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Bellcomm, Inc.
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1959-1972
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81.71 Cubic feet (222 letter document boxes, 1 slim letter document box, 4 flatboxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0093
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains the non-book portion of Bellcomm's Technical Library. The material in the collection consists of technical reports prepared by NASA subcontractors and/or NASA facilities during the first decade of space exploration (1960-1970). The collections also includes some reports issued by the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) at Pasadena, CA, including Space Program and Research Summaries, as well as technical and engineering documents.
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Deputy Director
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1961-1996
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24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 346
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of files of both Zisfein and Lopez as Deputy Director. Included are administrative subject files, chronological correspondence files, and files on Guggenheim fellowships, 1979-1986. Some correspondence was created by Toni E. Thomas, Special Assistant to Donald S. Lopez.
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Department
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1989-1995
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-123
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) curatorial office for the exhibitions The West as America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920 (March 15-July 7, 1991) and Thomas Cole: Landscape into History (March 18-August 7, 1994, at NMAA venue). William Truettner, Senior Curator at NMAA...
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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1992-1998
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27 cu. ft. (27 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-091
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the activities of the Office of the Director and the daily administration of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), as well as material concerning Smithsonian issues, during the tenure of Spencer R. Crew. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and general information pertaining to ...
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Ripley, Sidney Dillon, 1913-2001 interviewee
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1977-1993
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48 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9591
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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1937-1990
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38 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 426
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The first NPG director, Charles Nagel, was appointed in 1964. Most of the records document the director's efforts to initiate programs to fulfil the second mission of the Gallery: to provide a research center for American biography, iconography, and history. To achieve this objective, Charles Nagel established the Catalogue of American Po...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1990 Festival of American Folklife
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 27-July 8, 1990
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1990
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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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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Programs Department
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2002-2004
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-189
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and execution of exhibitions curated by Phyllis D. Rosenzweig. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Zero To Infinity: Arte Povera 1962-1972; Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting; and DIRECTIONS: Dan Steinhilber. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, clippin...
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American Association of Museums. Committee on Education
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1976, 2010-2012
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-540
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities and administration of the American Association of Museums, Committee on Education (EdCom). EdCom brings together museum educators and other museum professionals to advance the purpose of museums as places of learning, to serve as advocates for audiences, and to promote professional ...
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
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circa 2006
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7.83 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (7 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-076
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development and installation of the exhibition, "Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005" as well as the creation of a book of the same name. The exhibition ran from May 5 through October 29, 2006 and was organized by Sarah Coffin, Curator of 17th and 18th Century Dec...