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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 1995
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1995
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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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Stumpf, David
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1970s - 2010s
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256 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0028
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of digital documents on one 256 GB SunDisk drive gathered by David Stumpf for his book, Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, a detailed history of the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile program.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
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1860-1908
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76.58 cu. ft. (151 document boxes) (3 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 189
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of the correspondence is directed to Goode, with lesser amounts to True, Walcott, and Rathbun. Also, a small amount of correspondence is addressed to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, (Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel P. Langley, 1887-1906) but is generally referred to the Assistant Secretary for response. Much of the material is...
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Horstman, Dorothy, 1930-1999
Cline, Patsy
Horstman, Madi
Horstman, Fritzi
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1959-1999.
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11 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0723
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Tape recordings containing oral history and radio show recordings of country and western music, collected and produced by Dorothy Horstman.,Recordings include such musicians as Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, and Roy Acuff.
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Fast Folk Musical Magazine
Hardy, Jack, 1947-2011
Meyer, Richard , 1952-
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1982-2002
bulk 1982-1995
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59.02 Cubic feet (compact discs, Audiotapes (AMPEX 467), digital audiotapes, phonograph records, Reel-to-reel audiotapes, VHS videotapes)
720 Folders (Business records)
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- CFCH.FFMM
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
163 reel to reel tapes,136 VHS tapes, 188 cassette tapes, 100 DAT tapes, 20 467 tapes, 6 compact discs, 16 miscellaneous audio materials, all are mostly recordings of Fast Folk events or Fast Folk recording artists; 604 folders containing information and materials relating to magazines, recordings, events and business; objects related to the Fast Folk Musical Magazine
The Fast Folk Musical Magazine records, which date from 1982-2002, document the activities of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The collection is comprised chiefly of audio/video materials and the paper business records of the company. Audio and video materials include phonograph records, reel-to-reel tapes, VHS videotapes, audiocassettes, digital audiotapes, compact discs and miscellaneous audio material. The paper records include press materials related to Fast Folk and Fast Folk recording artists, magazine source materials, recording agreements, lyrics, artist biographies, photographs, financial documents, correspondence, planning for events and other miscellany. Additionally, there is a Fast Folk t-shirt and a bag of Fast Folk pencils, pens and erasers.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1832-1966
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34.05 Cubic feet (consisting of 60 boxes, 14 half boxes, 9 folders, 38 oversize folders, 12 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.PatentMedicines
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Patent Medicines forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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1753, 1867-1943
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23.86 cu. ft. (46 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7074
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Leonhard Stejneger consist of manuscripts on Japanese herpetology, Chinese herpetology, Puerto Rican and West Indian herpetology, North American herpetology, poisonous snakes, turtles, fur seals, ornithology, European fauna and the study of life zones; manuscripts, general notes and bibliographic notes and correspondence regardin...
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Murray, Richard N., 1942-2006
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1896-2006
bulk 1970-2006
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20.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.murrrich
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Archives of American Art
The Richard Murray research material regarding mural painting in the United States measures 20.5 linear feet and dates from 1896 to 2006 with the bulk of the material dating from 1970 to 2006. The collection is comprised of Murray's extensive research files, scattered writings, and photographic materials for his life-long research on mural painting in the United States.
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circa 1800-1930 and undated
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11.79 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (3 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7177
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Series 1 includes photographs, portraits, and correspondence collected by Merrill for the above publications. Series 2 through 5 include photographs of groups, particularly of the United States Geological and Geographical Surveys of the Territories (Hayden Surveys); and photographs of geological formations and of buildings in the Washington, ...
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Knight, Gwendolyn
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
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1816
1914-2008
bulk 1973-2001
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25.35 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
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- AAA.lawrjaco
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and educator Jacob Lawrence and his wife, artist Gwendolyn Knight measure 25.35 linear feet and 0.001 GB date from 1914 to 2008, with one item from 1816 and the bulk of the material dating from 1973 to 2001. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence including condolence letters to Gwendolyn Knight after Jacob Lawrence's death; writings by Jacob Lawrence and others; printed and digital material; photographs; personal business records; artwork; records from the Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonné Project; materials related to the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation; professional files; and material related to awards and honors received by Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight.