an inn". Signed by 13 men.
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Niemeyer, G. Charles, Dr. (Grover Charles)
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ca. 1960-1990.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0679
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
G. Charles Niemeyer was a Broadway actor and later a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. In the 1960s he began to research and write a new history of motion picture technology entitled From Shadow Play to Photoplay. It was never published.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Transportation
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circa 1927-1973 and undated
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 239
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records chiefly document the operations of the Division of Transportation from its creation in 1957, and the operations of the Section of Land Transportation, 1946-1957. Lesser amounts of records relate to the administration of the land transportation collections prior to 1946 and to the marine transportation collections before 1957...
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1968-1979 and undated, some from 1954, 1961-1964
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 331
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records of the Department of Cultural History contain a variety of document types. These range from correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, minutes of meetings, and manuscripts of papers and lectures, to photographs and printed documents such as brochures or journal articles. The records relate to administrative topics such as perso...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
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1976-1997
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-166
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Ellen Roney Hughes, Museum Specialist, which document the planning, development, production activities, and various other matters for the exhibitions Superman: Many Lives, Many Worlds, Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Major League Baseball, Puppets and Things on Strings, A Nation of Nations,...
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Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
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1934 - 1988
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140 Cubic feet (433 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0266
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Dr. Kranzberg from his undergraduate years at Amherst College through his professional career. Collection documents his involvement with development of the new field of history of technology and his role as principal founder of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT); work as consultant and advisor to domestic and international agencies, colleges, and universities; personal affiliations, lectureships, publications; and teaching and administrative activities for more than 40 years as a college professor.
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Burch, George Edward, Dr., 1910-1986 (physician)
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1984-1986
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0316
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers of Dr. George Edward Burch (1910-1986) researcher in cardiovascular issues and illnesses.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of History of Technology
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1932-1980
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence and memoranda concerning the administration and activities of the Department. Also included are invoices, curatorial papers, and administrative records. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology and from before the creation of the museum when it was p...
