Simon Ottenberg photographs of Limba and Afikpo Peoples
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Ottenberg, Simon
Ottenberg, Simon
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between 1978-1992
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3145 Slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2005-001
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection primarily includes photographs of Limba peoples taken by anthropologist Simon Ottenberg during field research in northern Sierra Leone within Bafodea Town, the capital of Wara Wara Bafodea Chiefdom, and Guinea, from October 1978 through July 1980. The collection also includes photographs taken while conducting field research at an Afikpo village-group, in southeastern Nigeria, from January 30, 1988 to February 5, 1988 and in 1992.
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National Air and Space Museum. Department of Space History
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circa 1959-1987
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-122
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Robert W. Smith, Historian of the National Air and Space Museum, Department of Space History. The records document the Space Telescope History Project (STHP), which led to a publication of the same title. Materials include minutes of meetings, schedules, photographs, publicity m...
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Salem China Company
American Limoges China Co.
Sebring Pottery Company
Crescent China Company
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1930s-1981
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10.15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 9 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0325
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes records of the Salem China Company relating to the administration of the company, its sales and art department, and other material relating to plant operations prior to 1960, when the company ceased manufacturing and became a distributor only. Includes photographs of various promotions, Salem China patterns, factory buildings, sales staff, show rooms, etc. as well as extensive advertising material of the Salem China Co. and its competitors. Another series contains blueprints and drawings of the Salem China Company's plant and equipment. Another series contains bulletins issued by the Associated Industries of Cleveland from 1977 to 1981.
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1950-2003
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55.43 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-089
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document administrative issues, projects, and special events at the Archives of American Art and regional offices. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes pertaining to grants, loans, fundraising, membership, contributions, policies and goals, marketing, public relations, educational ...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
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circa 1880s-2002
1880-2002
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13 Cubic feet (51 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0468
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of miscellaneous late nineteenth/early twentieth century scrapbooks containing postcards, trade cards, greeting cards, decals, and other ephemera.
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Clark, George Howard, 1881-1956
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
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circa 1880-1950
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220 Cubic feet (534 boxes, 25 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0055
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection forms a documentary record of over half a century of the history of radio, with the greatest emphasis on the period 1900-1935. The collection includes materials that span the entire history of the growth of the radio industry. It is useful for those historians and other researchers interested in technological development, economic history, and the impact of applications of technology on American life.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Registrar
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1994-1999
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition loan records. Materials include loan agreements, correspondence, memoranda, condition reports (with photographs of objects), receipts, and notes.
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American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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1926-1988
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30.62 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (43 document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7149
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office
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1953-1990
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59.43 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 470
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records contain proposals and drafts of contracts and grants, correspondence concerning their acceptance and implementation, budget information, reports about grant-sponsored activities, and information concerning the administration of the Office and the authority of the Contracting Officer. Entries include the following information if ava...
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1794-1987
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100 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S08
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 8: Geography is divided into three sections: the United States, Foreign Countries, and Natural Features. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.