Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Collection
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
- Dates:
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1928-1990
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75.03 Cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service
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circa 1968-1988
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 367
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service in the 1970s and 1980s, with a small amount of material dating back to 1968. The records concern the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Public Service, including the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, the Smithsonian Institution Press, the Office ...
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Grgich Hills Cellar (California)
Grgich, Mike (Miljenko)
Chateau Montelena (California)
- Dates:
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1923-2013
bulk 1950-2008
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4.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0923
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers of a Croatian-born California winemaker documenting his career in the California wine industry since 1958, especially his years at Chateau Montelena winery (1972-1977) and the subsequent creation of the Grgich Hills Cellar winery (1977- ). There also are records of Grgich's immigration journey and materials about the evolution of the California wine industry. The papers include correspondence, business records, handwritten notes, publications, and a few photographs.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Deputy Director
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1983-1992
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33.5 cu. ft. (33 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 439
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files of Charles Robertson as Deputy Director. They include administrative subject files, arranged by year; exhibition files; and files concerning National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Commission meetings and retired commissioners. Some of the events documented in these records include the ninetieth birthday ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1986-1987
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38 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-074
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the administrative records of the Office of the Secretary, Robert McCormick Adams, for fiscal year 1987.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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2017
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2017
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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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Kapp, Michael
- Dates:
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1939-1977 and undated
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30.01 Cubic feet (44 legal document boxes; 9 letter document boxes; 8 audio boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0138
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of reel to reel audio tapes relating to the United States space program. The material includes recordings of events, missions, press conferences, and other happenings from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
- Dates:
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1971-2004
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-143
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Cynthia Adams Hoover (CAH), Curator Emeritus at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), and document her involvement in the organization of the exhibitions Piano 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos and Music Machines - American Style during the years she was Associate Cur...
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Ayer (N W) Incorporated.
Cummings, Barton A., 1914-1994 (advertising executive)
Brower, Charles H.
Bolte, Brown
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1938-1991, undated
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4.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0421
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Barton Arthur Cummings's career as an advertising industry spokesman, particularly in the areas of advertising education, and advertising in the public interest.
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Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Odell, Scott, 1935-
- Dates:
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1964-1977
- Size:
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18 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.ODEL
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The J. Scott Odell folk music collection (1945-2016, inclusive) contains AV recordings, photographs, correspondence, writings, and other materials relating to Odell's career at the Smithsonian as a musical instrument conservator and researcher of American music traditions. The collection largely consists of materials relating to Odell's research trips (often combined with personal visits) throughout the Eastern United States. Research strengths of the collection include the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and banjo, the Smithsonian Folkways project "Black Banjo Songsters," musician and poet Burt Porter, and the Bread and Puppet Theater.