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Gilliam, Sam, 1933-
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1957-1989
- Size:
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7.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gillsam
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of contemporary Color Field painter and educator Sam Gilliam measure 7.9 linear feet and date from 1957 to 1989. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, business records, printed material, subject files, a scrapbook, artwork, and photographic material that document Gilliam's life from his time as a student through his teaching, professorial, and artistic career. The collection highlights Gilliam's close involvement with the art institutions, racial politics, and artistic innovation taking place in 1960s through 1980s America, specifically in Washington D.C.
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Free, Jerry D.
International Battle of the Bands, Inc.
- Dates:
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1981-1998.
- Size:
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32 Cubic feet (88 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0677
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business records, scrapbooks, audio disks, videotape, audio tape, and photographs documenting the business and entertainment activities at the International Battle of the Bands.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 1999
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1999
- Repository:
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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 28-July 7, 1991
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1991
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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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Aga-Oglu, Mehmet, 1896-1949
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circa 1877-1947
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7.8 Cubic feet (consisting of 12 boxes and 9 oversized flat file folders.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.10
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The Mehmet Aga-Oglu Papers, dating from approximately 1877-1947, measure 7.8 cubic feet and include writings and notes, photographs, and maps related to Dr. Aga-Oglu's work Corpus of Islamic Work, which was never published due to Dr. Aga-Oglu's death in 1949.
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SHARE (Association)
Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Dietz, C. P.
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1964-1970
- Size:
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5 Cubic feet (14 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0498
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, abstracts and reports of computer programs, punch cards, Numerical Analysis project reviews, meeting notes, and research papers.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Administrator
- Dates:
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1962-1988
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7.21 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 545
- Repository:
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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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Marchand, Richard
- Dates:
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circa 1900-1970
bulk 1910-1940
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0.5 Cubic feet (1,200 slides, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.MAR
- Repository:
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Archives of American Gardens
The Richard Marchand Historical Postcard Collection contains approximately 1,200 35mm slide reproductions of postcard images depicting early twentieth century architectural and garden views of over 600 private estates throughout the United States. The collection includes views of estates owned by popular movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Claudette Colbert and Buster Keaton.
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National Cotton Council
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circa 1945-1999, undated
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28 Cubic feet (48 boxes)
224 Motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1177
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists primaily of photographs and films created by the National Cotton Council of America (NCC) to document cotton production and use and to support the advocacy and educational work of the organization.
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Foster Brothers (Boston, Mass.)
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1875-1973
bulk 1893-1942
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13 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fostbrot
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of Boston picture frame company Foster Brothers measure 13 linear feet and date from 1875-1973 with the bulk of the material falling between 1893 and 1942. Correspondence, stock records, financial records, writings, miscellaneous business records, printed material, scrapbooks, and photographs document the history of this company that operated a factory, retail store, and wholesale and mail order businesses between 1893 and 1942. A small number of family papers are included, with items pre-dating and post-dating the business.