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Park, Marlene, 1931-
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1931-1999
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5.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.parkmarl
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Archives of American Art
The Marlene Park and Gerald E. Markowitz research files on New Deal art are dated 1931-1999 and measure 5.8 linear feet. The research files document New Deal art projects and artists through some original correspondence with artists, printed material, interview transcripts, and several sound recordings of interviews with artists of the period. Subject files relate to WPA era art and art projects; many contain numerous photocopies of records from the Personnel Records Center and the U. S. Treasury Relief Arts Projects now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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MacPheat, Will
- Dates:
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1920s-1930s.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0905
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of oil and gas extraction sites and equipment taken by field personnel of the United States Geological Survey in Montana and North Dakota
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U.S. Army Special Services Agency
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1945-1971.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0785
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival material documenting the recreational activities provided to U.S. Army troops in Europe by the U.S. Army Special Services, ca. 1945-1971. Newsletters comprise the majority of the collection.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Dates:
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1959
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2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0189
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains data on the Big Joe capsule and its operation. The material includes blueprints of the thermocouple, telemetry, cooling, instrument, intercom, and other systems. It also contains notes and information on operations, afterbody assembly, personnel assignments, and safety measures, as well as other aspects of the work performe...
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Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1936-1945
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet
15 motion picture films (black and white, sound)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0308
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films depict U.S. Navy personnel carrying out maintenance and repair operations on diesel engines. The films were made under the supervision of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for Bureau of Ships. 400-500 feet in length, with a voice-over commentary on technical aspects of the work on Bessemer, General Motors, and International diesel engines.
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Office of the Director
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1965-1986, with related records from circa 1903
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10.3 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 412
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the research programs and administration of the Radiation Biology Laboratory (RBL), 1965-1983, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), 1983-1986, under Director William H. Klein. Also included are smaller amounts of material created by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and the ...
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Shipley, Vern Dean
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bulk 1943-1946
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0.47 Cubic Feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0006
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of materials relating to Vern Dean Shipley's service with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II including photographs, publications, and Shipley's pilot's log book. The log book covers the timeframe from May 1944 through June 1946. There are six photographs, all black and white, that range in size from approximately 4...
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Virgil Johnson Collection of Cigarette Packages
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Brown and Williamson.
Johnson, Virgil
American Tobacco Company.
Benson and Hedges.
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circa 1890-1997
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25 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0645
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
As a teenager, Virgil Johnson [b.1918] became interested in the designs and symbols on cigarette packs like "Black Cat" and "White Roll", and he began actively collecting in the 1930s. His interest intensified during the 1940s when he was stationed in North Africa and across the Mediterranean region as a photographer with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Johnson collected cigarette packs for over fifty years, and was a member of the Cigarette Pack Collector's Association. Approximately 6000 cigarette packages, foreign and American, arranged in 24 albums. Manufacturers include names such as those shown below.
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Bertoglio, James
- Dates:
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1944-1993
bulk 1944-1945
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0.3 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0034
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The 94th Fighter Squadron Collection includes photographs taken by James Bertoglio, including twenty-five 8x10 inch black and white prints; twenty-one 4x5 inch black and white contact prints; fifty-three 4x5 inch black and white negatives, some of which are copy negatives; six black and white negatives in various sizes, and six color copy negatives...
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1963-1986
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29.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 329
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administration, under David Challinor, of the science bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution, c. 1975-1985. Also included are a few records from 1971-1974 and 1986. Series 1 consists of records of the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Science, including the Center for the Study of Man and the National...