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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 27-July 8, 2001
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2001
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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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American Association of Museums. Committee on Education
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1976-2005
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-120
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities and administration of the American Association of Museums (AAM), Committee on Education (EdCom). EdCom brings together museum educators and other museum professionals to advance the purpose of museums as places of learning, to serve as advocates for audiences, and to promote pr...
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Clark, George Howard, 1881-1956
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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circa 1880-1950
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220 Cubic feet (534 boxes, 25 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0055
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection forms a documentary record of over half a century of the history of radio, with the greatest emphasis on the period 1900-1935. The collection includes materials that span the entire history of the growth of the radio industry. It is useful for those historians and other researchers interested in technological development, economic history, and the impact of applications of technology on American life.
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Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972
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1895 - 1972
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23.97 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-017
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1895 to 1972 and measures 23.97 linear feet, documents the career and travels of Professor Lorenzo Dow Turner. The collection is comprised of correspondence, academic papers, research materials, books, newspaper and journal articles, sound recordings, and photographs.
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Reingold, Nathan, 1927-
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1952-1991
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7470
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Nathan Reingold document his research on the history of American science, his professional activities, and his careers at the National Archives and Records Service, Library of Congress, and Smithsonian Institution. Included is incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1952-1991, with colleagues, publishers, administrators, profession...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
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FY 1997
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3 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of fiscal year budget files, organized by Smithsonian office or bureau. Materials include budget calls, justifications, Congressional hearing actions and resolutions concerning fiscal appropriations to the Institution, quarterly reports and other working papers. Also included are topical budget formulation and execution...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
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1978-1996
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-145
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 1996 fiscal year budget files, organized by Smithsonian Institution office or bureau. Materials include budget calls, justifications, and other working papers.
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Association of Systematics Collections
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circa 1972-1992
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-037
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence documenting Association of Systematics Collections (ASC) activities; publications; newsletters; records related to the ASC Council, workshops, and grant opportunities promoted by ASC; files concerning projects; records documenting relations between ASC and sister organizations; and membership reco...
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Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989
Kaslov, Steve, ca. 1888-1949 (King of the Red Bandanna Romany Gypsies )
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circa 1920-1975
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4.3 Cubic feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0161
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of 4.3 cubic feet of manuscript, print, and photographic materials created or collected by Carl de Wendler-Funaro (1898-1985) in pursuit of his interest in Gypsy life and culture. (Carlos de Wendler-Funaro used several forms of his name; he wrote mostly as Carl de Wendler-Funaro.) The -collection was brought to the attentio...
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National Museum Act Program
- Dates:
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1966-1986
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53 cu. ft. (53 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 574
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The National Museum Act (NMA) of 1966 affirmed the Smithsonian Institution's traditional role of assisting other museums and authorized the Institution to strengthen its activities of service to them. Funds appropriated to the Smithsonian for the implementation of the National Museum Act were made available primarily by grants and contracts ...