Anacostia story: 1608-1930 exhibition records
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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circa 1977-1978
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15.25 Linear feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-039
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on history of the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D. C. The show was organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and held there from March of 1977 to March 1978. Louise Daniel Hutchinson served as curator. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, posters, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1985-09 - 1986-12
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10.55 Linear feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-024
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on the history and art of the Harlem Renaissance. The exhibition, held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, ran from September 1985-December 1986. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts
Contemporary Arts Association (Houston, Tex.)
- Dates:
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1957-1972
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5 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.contamur
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Archives of American Art
Minutes of Board of Directors meetings and financial statements, 1963-1970; membership lists; committee reports; memorandum; correspondence, mainly relating to searches for a new director, 1964-1966, and plans for construction of a new building, 1965-1969; and statements by Board members concerning the Museum's activities, 1957. Also included are h...
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St. John's Museum of Art
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1938-1942
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0.2 Linear feet ((93 items))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stjohn
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Archives of American Art
A list of watercolors and artists, under the heading "New Englan Coast"; annual reports; minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees and of annual meetings; a form letter to members of the museum, 1939; lists of contributors, 1938-1940. There is one item dated 1976, a form letter about a reunion of the class of 1941 of the University of North Caro...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1995-10-15 - 1996-03-03
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# linear feet (# boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-017
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
A collaborative exhibit between the Anacostia Museum and the Octagon Museum that tells the story of the early years of the District of Columbia, the people, and their communities. The exhibition was held between the two museums from October 15, 1995 to March 3, 1996 and curated by Kym S. Rice. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, artifact lists, education packets, loan agreements, and catalogues.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
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1989-2011
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-238
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the research, development, fundraising, publicity, production, and execution of exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and the Renwick Gallery. Curators represented include George Gurney and guest curator, Claire Perry. Also includes materials from when the museum was known ...
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Department
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1965-1993
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-109
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists mostly of files documenting the exhibitions developed by the Curatorial Office, National Museum of American Art (NMAA), from 1982 to 1993. The exhibition files document all stages of exhibition planning, and include exhibition prospectuses; timetables and schedules; expense reports; loan agreements; fundraising informat...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
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circa 1991-1993
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-065
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records from the office of James T. Demetrion, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG), pertaining to the exhibition Jean Dubuffet 1943-1963: Paintings, Sculptures, Assemblages, which Demetrion organized for HMSG in 1993. The records consist of Demetrion's correspondence and memoranda which ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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1963-1967
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2 cu. ft. (4 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 148
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
A great majority of the records concern donation of other receipt of specimens in the National Museum; distribution or loan of specimens from the Museum; requests for determination of specimens by other entomologists and the general public (a considerable proportion of the determinations were made for state departments of entomology); and ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
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1970-10 - 1970-11
- Size:
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0.1 Linear feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-053
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition exploring artistic expression, poetry, and performance created by Lorton Reformatory inmates. The exhibit was held at the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum from October 1970 to November 1970. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.