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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1985-09 - 1986-12
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10.55 Linear feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-024
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history and art of the Harlem Renaissance. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Smithsonian Institution. International Exchange Service
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circa 1908-1971
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 502
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the correspondence of the director of the International Exchange Service along with invoices and shipping instructions. The bulk of the correspondence relates to the exchange of printed matter between parties in the United States and abroad.
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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records
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Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994
Dockstader, Frederick J.
Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912
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1890-1998
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400 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001
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National Museum of the American Indian
These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.
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Underwood & Underwood
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1895-1921
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160 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The major part of the collection, series 1-4, contains nearly 28,000 glass plates, including original stereoscopic negatives, interpositives, and both negative and positive non-stereoscopic plates used to produce lantern slides and paper prints. The photographs were taken all over the world. The majority are from the Underwood & Underwood active fi...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1975-2003
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-064
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, press kits, photographs, catalog text, itineraries, fact sheets, checklists, meeting agendas, clippings, budgets, proposals, brochures, notes and rel...
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Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972
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1895 - 1972
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23.97 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-017
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1895 to 1972 and measures 23.97 linear feet, documents the career and travels of Professor Lorenzo Dow Turner. The collection is comprised of correspondence, academic papers, research materials, books, newspaper and journal articles, sound recordings, and photographs.
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Smithsonian Institution. Division of Performing Arts
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1966-1979
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35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90055
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Division of Performing Arts (DPA). Materials document a variety of public performances, concerts, touring shows, and festivals. Particularly well documented are activities surrounding the annual Festival of American Folklife. Records include correspondence, memoranda, bu...
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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969
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1879-1990
bulk 1933-1970
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24.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shahben
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Archives of American Art
The papers of social realist painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, and teacher Ben Shahn (1898-1969) measure 24.8 linear feet and date from 1879-1990, with the bulk of the material dating from 1933-1970. The bulk of the collection consists of over 14 linear feet of incoming letters from artists, writers, colleagues, publishers, art organizations, galleries, and universities and colleges. Also found are biographical materials, project and source files, printed material, artwork by Shahn and others, photographs taken of and by Shahn, interview transcripts, sound recordings of interviews and a motion picture film.
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Science Service
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1920s-1970s
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33 cu. ft. (33 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-068
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that constitute the morgue files for the Science Service, and as such contain past articles, press releases and other materials pertaining to medical, psychological, and sociological issues. In addition are supplemental correspondence, photographs, news clippings, scientific papers and articles, obituaries an...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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circa 1979-1995
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40 cu. ft. (40 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-161
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files of Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) exhibitions. Varying amounts of material are included, such as itineraries, slides, news clippings, scripts, news releases, shipping documents, correspondence, photographs, lists, brochures, videotapes, audiotapes, etc. Some materials are in electr...