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National Postal Museum
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1894-1993
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 580
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of staff correspondence and memoranda of the National Postal Museum and its predecessors; early photographs of exhibitions; planning information for the Hall of Philately; newspaper clippings, articles, and research files documenting the origin and extensive history of the National Postal Museum; proposals, preliminary ...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1866-1968
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0.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box, 1 folder, 1 map case folder. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Philately
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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: Philately 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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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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circa 1960-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-078
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure with the Division of Community Life, National Museum of American History (NMAH), and to a lesser extent his tenure with the Division of Postal History (NMAH). Scheele was Assistant Curator for the Division of Philately and Postal ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of Cultural History
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1957, 1964-1975
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4 cu. ft. (8 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 251
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records of the Department of Cultural History and its predecessor, the Department of Civil History, consist of administrative files including memoranda and correspondence concerning exhibits, general museum and departmental policies, the acquisition of objects, and the search for a curator; general correspondence with donors, researchers...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of Cultural History
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1968-1979 and undated, some from 1954, 1961-1964
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 331
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records of the Department of Cultural History contain a variety of document types. These range from correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, minutes of meetings, and manuscripts of papers and lectures, to photographs and printed documents such as brochures or journal articles. The records relate to administrative topics such as perso...
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United States National Museum
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1881-1964
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49 cu. ft. (98 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 158
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The administration of the United States National Museum required curators to submit regular reports on the activities of the departments, divisions, and sections. Prior to about 1900 these reports were often made monthly and semiannually as well as annually. The reports were traditionally submitted to the Director of the National Museum to ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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1968-1991
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-164
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the curatorial records of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure as Associate Curator in Charge and Curator in the Division of Postal History, 1964-1977; Curator in the Division of Community Life, 1978-1987; and as Curator Emeritus, 1987-1989. Materials primarily include correspondence, memoranda, and notes documenting ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History
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1953-1975
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-070
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records that document planning for the exhibition "Growth of the United States," primarily during the years when the National Museum of History and Technology was known as the Museum of History and Technology. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Peter C. Welsh, Curator; Rodris C. Roth, Curator;...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Postal History
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1960, 1969-1974
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2.03 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-134
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession primarily consists of audiotape recordings of the radio series Philatelic Dialogue, later known as Philatelic Conversations, whereby individuals important in philatelics were interviewed. Among those interviewed include Carl H. Scheele, David Lidman, and Stevan Dohanos. Also included are drawings of an Abbott-Downing Company ...
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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circa 1945-1987 and related records, 1920-1930
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103.51 cu. ft. (100 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (7 tube boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 334
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, John C. Ewers, and Robert P. Multhauf as Directors of the Museum of History and Technology (NMHT); of Daniel J. Boorstin, Brooke Hindle, and Roger G. Kennedy as Directors of the National Museum of History and Technology; and of Roger G. Kennedy as Director of the National Museum of Am...