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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Extractive Industries
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1925-1979
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document collections management, research, and professional activities of curators in the Division of Extractive Industries, with earlier records dating back to when the division was known as the Division of Manufacturing, the Division of Agriculture and Mining, the Division of Manufactures and Heav...
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C. Malcolm Watkins Papers
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Watkins, C. Malcolm
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1935-1979 and undated
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12.59 cu. ft. (23 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7322
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of C. Malcolm Watkins provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career from 1934 to 1980. The collection documents his interest in early American culture; his research on ceramics, historic archeology, and early California history; his curatorial and administrative activities in the Department of Anthropology, USNM, ...
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National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
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circa 1880-circa 1970
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10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0200
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of postcards gathered by Dr. Victor A. Blenkle, a twentieth century physician. The postcards primarily concern geographical locations and landmarks in the United States and Western Europe, but also include materials from six other continents.
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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
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1995-2003
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-116
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Margaret Vining, Museum Specialist, which document the following exhibitions at the National Museum of American History: Fast Attacks and Boomers: Submarines in the Cold War (2000), a permanent exhibit, created to coincide with the U.S. Submarine Force Centennial; and West Point in the Making of A...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1952-1989 with related materials from 1883
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14.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-112
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition records of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Division of Armed Forces History, as well as material dating back to the Division of Naval History before it merged with the Division of Military History to form the Division of Armed Forces History in 1985. The records primarily include the s...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History
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1953-1975
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-070
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records that document planning for the exhibition "Growth of the United States," primarily during the years when the National Museum of History and Technology was known as the Museum of History and Technology. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Peter C. Welsh, Curator; Rodris C. Roth, Curator;...
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National Museum of American History Division of the History of Technology
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1839-2001
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-342
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records primarily created by Carl W. Mitman during his tenure as Curator of the Division of Mechanical Technology, 1921-1932, and Head Curator of the Department of Arts and Industries, 1932-1948, United States National Museum. These files create a biographical sketch of a multitude of engineers, inventors, and indust...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of Cultural History
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1968-1979 and undated, some from 1954, 1961-1964
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 331
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records of the Department of Cultural History contain a variety of document types. These range from correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, minutes of meetings, and manuscripts of papers and lectures, to photographs and printed documents such as brochures or journal articles. The records relate to administrative topics such as perso...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
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undated
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1055
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Postcards depicting lighthouses in the United States and Canada.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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1932, 1983
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-123
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three phonograph records documenting the WMAL radio broadcast "Wonders of the National Museum," which aired on 16 August 1932. The broadcast features WMAL broadcaster Ted Church and was the second of three segments for the Columbia Broadcasting System program "Odd Spots of Washington, D.C." Church takes listeners ...