Gerber Scientific Instrument Company Records
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Gerber, H. Joseph, 1924-1996
Gerber Scientific Instrument Company (Hartford, Conn.).
- Dates:
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1911 - 1999
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75 Cubic feet (182 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0929
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records document the Gerber Scientific Instrument Company, Hartford, Connecticut, and its four subsidiaries: Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., Gerber Scientific Products, Inc., Gerber Systems Corp., and Gerber Optical, Inc. Gerber Scientific designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services computer aided design and computer aided CAD/CAM systems. The records include correspondence, memoranda, product literature, trade literature, patent records, instruction manuals, proposals, engineering records, photographs, technical reports, drawings, press releases, and newspaper clippings.
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1921-1979
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13 Linear feet (26 boxes, 2 audio reels)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2006-22
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The bulk of this collection documents the professional life of Ruth Leah Bunzel from the 1940s to 1970s. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, notes, research files, teaching materials, card files, artwork, and sound recordings.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Chief Financial Officer
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1996-1999
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-076
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files concerning Smithsonian Institution bureaus, offices, programs and projects maintained by the Chief Financial Officer, Rick R. Johnson.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science
- Dates:
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1963-1973
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26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 108
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records are arranged in four alphabetic subject files, overlapping in dates and subject matter. The files were probably segments of one general file which was weeded and separated as records became noncurrent.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 16-September 6, 1976
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1976
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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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Carvel, Tom (Thomas Andreas Carvelas), 1906-
Carvel Corporation.
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1934-1989
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9 Cubic feet (24 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
12 cassette tapes
63 Video recordings
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0488
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records provide rich research material on many stories, including: American invention, enterprise, and entrepreneurship; the origins and growth of franchising; popular food and culture; the development of roadside architecture; radio and television advertising; product marketing and promotion; regional studies; and gender issues such as beauty...
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Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936.
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1887-1923
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1.81 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (3 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7117
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary
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1971-1984
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 392
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Under Secretary's involvement in all aspects of the Institution's operations from the perspective of a senior policy-maker, as well as contacts with governmental, corporate, and private bodies with which the Smithsonian interacted as it conducted its affairs. A few records deal with Brooks's work as Deputy Under Secr...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1639-1960
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2.1 Cubic feet (consisting of 4 boxes, 2 folder, 11 oversize folders, 2 map case folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Real
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Real Estate forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001
- Dates:
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1945-2001
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42.27 Linear feet (85.5 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 4 record storage boxes, 90 computer disks, 19 cassette tapes, 1 7" sound reel, 3 vinyl records, and 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2009-27
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection contains the professional papers of anthropologist Marvin Harris. Harris was a prominent anthropologist, best known for developing the controversial paradigm of cultural materialism. He authored several important books in the field of anthropology and taught at Columbia University and The University of Florida. The papers include correspondence, research materials, his publications, unpublished manuscripts, conference papers, lectures, subject files, teaching files, computer files, and photographs.