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1992, 1994
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20 audiotapes and 1 videotape.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9565
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Saquet, Janette (exhibit creator and possible photographer)
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1981
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1 Print (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-53
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Image of exhibit summarizing the anthropological work of John Wesley Powell. The exhibit was installed in a single case in the north entry hall of the National Museum of Natural History. The photograph was taken in spring 1981, probably by Saquet.
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
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circa 1890-1910
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14 Prints (silver gelatin)
7 Prints (albumen)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection consists of images of exhibits of anthropological material. These include Oceanic and African implements and artifacts exhibited at the Field Columbian Museum; a William Henry Holmes-designed diorama in Piney Branch (1895); costumed mannequins and busts at the United States National Museum; the Smithsonian Exhibit at the World Columb...
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Kavanagh, Thomas W., 1949-
- Dates:
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June 16, 1990
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83 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7502
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The text is in the form of brief notes and footnotes. Most of the manuscript is made up of photographs of the figures, some groups showing the changes made in exhibiting them. The coverage is to 1955.
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National Museum of Natural History. Assistant Director for Exhibits
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circa 1984-1993
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-019
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Lawrence O'Reilly was appointed Associate Director for Exhibits in 1984 and was placed in charge of the planning and production of exhibitions at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The position of Associate Director for Exhibits was abolished in 1994. This accession consists of records documenting the planning for and production ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1984-1985, 1992
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-047
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of "The Sea: A Quest for Our Future" and other films associated with the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Life in the Sea Hall. "The Sea: A Quest for Our Future" is a 60 minute film produced in 1984 and broadcast by PBS. It is a documentary on the complex ...
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Special Programs Files
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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circa 1978-2001
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-094
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting special programs and other educational activities and products created by the National Museum of Natural History, Office of Education, usually in conjunction with special exhibitions. Special exhibitions documented in this accession include African Voices; Ban Chiang: Discovery of a Lost Bron...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
- Dates:
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1982
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4 Prints (silver gelatin)
5 Negatives (acetate, 35 mm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.94-33
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Group portraits of Henry Bascom Collins and a St. Lawrence Island dance group, made by a Smithsonian photographer on June 22, 1982. The photographs were taken at the opening of the "Inua: Spirit World of the Bering Sea Eskimo" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
- Dates:
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circa 1962-1993
- Size:
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-088
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains records documenting the planning, construction, and maintenance of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Materials include scripts, plans, drawings, memoranda, reports, photographs, and related materials documenting Hall 7, "Peoples of Asia and Africa," and Hall 8, "People...
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DeArmas, Adrienne
- Dates:
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1993
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111 Color slides
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.94-19
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Images of streets, houses, and other buildings in Klukwan, a Tlingit village in Alaska, made on August 6, 1993. According to a description by photographer Adrienne DeArmas, the images form "a panoramic view of the Tlingit Village in Klukwan, Alaska, U.S.A. . . .The slides begin on the left-hand side of the road which divides the community into the ...