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Smithsonian Institution,Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
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1972-1989
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7.4 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 600
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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 Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
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1994-2013
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-067
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Telescoping Shopping Cart Collection
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Watson, Orla E., 1896-1983
Watson, Edith, (estate of)
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1946-1983
2000
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0739
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Telescoping Shopping Cart Collection, 1946-1983; 2000, provides information relating to the development of the product and the legal challenges encountered by its creator, Orla E. Watson, in the patenting, licensing, and manufacturing process. The collection is divided into three series: Series 1: Background Information, 1983;2000; Series 2: ...
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Fanning, Michael
- Dates:
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1983-2003
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1255
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents through correspondence, marketing materials, patent materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings, the development of T-Net, a sport that combines electronic game technology with a diamond-shaped court the length of a tennis court and "invisible" nets created by inventor Michael Fanning.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1777-1965
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10.22 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 2 folders, 9 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (2 full, 1 partial.))
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Steamboats
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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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1889-1960
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0.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box, 1 oversize folder, 1 map case folder, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Vending
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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: Vending 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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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
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February 1806
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13 Items
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7129
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
They include images of Joseph Barron (Baume), interpreter; Paul Choteau, interpreter, an Osage; Shegagahega, a Pawnee; Pagesgatse, a Pawnee; Tahawarra, perhaps a Missouria; Macapaba, perhaps a Missouria, Waconsca, perhaps a Kansa; and Sagessage ("The Wind"), an Osage. There are two items labeled number 10, one of which is Mechenecka, a Sac. The oth...
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S)
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1999-2011
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-181
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development of the Office of Academic Services website and supporting web applications, such as the National Museum of Natural History's Academic Portal and its institution-wide successor, the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment System (SOLAA). Much of the website focuses on the Research ...
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Liebhold, Peter
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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December 1996.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
27 video recordings
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0605
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Inventor Tadeusz Sendzimir, a Polish immigrant, designed and installed the first "Z" Mill for cold rolling stainless steel in the United States. The videohistory documents the story of a new approach to the rolling process of steel technology transfer and consumer demand for a new product;video documents the mill in operation and interviews with ac...
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ANONYMOUS
Thayer, A.T., Miss
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undated
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7 Items
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7593A
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes both men's and women's clothing, including two paints, one skirt, and four robes. Made of papers in various color. They are burned to make the available for use by the dead in the netherworld. The sizes vary: pants are 13x10 cm and 16x 11 cm; robes are 19x18 cm, 18x21 cm, 18x16.5 cm, and 20.3x17.7 cm; skirts are 10.2x11.3 cm.