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2017-2018
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-011
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 21 Storify accounts maintained by units throughout the Smithsonian Institution. Storify allows users to combine content from a variety of social media platforms to create a single story. Units often use boards in Storify to document or summarize significant social media campaigns. The accounts were crawled between ...
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1970-1978
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 570
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of invitations, guest and participant lists, seating plans, responses, menus, and occasional background papers of speakers.
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Green, Edward C. (Edward Crocker), 1944-
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circa 1970-2016
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8.12 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-31
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Edward C. Green, circa 1970-2016, document his work as an applied medical anthropologist and research consultant focusing principally on the distribution and prevention of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases in Africa and South America. Much of Green's research and policy focus lay in understanding indigenous health belief systems and instituting locally-designed approaches to major health concerns. The collection consists of correspondence, field diaries and typed research, sound recordings, photographs, and published reports and articles, including material from his dissertation research among the Matawai Maroons of Suriname.
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Patterson, M. Marvin Breckinridge
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1932, circa 1960s-1970s
bulk 1932
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113 Photographic prints ((0.4 cubic feet), black and white, 8 x 10 in. or smaller )
3 Photographs ((1 folder), color)
7 Manuscripts (document genre) ((4 folders), publications)
47 Contact sheets ((0.2 cubic feet), black and white)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-009
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection measures 0.65 cubic feet, dates from 1932 - circa 1970s, and is primarily comprised of photographs taken by M. Marvin Breckinridge Patterson during her trip with Olivia Stokes Hatch from Capetown, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt in 1932. The photographs document the peoples of Africa in Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Sudan, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), Uganda, Congo (Democratic Republic) and Zanzibar, including the Baila, San, Shona, Xhosa and Zulu peoples. There are also some publications and contact sheets in the collection.
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1981-1987
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13.3 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (10 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 590
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of master audiotapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 126-186, 1983-1987, and Radio Smithsonian programs 600-749, 1981-1984; and elements, or original, unedited tapes for Smithsonian Galaxy editions 104-186, 1982-1987, and Radio Smithsonian programs 689-836, 1983-1985.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 25-July 6, 2008
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2008
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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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1966-1988
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-156
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of budget proposals from various museums and bureaus; recommendations for funds allocations and allotments; fiscal plans from various bureaus; planning and development of the Quadrangle building; acquisitions; Congressional hearings, actions and resolutions pertaining to the Smithsonian Institution fiscal budget requ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1975-02 - 1975-06
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3.52 Linear feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-023
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition on African American contributions to America's westward expansion. Organized by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The show was held at the museum from February --June, 1975. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit script, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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1988-2013
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-247
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Deborra A. Richardson, Chair and Curator, and documents her work managing the Archives Center's programs, acquisitions, staff, and practices. The Scurlock Studio Records are documented in this accession as well. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, newsletters, policy manuals, ...
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1976-1992
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-063
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the programs and administration of the Education Department. Administrative files include memoranda documenting the development of departmental plans, strategies, and mission statements; quarterly and annual reports; and Department budgets. Program files document the trips and tours organized and sponsored by the of...