Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples
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Ottenberg, Simon
Ottenberg, Simon
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between 1978-1992
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3145 Slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2005-001
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection primarily includes photographs of Limba peoples taken by anthropologist Simon Ottenberg during field research in northern Sierra Leone within Bafodea Town, the capital of Wara Wara Bafodea Chiefdom, and Guinea, from October 1978 through July 1980. The collection also includes photographs taken while conducting field research at an Afikpo village-group, in southeastern Nigeria, from January 30, 1988 to February 5, 1988 and in 1992.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
- Dates:
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1950-2001
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-201
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting curatorial activities within the Department of Paleobiology, including correspondence and memoranda concerning research, field trips, and specimens; administrative records; manuscript reviews; and exhibitions. These records primarily document Francis M. Hueber's paleobotanical research and the ad...
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Nelson, Scott
Bobcat Company
- Dates:
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1940s-2009
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24 Film reels
56 Cubic feet (128 boxes, 8 oversized folders)
10 Electronic discs (CD)
5 Electronic discs (DVD)
14 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
38 Videocassettes (U-matic)
9 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 Videocassettes (Digital Betacam)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1129
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Bobcat Company Records document a post-war invention process and American manufacturing system through the case study of a dynamic machine, the Bobcat skid-steer loader. The records focus primarily on Bobcat's products, marketing, and advertising through product literature, photographs, advertisements, posters, newsletters, and audiovisual materials.
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Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution)
- Dates:
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1962-1974, with related records to 1977
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26.58 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 273
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of records documenting the scientific activities of OLP, 1970-1974, and its predecessors - the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1970. The records were mostly created by Wallen, Aron, and Higgins, with smaller amounts of material document...
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Vanderbilt, Paul
- Dates:
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1854-1992
bulk 1945-1992
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25.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.vandpaul
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of librarian, curator, and photographer Paul Vanderbilt (1905-1992) measure 25.2 linear feet and date from 1854 to 1992 with the bulk of the material dating from 1945 to 1992. The papers are comprised of biographical materials, personal and business correspondence, interviews, writings and notes, fourteen diaries and two diary fragments, reference and project files, photographic materials, sound recordings, and professional files.
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Bowker, Howard Franklin
- Dates:
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1930-1970
- Size:
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10 Cubic feet (35 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1462
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Howard F. Bowker, a coin collector and expert in the coinage of East Asia.
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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
- Repository:
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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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Smithson, Robert
- Dates:
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1905-1987
bulk 1952-1987
- Size:
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15.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor, writer, and earthworks artist Robert Smithson and his wife, sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 15.1 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's motion picture film Pine Barrens and her seminal environmental work of art Sun Tunnels, including a video documentary about Sun Tunnels.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1871-1925
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6.79 Cubic feet (consisting of 11 boxes, 2 folders, 10 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 1 flat box, plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Photography
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Photography forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1933-1991
- Size:
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38.69 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-015
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the production of the Archives of American Art Journal (Volumes 24-26). Materials include Editor's records such as correspondence, publications, notes, grant proposals, agreements, budget summaries, photographs, and reports. Also included in this accession are records which document the administrati...