National Congress of American Indians records
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National Congress of American Indians
- Dates:
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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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Sully, Paul, 1949-
Gardsbane, Diane
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1980-1981
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Film reels (3 hours 12 minutes, color sound silent; 3500 feet, S8mm)
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- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1983.07
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Human Studies Film Archives
Footage depicting ceremonies of "graduation" of diviners in Swaziland, Southern Africa, taken in 1980 and 1981. Collection also includes associated texts, still film, sound recordings, annotations (recorded narratives), production logs, and field notes. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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circa 1986-2001
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-186
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the organization, design, and promotion of exhibits. Major traveling exhibitions represented include Fred E. Miller: Photographer of the Crows, Kids Bridge, Millennium Messages, An Ocean Apart: Contemporary Vietnamese Art from the United States and Vietnam, and VanDerZee Photographer (1886-...
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National Museum of Natural History. Associate Director for Science
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1977-1998
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-251
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files from the Office of the Associate Director for Science. Associate Directors represented in these materials include Daniel E. Appleman, 1989-1993; Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Acting Associate Director for Science, 1993-1995, David L. Pawson, 1995-1998, and Ross B. Simons, Acting Associate Director for Scie...
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Gallagher, Orvoell Roger, 1916-1975
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1949-1973
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4.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.XXXX.0212
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National Anthropological Archives
The Gallagher papers consist of materials relating to his major field work in France, India, and the United States.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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1947-1975
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 292
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of administrative subject files primarily documenting the operation of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology under Chairmen Donald F. Squires, 1964-1965; Raymond B. Manning, 1967-1971; and David L. Pawson, 1971-1976. Records predating the establishment of the Department in 1964 were created by its predecessor, the ...
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United States. Army. Ordnance Department. Ordnance Research and Development Translation Center
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bulk 1938-1945
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3.4 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0468
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of microfilm copies of documents relating to research and development work conducted by the Ordnance Office of the German Army at the research station at Peenemünde, as well as document listings and indexes of those documents prepared by United States Army's Ordnance Research and Development Translation Center at Fort Eustis, VA.
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Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture
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1988-1998
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-158
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the program activities of the Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture (SFMC). Materials include correspondence and memoranda; historical information about SFMC; meeting minutes, including audiotape recordings of selected meetings; reports; articles; budget summaries; and planning group information ...
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Brown and Williamson.
Johnson, Virgil
American Tobacco Company.
Benson and Hedges.
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circa 1890-1997
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25 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0645
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
As a teenager, Virgil Johnson [b.1918] became interested in the designs and symbols on cigarette packs like "Black Cat" and "White Roll", and he began actively collecting in the 1930s. His interest intensified during the 1940s when he was stationed in North Africa and across the Mediterranean region as a photographer with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Johnson collected cigarette packs for over fifty years, and was a member of the Cigarette Pack Collector's Association. Approximately 6000 cigarette packages, foreign and American, arranged in 24 albums. Manufacturers include names such as those shown below.
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United States National Museum. Department of Zoology
- Dates:
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1943-1958
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9 cu. ft. (18 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 243
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of records of the Department of Zoology under Head Curator Waldo LaSalle Schmitt and includes outgoing correspondence, 1946-1957; correspondence with the public, 1947-1957; and administrative records, 1943-1958. Also included are records of the Department of Biology, 1943-1947. For other records relating to the Depar...
