Grace Murray Hopper Collection
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Hopper, Grace Murray, 1906-1992
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1944-1965
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0324
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The material includes technical notes, operating instructions and descriptions relating to projects which Hopper participated in at Harvard during and after World War II and later in the private sector. These projects involved the creation of the Navy's Mark I, II and III "mechanical calculators" (the fore runners of today's computers) and the UNI...
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Webb, Todd
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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1990 September 4-1992 May 22
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57 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.webb90
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Todd Webb conducted 1990 September 4-1992 May 22, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Webb speaks of his childhood in Detroit and Ontario, Canada; friendship with photographer Harry Callahan and the influence of a course by Ansel Adams on them both; service as a Navy photographer in World War II; development of a c...
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Krebs, Rockne, 1938-2011
Forgey, Benjamin
- Dates:
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1990 Jan. 27-Feb. 3
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164 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.krebs90
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Rockne Krebs conducted 1990 Jan. 27-Feb.3, by Benjamin Forgey, for the Archives of American Art.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1912-1965, 1990 and undated
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-097
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that primarily document Naval Division, Department of Armed Forces History, planning for the Hall of Naval History in the Museum of History and Technology; Division of History exhibition plans for naval artifacts in the Arts and Industries Building and the United States National Museum; and one file of r...
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Freeman, Don, 1908-1978
McGlynn, Betty Hoag
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
- Dates:
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1965 June 4
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1 Sound tape reel (Sound recording, 5 in.)
19 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freema65
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Don Freeman conducted 1965 June 4, by Betty Hoag McGlynn, for the Archives of American Art, in his home, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Freeman speaks of his childhood in San Diego with his guardian; his high school years spent in St. Louis at a public school Prineipia (and his teacher Kathryn Cherry); the knowledge of his artistic destiny a...
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Kozlow, Richard M., 1926-2008
Barrie, Dennis
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1974 Apr. 5
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77 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kozlow74
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Richard Kozlow conducted 1974 Apr. 5, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art. Topics discussed include his early determination to be an artist; his service in the Navy; work as a commercial designer in New York; the Detroit art scene in the 1950s; his travels in England, Mexico, and Mallorca; Sarkis Sarkisian, Lawrence F...
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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
- Dates:
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1975-2009, undated
bulk 1993-2008
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7.5 Cubic feet (23 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1282
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains records and research material produced and collected by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a lobbying and legal assistance organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicepersons. They were instrumental in overturning the United States Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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- Dates:
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2019-2020
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0.97 Cubic feet (2 letter document boxes.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0005
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of interviews and related documents for each of the military pilots selected for The Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI).
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
- Dates:
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1968 and undated
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-248
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of films shown in the Museum of History and Technology, Hall of American Maritime Enterprise related to marine transportation. Topics include the United States Coast Guard vessel, HMS Eagle; the United States Navy; and the first barge tow down the Mississippi River....
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Hampton, William C.
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bulk 1959-1967
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0.25 Cubic feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0032
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of materials related to William Hampton's military career in Taiwan and Antarctica. From his time in Taiwan, there are eighteen black and white photographs related to disaster response operations with an attached letter, a roll of 8mm motion picture film labeled, "President Eisenhower, Cedar Rapids, Taiwan," the letter noti...