Elaine Ostroff Universal Design Papers
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Ostroff, Elaine
- Dates:
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1965 - 2009
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16 Cubic feet (37 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1356
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents activist and educator Elaine Ostroff who advocated for improved access for people with disabilities in public places, co-founded the Adaptive Environments Center and who taught universal design in several institutions.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 30-July 11, 2011
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2011
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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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circa 1960-1982 and undated
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7411
- 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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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1794-1961
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5.57 Cubic feet (consisting of 11.5 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Shoes
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
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1906-2008
bulk 1951-1995
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26 Cubic feet (57 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1326
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents, through printed materials, photographs, audio and moving image, Don Herbert's career as a science educator under the persona of "Mr. Wizard" from 1951 until the 1990s.
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1957-1973
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19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90068
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting budget planning for the Smithsonian Institution from 1963 to 1973. The records primarily consist of correspondence, memoranda, statistics, and reports pertaining to employment; funding and operating costs for Museums, offices, and special programs; personnel salaries and expenses; Congressional he...
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1962-2002
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-060
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of the central files maintained by the Department of Entomology primarily during the tenures of Chairmen Wayne N. Mathis (1981-1987), Ronald J. McGinley (1987-1992), Jonathan A. Coddington (1992-1997), and Robert K. Robbins (1997-2000). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, reports, photographs, ...
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Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (124 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Programming and Budget
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1974-1975
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90067
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records concern budgeting and financial planning concerns of the Smithsonian Institution in all its bureaus and offices. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other related materials.
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Brinkworth, William Ian
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1901-1991
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3600 Negatives (photographic) (0801-3332: B5-6; 3333-4422: B5-7, black and white ;, 35mm.)
637 Photographic prints (black and white.)
179 Transparencies (color ;, 35mm.)
8 Volumes (Books and magazines)
65 Manuscripts (document genre)
7 Sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2008-009
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
William Ian Brinkworth's collection, dated from 1901 to 1991, includes an extensive number of black and white photographs, negatives, color transparencies, books, audio tapes, manuscripts, and research materials. The manuscripts include Brinkworth's book drafts, film treatments, correspondence, historical documents, legal documents, journals and magazines in which his work was published.
