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National Air and Space Museum
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1994
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-165
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of the proposed exhibition initially titled Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb, and the Origins of the Cold War and later retitled Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II. This accession includes all of the significant versions of the label scri...
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National Museum of American History. Office of Curatorial Affairs
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1990-2008
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13.38 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-322
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the exhibition and program coordinating activities of the Office of Curatorial Affairs, primarily in regard to the preservation of the Star-Spangled Banner and the planning, development, and production of the exhibition "The Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem" at the ...
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National Museum of American History. Office of Curatorial Affairs
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1994-2011
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-194
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the oversight and review process at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) in regards to exhibitions, public programs, symposia, websites, productions, and performances. In particular, the activities of the Exhibitions and Program Committee (EPC) which was created in 1996. The EPC ...
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Website Records
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
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2009-2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-058
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three websites and four blogs maintained by the Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) as they existed on August 9, 2013. The main APAC website highlights and promotes Asian Pacific American events, exhibitions, and collections around the Smithsonian Institution. It also provides links to resources at other institutio...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1942-2001
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-276
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the planning, development, and installation of Science in American Life, a major permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). This exhibition demonstrates how science has changed the way Americans have lived over the past 125 years. Opening on April 27, 1994, Sci...
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Maher, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1922-1987
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1944-1987
bulk 1954-1987
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7 Sound recordings
6.38 Linear feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1997-02
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National Anthropological Archives
Robert Francis Maher (1922-1987) was an anthropologist with the University of Western Michigan whose work focused on Oceania. The collection documents his field research in Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. His field research in Papua New Guinea focused on cultural change in the Purari Delta and the modernist Tommy Kabu Movement (1946-1968). His field research in the Philippines focused on the ethnological and archaelogical history and changes in the Ifugao province. The collection consists of field notes, excavation notes, census data, genealogy charts, grant applications, research files, research proposals, maps, correspondence, manuscripts, sound recordings, and photographs.
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Department
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1994-1996
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-014
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition proposals declined by the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) and the Renwick Gallery. Materials include correspondence, notes, memoranda, proposals, brochures, and color slides.
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1978-2012
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14.27 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-358
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in regard to the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of the major traveling exhibitions "In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," "Jim Henson's Fantastic World," ...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Exhibitions Department
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1995-2012
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-347
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of declined exhibition proposals received from artists, photographers, museums, cultural institutions, and other external organizations. A few proposals were initially accepted before being cancelled or withdrawn. Materials include proposals, correspondence, brochures, object lists, object images, catalogs, books, ...
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Watson, Virginia
Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009
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1904-1998
bulk 1933-1987
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52.5 Linear feet (123 boxes)
47 sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2003-15
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection contains the professional papers of cultural anthropologist James B. Watson, and documents his fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, Brazil, and Del Norte, Co., as well as his teaching career at the University of Washington. Included are field notes, lecture notes, correspondence, maps, photographs, books, articles, journals, grant proposals, surveys, data punch cards, conference materials, and sound recordings.