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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1981-1991, 1996, 1999
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15.5 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes and audiotapes created during the production of "Here At The Smithsonian" ("HATS"), an eight volume series of television productions. The series was conceived by Nazaret Cherkezian, Director, Office of Telecommunications (1976-1986) and produced by Ann Carroll (Volumes I-IV) and John P. Meehan (Volumes V-V...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1982-1989
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36.54 cu. ft. (58 document boxes) (7.54 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-132
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Here At The Smithsonian was a series of short features for television created and produced by the staff of the Smithsonian's Office of Telecommunications between the years 1982 and 1989. The series was designed for public dissemination of information about Smithsonian exhibition and research activities. Each year had a volume number [1982...
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Lodge, Arthur
National Association of Manufacturers
Arthur Lodge Productions.
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1950 - 1959
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42.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0507
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Industry on Parade was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.
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Mr. Wizard Papers
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Mr. Wizard Studios (Firm)
Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
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1906-2008
bulk 1951-1995
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26 Cubic feet (57 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1326
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents, through printed materials, photographs, audio and moving image, Don Herbert's career as a science educator under the persona of "Mr. Wizard" from 1951 until the 1990s.
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
Harrison, William
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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2009-08-15-2009
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1179
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
In a moderated conversation about his life and work, Baer reenacts, with his partner William Harrison, the first time he played "Oddyssey", the first home video game for the consumer market, which he invented, and answers questions from the audience.
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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1943 - 2015
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16 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0854
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
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Korda, Ronald S., -1996
Korda, Catherine
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1952-1996
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57 Cubic feet (259 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0545
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sports and trading cards, 1952-1996, amassed by card collector Ronald S. Korda. The sports cards are subdivided by sport. Baseball cards, (1952-1996), comprise the vast majority of the sports cards, while football (1968-1996) and hockey (1968-1996) are the two next largest subseries. There are lesser quantities of cards for basketball, and only a few each for all other sports, such as racing, skiing, etc. Non-sports cards cover a large variety of popular culture topics, including motion pictures, television programs, popular music, toys, games, cars and trucks, comics, fantasy art, and many other subjects. Some ephemeral items are also included in the collection, such as sticker albums, posters and programs
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1893-1969
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2.96 Cubic feet (consisting of 5.5 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversize folders, 8 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Motion
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Motion Pictures forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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1964-2008
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15.5 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes) (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-004
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of video and audio recordings and film created or maintained by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). The majority of the recordings document lectures, speeches, talks, prominent visitors, exhibitions and other events at the museum, including the HMSG groundbreaking and dedication. Other recordings are ...
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Marin, Cheech
Franco, Josh T., 1985-
- Dates:
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2017 October 16-17
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7 Items (sound files (3 hr., 27 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
141 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.marin17
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Cheech Marin conducted 2017 October 17-18, by Josh T. Franco, for the Archives of American Art and the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection, at Marin's home, in Pacific Palisades, California.