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Cowan, Richard S., 1921-1997 interviewee
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1974
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4 audiotapes (reference copies). 4 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9501
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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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ANONYMOUS
Thayer, A.T.
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undated
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2 Items (pieces , 20x8.2 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7597
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National Anthropological Archives
The Chinese term jingyi (literally, clothing blessed by the Buddhist scripture) refers also to the paper money made for the dead. It is a rectangular piece of paper with the design of incised strings of coins in the center. It is burned so that the dead will receive holdy blessings and have money for use in the netherworld.
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National Museum of the American Indian. Office of the Registrar
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1983-2000
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-011
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the work and involvement of staff in the Office of the Registrar in the planning, preparation and movement of the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian from New York to the Cultural Resources Center in Maryland. Staff represented in the collection include Lee A. Callander, Re...
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circa 1982
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1 print (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-49
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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph depicting Antonio Zarco with his traveling companion, botanist H. Morgan Smith, in the Department of Anthropology Processing Lab, National Museum of Natural History. This photograph was made after Zarco's last donation to the museum of items from his tribal area (accession 349818). The photograph may have been made by Robert Elder of the...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1969-1979
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20.8 cu. ft. (30 document boxes) (10 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 296
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of master audio tapes for Radio Smithsonian programs 1-481, 1969-1978, and Smithsonian Galaxy editions 1-25, 1978-1979.
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Gill, Theodore, 1837-1914
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circa 1858-1909
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T89103
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers contain Gill's manuscript notes for a variety of published and unpublished essays on his taxonomic studies and specimen descriptions. Included are descriptive lists and notes of specimens acquired from the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838-1942), North Pacific Railroad Expedition (1853-1856), and Mexican Boundary Survey (1855-1857)....
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 27: Gypsies
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1900-1950
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3 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S27
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Spokeswoman Magazine
Political History, Division of (NMAH)
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1972-1980
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2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0931
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Printed materials spanning 1972-1980, relating to second-wave feminism and women's rights, mainly newsletters and periodicals and focused on the Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX, reproductive healthcare rights, and educational equality. Well-known organizations included in the collection are NOW (National Organization for Women), Planned Parenthood, United States Department of Labor, and the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
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1997
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6 videotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9593
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera or digital recorder as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works ...
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1865–1872
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89 Reels
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.FB.M1911
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
This collection is comprised of digital surrogates previously available on the 89 rolls of microfilm described in the NARA publication M1911. These digital surrogates reproduced the records of the Tennessee field offices of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872. Included are the records of the offices of staff officers and subordinate field offices. These records consist of bound volumes and unbound records, including letters and endorsements sent and received, orders and circulars, monthly reports, and other records relating to freedmen's complaints and claims.