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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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circa 1884-1984
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11.5 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 86-042
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of will and codicils, financial statements regarding estates, correspondence with executors, amps showing location of deeded property, and memoranda by SI employees on the status of probation of wills.
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Herpetologists' League
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circa 1936-1985
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 88-159
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records of the Herpetologists' League, a professional society for persons engaged in the study of reptiles and amphibians. These records represent the first effort of the League to pull their records together into one repository, in order to document the history of the organization. The accession includes corresponde...
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Department
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1994-1996
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-014
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition proposals declined by the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) and the Renwick Gallery. Materials include correspondence, notes, memoranda, proposals, brochures, and color slides.
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Tyler, James C., 1935-
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1950-2006
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-082
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes papers covering the entire span of James C. Tyler's career as an ichthyologist, including his tenure at the National Air and Space Museum, as Acting Director, and at the National Museum of Natural History, as Associate Director, Deputy Director and Senior Scientist. Materials include correspondence files and related ...
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Bernice Johnson Reagon Collection of African American Sacred Music
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Richardson, Deborra
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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circa 1822-1994
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6.55 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0653
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the customs and culture of black gospel song and its performance in 19th- and 20th-century America. Dr. Reagon collected photographs, sheet music, and other primary and secondary sources chronicling the development and legacy of this medium, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from blues to Gospel to classical to jazz. Among the subjects included in this collection are trailblazers such as Charles Tindley, Thomas A. Dorsey, Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington, and Nathaniel Dett. Noted performers are the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the Harmonizing Four, the Hampton University Choir, and the Chick Webb Orchestra.
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Smithsonian Institution, Traveling Exhibition Service
- Dates:
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1952-1988
- Size:
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0.8 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 536
- 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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Smithsonian Institution, International Exchange Service
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circa 1908-1971
- Size:
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10.3 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 502
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the correspondence of the director of the International Exchange Service along with invoices and shipping instructions. The bulk of the correspondence relates to the exchange of printed matter between parties in the United States and abroad.
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Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968
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circa 1880-2010
- Size:
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5.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fruealfr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of caricaturist and illustrator Alfred J. Frueh measure 5.4 linear feet and date from circa 1880-2010. These papers consist of biographical information, including a sound recording of reminiscences about Frueh by his children; correspondence that includes many illustrated letters and greeting cards; notes and writings; numerous caricature sketches, cartoons, and 25 sketchbooks by Frueh; printed material; and photographs of Frueh and his artwork.
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Clarke, Roy S.
- Dates:
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1959-2004
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-289
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence, photographs, slides, and notes concerning Roy S. Clarke's research as Curator and Curator Emeritus in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Internships
- Dates:
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2007-2013
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-131
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of program records documenting accepted applicants for fellowships, research positions, and internships at the Smithsonian Institution, with earlier records dating back to when the Office of Fellowships and Internships was known as the Office of Fellowships and the Office of Research and Training Services, respectively....