J. Scott Odell folk music collection
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Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Odell, Scott, 1935-
- Dates:
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1964-1977
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18 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.ODEL
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The J. Scott Odell folk music collection (1945-2016, inclusive) contains AV recordings, photographs, correspondence, writings, and other materials relating to Odell's career at the Smithsonian as a musical instrument conservator and researcher of American music traditions. The collection largely consists of materials relating to Odell's research trips (often combined with personal visits) throughout the Eastern United States. Research strengths of the collection include the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and banjo, the Smithsonian Folkways project "Black Banjo Songsters," musician and poet Burt Porter, and the Bread and Puppet Theater.
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National Museum of the American Indian, Office of the Deputy Director
- Dates:
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1990-1994
- Size:
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-173
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the administrative records of the Deputy Director of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Douglas E. Evelyn. Materials include chronological files, 1990-1991; incoming correspondence, memoranda, and brochures, 1992-1994; outgoing correspondence, 1992-1994; travel reports, 1992-1994; budgetary files; ...
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National Museum of African Art. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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2008-2017
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence created or maintained by Johnnetta B. Cole, 2009-2017. Topics covered include programs, travel, and collaborations with museums, educational institutions, professional societies, corporations, foundations, and individuals in the field of African art and related studies. Materials include correspondence...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Activities
- Dates:
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1965-1977
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T89080
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of grant audits, progress reports, correspondence and travel files. See Record Unit 180 for similar materials.
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Sports, Entertainment and Leisure, Division of, NMAH, SI
Bartel, Jean
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1943-1970, undated
- Size:
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0902
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of Jean Bartel during the Miss America Pageant in 1943 and her activities during her reign.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of Exhibitions
- Dates:
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1980-1996
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-083
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the work of the Office of Exhibitions on exhibitions that were mounted by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) from 1980 to 1995. Major exhibitions undertaken by the NPG in this period, and documented in these records, include Benjamin West and His American Students (1980-1981); Charles Wil...
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United States National Museum. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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circa 1921-1973
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38 cu. ft. (76 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 190
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records contained in this record unit are essentially those of Frank A. Taylor in his capacity as Director, United States National Museum (1962-1971) and Director General of Museums (1968-1971). However, some records as Chairman of the Exhibits Modernization Committee (1943-1959) and Director of the National Museum of History and Technolog...
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Washburn, Wilcomb E
- Dates:
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1915, 1933-1994
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24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T91025
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers documenting aspects of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn, a historian and a teacher of American political and cultural history. He held positions at the National Museum for American History, Division of Political History and later at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of American Studies. Materials include ...
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Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943
Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924
Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922
- Dates:
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1898-1902
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588 Photographic prints
190 Copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.103
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains photographic prints and copy negatives taken by Ales Hrdlicka in Arizona and Mexico between 1898 and 1902. The majority of the photographs were donated by George Pepper to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in 1923. Native communities that Hrdlicka photographed during his research include--Purepecha (Tarasco), Yoeme (Yaqui), Hualapai (Walapai), Havasupai (Coconino), Piipaash (Maricopa), Mojave (Mahave), Tohono O'odham (Papapgo), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), Tepecano, Akimel O'odham (Pima), Opata, Cora, Seri, Wixarika (Huichol), Nahua, Otomi and Yoreme (Mayo). Ales Hrdlicka (1869-1943) was born in the Czech Republic moved to the United States in 1881. Hrdlicka became known as the "Father" of Physical Anthropology and worked at the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History).
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Reed, Roland, 1864-1934
Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.)
Muhr, Adolph F., -1913
- Dates:
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1882-1913
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43 Photographic prints
0.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.289
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of 43 photographic prints of Native American peoples from throughout North America. Dating from 1882 to 1913, the images in this collection document a variety of Native American communities and events, including the U.S. Indian Congress which took place at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska. Photographers include Frank A. Rinehart, Adolph F. Muhr, and Roland W. Reed, as well as a series of images by an unknown photographer who also documented American Indian life.