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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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1982-1988
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9.48 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-107
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the research and production of the exhibition "Magnificent Voyagers, United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842," curated by Herman J. Viola. Materials include research materials, funding proposals, contact sheets, speech notes, loan records, evaluations, committee materials, drafts of s...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1980-2002
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (7 folders oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-017
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records offer primary documentation of natural history exhibition production at the Smithsonian. Exhibits include "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People," "Spiders!," "Japanese Ceramics Today: Masterworks from the Kikuchi Collection," "5000 Years of Korean Art," "Seeds of Change," "Ocean Planet," "Crossroads of Continents: Cultures of Siberia ...
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Exhibition Records
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1955-1990 and undated
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31.73 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 363
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit contains a variety of records documenting the planning, design, and production of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the NMNH. It also contains smaller amounts of records concerning exhibitions held at the National Museum of History and Technology, National Air and Space Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts, Anacostia ...
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Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-
- Dates:
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1982
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8 Prints (silver gelatin)
7 Color prints
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-29
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs documenting a reception following the opening of the "Inua" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History. They include images of performers, Smithsonian staff and visitors viewing the new exhibit and socializing. There are also images of Eskimo dancers from Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, who formed a part of the exhibit. Color p...
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National Museum of Natural History. Environmental Awareness Program
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1989-1995
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-173
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Ocean Planet exhibition opened in April 1995 at the National Museum of Natural History, and is scheduled to travel in twelve cities through 1999. These records consist primarily of script drafts and reviews by Smithsonian employees, government officials, and national experts on environmental issues. The Rockefeller files contain broch...
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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 (U.S)
- Dates:
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1999-2011
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-181
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of the Office of Academic Services website and supporting web applications, such as the National Museum of Natural History's Academic Portal and its institution-wide successor, the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment System (SOLAA). Much of the website focuses on the Research ...
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
- Dates:
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1840s-circa 2015
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330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.XXXX.0311
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National Anthropological Archives
The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.
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United States National Museum. Office of the Director
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circa 1921-1973
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38 cu. ft. (76 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 190
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records contained in this record unit are essentially those of Frank A. Taylor in his capacity as Director, United States National Museum (1962-1971) and Director General of Museums (1968-1971). However, some records as Chairman of the Exhibits Modernization Committee (1943-1959) and Director of the National Museum of History and Technolog...
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Afable, Patricia O.
- Dates:
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1998
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1 Color print
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2001-06
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Image of Dr. William C. Sturtevant and Professor Harold C. Conklin of Yale University in Sturtevant's office in the National Museum of Natural History on June 24, 1998. Conklin is shown wearing a pin marking the Centennial of the Philippine Declaration of Independence, in preparation for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.