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National Furniture Museum Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Special Assistant to the Secretary (Richard Hubbard Howland)
Dates:
circa 1971-1972, 1977-1978
Size:
1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 85-099
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records created by Richard H. Howland, Special Assistant to the Secretary, to study the feasibility of establishing a national furniture museum. Materials include newspaper clippings; correspondence with museums, furniture manufacturers, authorities on American furniture, and furniture trade industry; feasibility ...

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Digitized Content Mr. Wizard Papers
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Creators:
Mr. Wizard Studios (Firm)
Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
Dates:
1906-2008
bulk 1951-1995
Size:
26 Cubic feet (57 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1326
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents, through printed materials, photographs, audio and moving image, Don Herbert's career as a science educator under the persona of "Mr. Wizard" from 1951 until the 1990s.

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Digitized Content Diana Davies photographs
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Creators:
Davies, Diana, 1938-
Dates:
1963-2009
Size:
3.83 Cubic feet (8 binders containing contact sheets, slides, and prints; 7 boxes (8.5"x10.75"x2.5") of 35 mm negatives; 2 binders of 35 mm and 120 format negatives; and 1 box of 11 oversize prints.)
Collection ID:
CFCH.DAVIE
Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

The Diana Davies photographs consist of images taken by Diana Davies at various stages of her career. Locations include the Festival of American Folklife, the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Poor People's Campaign, various peace and protest marches and outdoor performances, New York City, and the Georgia Sea Islands. The collection includes contact sheets, negatives, photographic prints, and slides. Original photographs, negatives, and color slides taken by Diana Davies. Materials date from 1963-2009. Bulk dates: Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1969, 1987, 1992; Philadelphia Folk Festival, 1967-1968, 1987.

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Subject Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
Dates:
2000-2007
Size:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 10-159
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of subject files documenting the tenure of Sheila P. Burke, Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs, 2000-2004, and Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, 2004-2007. Materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, speeches, and presentations. Some materials are in electronic ...

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Paul Forman Papers
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Creators:
Forman, Paul
Dates:
1972-2007
Size:
10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 10-165
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Paul Forman is a Curator in the National Museum of American History, Division of Medicine and Science. His research specialties are the history of physics, especially in relation to environing society and culture. This accession consists of materials documenting the case Paul Forman v. Lawrence M. Small. Papers include depositions, reviews ...

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Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection
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Creators:
Shafer, Mary C.
Sheppard, Stephen
Vogel, Robert M.
Warner, Peter M.
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Dates:
1876-1993
Size:
3.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 12 map-folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1132
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993.

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Exhibition Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
Dates:
1965, 1967-1968, 1970-1994
Size:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 97-059
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records were created by Kenneth Victor Young during his tenure in the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) as a designer and Design Supervisor and Editor. The records consist of Young's exhibition script outlines and designs, mostly for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES); memoranda and correspondence to and fro...

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Records
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Creators:
National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Medical Sciences
Dates:
circa 1890-1977
Size:
21.13 cu. ft. (42 document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 244
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document the activities of the Division of Medical Sciences and its predecessors, chiefly for the years 1917-1975. Included are correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, and administrative files concerning the Division's collections, exhibits, and research into the history of medicine and pharmacy. Of special interest is an ...

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Administrative Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division
Dates:
1992-1993
Size:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 96-034
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Plant Service (OPlantS), Horticulture Services Division. Materials include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to greenhouse construction; Smithsonian grounds maintenance; outgoing loans, grants, and gifts; slide collections; contracts with private companies and ind...

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Records
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Creators:
National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Agriculture and Mining
Dates:
circa 1923-1973
Size:
7 cu. ft. (14 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 240
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records document the activities of the Section of Agriculture, Division of Agriculture and Mining, and its predecessors, and include correspondence, memoranda, exhibit scripts, and reports. Annual reports covering the Sections of Chemical Industries, Chemical Technology, Foods, Manufactures, and Organic Chemistry are also contained in the ...

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