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1836 - 2015
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40 Cubic feet (85 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1319
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of archival materials compiled by National Museum of American History Curator Katherine Ott, on numerous subjects relating to disability and the rights of the disabled.
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National Museum of the American Indian. Film and Video Center
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1977-2016
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21.5 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-252
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the breadth and history of the programs and work of the FVC, including the NAFVF, film screenings, the Native Americans on Film and Video publications, and the Native Networks / Redes Indigenas website. Some materials date to when the before the National Museum of the American Indian as was...
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Byrd, Charlene Hodges, 1929-2009
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circa 1750-2009
bulk 1880-1960
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43 Linear feet (35 document boxes and 39 oversize boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.2010.26
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Charlene Hodges Byrd collection measures 43 linear feet, and dates from circa 1750-2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1880-1960. The collection documents the personal life and professional career of Charlene Hodges Byrd, an African American teacher from Washington, D.C., along with material for several related families from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Family members prominently represented include Sarah A. Shimm, teacher and essayist under the name Faith Lichen; her daughters Erminie F. Shimm and Grace E. Shimm Cummings, both teachers; and Byrd's mother, Joyce Ethel Cummings Hodges, also a teacher. Correspondence and writings chiefly discuss family life, religion, race, education, and the relationship with Frederick Douglass and his family. The collection is arranged in 10 series: Biographical Material, Correspondence, Writings, Subject Files, Financial and Legal Records, Printed Material, Volumes, Memorabilia, Textiles, and Photographs.
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Thayer, Polly, 1904-2006
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1846-2008
bulk 1921-2008
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21.6 Linear feet
0.807 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thaypoll
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Boston portraitist and painter Polly Thayer (Starr) (1904-2006) measure 21.6 linear feet and 0.807 GB and date from 1846 to 2008, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1921-2008. The papers document Thayer's personal life and career as a painter, portraitist, and pastel artist. Found within the papers are biographical materials, extensive family papers, correspondence with artists and art venues, interviews, writings, subject files, organization files, exhibition files, art inventory records, printed and digital materials, five sketchbooks, artwork, and photographs.
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Sato, Sanji (student)
Satow, R. (student)
Satow, Susama Paul (student)
Lamboley, E. Gerald
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1942-1943
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0.12 Cubic feet (1 folder, 6 letters)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0450
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letters from students of Japanese-American ancestry to Miss Cox, their former teacher at the Edward Kelley School in Sacramento, California. This teacher has been identified as Mary Aline Cox by Ms. Colleen Zoller, January 13, 2009.
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National Museum of the American Indian. Museum Learning and Programs
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1984-2018
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-203
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Carolyn Rapkievian, Assistant Director for Interpretation, and document her work coordinating educational programs and outreach at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Rapkievian first began her tenure at NMAI shortly after the Museum of the American Indian in New York City was transferre...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
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1970-2006
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2.76 cu. ft. (4 16x20 boxes) (103 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-080
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of drawings documenting the planning and design of exhibitions and other projects by the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC). OEC designs exhibitions for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service as well as for Smithsonian Institution museums and units without internal exhibition design offices or which need...
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (84 boxes, 16 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Sultner-Welles, Donald H. (Sultner, Donald Harvey), 1914-1981
Janus, Allan
Hanfstaengl, Erna
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circa 1790-1981
bulk 1945-1980
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87.6 Cubic feet (318 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0145
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection is primarily the work of one individual, Donald Harvey Sultner, known professionally as Donald Sultner-Welles (1914-1981). The collection forms a written and visual record of Sultner's family, life, and career from 1913-1980. Its major strength is Sultner's photographic documentation of the world during his travels, ca. 1950-1980. W...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 24-July 5, 1998
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1998
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.