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Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
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1990-2004
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-061
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records regarding Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, publications and committees. Materials include correspondence, minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, photographs, and related materials documenting SPNHC activities.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1980-2002
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (7 folders oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-017
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records offer primary documentation of natural history exhibition production at the Smithsonian. Exhibits include "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People," "Spiders!," "Japanese Ceramics Today: Masterworks from the Kikuchi Collection," "5000 Years of Korean Art," "Seeds of Change," "Ocean Planet," "Crossroads of Continents: Cultures of Siberia ...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Deputy Director
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1983-1989, with some files to 1991
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Carolyn Kinder Carr was appointed to the newly-created position of National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Assistant Director for Collections in November 1983. These records document Carr's activity in that capacity, and contain reports and memoranda created by her office, other NPG offices, and other Smithsonian bureaus; as well as official correspon...
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Pemberton, John, 1928-2016
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1982-1986
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769 Slides (color; 35 mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-010
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection is comprised of 769 35mm color slides, dates from 1982 to 1986 and documents various Agemo festivals, a performing art of the Yoruba religion. More specifically, Pemberton photographed Agemo funeral rites at the Asu Aluwa house in Olosiwonade, Ijebu, various Agemo priests and their stools, the Odun Agemo festival, Chief Sherafusi's Odun Agemo festival in Igbile, and Egungun dancing at the palace in Oru, Ijebu.
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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1959-1990
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-060
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the operation and administration of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Canal Zone and elsewhere in Panama. The majority of the records were created by Ira Rubinoff, Biologist and Assistant Director of Marine Biology, 1964-1970, Assistant Director of Science, 1970-1973, and D...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 1983
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1983
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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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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
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2000-2005
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199.35 cu. ft. (98 record storage boxes) (220 blueprint storage boxes) (4.55 non-standard size boxes) (12 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-113
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes project files documenting the construction of National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; submittals; manuals; specifications; photographs; floor plans; construction schedules; field and daily reports; and meeting minutes. Each listing inc...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 27-July 8, 1984
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1984
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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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White, Charles, 1918-1979
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1933-1987
bulk 1960s-1970s
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12.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whitchar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material, including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.
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National Portrait Gallery. Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management
- Dates:
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1998-2005
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-146
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting outgoing loans for artwork from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery. The files are arranged alphabetically by institution. Also included are files for dropped or denied loans. Materials include object lists, correspondence, loan agreements, facilities reports, memoranda, insurance ...