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United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology
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circa 1899 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-034
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of registrar cards that document objects acquired in the Division of Mechanical Technology, United States National Museum prior to 1912, when that Division was known as the Division of Technology reporting to the Department of Anthropology. Some of the cards also date to when Mechanical Technology was a section of ...
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United States National Museum. Divisions of Mineral and Mechanical Technology
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circa 1900-1921
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 216
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include correspondence, memoranda, and lists concerning the storage and condemnation of specimens and materials belonging to the Divisions of Mineral and Mechanical Technology.
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United States National Museum. Division of Mineral Technology
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1918-1919
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-148
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence of Joseph E. Pogue, Curator, with individuals, corporations, professional societies, universities, and government agencies in regard to fuel resources, technologies, and conservation. Materials include correspondence.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Political History
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circa 1950-1969
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3 cu. ft. (6 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 252
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of general correspondence, primarily public inquiries, particularly concerning the First Ladies' Hall and objects associated with presidents and other prominent figures; administrative files pertaining to exhibits and the operation of the Department of Civil History and MHT; annual reports of the Divisions of Civil H...
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United States National Museum. Division of Engineering
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1886-1956
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4.5 cu. ft. (9 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 297
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Division of Engineering and its predecessors. Included is early correspondence between curators and administrators of the USNM and the Smithsonian; an incomplete general correspondence file, R-Z, circa 1904-1919; annual and quarterly reports of the Division; histories of the Division of Technology, ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1932, 1974, 1984, 2002
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial work of staff in the Division of Information and Society, which included curators from the previously existing Division of Graphic Arts and from when the museum was known as the United States National Museum and the National Museum of History and Technology respectively. Work ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Costume and Furnishings
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1974-1977
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-026
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence documenting the research and activities of the Division of Costume and Furnishings during the tenures of Rodris C. Roth, Curator, 1972- ; and Claudia Brush Kidwell, Assistant Curator, 1969-1974, and Associate Curator, 1974- . Materials include curatorial responses to public inquiries, mostly pertaining...
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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
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2001
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-248
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Margaret Vining, Museum Specialist, which document planning for West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918, an exhibition about the Bicentennial of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Materials include correspondence, a proposal, and budget summary.
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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. Division of Physical Sciences
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1955-1966 and undated
- Size:
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 579
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of the research files of Robert P. Multhauf, Curator in the Division of Physical Sciences. The records contain scripts for Hall of Chemistry exhibitions; historical information and illustrations pertaining to chemistry, chemical apparatus, and industrial laboratories; biographies of distinguished chemists; and se...