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Smithsonian Institution, International Exchange Service
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circa 1908-1971
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10.3 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 502
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the correspondence of the director of the International Exchange Service along with invoices and shipping instructions. The bulk of the correspondence relates to the exchange of printed matter between parties in the United States and abroad.
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Smithsonian Institution, Management Analysis Office
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1949-1991
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12.3 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 486
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of Smithsonian Announcements, Office Memoranda, Special Memoranda, Staff Handbooks, and various forms used in Smithsonian offices. The records include correspondence, drafts and other background materials surrounding the creation of these documents. The Announcements concern office name changes, reorganizations, pers...
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Gordon, Mackenzie,1913-
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1913-1992
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-078
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents Gordon's paleontological research; his service with the USGS, including field work; and his professional activities. Included is correspondence and memoranda arranged chronologically, alphabetically, and by subject; reports on fossils sent to Gordon for identification; subject/project files concerning field work, ...
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Smithsonian Associates, Office of the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Programs
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1990-1994
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-051
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Professional Development Seminar files of the Office of the Associate Director for Educational and Cultural Programs, which is a part of The Smithsonian Associates. Many of the seminars were organized for the National University Continuing Education Association. The files for the seminars conducted between 1...
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Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Department of Exhibitions
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1930-1969
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 280
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document, for the most part, the Department under the administration of Calvin S. Hathaway, Curator, 1946-1951, and Director, 1951-1963. Included is correspondence of Hathaway with members of the exhibition staff and with collectors and institutions concerning the exhibits in the museum; exhibit files, arranged alphabetically by ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary
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1972-1984 & related records, 1971-1978
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23 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 392
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Under Secretary's involvement in all aspects of the Institution's operations from the perspective of a senior policy-maker, as well as contacts with governmental, corporate, and private bodies with which the Smithsonian interacted as it conducted its affairs. A few records deal with Brooks's work as Deputy Under Secr...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1988 Festival of American Folklife
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 1988
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1988
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Keystone View Company
Shinn, Walter Scott
Underwood & Underwood, Inc.
Fotograms (New York (N.Y.)
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1890s-1933
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0.67 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0299
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection is divided into two series: (a) Silver gelatin prints; and (b) xerographic copy prints made in the museum. The collection consists of approximately 340 photoprints (count to be verified) documenting the life of Thomas Alva Edison, especially the later period, beginning in his early fifties, continuing until his death in 1931 at age ...
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Paredon Records
Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010
Dane, Barbara
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1969-2007
- Size:
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8.85 Cubic feet
1 Cubic foot (Phonograph records)
6.6 Cubic feet (Audiotapes)
1.25 Cubic feet (Business records)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.PARE
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Paredon Records audiorecordings consist of all 50 of the recordings released by Paredon, along with the master audiotapes. Many of the recordings have a file containing business records relating to their production. These business records include artist contracts, recording reports, various notes on records produced, photographs of artists, news articles both about and by Barbara Dane, Irwin Silber, and Paredon Records, correspondence by Barbara Dane, Irwin Silber and Paredon Records, and other miscellany. Many contracts are signed by both Paredon Records and the artist. Correspondence is primarily between business associates. A complete inventory of the business records is available.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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circa 2003-2011
- Size:
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-178
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning and production of Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery exhibitions during the tenure of Director Julian Raby. Materials include correspondence, meeting notes, promotional materials, checklists, object lists, draft agreements, fundraising materials, proposals, floor plans...