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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant to the Secretary
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1957-1966
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5.7 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 171
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Projects represented in these records include the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Portrait Gallery, and the acquisition of the Patent Office Building; Smithsonian Associates; National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board; National Council on the Arts; extensive liaison with the Astrophysical Observatory and its stations around ...
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Bahr, A. W.
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1919-1957
bulk 1947-1957
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1.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2001.14
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Abel William Bahr was a coal merchant and general importer born in China who became an important collector of Chinese art. Several books and catalogues have been published about his collection. His papers include numerous drafts and notes about his memoirs as a collector, correspondence with other collectors and photographs of Chinese art objects, from jade to pottery to paintings.
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Victor Mikhail Arnautoff papers
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Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail, 1896-1979
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circa 1920-2017
bulk 1920-1953
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3.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.arnavict
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and art teacher Victor Mikhail Arnautoff measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1920 to 2017 with the bulk of the material dating from the 1920 to 1953. The collection contains biographical material such as marriage certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, and an Arnautoff family history; correspondence between fami...
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Duveen, Albert
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1807-1946
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1.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.duvealbe
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Archives of American Art
The Albert Duveen collection of artists' letters and ephemera measures 1.1 linear feet and dates from 1807 to 1946. Unrelated letters written by over 170 mostly 19th and early 20th century American artists are found in this compiled collection of art critic, dealer, and collector Albert Duveen. Additional ephemera includes printed material and photographs of artwork.
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Ortner, Donald J.
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1963-2013
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44.37 Linear feet (96 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2014-07
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National Anthropological Archives
The Donald J. Ortner Papers, dated 1963 to 2013, document his research and professional activities while working in the Division of Physical Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. They primarily deal with his contributions to the field of paleopathology and his work with specimens from Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan and Chichester, England. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence, files related to Ortner's publications, specimen observations and analysis, and photographs.
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Cox, Allyn, 1896-1982
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1856-1982
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11 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coxally
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C. painter and muralist Allyn Cox measure 11 linear feet and date from 1856-1982. The collection documents Cox's personal and professional life through biographical material, family and general correspondence, writings and notes, research material, printed material, sketchbooks and loose sketches, and photographs. Photographs are of Cox at work, the Cox family, including Kenyon and Louise Cox, Cox's friends and colleagues, events, and Cox's artwork.
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National Zoological Park, Dept. of Zoological Research
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1973-2002
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-043
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of materials created and maintained by Devra G. Kleiman documenting activities, programs, research, long-term planning, and administration of the Department of Zoological Research (DZR); relations with and funding from the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ); activities of the National Zoological Park's Research Counc...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 27-July 8, 2007
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2007
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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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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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circa 1965-1989, with related records from 1945
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11.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 423
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of correspondence and administrative records created by Chairmen of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, circa 1965-1989. The records document the research, exhibition, and outreach functions of the department. Also included are various record books created by the Division of Marine Invertebrates and...
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Princeton University
- Dates:
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1863-1950
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135 Cubic feet (10,690 posters)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0433
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily war-related posters.