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National Portrait Gallery, Office of the Director
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1983-2000
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-125
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence, and departmental and Smithsonian files of the Office of the Director created during the tenure of Alan Maxwell Fern, Director (1983-2000). Topics of interest include the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary celebrations; the development of the MCI Center (sports arena) opposite the Gallery; Fern's profession...
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Graphic Arts, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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circa 1889-1900
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0234
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook of comics depicting practical jokes, accidents, and a number of amusing and sometimes violent real- life situations. Inscription inside the front cover: "To Darling Effie from Does"(?). These comics probably satirize events of the time. The cartoons were produced in publications such as "Fliegende Blatter," "Puck," "Judge," "Life," "Picto...
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Anderson, Susanne
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circa 1970-1980
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4 prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-19
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Susanne Anderson, depicting Dennis Banks, Chippewa cofounder of the American Indian Movement; a Zuni woman; and Northwest Coast Indians, one an older man carving a totem pole.
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Hunter, Dwight
American Indian Tribal Court Judges Association
Superneau, Regina
Arrow, Inc
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circa 1949-1999
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96.5 Linear feet (55 Paige boxes of unprocessed material. 96 Hollinger boxes of processed material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.013
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National Museum of the American Indian
These records, located in the Cultural Resources Center at NMAI, contain organizational records from ARROW, Inc. and the American Indian Tribal Court Judges Association (AITCJA). Included in this collection are both processed and unprocessed materials relating to the work conducted by these two organizations providing educational, financial and legal assistance to Native American communities.
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MS 1909 Letters received by James Mooney
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Mooney, James, 1861-1921
Barry, J. Neilson (John Neilson), 1870-1961
Bowers, George M.
Clark, Ben
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1890-1919
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1 Portfolio
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1909
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents: Barry, J. Nelson. St Stephen's Parish, Baker City, Oregon. February 22, 1910. 2 pages. Refers to "Wesorts" of southern Maryland. Bowers, George M. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Washington, D.C. September 20, 1899. 2 pages. Concerning the identity of a "stone-piling fish" in the headwaters of the Tennessee River. Clark, B...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of Academic Programs
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1957-1970
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3.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 102
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The major portion of these records was created during the tenure of Philip Ritterbush. Also included is some material from Ritterbush's tenure as Special Assistant to the Secretary for Scientific Matters, 1964-1967, and as Assistant to the Secretary for Policy Analysis and Planning, 1967-1968. These items apparently were integrated into t...
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Wechsler, Herman Joel, 1904-
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1913-1976
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2 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wechherm
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian and gallery director Herman J. Wechsler measure 2.0 linear feet and date from 1913-1976. The collection primarily documents Wechsler's art historical publications and to a lesser extent the activities of F.A.R. Gallery. Records include business and personal correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished writings, personal business records, printed material, loose scrapbook pages, and photographs of Wechsler and his family.
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Trio Photograph and Supply Company
- Dates:
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1919-1924
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19 Photographic prints
1 photographic postcard
11 copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.134
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
Photographic prints made by the Trio Photograph and Supply Company in an around Vancouver Island, Canada among the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) community between 1919 and 1924.
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Clime, W. S.
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bulk 1908-1909
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0.5 Cubic Feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0904
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The U.S. Army Signal Corps advertised for bids for a two-seat observation aircraft and in 1908 and 1909, the Wrights flew the Wright 1908 Military Flyer at official Army trials at Fort Myer, Virginia. On September 17, 1908, Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas Etholen Selfridge made a flight as a part of these trials. While in the air, a blade on t...
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Armstrong, Lucille
Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959
Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971
Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973
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1895-2001
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25 Cubic feet (75 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0849
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Gabler's involvement in the recording industry and the evolution of Commodore Records. The documentation begins with the Commodore Radio Shop through its evolution to Commodore Music Shop. The collection also includes the beginnings of the Commodore record label and information detailing Gabler's 30 years as staff producer and later Vice-President in Charge of Artists and Repertoire at Decca Records (1941-1974). There is a small collection of black and white photographs chronicling the early years at the Commodore Music Shop, as well as jam sessions, often held at Jimmy Ryan's on 52nd Street. The collection also includes a vast array of audio recordings (mainly audiodiscs).