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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Berger, Sondra
Moore, Ann
Moore, Mike
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1999-10
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes , BetaCamSP, 1/2 inch VHS videotapes)
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- NMAH.AC.0706
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ann Moore is the inventor of the Snugli baby carrier and Air Lift oxygen carrier. The collection contains original, master, and reference videos, audiocassette recordings, and transcripts documenting Moore's inventive career.
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El-Baz, Farouk
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1927-2012
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88.891 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (14 tall document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
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- Accession 17-262
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Farouk El-Baz (1938- ) was born in Zagazig, Egypt. He received a B.S. in Chemistry and Geology in 1958 from Ain Shams University, Cairo. In 1960 he came to the United States, where he earned an M.S. in geology at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1961 and a Ph.D. in geology at the University of Missouri in 1964. After teaching ...
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National Museum of African Art. Curatorial
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1981-2011
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
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- Accession 12-375
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents closed, denied, and unfinished exhibitions at the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA). These records contain correspondence, research, notes, checklists, label texts, brochures, floor plans and designs, clippings, loan information, photographs, slides, transparencies, and negatives. Some materials are in electronic ...
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National Museum of the American Indian. Film and Video Center
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1977-2016
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21.5 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
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- Accession 17-252
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the breadth and history of the programs and work of the FVC, including the NAFVF, film screenings, the Native Americans on Film and Video publications, and the Native Networks / Redes Indigenas website. Some materials date to when the before the National Museum of the American Indian as was...
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Kleiman, Devra G.
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1967-2010
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14.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
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- Accession 11-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the research and professional activities of conservation biologist Devra G. Kleiman, 1952-2010. Kleiman began her professional career in 1972 as the first female scientist at the National Zoological Park (NZP) where she was hired to manage the zoo's captive breeding program. In 1982, Kleiman bec...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
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1986-2013
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45.5 cu. ft. (45 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
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- Accession 16-090
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Dunham, S. Ann (Stanley Ann)
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1965-2013
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18 Linear feet ((44 boxes))
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- NAA.2011-04
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National Anthropological Archives
The S. Ann Dunham papers, 1965-2013, primarily document her work as an economic anthropologist in Indonesia. The papers include her dissertation research on blacksmithing and materials relating to her professional work as a consultant for organizations like the Ford Foundation and Bank Raykat Indonesia (BRI). Her work included projects on microcredit, women in development, and rural industries. Materials consist of field notebooks, correspondence, reports, research proposals, case studies, surveys, lectures, photographs, research files, and floppy disks.
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Bunch, Lonnie G.
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1952-2010
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26.07 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes) (3 16x20 boxes)
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- Accession 19-200
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Lonnie G. Bunch Papers include both personal materials and professional records from the various institutions that he worked at as well as his teaching positions. The personal materials include family correspondence, family history records, and photographs. In relation to his teaching positions there are course syllabi, reading lists, ...
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Information, Technology and Society, Div. of (NMAH, SI).
GTE Laboratories Inc.
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1984-1999.
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7 Cubic feet (14 boxes, 6 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0833
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Drawings, patents, notes, computer printouts, articles, and technical papers documenting the GTE Burst-switch; also, subject files relating to many aspects of the burst switch project.
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Safko, Lon S.
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1984 - 1996
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12.6 Cubic feet (34 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0911
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Safko International, Inc., document an assistive computer technology company created by Lon S. Safko to produce and sell the environmental control systems he invented for the physically disabled, specifically quadriplegics. Through the use of a computer and alternative input devices, the physically disabled were able to overcome physical barriers which inhibited them from attaining an autonomous lifestyle.