Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 24-July 5, 2009
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2009
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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. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 1995
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1995
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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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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Echinoderms and Lower Invertebrates
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1907-1982
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16 cu. ft. (32 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 325
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the curatorial staff of the Division of Echinoderms, 1907-1980. Most of the correspondence dates from 1965, with a small amount created before that date. Some photographs and slides are included in the records and are noted in the folder listing. The correspondence ...
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Sterne, Hedda, 1910-
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1939-1977
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1.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sterhedd
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Hedda Sterne measure 1.3 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1977. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence, including extensive correspondence from Sterne's second husband Saul Steinberg, the artist known for his New Yorker drawings; writings; exhibition files; printed material; drawings and 3 sketchbooks; photographs and slides of Sterne, her family, and her work; and originals of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's work Lettre A Leon Werth and 4 drawings Saint-Exupéry sent to Sterne.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities
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1983-1994
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25.89 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) (5 blueprint storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-082
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to Experimental Gallery proposals, installation of exhibitions, gallery activities with the public, and research; administrative files concerning financial reports, funding (through the Cafritz and Rockefeller foundations, as well as the Pew Charitable Trusts), contracts, ex...
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Parish Gallery
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1940-2013
bulk 1991-2013
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6.4 Linear feet
11.73 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.parigall
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Archives of American Art
The records of Parish Gallery, located in Washington, D.C., measure 6.4 linear feet and 11.73 gigabytes and date from 1940 to 2013, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1991 to 2013. This collection consists primarily of exhibition files, but also includes administrative files, as well as some biographical material related to Norman Parish's career before opening the gallery.
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Henry, Thomas R. (Thomas Robert), 1893-
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1933-1967
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5.51 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (7 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7347
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Robbins, Warren M.
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circa 1927-2009
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83.1 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-001
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the life and work of Warren M. Robbins, covering a wide swath of his life, from his early career in the Foreign Service to his work in cross cultural communications and African art. A prolific writer, Robbins correspondence with such people as Maya Angelou, Ernie Barnes, Saul Bellow, Eliot Elisofon, Otto Fried, Buckminste...
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Brown, David M.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States. Navy
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1970-2005
bulk 1980-2002
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11.76 Cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0013
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The David M. Brown Papers consist of almost twelve cubic feet of archival material documenting his career as a U.S. Navy flight surgeon, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut. It includes Brown's diaries, manuals, checklists, certificates, workbooks, notebooks, and related training materials.
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Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990, interviewee
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1986
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16 audiotapes (Reference copies). 25 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9555
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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 ...
