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1865–1870
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20,421 Digital files
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1902
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 21 rolls of microfilm described in NARA publication M1902. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the District of Columbia field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870. Some pre-Bureau records dated 1863 and 1864 are included. These records consist of bound volumes and unbound records, containing materials that include letters and endorsements sent and received, monthly reports, registers of marriages, and employment registers.
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Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Office of the Director
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circa 1904-1978
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42 cu. ft. (42 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90122
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Records include American Library Association materials, correspondence, a vertical file, and acquisitions and exchanges from the early 20th Century.
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Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984
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1917-1993
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5.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hurdpete
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painters Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth Hurd measure 5.2 linear feet, date from 1917 to 1993, and present an overview of their careers and their lives together through correspondence, notes, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs.
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Gibbs, Robert H., Jr.
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1942-1989
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 89-009
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., documenting his tenure as ichthyologist and curator at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Division of Fishes. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; research files; reports; budget summaries; conference and symposium information; contracts; proposals; ...
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Stocksdale, Bob, 1913-2003
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circa 1900-2015
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19.5 Linear feet
0.125 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stockbob
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of woodturner Bob Stocksdale and fiber artist Kay Sekimachi measure 19.5 linear feet and 0.125 GB and date from circa 1900 to 2015. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings, professional files, exhibition files, project files, personal business records, printed and digital material, scrapbooks, photographic material, and artwork. Of note are records from Sekimachi's forced internment during World War II at Tanforan Assembly Center and Topaz War Relocation Center from 1942 to 1944.
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1863–1872
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111 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1905
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 111 rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M1905. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the staff officers of the Assistant Commissioner and the subordinate field offices of the Louisiana headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863–1872. These records consist of bound volumes and unbound records containing materials that include letters sent and received, monthly reports, registers of complaints, labor contracts, and other records relating to freedmen's claims and bounty payments.
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Brooks, James, 1906-1992
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1909-2010
bulk 1930-2010
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20.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.broojame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Abstract Expressionist painters James Brooks and Charlotte Park measure 18.7 linear feet and are dated 1909-2010, bulk 1930-2010. Correspondence, subject files, personal business records, printed material, and a sound recording document his painting career, interests, professional and personal activities. Also found are biographical materials, interviews, writings, and art work. The collection also includes papers of his wife, Abstract Expressionist painter Charlotte Park, regarding her painting career, personal life, activities as executor of James Brooks' estate, and some material concerning the James Brooks and Charlotte Park Brooks Foundation. There is a 1.4 linear foot addition to this collection donated in 2017 that includes 58 "week-at-a-glance" appointment books, three journals and one address/ telephone book of Charlotte Park; a hand written chronology with significant dates and notes; postcards and exhibition announcements sent to Charlotte and James; doodles; and a sketch, possibly by Don Kingman.
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1924-1997
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-102
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the activities and history of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZAA). Materials include subject files; information on the Species Survival Plan, the Taxon Advisory Group, the Scientific Advisory Group, and committees; regional and annual proceedings; and master microfilm of AZAA board...
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Schaeffer, Rudolph
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1880s-1997
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13.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scharudo
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Archives of American Art
The collection measures 13.3 linear feet, dates from the 1880s-1997 and documents the life and varied career of Rudolph Schaeffer, artist, designer, teacher, writer, collector of Asian art, and pioneer in the field of color study who founded the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco in 1926. The papers include biographical information, correspondence, subject files, writings, diaries, journals, artwork, scrapbooks, sound recordings, and photographs.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Curatorial Department
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2001-2003
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-027
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning, development, and execution of exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, floor plans, checklists, press clippings, background research, budgets, labels, and images of artwork.