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Smithsonian Institution
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1958-1992
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17.16 cu. ft. (32 document boxes) (2 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include tape recordings made or received by the Office of Public Affairs, usually of Smithsonian Institution events or by Smithsonian Institution staff. They also include tapes made of animal sounds for the National Museum of Natural History Audioguide and other tapes received by the Archives, regardless of origin. Some of these...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Relations
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circa 1964-1997
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28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-030
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of accepted Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program grant records, which document international funding requests for development in museum collections, scholarly research initiatives, and public programs. The material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; grant applications; applicant proposals; financial repor...
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Eleanor Weller collection
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Weller, Eleanor
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circa 1978-2006
bulk 1981-1991
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49.25 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- AAG.ECW
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Archives of American Gardens
The Eleanor Weller Collection dates from circa 1978-2006 and consists of photographic images and research files relating to The Garden Club of America's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens (later donated to the Smithsonian Institution as The Garden Club of America Collection) and the book, The Golden Age of American Gardens: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940, co-written by Weller and Mac Griswold, as well as thousands of photographic images of historic and contemporary gardens compiled or taken by Weller. Materials include correspondence, research notes, clippings, brochures, lecture scripts, photocopied images from archival repositories, and original and duplicate 35mm slides.
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
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1974-1976
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition records pertaining to The Dye is Now Cast: The Road to American Independence, an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) from April 19-November 16, 1975. Materials include photographs, loan agreements, correspondence, memoranda, notes, scripts, labels, and reports.
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McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
American Rose Society
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1899-1974
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30 Cubic feet (2718 photographs: black and white; 450 glass lantern slides; 41 glass negatives; color records; plant patents; publications. )
- Collection ID:
- AAG.MCF
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Archives of American Gardens
The J. Horace McFarland Collection includes over 3,100 photographic images of private and public gardens throughout the United States, as well as some from foreign countries, dating from 1899 to 1963. Many of these images, generated for Mount Pleasant Press (later the J. Horace McFarland Company), were used to illustrate trade catalogs published by the firm as well as journal and newspaper articles. The collection also contains color records that were used as reference aids during the printing process, plant patents, and various publications of the McFarland Company.
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Baden, Gary
Baden, Sandra
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circa 1897-1979
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2 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0611
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An extensive collection of magazine advertisements featuring celebrities from entertainment, sports, royalty, and the arts.
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Smithsonian Resident Associate Program. Office of Public Affairs
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1989-1992
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7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-048
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of publicity files for programs sponsored by the Resident Associate Program (RAP). The programs consist of special events, including performances, lectures, and films; performance series; and courses. The files contain information on the publicity developed for each program, such as press releases and clippings.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)
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1911-1978, undated
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12 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0269
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers, films, and collected materials of 20th century comedian Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx.
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Architectural League of New York
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1880s-1974
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114.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archleag
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Architectural League of New York measure 114.9 linear feet and date from 1880s-1974 (bulk 1927-1968). The League's mission "to advance the art of architecture" is documented through administrative and business records, committee records and officers' files, exhibition files, records of functions and events, correspondence, publicity files, photographs, lantern slides, and 16 scrapbooks.
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1976-1982
- Size:
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 324
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
