The Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers, 1876-2004 (bulk 1921-1975), document the professional and personal lives of Matthew Stirling, Smithsonian archaeologist and Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1928-1957), and his wife and constant collaborator, Marion Stirling Pugh. The bulk of the material is professional in nature and includes material from Matthew's early career in the 1920s, the careers of Matthew and Marion together from when they married in 1933 to Matthew's death in 1975, and Marion's life and work from 1975 until her death in 2001. The majority of the documentation relates to the investigation of the Olmec culture in Mexico by the Stirlings, including the discoveries of eight colossal Olmec heads. In addition, the collection documents their work in Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, looking for connections between Mesoamerica and South America. Materials include field notes, journals, correspondence, photographs, writings, clippings, ephemera, articles, and scrapbooks.

Printed by Ed. Weber & Co., Baltimore, 1842. Inscribed, "Drawn on stone by Ferdinand Pettrich," and numbered Plates I-V with brief captions for the individual portraits and scenes illustrated. The tribes represented are "Sious of the Mississippi," Winnebago, Creek, Yankton Sious," Sac, Fox, and "Mohcogonuck" (Mohegan?).

This accession consists of records pertaining to the construction and architecture of the National Museum of the American Indian's Cultural Resources Center (CRC), the George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC), and Mall Museum. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, bid reviews, budget records, planning files, design information, and meeting ...

This accession consists of records documenting the tenure of W. Richard West, Director, 1990-2007. Materials pertain to collections, acquisitions, artifact recovery, loan requests, development, exhibitions, productions, public relations, community services, repatriation, and other National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) programs. Ma...

This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Harold D. Langley, Curator Emeritus of Naval History in the National Museum of American History, Division of the History of Technology. The records date from when Langley was Curator of that Division, 1995-1996, as well as for the Division of Armed Forces History, 1984-1995, and ...

This accession consists of photographs, slides, and negatives documenting National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) events, programs, exhibitions, collections, staff, and Board of Trustees. Materials also include captions and other descriptive information.

These records primarily document the curatorial and professional activities of Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and his wife, Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli, and to a lesser extent the activities of curators Stuart M. Mosher, Richard G. Doty, and Cora Lee C. Gillilland. The records date back to when the National Numismatic Collection was known as the ...

Industry on Parade was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.

The Helen Peterson collection includes correspondence, notes, miscellaneous administrative documents, financial records, calendars, questionnaires, notes from interviews, survey forms, copies of resolutions, proceedings, speeches, programs, press releases, printed and processed material, and many other types of documents. Mainly these relate to Petersons's career and special interests between 1953 and 1970. There are also a few documents that concern the organizations which Peterson served for periods preceding or following her periods in office. Of special interest are the materials related to the NCAI, many of which supplement the records in that organization's files. The collection also includes documents that concern a wide range of Indian interests and activities.

This accession consists of records that publicize exhibitions, acquisitions, events, lectures, and other related public programs of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC). Topics covered include the museum design, construction, American Indian tribe news, media coverage, events, exhibitions, and ...