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1865–1869
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23,105 digital files
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1055
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 21 rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M1055. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the Assistant Commissioner for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–69. The records consist of 42 bound volumes and 18 feet of unbound documents. The bound volumes include letters and endorsements sent, registers of letters received, and special orders issued. The unbound letters consist primarily of letters and reports received.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1794-1961
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5.57 Cubic feet (consisting of 11.5 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Shoes
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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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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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Meggers, Betty Jane
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
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1893-2012
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129 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-01
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National Anthropological Archives
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers document their research and professional activities from 1946-2012 and primarily deal with their archaeological and anthropological research in South America. Their work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and their frequent collaboration with other researchers and professional organizations is also represented. In addition, this collection contains detailed records on South American research conducted by the Smithsonian Institution from the 1950s through the 2010s. The collection consists of research and project files, raw data and analysis, graphs and illustrations, photographs, correspondence, maps and charts, and administrative files.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1986-1987
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32.48 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (17 blueprint storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-068
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents various Office of Design and Construction projects. Materials include blueprints and specifications. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: Quadrangle Building, the National Mall, National Museum of American History (formerly National Museum of History and Technology), Conservation Analytical ...
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Constant, George
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1912-2007
bulk 1932-1978
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4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.consgeor
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Archives of American Art
The papers of modernist painter and printmaker George Constant measure 4.6 linear feet and date from 1912-2007, with the bulk of the material dating from 1932-1978. They consist of biographical material, inventories of artwork, audio interviews and recorded statements on art, personal and business related correspondence, holiday cards, printed material, an exhibition related video recording, and photographs of Constant, his family and friends, and his work.
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Geary, Christraud M.
- Dates:
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1993
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251 slides (photographs) (1 volume, color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1993-006
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Christraud M. Geary during a research trip to Senegal in 1993. Locations documented include Île de Gorée, Saint-Louis, Luoga, and Dakar. Subjects include street scenes, artworks, views of and in the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN), and merchants at the Sandaga Market (Dakar).
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Jumping Bull
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890
Kimball, James C.
- Dates:
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circa 1870
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55 Drawings (54 leaves, ink and colored pencil)
1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1929A
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
55 Drawings of war deeds of Sitting Bull and Jumping Bull. Drawings are copies of ones made by Sitting Bull and Jumping Bull.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 26-July 7, 2013
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2013
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Longo, Robert
Richards, Judith Olch
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2009 January 30-31
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4 Items (sound discs (4 hr., 54 min.) Sound recording, digital)
91 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.longo09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Robert Longo conducted 2009 January 30-31, by Judith Olch Richards, for the Archives of American Art, at Longo's studio, in New York.
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Drewal, Henry John
- Dates:
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1997
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1,442 Slides (color, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2010-010
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Series 1 is comprised of photos taken by Dr. Henry Drewal while traveling in Morocco from May 29, 1997 to June 21, 1997. The series includes images taken in Casablanca, Rabat, Salé, Fès al Bali, Meknès, Sijilmassa, Rissani, Marrakech, and Essaouira. Subjects include architecture, market scenes, craftsmen and artisans at work, musicians, landscapes ...