Building Files
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
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circa 1850-2006
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59 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-225
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information files, original reports and correspondence, papers and articles, and other background material on Smithsonian buildings. These records were compiled by the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation (OAHP), research associates, and volunteers. Items in brackets describe cross-references ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services
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1973-1980, with records dating from 1890
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 562
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of documents deemed to be of historical value by the Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services along with photographs, reports correspondence, contracts and blueprints documenting Smithsonian buildings and construction projects. The buildings documented include the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Arts a...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Provost
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1996-1999
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-162
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of J. Dennis O'Connor, Provost, which document administrative matters and special programs, exhibition planning, and research in Smithsonian Institution museums, offices, and bureaus. Materials also include records pertaining to Patent Office building renovations, and the search for additional Smithsonian...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1977-1992
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42 cu. ft. (42 record storage boxes) (6 drawers oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-138
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents in-house projects of the Office of Design and Construction for various Smithsonian buildings. Documentation includes blueprints and architectural drawings, specifications, correspondence with contractors, and work progress reports. Museums and buildings documented in this collection include: Arts and Industries Buildin...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1892-1960
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22 cu. ft. (44 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 311
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the administration of William Henry Holmes, first Curator of the National Gallery of Art (NGA), 1907-1920, and Director of the Gallery, 1920-1932. To a lesser extent, it also documents the administration of Ruel P. Tolman, Acting Director of NGA, 1932-1937, and the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), 1937-1946, ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1969-1986
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 87-113
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of receipts, blueprints, correspondence, inspectors' logs, and specifications concerning Office of Design and Construction projects. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution Service Center, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Museum Support ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1986-1987
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32.48 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (17 blueprint storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-068
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents various Office of Design and Construction projects. Materials include blueprints and specifications. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: Quadrangle Building, the National Mall, National Museum of American History (formerly National Museum of History and Technology), Conservation Analytical ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant
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1982-1996
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58 cu. ft. (58 record storage boxes) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-130
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of project files for renovation and reconstruction activities of the Office of Physical Plant, including memoranda, correspondence, photographs, blueprints and drawings, and other materials pertaining to each project. Box listings show Project Number, Project Name, and Facility. Museums, buildings and events do...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Deputy Director
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1986-2011
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-622
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the office under Deputy Director Carolyn Kinder Carr. Topics covered include donations of artwork, administrative matters, collections management, development, lectures, and the renovation of the Patent Office Building. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, s...
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National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
- Dates:
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1916, 1922, 1929-1930, 1946-1984
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6.58 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 463
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the opening of the National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery in the Patent Office Building in 1968. Included are press kits; photographs; development files; pamphlets of the opening; catalogs from the Henry Ward Ranger exhibition, 1929-1930; an annotated copy of Catalog of Collections, volum...