W.G. Constable papers
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Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976
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1905-1983
bulk 1920-1976
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25.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.conswmgp
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian and museum curator W.G. (William George) Constable measure 25.7 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1981, with the bulk of the material from 1920 to 1976. The papers include biographical material; professional and personal correspondence; extensive lectures, writings, and notes; exhibition and book research files; printed materials; and photographs, glass plate negatives, and slides. There is substantive correspondence related to Constable's participation in the American Defense Harvard Group and about the formation of the Roberts Commission, including correspondence with Ralph Perry, Hugh Hencken, Paul Sachs and George L. Stout. There are numerous official reports prepared by Constable after World War II for the U. S. Office of Military Government for Germany.
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Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings
- Dates:
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1987-2015
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13 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-173
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the marketing and publicity of recordings produced by Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, part of the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The majority of the records were created by Brenda Dunlap, Marketing Director, 1994-2001, and Richard Burgess, Marketing Director, ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division
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circa 1999-2007
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the management of a project to preserve artifacts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Project Apollo. The project, which was primarily funded with a Save America's Treasures grant, included space suits and the Saturn V rocket. Allan A. Needell, Curator, served as the Contracti...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
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1965-2016
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-031
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting communications and meetings with external organizations and government bureaus as well as internal offices and museums concerning budgets, policies, and facilities. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, budgets, brochures, newsletters, photographs and transparencies. So...
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Wurtz, Henry, 1828-1910
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1861-1885
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0006
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Wurtz's scheme, presented in a report to the stockholders, was a new method for the dry distillation of non-caking coal to obtain liquid oils and paraffin. Included in this box are: the report to the stockholders of the Union Chemical Manufacturing Co., 1883; patent specifications, 1881; correspondence with the Patent Office, prospectus on coal distillation, 1885; a notebook of minutes from meetings of Union Chemical Manufacturing Co., 1881-1883.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
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1982-1995
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-154
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the subject files of the James Demetrion, Director, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and deal with Smithsonian Institution (SI) offices and topics, as well as outside organizations in the art and museum world. There are also a few records of work assignments of former employees and some of the Director's appoin...
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Sieurin, Oke
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bulk 1917-1919
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2016.0041
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 21 black and white photographs (1917-1919) relating to the 94th Aero Squadron during World War I, and one postcard of the Smithsonian Castle, postmarked 1917. The photographs include shots of aces Harvey Weir Cook, Reed M. Chambers, Gervais Rauol Lufbery, and Eddie Rickenbacker, as well as other 94th personnel, officers ...
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
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1976-1998
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-064
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes publications created by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum documenting exhibitions, symposiums, educational programs, and special events. Materials include brochures; pamphlets; questionnaires; postcards; project catalogues; exhibition guides; posters; and flyers.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
- Dates:
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1988-2014
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-115
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning, development, and execution of educational activities, workshops, events, and other outreach at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, as well as the administration of tours, docents, and the ImaginAsia and ExplorAsia programs. In approximately 2007, the department ...
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
- Dates:
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1985-2014
- Size:
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-089
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and development of educational activities, workshops, special events, and other educational programs at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. In approximately 2007, the department was renamed Education and Public Programs, but it reverted back to the Department ...