Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
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Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Dates:
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1841-1988
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46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 148 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0519
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 30-July 11, 2011
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2011
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1978-1994
- Size:
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-043
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting National Zoological Park (NZP) relations and cooperative efforts with foreign zoological parks and aquariums during the tenures of Directors Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983; and Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000. Materials include correspondence and information files.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Moonwatch Division
- Dates:
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1956-1975
- Size:
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24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 255
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Dates:
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1946-1998
- Size:
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-084
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of curatorial records created by Nicholas Hotton, Associate Curator, Curator, and Curator Emeritus, 1959-1998. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; research notes, illustrations, proposals, and grants; exhibition files and floor plans; photographs and slides of specimens; lectures; and professional activity ...
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Breuer, Marcel, 1902-
- Dates:
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1920-1986
- Size:
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37.6 Linear feet
0.14 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.breumarc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986, contain biographical material, correspondence, business and financial records, interviews, notes, writings, sketches, project files, exhibition files, photographs, and printed material that document the career of architect and designer Marcel Breuer.
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Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
- Dates:
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circa 1946-1984
- Size:
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19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-178
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the papers of F. Raymond Fosberg (1908-1993), and consist primarily of correspondence and project files, circa 1946-1984. Most of the files document Fosberg's professional career as a botanist and biogeographer. Most of the papers date from his arrival at the Smithsonian in 1966 as Special Assistant for Tropical B...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Computer Services
- Dates:
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1975-1982
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 84-204
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence with domestic and foreign universities concerning the SELGEM computer system. The Office of Computing Services (OCS) files were maintained by S. A. Kovy, Director of OCS, and consist of correspondence, printouts, reading files, and reports.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Meteorites
- Dates:
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circa 1970-1988
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 548
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda documenting the operations of the Division of Meteorites, 1970-1988. The records concern the identification and acquisition of specimens, divisional administration, and professional activities of its staff members. Staff members represented by correspondence includ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 1995
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1995
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.