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Curatorial Records
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Creators:
National Museum of the American Indian. Curatorial Office
Dates:
1979-2003
Size:
17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-029
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records which document the activities of the curatorial staff of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Subjects covered include the exhibition master plan, workshops, repatriation, exhibitions, councils, collections management, collection research, conservation treatment, budgetary matters, and research....

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Curatorial Records
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Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Music, Sports, and Entertainment
Dates:
1958-2005
Size:
19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 07-142
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the records of Cynthia Adams Hoover (CAH), Curator Emeritus at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and document her curatorial activities, professional interests, and publications over the years as Assistant Curator of Musical Instruments, 1961-1963; Associate Curator, 1964-1974; and Curator, 1975-2004. ...

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Digitized Content Singer Industrial Design Collection
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Creators:
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer Company (The), (Fairfield, New Jersey)
Dates:
1927-1983
bulk 1960-1977
Size:
11 Cubic feet (3 oversize folders, 20 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0169
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The bulk of the collection consists of renderings of sewing machines and related products by industrial designers such as Henry Dreyfuss, Robert P. Gersin, Eliot Noyes, and Malcolm S. Park; by designers of Singer's in-house design department; and by consultants to the firm. Materials include decals, photographs, negatives, patents, and renderings and sketches. This collection documents the influence of industrial design on Singer sewing machines as well as other household products such as vacuum cleaners.

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Project Management and Projects Files
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Creators:
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Deputy Director
Dates:
1992-2005
Size:
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 10-186
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of project management and projects files created and maintained by Deputy Director Douglas E. Evelyn and pertain to specific National Museum of the American Indian projects, such as special exhibitions, digitization projects, and film festivals. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, exhibition schedules, rep...

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Digitized Content Henry Bazemore collection of Frederick Douglass Dwellings photographs
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Creators:
Bazemore, Henry
Dates:
circa 1940s
Size:
0.42 Linear feet ((1 box))
Collection ID:
ACMA.06-067
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The collection, dated circa 1940s and measuring .42 linear feet, documents the lives and activities of the residents of the Frederick Douglass Dwellings. The collection is comprised of black-and-white photographs.

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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: the Rise of Black Churches in Eastern American cities, 1740 - 1877 Exhibition Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Dates:
1987 October - 1988 October
Size:
27.63 Linear feet (63 boxes)
Collection ID:
ACMA.03-036
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives

An exhibition on the growth of African American churches in the eastern United States. The exhibit was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and held there from October 1987 to October 1988. 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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Digitized Content David Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
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Creators:
Hoffman, David
Boaz, Joyce
Hoffman, Iris
Dates:
1898-1920
Size:
0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0281
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection consists of 932 postcards with images of African Americans. Most of the postcards are illustrated with stereotypical images of Blacks depicted in drawings, cartoons, and similar forms.

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Subject Files
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Creators:
National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
Dates:
1992-1998
Size:
27 cu. ft. (27 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 03-091
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession includes records documenting the activities of the Office of the Director and the daily administration of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), as well as material concerning Smithsonian issues, during the tenure of Spencer R. Crew. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and general information pertaining to ...

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Architecure and Construction Files
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Creators:
National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Director
Dates:
1994-2003
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 04-135
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting architectural design, construction and renovation of National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) facilities during the tenure of W. Richard West, Director, 1990- . Materials include correspondence and memoranda, leases and agreements, reports, and other supporting documentation. Facilities ...

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Digitized Content Bernice Johnson Reagon Collection of African American Sacred Music
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Creators:
Richardson, Deborra
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Dates:
circa 1822-1994
Size:
6.55 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0653
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents the customs and culture of black gospel song and its performance in 19th- and 20th-century America. Dr. Reagon collected photographs, sheet music, and other primary and secondary sources chronicling the development and legacy of this medium, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from blues to Gospel to classical to jazz. Among the subjects included in this collection are trailblazers such as Charles Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, and Nathaniel Dett. Noted performers are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Harmonizing Four, the Hampton University Choir, and the Chick Webb Orchestra.

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