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Silberglied, Robert E., 1946-1982
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1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
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20 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7316
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Robert E. Silberglied provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career. They include materials relating to his initial interest in entomology; his academic training; his teaching career at Harvard University; his duties as a staff member of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI); his efforts as a conserv...
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American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee
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1975-2001
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-063
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes administrative records of the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums. The Registrars Committee mission is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among registrars and other museum professionals; increase professionalism through training, education, and promotion of high standards; an...
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Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970
Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-
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1962-1963
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436 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.halper62
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Edith Halpert conducted 1962-1963, by Harlan Phillips, for the Archives of American Art.
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Ward, C.E.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Bidwell, Timothy
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1853-2009, undated
bulk 1933-1942
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155 Cubic feet (330 boxes, 57 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0930
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Archival collections of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA) donated in 2006. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created as part of the New Deal legislation initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, was a public work relief program for unemployed men designed to reduce high unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC carried out a broad natural resource conservation program on national, state, and municipal lands from 1933 to 1942. This collection contains papers, photographs, and ephemera collected and created by alumni of the CCC and donated to the NACCCA archives.
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Eskimo Pie Corporation.
Nelson, Christian Kent, 1893-1992
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1921-1996
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15 Cubic feet (50 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0553
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Printed advertisements, photographs (including negatives and slides), sales presentation materials and packaging; patent and legal information, clippings, posters, scripts for radio commercials, sheet music for jingles, etc. Also includes personal papers (correspondence) of Christian Nelson, inventor of the Eskimo Pie.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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October 8-13, 1980
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1980
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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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Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
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1982-2018
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-198
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials concerning Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, educational programs, publications, finances, elections, and committees. SPNHC affiliated people documented in the collection include Suzanne MacLaren, Judith Price, Lisa Palmer, Linda Hollenberg, Carolyn L. ...
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Maltsby, Portia
Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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1850-2004, undated
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100 Cubic feet (309 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0408
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection primarily documents the activities of the National Museum of American History's Program in African American Culture (PAAC) dating from 1979 through 2004. The Program in African American Culture (PAAC) created public programs documenting the black experience in the United States, as well as, other countries. Archival materials include photographs, programs, administrative files, magnetic tape, audiocassettes, U-matic and VHS video cassettes.
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Mills, George H., 1895-1975
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circa 1920s-1950s
bulk 1930-1949
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13.39 Cubic feet (24 legal document boxes; 7 flatboxes)
14.95 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0022
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The George Henry Mills Collection was donated to the National Air and Space Museum in 1994 by Mills' daughter, Mrs. Georgia Mills Head.
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Bendix Corporation.
Bendix Aviation Corp
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1931-1985
bulk 1931-1939
bulk 1946-1962
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7.28 Cubic feet (5 records center boxes, 1 16 x 20 x 3 inch flatbox, 1 12 x 16 x 3 inch flatbox)
7.66 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1988.0115
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Bendix Corporation (1924-1983), manufacturers of devices for the automotive and aviation industries, sponsored the Bendix Trophy Race—a transcontinental speed competition for aircraft—annually from 1931-1939, then sporadically from 1946-1962. This collection includes race-related materials from the Bendix Advertising and Publicity department, along with materials from other aviation events for which Bendix was a sponsor. Approximately a third of the collection relates to the corporation's activities from circa 1960 to 1983, including military and commercial avionics and communications systems, and support for the Unites States space program, particularly the construction of Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 39.