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8447 records — Page 536 of 845
Productions
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Dates:
1993-1996
Size:
1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 06-184
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of audiotapes created during the production of a number of radio specials titled "American Roots" and a proposed radio program titled "American Routes." Both programs featured traditional and contemporary music from across the country and were hosted by Nicholas R. Spitzer. There were multiple "American Roots" specials ...

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Project Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
Dates:
1982-1988
Size:
10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 89-106
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records consist of project submittal requests, requisitions for supplies or services, blueprints, cost estimates and contract number forms, contractor exhibit installation objectives, worksheet forms, project assignment/action memos, and summaries of special conditions for work contracts. The details of each project are not included ...

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James Arthur Peters Papers
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Creators:
Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
Dates:
1965-1971
Size:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 85-186
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and published materials documenting Peters' work on the Rare and Endangered Species Committee of the Bureau of Sports Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Digitized Content Records
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Creators:
Anacostia Museum. Office of the Director
Dates:
1972-1987
Size:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 349
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records reflect the varied interests and activities of John R. Kinard as Director of the Anacostia Museum. The files consist primarily of official correspondence with museum professionals, community leaders and activists, officials of Washington, D. C., and Smithsonian management. Kinard's involvement with organizations such as the ...

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Digitized Content Vernon Orlando Bailey Papers
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Creators:
Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
Dates:
1889-1941 and undated
Size:
3.5 cu. ft. (7 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7267
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

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MS 7437 Letter to A. E. Henning
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Creators:
Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975
Dates:
April 8, 1949
Size:
18 Pages
Collection ID:
NAA.MS7437
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

The letter reports a lack of research at the Smithsonian into tapestries, silks, and velours and makes recommendations for pursuing the subjects. Enclosures are statements and bibliographies that were being distributed by the Department of Anthropology--The Arts of the Thread (statement regarding the collection of textile arts in the United States ...

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MS 1219-b Letter to Professor Baird, Secretary Smithsonian Institution, from E. A. Barber, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1882
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Hoffman, Walter James, 1846-1899
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Mason, Otis T., 1838-1908
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Dates:
May 5, 1882
Size:
10 Pages
Collection ID:
NAA.MS1219B
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Encloses a "circular" which he has prepared, consisting of a series of 94 questions, for the purpose of facilitating the collection of material for a study of native North American music. Letters of comment by O. T. Mason and Professor Baird, indicating they feel the circular too elaborate for use by the Smithsonian Institution. Also letter of tran...

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Copies of Stephen Gambaro photographs of Akhiok, Alaska
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Creators:
Gambaro, Stephen
Dates:
circa 1942
Size:
35 Copy prints
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R80-33
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs made by Stephen Gambaro while stationed with the United States military in Alaska during World War II. They include images of buildings, boats, native Alaskans, United States military personnel, and scenery in and around Akhiok, a small city on Kodiak Island in Alaska.

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Photographs of Gay Head Indians of Martha's Vineyard
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Dates:
undated
Size:
77 Copy prints
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R81-51
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs depicting Gay Head Indians including portraits as well as images of people at Martha's Vineyard Beach, in boats, near their homes, and on or around trains. Many of the copies were made from case photographs. The collection also includes photocopies of the original photographs with identifications by Gale Huntington, a lifetime resident ...

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Assen Jordanoff Papers
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Creators:
Jordanoff, Assen., 1896-1967
Dates:
bulk 1897 - 1967
Size:
0.54 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
Collection ID:
NASM.2006.0037
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives

Assen Jordanoff (1896-1967) was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and first flew during the summer of 1912. He was with the 1st Air Squadron during the Balkan War 1912-1913 and he was an officer with the Bulgarian Air Force, during World War I. Jordanoff emigrated to the United States in 1921, where he held a variety of aviation-related jobs, including draft...

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