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National Museum of American Art. Office of Registration and Collections Management
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1966-1990
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-050
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the exhibition files of the Exhibition Coordinator at the National Museum of American Art (NMAA). The files correspond with previously accessioned exhibition files from the Registrar's Office (please see the folder list for cross references). Also includes Registrar correspondence, 1974, 1977-1978; files on the Explo...
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director
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1970-1983, with records dating from 1934
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48.5 cu. ft. (97 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 322
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenure of Joshua C. Taylor as Director, 1970-1981, with small amounts of materials from 1960s. Additionally some records date back to 1934. In addition there is a folder of correspondence with David E. Finley dated 1938-1977. Included are files on museum offices, Smithsonian offices, various art commissions, other ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director
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1944-1975
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51 cu. ft. (102 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 276
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records partially cover the administration of Alexander Wetmore and A. Remington Kellogg as directors of the United States National Museum; more fully the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, John C. Ewers and Robert P. Multhauf, as directors of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT); and Daniel J. Boorstin and Brooke Hindle, as directors ...
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Anacostia Museum. Exhibits Department
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1967-1984, 1987
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 378
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the administration of the Exhibits Design and Production Laboratory for approximately first ten years of operation, and describes the mission, philosophy, planning, and construction of the facility. The records contain planning materials for many of the museum's early exhibitions, which reflect the involvement of ...
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National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Deputy Director
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1992-2005
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-186
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of project management and projects files created and maintained by Deputy Director Douglas E. Evelyn and pertain to specific National Museum of the American Indian projects, such as special exhibitions, digitization projects, and film festivals. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, exhibition schedules, rep...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1968-2010
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-021
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, execution, administration, and promotion of traveling exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, press kits, photographs, slides, transparencies, scripts, itineraries, floor plans, checklists, clippings, budgets, proposals, brochures, notes, and ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Exhibits and Design
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1971-1989
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10.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 516
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include the correspondence of Shannon and Schiesser; minutes of meetings; exhibition proposals; installation floor plans; scripts; conservation planning; budgets; and photographs of HMSG, art works, and artists; and modifications to the Museum's Sculpture Garden.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1979-1981
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 82-012
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of construction project files, including blueprints, financial statements, and inter-office correspondence concerning the projects. Buildings documented in this accession include the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Arts and Industries Building (A&I), the Museum of History and Technology (later named the Nationa...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1964-1969
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5.29 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (3 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 320
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of memoranda and correspondence pertaining to the various programs carried out by Special Services; NCFA art collection material; exhibition material; lecture materials; budget; reports; staff biographies; newspaper clippings; magazine articles; radio and television material; tour information; and information on the White...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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1937-1990
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38 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 426
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The first NPG director, Charles Nagel, was appointed in 1964. Most of the records document the director's efforts to initiate programs to fulfil the second mission of the Gallery: to provide a research center for American biography, iconography, and history. To achieve this objective, Charles Nagel established the Catalogue of American Po...