G. Arthur Cooper Interviews
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Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-2000 interviewee
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1984
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6 audiotapes (reference copies). 10 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9524
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Space History Division
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1960-2008
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10.30 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-267
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the relocation and restoration of three Saturn V rockets the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) acquired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the early 1970s, when the Apollo Space Program concluded. One rocket, consisting entirely of stages and spacecraft intended to be lau...
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National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director
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1964-2008
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-117
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records relating to the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) created by the director's office during the tenures of Warren M. Robbins, John E. Reinhardt (Acting), Sylvia H. Williams, Patricia L. Fiske (Acting), Roslyn A. Walker, and Sharon F. Patton. The records relate to grants, fundraising, various museum de...
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1818-1941
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1 Cubic foot (consisting of 2 boxes, 1 folder, 3 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Bridges
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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: Bridges 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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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
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circa 1926, 1958, 1963, 1976-2001, 2006
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1.63 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-214
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of awards, proclamations, citations, and certificates received by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
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National Visionary Leadership Project
- Dates:
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June 4, 2003
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0.25 Linear feet (1 box)
5 video recordings (5 VHS 1/2" video recordings)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.09-005
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection contains five videotaped oral history interviews conducted in partnership with the National Visionary Leadership Project and the Anacostia Community Museum's Education Department in 2003. Interviewees include Georgette Seabrooke Powell,William Langford,Louise Daniel Hutchinson, Jeannine Clark, and Charles H. Clark.
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
United States Fish Commission
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1871-1892
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4.66 Cubic feet (20 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0256
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Most of the collection consists of drawings, both pen and ink and pencil, photoengravings and photographs and blueprints of fish, fishermen, fishing gear, nets, traps, seines, fishing vessels both small and large, and fish processing. Some are identified by type, some by location; others lack specific identification. Many carry comments and direct...
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Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).
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1928-circa 1980s
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22.05 Cubic feet (49 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0566
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the records and historical materials of the Early Bird organization, including correspondence; photographs; the organization's newsletter, Chirp; financial records; reunion memorabilia; biographical material of members; and membership lists. This material was donated to the Museum after the National Air Museum was designated as the official repository for Early Bird records.
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National Zoological Park, Office of the Director
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circa 1920-1984
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13 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 326
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records provide primary documentation of Theodore H. Reed's twenty-seven year career as Director of the National Zoological Park (NZP). Also included are a few records created during his tenure as Senior Advisor, 1983-1984. A small amount of material was created by Reed's predecessor, William M. Mann. Included are materials concerning ...
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Kearns, Robert W.
Kearns, Timothy
Brown, Brian Ivan
Quan, John
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1963 - 1999
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8.5 Cubic feet (24 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1406
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the inventive career of physicist and engineer Robert W. Kearns. Kearns invented and patented in 1967 the windshield wiper system with intermittent operation (US 3,351,836), among other inventions. The papers include notebooks, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, patents, drawings, and trade literature.