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Gilbert, Gladys
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circa 1870-1950
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2 Mounted prints (2 mounted prints that have been painted)
131 Postcards (collotype (including tinted), halftone, color halftone, and photogravure)
1,580 Prints (circa 1580 mounted and unmounted prints, silver gelatin and albumen (including cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards))
200 Postcards (circa 200 photographic postcards)
24 Prints (Album :, collotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.91-27
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs in albums acquired or compiled by Gladys Gilbert depicting Indian and Nepalese people, as well as prominent Europeans. Most of the photographs are portraits, including the Rana family, who ruled as prime ministers of Nepal, kings of Nepal, the Maharajah of Jaipur, and men in military uniform, as well as members of the British royalty an...
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James A. Baldwin Collection
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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1935-1988
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4.29 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2017.47
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
James Baldwin was a writer and an activist and is one of the most prominent voices from his generation to bring light to issues of racial and sexual discrimination. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, and awards. The collection provides insight into his family, writing process, and travels during his lifetime.
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Perrot, Paul N.
- Dates:
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1969-1991
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12.5 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-098
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a selective fragment of the total professional papers of Paul N. Perrot. They are concerned chiefly with his activities in international organizations and projects related to museums and the preservation/conservation of cultural property. The papers cover his career from Directorship in the Corning Museum, throu...
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McLaren, Lynn, 1922-
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1960-1969
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1,632 Slides (color)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2007.01
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
A set of original 35mm color slides, photographed in India in the 1960s by photojournalist Lynn McLaren (1922-2008). Subjects include people, street scenes, and temple and domestic architecture. Images from photo assignments include Nehru's funeral pyre, the Queen of Sikkim, and traditional Indian actors.
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Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929
- Dates:
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undated
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7093
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The annotations, which appear as interlineations and marginalia and on blank pages such as flyleaves and the backs of printed pages, are largely additions to, elaboration of and further classification of Spencerʹs catalog of the peoples of the South Pacific, Africa, Asia, and America. Linguistic and physical characteristics, especially as related t...
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Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
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circa 1951-1985
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-026
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers created by F. Raymond Fosberg while with the International Biological Programs (1960s), the National Research Council (1960s), the Smithsonian Institution as Special Advisor for Tropical Biology (1970s), and the U.S. Geological Survey (1950s). Papers also include personal files, with dates circa 1960-1985, ...
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1887-1923
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1.81 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (3 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7117
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of William Louis Abbott consist of letters to Smithsonian curators and specimen lists, 1892-1917; letters to his mother and sister, 1887-1923; photographs taken by Abbott in the field, 1890-1923; and some miscellaneous material. In describing the individual pieces of this collection, particular attention was paid to material relati...
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Scott, Joyce, 1948-
Silberman, Robert B. (Robert Bruce), 1950-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2009 July 22
- Size:
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61 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scott09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Joyce J. Scott conducted 2009 July 22, by Robert Silberman, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Scott's home and studio, in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Activities
- Dates:
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1965-1977
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T89080
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of grant audits, progress reports, correspondence and travel files. See Record Unit 180 for similar materials.
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National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Programs
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1980-2004
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-116
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the behavior of individual animals, care of animals, breeding, and significant events among the Nile hippopotamus, pygmy hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffes, bison, potbellied pigs, elephants, camels, beavers, seals, sea lions, cheetahs, and other animals living in the Elephant House, deer area, ...
