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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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1923-1954
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2.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 85
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 85, records of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, covers the years 1923-1965. Most records end by 1954, with the exception of Quarterly Progress Reports, which extend through the year 1965. Most of the documentation is of the field stations: Table Mountain, California; Montezuma, Chile; Mount St. Katherine, Egypt; and ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Assistant Director (Management)
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1956-1967
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5 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 259
- 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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Cooper-Hewitt Museum
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1881, 1895-1976
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56 cu. ft. (56 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 267
- 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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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Dates:
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1919-1986
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-018
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Freer Gallery of Art Central Files are comprised mostly of the documentation of routine office procedures. Included in the daily routine were: filling orders for facsimiles of photographs, responding to reference requests seeking information about art and artifacts falling under the domain of the Freer's expertise, the Freer granting ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1964-1971
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116.4 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 99
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records reflect the growing scope and complexity of the Smithsonian during Ripley's tenure. They document the Smithsonian's changing administrative structure; growing relationships with universities, foundations, and other external groups; efforts to attract more government support for the Smithsonian; pursuit of new initiatives and...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1973-1975
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23 cu. ft. (46 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 257
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are the official administrative files of the Office of the Director of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), 1973-1975. Porter M. Kier was appointed to that position on January 14, 1973. For an administrative history of the Office of the Director, see Record Unit 155.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary
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1958-1973
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51.69 cu. ft. (102 document boxes) (1 16" x 20" box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 137
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are mainly subject files kept by Bradley and Brooks in their capacities as Assistant Secretary and Under Secretary and concern the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, renovation of the Smithsonian Institution Building, the National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (NAFMAB), legislation affecting the Smithsonian, N...
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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circa 1945-1987 and related records, 1920-1930
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103.51 cu. ft. (100 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (7 tube boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 334
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, John C. Ewers, and Robert P. Multhauf as Directors of the Museum of History and Technology (NMHT); of Daniel J. Boorstin, Brooke Hindle, and Roger G. Kennedy as Directors of the National Museum of History and Technology; and of Roger G. Kennedy as Director of the National Museum of Am...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1949-1964
- Size:
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42.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much more effort ...
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National Congress of American Indians
- Dates:
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1933-1990
bulk 1944-1989
- Size:
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251 Linear feet (597 archival boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.010
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National Museum of the American Indian
The National Congress of American Indian (NCAI), founded in 1944, is the oldest nation-wide American Indian advocacy organization in the United States. The NCAI records document the organization's work, particularly that of its office in Washington, DC, and the wide variety of issues faced by American Indians in the twentieth century. The collection is located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian.