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Barnett, H. G. (Homer Garner), 1906-1985
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1934-1973
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7.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1975-17
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National Anthropological Archives
The Homer Garner Barnett papers, 1934-1973, consist of papers, photographs, slides, maps, and periodicals primarily documenting his ethnological work among American Indians, Palauans, and the people of Netherlands New Guinea (Irian Jaya).
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Hardesty, Von, 1939-
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1876-2006
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26 Linear feet
30.81 Cubic feet (53 legal-size document boxes, 1 slim legal-size document box, 1 flat box )
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0034
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Russian Aeronautical Collection is a mix of technical, historical, and cultural reference materials, including originals or copies of articles, documents and other historical materials relating to Russian and Soviet aviation from the Tsarist period through the Soviet era. The collection focuses on key events, personalities and aircraft designs, and certain subject areas are covered in depth, including the life and career of Igor Sikorsky, the transpolar flights of the 1930s, Soviet aviation in the Spanish Civil War, and the operational history of the Soviet Air Force in World War II.
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National Air and Space Museum. Exhibits Design Department
- Dates:
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1980-2014
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-277
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development, design, installation, and evaluation of exhibitions and other projects at the National Air and Space Museum and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, scripts, reports, proposals, installation images, object lists, floor plans, architectural ...
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Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
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1860-1984
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56 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0469
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history and development of the Wurlitzer Company and consists of company publications, business records, employee files, manufacturing records, sales and marketing records, product information, publicity, advertising, photographs, audiovisual materials, and organ installation drawings.
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Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (124 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Herbert, Don (Donald Jeffry), 1917-2007
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1906-2008
bulk 1951-1995
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26 Cubic feet (57 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1326
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents, through printed materials, photographs, audio and moving image, Don Herbert's career as a science educator under the persona of "Mr. Wizard" from 1951 until the 1990s.
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Bellanca, Giuseppe M., 1886-1960
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1919-1959
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248.5 Cubic feet (245 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0055
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the archives of Giuseppe M. Bellanca and his company, including the following types of mediums: drawings, stress analysis tests, reports, photographs/negatives, documents, correspondence, patent information, newspaper clippings, business records, and financial statements.
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Orth, Edward J.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
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1835-2000, undated
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130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0560
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.
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Larrabee, Constance Stuart
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1900-1997
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circa 11000 Negatives (photographic) (black and white and color, 2.5 x 2.5 inches or smaller)
circa 5000 Photographic prints (silver gelatin, black and white, 8 x 10 inches or smaller)
circa 20 Linear feet (Manuscript Materials)
5.4 Linear feet (Office Files)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1998-006
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection dates from 1900 to 1997 and mostly includes images taken in South Africa. The images document the peoples of South Africa, particularly the Loved, Ndebele, San, Sotho, Xhosa, and Zulu peoples. Locations photographed include Basutoland (now Lesotho), Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Johannesburg, Natal, Pretoria, Soweto, Swaziland, Transkei, Transvaal, the Umzimkulu Valley and Zululand. Manuscript and office files include clippings, correspondence, exhibition announcements, invitations and reviews, notes, essays, receipts, and other materials that document Larrabee's career, family history, and personal life.
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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1957-1992
- Size:
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...