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1965-1986
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 89-092
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of fiscal year budgetary/estimate reports, museum maintenance operation attendants, blueprints and drawings, museum exhibit records, correspondence, memoranda, fiscal year employment plans, and construction records pertaining to museum repairs. Museums, buildings and events documented in this collection include: the Na...
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art
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1962-1982
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44.54 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 12x17 box) (2 16x20 boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 337
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the work of Susan A. Hamilton as Bicentennial Coordinator, acting under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for History and Art. They also cover preliminary planning for Bicentennial programs carried out between 1968 and the creation of the Office in 1971. For a fuller record of such activities, researchers should ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Special Assistant to the Secretary for Bicentennial Planning
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1969-1977
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3.41 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 film box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 341
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence between Slocum and various persons and organizations he dealt with in carrying out his duties. They also document some of his personal interests, notably numismatics and the work of the English Speaking Union.
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Smithsonian Institution
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1975-1976
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0.02 cu. ft. (1 microfilm reel)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7227
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of one reel of microfilm containing the prize winning entries.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art
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1966-1980, with related records from 1961
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 281
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the tenure of Charles Blitzer as assistant secretary for History and Art from 1973 to 1979. There are also records pertaining to the Office of Education and Training, 1965-1968, which Blitzer had directed. The celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution was a major Smithsonian project from 1972 to 197...
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1958-1978
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11 cu. ft. (22 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 277
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records, generated by John C. Ewers, Assistant Director, 1959-1964, and Silvio A. Bedini, Assistant Director, 1965-1972, and Deputy Director, 1972-1978, document the role of these positions within the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) administrative hierarchy. A small portion of the records also covers Ewers' position ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Military History
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circa 1968-1981
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 396
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of public inquiries from museums, universities, historical societies, and private collectors regarding gun models, saber types, military heraldry, uniform insignia, history of the United States Army, the preservation of artifacts, and paintings illustrating scenes from American military history. Also included are copies ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1952-1981
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46.19 cu. ft. (91 document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 290
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of exhibition files, 1952-1981, for shows no longer traveling. The exhibitions are developed and organized by SITES and produced by both the Smithsonian's Office of Exhibits Central and outside sources. Exhibition themes cover the fields of art, history, and science, as well as current events. Also included ...
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circa 1976-1994
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-207
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production of "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition," "Thomas Edison and His Amazing Invention Factory," "Work of Peace," and "Yorktown." "Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition" accompanied the exhibition "1876: A Centennial Exhibition," wh...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Administration
- Dates:
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1964-1980
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15 cu. ft. (30 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 447
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include administrative subject files, personnel records, financial and budgetary materials, and exhibition files. The administrative subject files contain letters, memoranda, reports, inventories, and other records which chronicle the day-to-day operations of NCFA. Among these are correspondence with NCFA curators and Smithsonian...