Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 27-July 8, 2012
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2012
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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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Sterner, Marie, 1880-1953
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circa 1910-1951
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stermari
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Marie Sterner and the Marie Sterner Gallery measure 0.5 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to 1951. The collection contains exhibition catalogs and announcements, and two scrapbooks of clippings relating to Sterner's activities and work at her art gallery.
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Blaine, Nell, 1922-1996
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1942-1985
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2.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blainell
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Nell Blaine measure 2.9 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1985. Found are biographical material, scattered artwork, correspondence, writings, business records, printed material, and photographs. Also included are papers relating to the estate of Blaine's friend, Howard Griffin.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 26-July 7, 2013
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2013
- 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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Sachs, Charlotte Cramer, 1907-2004
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1905-2002
bulk 1940-2002
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0878
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Charlotte Cramer Sachs's life and career as an inventor mainly of food and household-related products: correspondence, photographs, business papers, awards, patents, printed materials, notes, and miscellany. The collection primarily consists of invention-related marketing materials including invention samples and prototypes, notes, clippings, business correspondence, and customer account records.
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Biological Society of Washington
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1965-1986
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 90-127
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the operation and activities of the Biological Society of Washington (BSW), including its publications program. Materials include minutes, membership records, and officer correspondence.
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1865–1872
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23 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1901
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 23 rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M1901. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the Arkansas staff offices and subordinate field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872. These records consist of bound volumes and unbound records, containing materials that include letters and endorsements sent and received, monthly reports, applications of freedmen for rations, and other records relating to freedmen's claims and homesteads.
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Smithsonian Affiliations (Program)
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1998-2008
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-103
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the museums, educational and cultural organizations that the Smithsonian Affiliations are partners with. Collaborations documented include exhibitions, conferences, public programs, and workshops. Materials include brochures, directories, images, audiocassettes, and videocassettes. Some material...
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United States National Museum. Taxidermist
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1883-1889
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 210
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit includes an alphabetical file of correspondence of William Temple Hornaday as taxidermist and curator of living animals. The correspondence deals mainly with the collecting and shipping of specimens and live animals, Hornaday's trip to Montana in 1886, taxidermy, and the operations of Hornaday's departments. Correspondents ...
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Challinor, David, 1920-2008, interviewee
- Dates:
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1999
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27 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9599
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...