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National Museum of American History. Division of Engineering and Industry
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1985-1989
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-087
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Jeffrey K. Stine, Curator, and document his activities as principle investigator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (TTW) history project, in which he researched and wrote a history of the construction of TTW for the Historical Division of the United States Corps of Engineers. Materials include c...
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National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection
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circa 1921-1989
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26.91 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 359
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to publications, exhibitions, acquisitions, numismatic conferences in foreign countries, and materials on loan; annual reports of the Division of Numismatics; budgetary files; American Numismatic Association convention information; exhibition scripts for the Hall of Monetary ...
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Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
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1936-1945
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2 Cubic feet
15 Motion picture films (black and white, sound)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0308
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films depict U.S. Navy personnel carrying out maintenance and repair operations on diesel engines. The films were made under the supervision of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for Bureau of Ships. 400-500 feet in length, with a voice-over commentary on technical aspects of the work on Bessemer, General Motors, and International diesel engines.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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1982-1989
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-222
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Lu Ann Jones, researcher for the Southern Agriculture Oral History Project, documenting her research activities in regard to oral histories about farming and rural life in the United States. Jones used this information to co-write a review essay on oral history and agriculture for the "Journal of ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Costume and Furnishings
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1972-1974
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 519
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records chiefly consist of curatorial responses to public inquiries. Included is correspondence from private collectors, museum curators, clothing manufacturers, college professors, historical associations, and individuals.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Ogden, Darius
Robbins, Lawrence
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1916-1917.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0995
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black-and-white photoprints of mills, taken ca. 1916-1917, some captioned in shorthand; a notebook, also in shorthand; two postcards of mills; a typescript essay entitled "On the Hunting of Old Mills"; and maps, presumably used to find the mills. Of those captioned, most of the mills in the captioned photographs are in Maryland and Virginia.
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Anderson, Poul
Kallesoe, Line
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life
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1866
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 folder; 2 letters, 27.5 cm. x 22 cm.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0042
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two letters from Line Kallesoe, a Danish immigrant in Philadelphia, to her sister Emma in Denmark, discuss Line and her children's poverty after the death of her husband.
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Curatorial Records
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National Museum of American History. Division of Home and Community Life
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1945, 1960-2010
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-372
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of flag files created and maintained by the Division of Home and Community Life. The flag files consist of research and documentation of the various versions of the United States flag as well as textile examinations of flags conducted by curators. Staff represented included Katherine Dirks, associate curator; Rita ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Community Life
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circa 1960-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-078
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the curatorial activities of Carl H. Scheele during his tenure with the Division of Community Life, National Museum of American History (NMAH), and to a lesser extent his tenure with the Division of Postal History (NMAH). Scheele was Assistant Curator for the Division of Philately and Postal ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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circa 1953-1988
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8.5 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 400
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the staff of the Division of Mammals and primarily concern the identification, loan, and acquisition of specimens; requests for information from colleagues and the public; the publication of scientific papers; and research projects of the staff.