Larry Zim World's Fair Collection
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Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Cooper-Hewitt Museum.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987
- Dates:
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1841-1988.
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46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0519
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.
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Lodge, Arthur
National Association of Manufacturers
Arthur Lodge Productions.
- Dates:
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1950 - 1959
- Size:
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42.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0507
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
INDUSTRY ON PARADE was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1948-1970
- Size:
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 155
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are the administrative files of the Office of the Director, National Museum of Natural History. Most of the records date from the late-to-mid 1950s. Those records created prior to 1959 are the records of the Director of the United States National Museum, although they are records relating primarily to that segment of the U. ...
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Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Division of Medical Sciences, NMAH
- Dates:
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circa 1930s-1960s
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (81 Films, 16mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0222
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films vary in subject, production source, and intended audience. Includes both silent and sound black-and-white, and color films with sound.
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of Exhibitions
- Dates:
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1972-1994
- Size:
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-158
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document two exhibitions held at the National Portrait Gallery: "In the Minds and Hearts of the People: Prologue to the American Revolution, 1760-1774," on view from June 14 through November 17, 1974; and "To Color America: Portraits by Winold Reiss," which was on view from October 27, 1989 through April 1, 1990. In the past ...
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- Dates:
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1924-1989
bulk 1955-1983
- Size:
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12.3 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.chrihans
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of designer, silversmith, and educator Hans Christensen measure 12.3 linear feet and date from 1924 to 1989 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1955 to 1983. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, personal business records, teaching files for the Rochester Institute of Technology, printed and broadcast materials, artwork, photographic materials, and sound and video recordings.
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs
- Dates:
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1972-1986, with related records from 1879-1899 and 1965-1976
- Size:
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67.7 linear meters and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 342
- 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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- Creators:
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National Museum of History and Technology, Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1920s-1970s
- Size:
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4.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 285
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Offices of the Director and Deputy Director, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) maintained these photographs as a reference file. The majority of the photographs document the history of NMHT and its predecessors; included are views of exhibits, buildings, events, and some specimens.
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Roche, John P.
Roche, Mary Alice
- Dates:
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circa 1954-1970
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet
28 Transparencies (col. , 4 x 5 in.)
62 Photographic prints (b&w , 8 x 10 in.)
1 Photographic print (col. , 2.5 x 3.5 inches)
3 Transparencies (col. , 120mm)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.ROC
- Repository:
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Archives of American Gardens
The Roche Collection documents some of the work of John and Mary Alice Roche, garden photographers who photographed numerous gardens throughout the United States. Several of the Roches' images appeared in popular gardening magazines and books on flower arranging from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987
- Dates:
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1919-1987
- Size:
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24.8 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hitchenp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.