Ruel P. Tolman Collection
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1909-1964
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1.75 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7433
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Ruel P. Tolman Collection contains official correspondence; biographical information; photocopies of prints, drawings and photographs; and scrapbooks. Included are papers relating to Tolman's work as a graphic artist, his interest in miniature painting, and his participation in arts-related organizations. Of particular interest are four s...
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Karp, Ivan
- Dates:
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circa 1945-2012
bulk 1969-2012
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16.24 Linear feet (43 boxes and 2 sets of rolled maps)
0.21 Gigabytes
19 Sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-30
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National Anthropological Archives
Ivan Karp (1943-2011) was a curator of African Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) from 1984 to 1993. He was also a professor at Emory University from 1993 to 2011. He conducted fieldwork among the Iteso (Teso) of Kenya and made significant contributions to the areas of African systems of thought, social theory, museum studies, and public scholarship. His collection contains his research on the Iteso of Kenya; his work at Emory University and the Smithsonian Institution; his reviews of manuscripts and books; recommendations that he wrote for his colleagues and students; his published articles and papers presented at conferences; and his project files on various topics including museum studies, African philosophy, public scholarship, agency and personhood, and the history of social anthropology.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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1967-2016
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1,948 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival. These Festival records include administrative papers and the audiovisual documentation of annual Festivals (1967-ongoing). Finding aids are available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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- Dates:
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circa 1955-1988
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29.5 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 335
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records include correspondence and memoranda with NMAH curators, government agencies, collections committee for NMAH, professional associations, and academicians; information pertaining to the Doubleday Lectures; staff appointments; accounting ledgers; congressional budget submission reports and hearing files; five year funding prospectus; fed...
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Renwick Gallery. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1967-1988
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 465
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit primarily documents the tenure of Lloyd Herman, Director of the Renwick Gallery, but also contains the records of David W. Scott, Robert Tyler Davis, and Joshua C. Taylor, directors of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA). The records pertain to temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent collections of the Renwick ...
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Haley, Andrew Gallagher, 1944-1966
- Dates:
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1939-1967
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46.87 Cubic feet ((43 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0200
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection documents Haley's involvement with astronautics and space law. The material consists primarily of documents covering Haley's activities in the IAF and ARS, including information on the various conferences and institutes he helped organize. The collection also contains material relating to the founding and early operations of Aerojet...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Provost
- Dates:
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1975-1996
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-069
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created by Jane R. Glaser during her tenure as Director of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP), 1976-1989, and as Special Assistant in the offices of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1989-1994, the Assistant Provost for the Arts and Humanities, 1994-1996, and the Provost, 1996. Glaser ...
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Root, Edward Wales, d. 1956
- Dates:
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1896-1968
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3 Reels (Ca.3500 items (on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rootedwa2
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; files on Alexander Brook, Charles Burchfield, George Luks, Peppino Mangravite, Henry Lee McFee, Maurice Prendergast, Eugene Speicher, Theodoros Stamos, and others whose work Root collected, containing correspondence, catalogs, checklists, clippings, receipts, and notes; correspondence with Harris K. Prior and Joseph Trovato o...
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Washington Conservation Guild
- Dates:
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1978, 1989-2017
- Size:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-194
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration and activities of the Washington Conservation Guild, a nonprofit organization of conservation professionals dedicated to preserving art and historic materials. Materials include correspondence, newsletters, meeting announcements, photographs, grant records, membership directorie...
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National Air and Space Museum. Aeronautics Division
- Dates:
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1989-1998
- Size:
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-138
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Tom D. Crouch, Chairman, 1990-1998, documenting the administrative matters of the Aeronautics Division. Materials include memoranda, correspondence, planning documents, notes, reports, meeting minutes, agreements, inventories, brochures, color images, clippings, information pack...
