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National Postal Museum
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1990-2008
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-003
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the National Postal Museum's Office of Public Affairs from 1990-2008. Topics include the United States Postal Service Duck Stamp release; Langston Hughes; and Owney. Materials include events photographs, negatives and transparencies; exhibition files; press releases; clippings; correspondence; ...
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Brownie Wise Papers
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Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
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circa 1928-1968
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27 sound recordings
15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 7 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0509
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers consist of business records documenting the history of Tupperware from 1951-1958, during which Brownie Wise served as vice president of the Tupperware Company. Also, personal papers and business records documenting her marketing activities for Stanley Home Products, Vivian Woodard Cosmetics, and others.
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Smithsonian National Associate Regional Events Program, Contributing Membership Office
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circa 1976-1991
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-042
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Contributing Membership activities of the Smithsonian National Associate Program. Materials include special events records highlighting activities relating to yearly fund raising and consist of invitations, brochures, appeal materials, and numerous photographs of different promotional events. Some photographs feature...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of Advancement
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circa 1999-2018
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-059
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting marketing and fundraising efforts on behalf of the National Air and Space Museum. Particularly well-documented within this accession are capital campaigns for the construction and expansion of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Materials include correspondence, reports, proposals, campaign ma...
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Bagnall, James
Orensberg, Arthur
NATCO, Inc. (National Company, Inc.)
Mainberger, Walter
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1955 - 1968
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5.5 Cubic feet (16 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0547
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the development of the first commercial atomic clocks by the National Company, Inc., (NATCO) of Malden, Massachusetts, a company known for producing specialized electronic equipment. The records include blueprints, technical drawings and schematics, technical and research reports, instruction manuals, photographs, and marketing materials.
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National Museum of Natural History, Office of Education
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1978-1979, 1995-1996, 2003
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-125
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting three exhibitions in which insect zoo (named the O. Orkin Insect Zoo in 1992) collections were featured. The Dynamics of Evolution Hall, which opened in 1979, featured a section on population potential that was illustrated with a full-size kitchen covered in freeze-dried cockroaches that were rea...
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Department
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1989-1995
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-123
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) curatorial office for the exhibitions The West as America: Reinterpreting Images of the Frontier, 1820-1920 (March 15-July 7, 1991) and Thomas Cole: Landscape into History (March 18-August 7, 1994, at NMAA venue). William Truettner, Senior Curator at NMAA...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1992-1996
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-069
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files of the 150th Anniversary Program and cover preparations for the Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution. Includes correspondence and minutes of meetings relative to the 150th anniversary, including the 150th Community Committee, 150th Marketing Committee and 150th Program Committee; files relating to ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Environmental and External Affairs
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circa 1987-1994
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-142
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files of Rumana Ahmad Chaudhuri and cover preparations for the Sesquicentennial of the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Documents include correspondence and minutes of meetings relative to the 150th anniversary; information on the anniversaries of other institutions and organizations; promotions; planned activities ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of Product Development and Licensing
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circa 1973-1993
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-119
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Office of Product Development and Licensing (OPDL), which reports to the Office of Business Management, was established to generate additional revenue for the Smithsonian Institution through licensing and development of products related to the Smithsonian Collections. Staff of OPDL identify licensing and product development opportunities w...