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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1999
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-135
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Office of the Secretary during the tenure of Ira Michael Heyman, Secretary (1994-1999). They document the expansion and development of the Institution, its museums, programs, projects, research activities, and significant events. Materials include corresponde...
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National Zoological Park
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circa 1955-2005
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78 cu. ft. (78 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-065
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Zoological Park's (NZP) photograph collection. Images document the zoo and its animals, veterinary care, staff, exhibits, facilities, events, and research. The majority of images were taken by staff such as Jessie Cohen, NZP's official staff photographer from 1979 through 2009. Materials include slides, ...
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John Outterbridge papers
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Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020
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1953-1997
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4.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.outtjohn
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles African American painter, sculptor, and arts administrator John Outterbridge measure 4.8 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1997. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional and project files, Watts Towers Arts Center files, exhibition files, printed material, photographs, a scrapbook, and one motion picture film reel.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1998
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Office of the Secretary during the tenure of Ira Michael Heyman, Secretary (1994-1999). Materials document the expansion and development of the Institution, its museums, programs, projects, research activities, and significant events. Materials include corres...
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Richardson, Deborra
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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circa 1822-1994
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6.55 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0653
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the customs and culture of black gospel song and its performance in 19th- and 20th-century America. Dr. Reagon collected photographs, sheet music, and other primary and secondary sources chronicling the development and legacy of this medium, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from blues to Gospel to classical to jazz. Among the subjects included in this collection are trailblazers such as Charles Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, and Nathaniel Dett. Noted performers are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Harmonizing Four, the Hampton University Choir, and the Chick Webb Orchestra.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1997
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-022
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities in the Office of the Secretary during the tenure Ira Michael Heyman, Secretary, 1994-1999. These records document the expansion and development of the Institution, its museums, programs, projects, research activities, and significant events. Materials include corres...
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Dunham, S. Ann (Stanley Ann)
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1965-2013
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18 Linear feet ((44 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2011-04
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National Anthropological Archives
The S. Ann Dunham papers, 1965-2013, primarily document her work as an economic anthropologist in Indonesia. The papers include her dissertation research on blacksmithing and materials relating to her professional work as a consultant for organizations like the Ford Foundation and Bank Raykat Indonesia (BRI). Her work included projects on microcredit, women in development, and rural industries. Materials consist of field notebooks, correspondence, reports, research proposals, case studies, surveys, lectures, photographs, research files, and floppy disks.
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Ayer (N W) Incorporated.
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1817-1851
1869-2006
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270 Cubic feet (1463 boxes, 33 map-folders, 7 films)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0059
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of records documenting one of the oldest advertising agencies created in Philadelphia. The company then moves to New York and expanses to international markets. During its history NW Ayer & Sons acquires a number of other advertising agencies and is eventually purchased. The largest portion of the collection is print advertisements but also includes radio and television. NW Ayer is known for some of the slogans created for major American companies.
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Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
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1931-1971
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320 Boxes
The materials in the subseries are black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.02
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The vast majority of the negatives are individual portrait sittings but there are some family and group portraits. The box numbers in the finding aid are the old freezer box numbers and are not reflective of the physical number of boxes; when the negatives were rehoused, the physical number of boxes were reduced and the old freezer box numbers were...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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FY 1993
- Size:
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-009
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the administrative records and index from the Office of the Secretary, Robert McCormick Adams, for fiscal year 1993. Listings in bold and capital letters indicate both the topic of folder contents and major subheadings from the Secretary's Office file plan.