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UNESCO
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circa 1961-2006
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27 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.UNES
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, which dates from circa 1961-2006, contains audiorecordings from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, as well as related business records. Includes recordings of tradition and sacred music from Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Korea, the Solomon Islands, India, Bali, Java, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Syria, and Turkey.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture
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2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-293
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the website, "Protection, Prosperity, Preservation: Stories of World Heritage," as it existed on July 12, 2013. This website is a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and celebrates long-term, sustainable communities, and ...
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Perrot, Paul N.
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1995-1997
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-129
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials pertaining to the International Consultative Committee of the Authority for the Preservation of Moenjodaro, which was created under the aegis of UNESCO. Paul N. Perrot was involved in the oversight of this project, one of UNESCO's larger International Campaigns. The major goal of the Campaign was the constr...
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Public Service
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1965-1969
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-116
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records relating to the Intertoys Multiexpo (the first international multiple museum exhibition of toys, play materials, and learning aids) of 1971, compiled by William W. Warner, Assistant Secretary for Public Service. It was a joint venture between the Smithsonian Institution, the Art Gallery of Ontario, UNICEF, ...
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Smithsonian/Man and the Biosphere Program
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1972-1989
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-087
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the Smithsonian Institution’s activities with the United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) concerning the preservation of endangered historical and cultural ruins such as Moenjodaro (Pakistan), Carthage (Libya), and the Abu Nidal Egyptian temples (Philae Project, ...
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Grossa, Dino J.
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1970
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4 color prints
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.79-31
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs documenting Waica Indians, including one image of two men smoking yapo. Dino J. Grossa made the photographs in a village or villages on the Orinoco River near Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22, 1970.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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1967-2013
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-341
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), previously known as the Office of Folklife Programs, 1978-1991, and the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, 1992-1999, during the tenure of Richard Kurin. Kurin served as the Deputy Director, 1985-1987; ...
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McCray, Porter A., 1908-2000
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1936-1989
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12.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mccrport
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York City arts administrator Porter A. McCray measure 12.3 linear feet and date from 1936 to 1989. The papers include scattered biographical materials, correspondence, and writings and notes. The bulk of the collection consists of professional files documenting his advisory and consulting work for museums, institutions, organizations, and foundations. Also found within the collection are printed materials and photographs of McCray and artwork.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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1960, 1978-2000
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-303
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH), previously known as the Office of Folklife Programs, 1978-1991, and the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies, 1992-1999, during the tenure of Richard Kurin. Kurin served as the Deputy Director, 1985-1987; ...
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Meyer, Andrew
- Dates:
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1929
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49 Photographic Prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.259
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of 49 black and white photographic prints of images of village life as well as pre-Columbian stone carvings and statues photographed by Andrew Meyer in Colombia in 1929.