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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1995-2010
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1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-552
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual recordings featuring the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) and its staff, activities, events, research, exhibitions, and objects. Some materials were created by NMNH and others were created by news media and radio, television, and video production companies. Included in this accession are int...
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National Museum of the American Indian. George Gustav Heye Center. Office of the Director
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1979-2014
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7.01 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-163
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by John Haworth, Director, George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian. Haworth was appointed Director in 1994 and retired from the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in 2017. Located in New York City, the George Gustav Heye (GGHC) was initially a p...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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1886-1978
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 250
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records of the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics relating to electricity consist of some early general correspondence, primarily of George C. Maynard, but also including that of J. Elfreth Watkins and Carl W. Mitman, concerning the inventions of Alexander Graham Bell, Samuel F. B. Morse, Alfred Vail, and inventors of dynamos ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Exhibits Committee
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1961-1991
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 366
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and plans and photographs of exhibitions and exhibition halls. Also included are some scripts of label text from various NMNH exhibitions. The bulk of the records are from the years 1970-1985, with a few items from 1987 and 1989.
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Taylor, Frank A, (Frank Augustus), 1903- interviewee
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1974, 1979-1980, 1982, 2005
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26 audiotapes (reference). 45 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9512
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1964-1975
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90109
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files on dinners and social events during the tenure of Secretary S. Dillon Ripley. Materials also include personal and professional correspondence with friends and colleagues.
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Curatorial Records
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National Museum of American History. Division of Cultural History
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circa 1994-1997
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-042
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the acquisition of a bell to be hung in the north tower of the Smithsonian Building in 1996 during the 1996 celebration of the Smithsonian Institution sesquicentennial. The bell was manufactured by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, England. David Shayt, a Museum Specialist in the Division ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1979-1998
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-204
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the organization, design, and promotion of exhibits. Major exhibitions represented include Ocean Planet, Seeds of Change, and Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, planning documents, exhibit proposals, research notes and materials, lett...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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circa 1977-2002
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-129
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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, catalog text, itineraries, fact sheets, checklists, meeting agendas, clippings, budgets, proposals, brochures, notes, videotapes, photographs,...
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Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979
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1919-2015, undated
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9 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1389
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This refence collection was assembled to assist in writing a biography of the Reverend Mr. Charles E. Coughlin. The collection contains books, booklets, published sermons, published lectures, pamphlets and other printed materials. Of these, 57 were written by Coughlin. The remainder of the materials relate to him directly or have chapters or passa...