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Branch Library Correspondence
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. National Museum of African Art Branch
Dates:
1979-1999
Size:
2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-130
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records created by Janet L. Stanley, Branch Librarian, 1979- , documenting the activities of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, National Museum of African Art Branch. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with the public, Smithsonian Institution staff, publishers, and other individuals and o...

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Digitized Content Website Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
Dates:
2007-2014
Collection ID:
Accession 14-215
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of six websites and two blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The main website of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), crawled May 27, 2014, provides information on hosting and supporting traveling exhibitions developed by the Smithsonian Institution....

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Exhibition Records
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Creators:
National Museum of American History. Division of Social History
Dates:
1986-2002
Size:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 04-069
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the records of William L. Bird, Jr., Curator, documenting the exhibitions Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s and American Television from the Fair to the Family, 1939-1989. Materials include correspondence and memoranda with individuals, professional organizations, universities, businesses, and m...

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John Caldwell papers
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Creators:
Caldwell, John, 1941-
Dates:
circa 1909-1996
Size:
1.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.caldjohn
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers or curator and writer John Caldwell measure 1.7 linear feet and date circa 1909 to 1996. The collection documents Caldwell's life and career through a variety of materials, such as biographical material including legal papers relating to the Caldwell Estate, letters from friends and colleagues, writings by Caldwell such as a draft version of a speech and draft essays, printed material including articles written by Caldwell for the New York Times, photographs of Caldwell, family members, dealers, donors, and artists, as well as a video recording documenting the 1985 Carnegie International.

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Digitized Content Website Records
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Creators:
National Museum of American History
Dates:
2010-2013
Collection ID:
Accession 13-190
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of the American Enterprise website, maintained by the National Museum of American History, as it existed on April 4, 2013. The website documents the planning of a new exhibition of the same name which will open in Spring 2015. In addition to providing information and updates about the exhibition and its themes, it ...

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Sierra Leone Postcard Album
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Dates:
circa 1890-circa 1920
Size:
56 postcards ((1 album), black & white, 8.5 x 13.5 cm.)
Collection ID:
EEPA.1989-002
Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Postcard images of street scenes and buildings taken near the turn of the 19th Century in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Buffie Johnson papers
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Creators:
Johnson, Buffie
Dates:
circa 1920-2010
Size:
3.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.johnbuff
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of New York-based painter Buffie Johnson measure 3.4 linear feet and date from circa 1920-2010. While the collection is primarily composed of printed materials that document her career and exhibition history, a small amount of biographical material, correspondence, writings, exhibition and project files, and photographic material provide more in depth documentation of her personal and professional life.

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Oral history interview with Grace Morley
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Creators:
Morley, Grace, 1900-1985
McCray, Porter A., 1908-2000
Dates:
1982 Feb. 6-Mar. 24
Size:
31 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.morley82
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Grace McCann Morley conducted 1982 Feb. 6-1982 Mar. 24, by Porter McCray, for the Archives of American Art.

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James E. Payne photographs
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Creators:
Payne, James E., 1941-
Dates:
1973-1977
Size:
325 slides (photographs) (1 volume, color)
Collection ID:
EEPA.1988-006
Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Photographs taken by James E. Payne while on vacation in East Africa of Coptic Christians in Ethiopia and the daily life of the Nuba and people in the Sudan. Images of Christians, mostly taken in the village of Lalibel, show various activities such as celebrations during the Timkat festival, cooking, Bible study and washing. Also depicted are art objects to include crucifixes and illuminated manuscripts. Images of the Nuba in Sudan, many from the Kordofan region, illustrate activities such as boat building in Omdurman, celebrating an Islamic festival in Omdurman, buying and selling in markets, and wrestling. Portraits depict body art and costumes. Also included are structures such as burial mounds and decorated houses.

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Cary Robertson material relating to Henry Strater
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Creators:
Robertson, Cary, 1902-1975
Dates:
1965
Size:
7 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.robecary
Repository:
Archives of American Art

6 letters from Strater to Robertson regarding Strater's retrospective exhibition at the Speed Museum, and a newspaper article about Strater.

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