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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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15 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.E
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center,Office of the Director
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1965-1987
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-041
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of approved and rejected grants. Materials include correspondence pertaining to grant extension and funding; proposals; progress and final reports; reviewer sheets; accounting batch reports; and grant applications.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Office of the Director
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FY 1997-FY 1998
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-113
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Director's subject files pertaining to Smithsonian Institution offices and committees, program files concerning Office of Physical Plant (OPP) divisions, and building files relating to OPP projects and services for the various Smithsonian buildings. Included are reports, memoranda and correspondence, staff and c...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of History of Technology
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1932-1980
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence and memoranda concerning the administration and activities of the Department. Also included are invoices, curatorial papers, and administrative records. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology and from before the creation of the museum when it was p...
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1819-1985
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5.11 Cubic feet (consisting of 11 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial.))
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Steel
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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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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1991
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42 cu. ft. (42 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-052
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of administrative records and an index from the Office of the Secretary, Robert McCormick Adams, for fiscal year 1991. Listings in bold and capital letters indicate both the topic of folder contents and major subheadings from the Secretary's Office file plan.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Office of the Director
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circa 1964-1994
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35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-078
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the administration of Irwin I. Shapiro, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Director. Materials include correspondence, publications, memoranda, paper reviews, calendars, prospectuses, project files, budget files, personnel files, and directories.
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Wadsworth W. Mount Papers
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Mount, Wadsworth W., 1907-1985
Mount, John W.
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1920-1984
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10.5 Cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0352
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials documenting five of Mount's numerous inventions: the solar still, a jet power burner, turnbuckles and swivel connectors for boats, the "wadnut" (a self-tightening fastener), and a method of joining industrial piping. The papers include notes on concepts, and on testing and prototypes; correspondence with patent attorneys and potential industrial users of the devices; photographs; biographical information on Mount; and a general subject file on his inventions.
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Smithsonian Institution, National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board
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circa 1960-1975
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6.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 581
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of NAFMAB, including collecting and accessioning, planning for a site, exhibits design, and carrying out various projects. Also included is a multi-volume chronology of events, 1946-1973, in addition to copies of files of NMHT curator Mendel L. Peterson, who represented the Smithsonian on a preliminary ...
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National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1970-1985
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15.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 360
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of press releases, memoranda, tapes documenting Museum activities, newspaper clippings concerning the Museum, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition scripts, invitations, guest lists, and photographs. Material pre-dating the appointment of Rebecca Bean consists entirely of news clippings.