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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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circa 1965-2001
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18.69 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-005
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research of Robert S. Hoffmann. Materials include correspondence, notes, color transparencies, photographs, manuscripts, teaching curricula and exhibition records.
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DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
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circa 1976-1998
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11.5 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-122
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of an installment of the papers of David H. DeVorkin, Curator, Space History Division, National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Materials mostly concern the STARS gallery which went up at NASM in 1983.
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Exhibition Records
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
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1974-1979
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10.86 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 287
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Cooper-Hewitt Museum exhibitions from 1974 to 1979, especially the Museum's "Museum Without Walls" project, Immovable Objects / Lower Manhattan, 1975, and the Museum's first exhibition show at the Carnegie Mansion, MAN transFORMS / Aspects of Design, 1976. These materials were assembled by Dorothy Twining Globus, Ex...
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National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division
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1980-2014
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4.58 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-177
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by David H. DeVorkin, Curator, 1981- , documenting a variety of topics including educational and public programming related to exhibitions; collections management and loans; lecture series; and the Albert Einstein Planetarium. Particularly well-documented are educational aspects of the ...
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El-Baz, Farouk, 1938-
- Dates:
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1975
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3.36 Linear feet
3.6 Cubic feet (8 legal document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1988.0127
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the files of Dr. Farouk El-Baz, principle investigator for the Earth Observation and Photography Experiment (EOPE). The material includes documentation on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) including correspondence, notes, and reports dealing with all aspects of the mission, as well as crew training and post-flight evaluations.
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Information, Technology and Society, Div. of (NMAH, SI).
Pool, Ithiel de Sola, 1917-
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1919-1984
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0713
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of articles, publications, writings, and research notes on the topic of communication in the 20th century, especially the psychological effects of mass media. Also 4 VHS videotapes and an accordion file folder.
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Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)
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circa 1905-circa 2005
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101.81 Cubic feet ( 209 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0052
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Philip Van Horn (P. V. H. ) Weems Papers contain 79 cu. ft. of materials related to his life and career.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
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1998-2007
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49 cu. ft. (49 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-038
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the awarding of funding by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). These records relate to the Chandra X-Ray Center and were maintained by the Subawards/Grant Awards Section. Materials include correspondence, proposals, amendments, reports, reviews, revisions, agreements, checklists, financia...
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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office
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1953-1990
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59.43 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 470
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records contain proposals and drafts of contracts and grants, correspondence concerning their acceptance and implementation, budget information, reports about grant-sponsored activities, and information concerning the administration of the Office and the authority of the Contracting Officer. Entries include the following information if ava...
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United Telegraph Workers.
Western Union Telegraph Company
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circa 1820-1995
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452 Cubic feet (871 boxes and 23 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0205
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents in photographs, scrapbooks, notebooks, correspondence, stock ledgers, annual reports, and financial records, the evolution of the telegraph, the development of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the beginning of the communications revolution. The collection materials describe both the history of the company and of the telegraph industry in general, particularly its importance to the development of the technology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection is useful for researchers interested in the development of technology, economic history, and the impact of technology on American social and cultural life.