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Smithsonian Resident Associate Program. Business Office
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1977-1988
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consist of records that document the work of the Business Office of the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program. Materials include grant files and Business Council Files.
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Smithsonian Institution. Division of Performing Arts
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1967-1980
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 82-006
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence and inter-office memoranda concerning Division of Performing Arts (DPA) activities; sales reports; photographs; flyers for the Black American Culture program; records concerning the Festival of American Folklife; newspaper and journal articles on DPA activities and other cultural events.
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Smithsonian Resident Associate Program. Office of Public Affairs
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1986-1989
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-141
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of clippings of promotional materials produced by the Resident Associate Program (RAP), and of clippings of publicity for RAP programs which appeared in the media. Included is publicity for RAP events such as Courses, Lectures, Tours, Films, Performing Arts, and Studio Arts courses; as well as publicity for the Dis...
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North American Water and Power Alliance.
Ralph M. Parsons Corporation (Pasadena, Calif.)
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1964-1990
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1052
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains executive reports, promotional material, correspondence, articles and publications documenting the North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWAPA), which was a large-scale, transcontinental water transfer plan designed by the Ralph M. Parsons Corporation in 1964.
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Virgil Johnson Collection of Cigarette Packages
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Brown and Williamson.
Johnson, Virgil
American Tobacco Company.
Benson and Hedges.
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circa 1890-1997
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25 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0645
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
As a teenager, Virgil Johnson [b.1918] became interested in the designs and symbols on cigarette packs like "Black Cat" and "White Roll", and he began actively collecting in the 1930s. His interest intensified during the 1940s when he was stationed in North Africa and across the Mediterranean region as a photographer with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Johnson collected cigarette packs for over fifty years, and was a member of the Cigarette Pack Collector's Association. Approximately 6000 cigarette packages, foreign and American, arranged in 24 albums. Manufacturers include names such as those shown below.
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Kern, George Robert, 1894-1962 (cabinet maker, machinist)
Kern, George Robert, Jr., 1919-1987
Medical History, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1936-1970
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3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0479
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Blueprints, drawings, patent applications, patents, product photographs, correspondence, bills and receipts, advertising, and published articles related to the Kerns' products. The bulk of the material, 1949-1958, is from George Kern's files. It primarily relates to the development and marketing of the Dentagraph and high speed dental drills before the formation of the Fairfax Manufacturing Company in 1957.
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Landor Associates
Landor, Walter
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circa 1930-1994
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146 Cubic Feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0500
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of designer Walter Landor and the significant body of commercial imagery and packaging produced by Landor Associates design firm. Contains corporate and business records of Landor Associates, personal papers of Landor, oral history interviews, films, videotapes, and other audiovisual resources.
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Scheeline, Lanette, 1910-
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1945-1970
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7 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1998-29-1
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This collection documents Scheeline's work as a textile designer from 1945-1970.The archive material consists of brochures, photographs, sketches, correspondence, scrapbooks, client records, and other related items that document Ms. Scheeline's career from the 1930s to the 1980s (briefly covers 1990s). A majority of the items deal specifically with the projects for textiles and wallcoverings, research on forms in nature, and notes on her travels.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Education Department
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1991-1992
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-153
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the programs of the Education Department for the Fall 1991, Winter 1992, Spring 1992, and Summer 1992 semesters. Program files include background information on the subject or the talent, such as press clippings or promotional materials; signed agreements and correspondence with talent; program budget summaries; and ...
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General Motors Corporation
- Dates:
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1990-2005
bulk 1993-1999
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0912
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the design, testing, production and promotion of the first zero-emission electric car produced by a major car company, the General Motors EV1. The materials include photographs, promotional booklets and marketing, press coverage, and publications, as well as design details and specifications, describing the process by which this ambitious and controversial vehicle was produced and released to the public in the mid- to late 1990s. This collection would be of interest to researchers in the areas of innovative design, automobile marketing, environmental initiatives, and the automotive industry.