All the Stories Are True: African American Writers Speak exhibition records
45 Video recordings (5 DigiBeta video recordings; 2 Betacam SP video recordings; 9 DVCAM video recordings; 19 miniDV video recordings; 10 DVD-R video recordings)
1 Boxe (1 box of index card video logs)
0.75 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Audiovisual materials created for an exhibition on the rich tradition of African American storytelling, which is celebrated through videotaped interviews with professional writers telling compelling stories drawn from their own experiences and revealing how the world in which they live impacts their writing. A portion of the exhibition is devoted …
Copies of Franz Boas photographs of Kwakiutl Indians
Photographs probably depicting Kwakiutl Indians, including a man in a blanket, a man wearing a bird mask and cedarbark dress, and a woman holding up a cradle or load.
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of the records of Martin J. Collins, Curator, documenting planning, development, and production activities for the exhibitions The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age, Looking at Earth, Space Race, Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, and Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Valerie Neal, Curator, pertaining to the design, development, execution, and installation of the exhibition "Where Next, Columbus?." The exhibition marked the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus's voyage and considers the possibilities for future space exploration. Some records date to when the department …
Correspondence
This accession consists of the correspondence files of Robert W. Smith in his official capacity as Historian of the Department of Space History, National Air and Space Museum. It includes correspondence with Smithsonian Institution and Space History officials and other professional colleagues.
Focus Gallery records
The records of San Francisco Focus Gallery measure 11.8 linear feet and date from 1963-1987. The bulk of the collection consists of exhibition files. There are also artists files, sales information, correspondence, and scattered records of the gallery's companion bookshop.
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records documenting the early development of the permanent exhibition Explore the Universe, which opened in 2001. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, artifact lists, floor plans, planning documents, budgets, fundraising information, questionnaire results, clippings, and notes.
Robert S. Hoffmann Papers
This accession consists of correspondence, research files, and exhibition records created and maintained by Robert S. Hoffmann. Also included are materials related to Hoffmann's professional activities and membership in several international societies and organizations. A significant part of this collection documents the creation and development of the new Mammal Hall …
Program Records
This accession consists of program records documenting accepted applicants for fellowships, research positions, and internships at the Smithsonian Institution, with earlier records dating back to when the Office of Fellowships and Internships was known as the Office of Fellowships, the Office of Research and Training Services, the Office of Fellowships …
Robert S. Hoffmann Papers
This accession consists of Robert S. Hoffmann's, Senior Scientist, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, correspondence with individuals and some professional societies. Correspondents of note include the American Society of Mammalogists, David Challinor, Charles F. Nadler, and Wallace Christopher Wozencraft.
