Records of the Field Offices for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870
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1865–1870
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20,421 digital files
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1902
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 21 rolls of microfilm described in NARA publication M1902. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the District of Columbia field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1870. Some pre-Bureau records dated 1863 and 1864 are included. These records consist of bound volumes and unbound records, containing materials that include letters and endorsements sent and received, monthly reports, registers of marriages, and employment registers.
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Covey, Arthur Sinclair, 1877-1960
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1882-1960
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5.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.covearth
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Archives of American Art
The papers of mural painter and illustrator Arthur Sinclair Covey measure 5.7 linear feet and date from 1882 to 1960. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence with art institutions, patrons, and colleagues; scattered business and financial records; notes and writings by Covey and others, including a transcript of an interview with Covey by a radio station; art work and sketchbooks by Covey and his colleagues including Paul Bransom, Harvey Dunn, and Edward Penfield; project files concering Covey's mural projects; a scrapbook of clippings; additional printed material; and photographs of Covey, family members, colleagues, and art work.
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Faul, Jan, 1945-
- Dates:
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1991
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0441
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is a set of twenty-four black-and-white silver gelatin prints entitled "Potomac: East and West," by Jan Faul, 1991. They include agricultural landscapes, cemeteries, industrial buildings commercial buildings in rural areas, etc., in the Potomac River region of Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Each image contains a small area hand-colored by the photographer, providing a subtly mysterious, often whimsical or humorous effect.
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Hime, H. L. (Humphrey Lloyd), d. 1903
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1858
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1.5 Linear feet
34 Photographic prints (albumen, mounted on paper)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4285
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Humphrey Lloyd Hime for the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858. Photographs show the Red River and prairie, settlements, farms, churches, watercraft, Cree and Ojibwa communities and individuals, and graves. The collection contains images of human remains.
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Smithsonian Productions
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1976, 1985-1999
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-265
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of "Monumental Propaganda;" "Yesterday's Tomorrows: Visions of the Future on Film;" "300 Years of American Papermaking;" "Woody Guthrie's Legacy;" "Phone Philm;" "Men of Greatness, Feats of Daring;" "Covering the Environment: Front Page or Yesterday's News?;" "...
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Renwick Gallery
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1957, 1961-1989, 1997-2003
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Renwick Gallery during the tenures of Lloyd E. Herman, Director, 1971-1986; Michael W. Monroe, Curator-in-Charge, 1986-1995; and Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-2003. Topics covered include art organizations; craft fairs and craft schools; correspondence with m...
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National Zoological Park
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1887-1966
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38.7 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 74
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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circa 1984-1991
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99.46 cu. ft. (97 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 16x20 boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-164
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of production elements and records, maintained by Sandra Wentworth Bradley, created for "Smithsonian World," an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events that shape world culture, blending art, science, history, and the humanities to create an exciting harmony among disciplines. The productio...
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Wandling, Ada
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Circa 1924-1930
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0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0056
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of photographs taken by Ada Wandling of aviation activity in Alaska during the 1920s.
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Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973
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1941-1945
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0.23 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0553
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 442 copy photographs including color dye coupler photo transparencies and silver gelatin photo-negatives which document U.S. Navy aircraft and aviation activities during World War II. They include aerial combat, aircraft carrier landings and takeoffs, bombings, explosions, flights, and signal exchanges. Aircraft shown in...