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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Education Department
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1979-1995
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-015
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession primarily consists of program records which document lecture series and seminars; family and school programs; workshops; museum and gallery tours; and special events. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Dorothy Dunn, Program Coordinator for Schools; planning information on program content and logistics;...
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American Zoo and Aquarium Association
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1963-1992
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68 cu. ft. (68 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-024
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files from Robert Wagner, Chief Administrative Officer of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA). These records contain memoranda and correspondence from various zoos, parks, aquariums, animal farms, and breeding grounds within the United States. Materials also include a variety of information on various ...
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Office
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1973-1993
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-035
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document planning for and the installation of the following exhibitions: Art, Design and the Modern Corporation: The Collection of the Container Corporation of America; The Martha Jackson Memorial Collection; Patrick Ireland: Drawings, 1965-1985; Close Focus: Prints, Drawings and Photographs; Franz...
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Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection
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Schiedt, Duncan P.
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1900-2012, undated
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65 Cubic feet (124 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1323
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Duncan Schiedt (1921-2014) was a jazz scholar, writer, photographer, film maker, researcher and pianist. He authored four books relating to jazz history. Many of his photographs and articles were featured in magazines, periodicals and documentaries. Schiedt also collected the work of other photographers on the subject of jazz. The collection primarily consists of photographs created by or collected by Mr. Schiedt.
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Washburn, Wilcomb E
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1951-1993
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-044
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document much of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW), the greater part of it spent on the staff of the Smithsonian Institution as a curator at the National Museum of American History and as director of the Office of American Studies. The papers include correspondence, draft and finished scholarly and popular articles, and...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
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1967-1986
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 629
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document OMP's efforts to promote knowledge of museology and its techniques. Many of the records deal with daily operations of the office. Other records are concerned with cooperative work with international and national museum organizations, as well as topics like museum registration, conservation, public relations security, ...
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National Museum of African Art. Associate Director for Collections and Research
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circa 1983-1993
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-027
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Roy Sieber, Associate Director for Collections and Research at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), from 1983 to 1993. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with other museums, universities, private collectors, and the general public; information pertaining to NMAfA exhibitions,...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Department of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture
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1965-1975
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23.02 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 microfilm reel)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 315
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records contain exhibition material, including staff research notes on artists and artwork; administrative records concerning the shipment of exhibited artwork, loan correspondence, security and display of the exhibited material, photographs of display items, and installation photographs; staff correspondence including correspondence ...
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American Ornithologists' Union
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1871-1994, with related records from 1845
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50.5 cu. ft. (101 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7440
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
For a brief history of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), see Record Unit 7150, American Ornithologists' Union Collection, 1883-1977. These records supplement Record Unit 7150, both in extending coverage in early records and providing records from the mid-1970s. Particularly noteworthy are early records of presidents - especially Joel ...
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National Portrait Gallery. Charles Willson Peale Papers
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circa 1971-1998
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-171
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Lillian B. Miller, the late Editor of the Charles Willson Peale Papers, and document her tenure as Editor. Records contain information pertaining to the planning and development of the Peale Papers Project and related exhibitions, conferences, and events. The records also document Dr. Miller's pro...