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bulk 1961-2010
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7.2 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.KRIN
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 23-July 4, 2005
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2005
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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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Korda, Ronald S., -1996
Korda, Catherine
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1952-1996
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57 Cubic feet (259 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0545
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sports and trading cards, 1952-1996, amassed by card collector Ronald S. Korda. The sports cards are subdivided by sport. Baseball cards, (1952-1996), comprise the vast majority of the sports cards, while football (1968-1996) and hockey (1968-1996) are the two next largest subseries. There are lesser quantities of cards for basketball, and only a few each for all other sports, such as racing, skiing, etc. Non-sports cards cover a large variety of popular culture topics, including motion pictures, television programs, popular music, toys, games, cars and trucks, comics, fantasy art, and many other subjects. Some ephemeral items are also included in the collection, such as sticker albums, posters and programs
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Leo Castelli Gallery
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circa 1880-2000
bulk 1957-1999
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215.9 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.leocast
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Archives of American Art
The Leo Castelli Gallery records measure 215.9 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1880-2000, with the bulk of the materials dating from the gallery's founding in 1957 through Leo Castelli's death in 1999. The major influence of dealer Leo Castelli and his gallery on the development of mid-to-late twentieth century modern art in America is well-documented through business and scattered personal correspondence, administrative files, exhibition files, extensive artists' files and printed materials, posters, awards and recognitions, photographs, and sound and video recordings. Also included are records for the subsidiary firms of Castelli Graphics and Castelli/Sonnabend Tapes and Films.
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Wood, Arthur Bernie, 1921-1986
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1942-2001
bulk 1960-1969
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10 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0962
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A. (Arthur) Bernie Wood (1921-1986) was an advertising designer, consultant, and inventor actively involved in the development of the restaurant franchise industry in America during the 1960s and 1970s. Particularly notable is his work with marketing, promotion, and merchandising for the McDonald's Corporation during its formative years.
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Smithsonian Associates. $a Campus on the Mall
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1978-1995 and undated
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-022
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of recordings of Campus on the Mall courses, classes, and lectures. Materials include audio, video, and film recordings as well as slides.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Registrar's Office
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2001-2009
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-059
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting outgoing loans of works of art. Materials include correspondence, requests for loans, loan agreement forms, outgoing loan receipts, bills of lading, certificates of insurance, insurance register transaction forms, images of objects, facilities reports, condition photographs, and related mater...
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Horowitz, Raymond J., 1916-2005
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1903-2007
bulk 1960-2007
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5.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hororaym
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Archives of American Art
The papers of collectors Raymond and Margaret Horowitz measure 5.4 linear feet and date from 1903-2007, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960- 2007. The collection documents the Horowitzes' activities as collectors through art collection files, including appraisals, sales information, printed material, and photographs of artwork; files of artwork sold or donated; accession records, including inventory lists of paintings and prints; and catalog information.
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National Congress of American Indians
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1933-1990
bulk 1944-1989
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251 Linear feet (597 archival boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.010
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National Museum of the American Indian
The National Congress of American Indian (NCAI), founded in 1944, is the oldest nation-wide American Indian advocacy organization in the United States. The NCAI records document the organization's work, particularly that of its office in Washington, DC, and the wide variety of issues faced by American Indians in the twentieth century. The collection is located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Du Mont, Allen B. (Allen Balcom), 1901-1965
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1884-1965
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46 Cubic feet (150 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0018
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
While the collection is focused rather specifically on the development of television in America, including technical details, legal proceedings, marketing and advertisement, and manufacturing, it is also a rich source for the history of American advertising, work cultures, sales, and entertainment. There is also information about radio, mostly in p...