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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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1975-1992
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-126
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting projects, events, exhibitions, and internal and external communications of the Insect Zoo. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, handouts, scripts, planning documents, floor plans, theme statements, and notes.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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1980, 1995-1997
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-127
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of remote outreach products by the insect zoo (named the O. Orkin Insect Zoo in 1992), including websites and audiovisual products. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, scripts, draft website printouts, proposals, statements of work, schedules, a teacher's kit (including ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education and Outreach
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circa 1971-2012
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development, transformation, marketing, and activities of the insect zoo (named the O. Orkin Insect Zoo in 1992). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, media reports, press packets, reviews, floor plans, architectural drawings, renovation budgets, funding information, pr...
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1976-2012
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-029
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes a reference set of Smithsonian in Your Classroom, with earlier issues dating back to when the publication was known as Art to Zoo (1976-1997) and was published by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) and the Smithsonian Office of Education (SOE), respectively. The publication includes Smithsonian...
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National Zoological Park. Office of Education
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1984-1993
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-009
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Zoological Park's (NZP) Office of Education (OE) records. These records consist of OE's general administrative files, files concerning the activities of OE's Chief Judith White, and files that concern the development of OE's educational programs. The Office of Education is no longer extant. Its func...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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1978-1979, 1995-1996, 2003
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-125
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting three exhibitions in which insect zoo (named the O. Orkin Insect Zoo in 1992) collections were featured. The Dynamics of Evolution Hall, which opened in 1979, featured a section on population potential that was illustrated with a full-size kitchen covered in freeze-dried cockroaches that were rea...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education and Outreach
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1974-2010
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-192
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development, transformation, management, marketing, and activities of the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, handbooks, scripts, label text, concept outlines, architectural drawings, floor plans, specifications, brochures, original artwork, videotapes, audio...
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National Zoological Park. Office of Exhibits and Outreach
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1974-2001
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-028
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records, created and maintained by David Jenkins, Associate Director, Office of Exhibits and Outreach (previously Associate Director for Interpretive Programs), document his professional activities and ideas for educational activities as well as development of new and improvement of existing exhibitions and the upkeep and safety of ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education
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1994, 2000-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-190
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the planning, development, and marketing of Smithsonian O. Orkin Insect Safari, a traveling exhibition of live insects associated with the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Materials include correspondence, meeting materials, storyboards, floor plans, lesson plans, activity worksheets, schedules, brochures, images, posters, pr...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education and Outreach
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1995-2005
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-191
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development and marketing of Bugfest, a one-day interactive event for children and adults to learn more about insects. The event is sponsored by the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. Materials include correspondence, project proposals, budget records, meeting materials, reports, images, image release forms...
