Exhibition Records
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
- Dates:
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1957-1992
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35.58 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 551
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition design, production, and installation information including proposals and narratives, scripts, schedules, graphic designs, construction contracts and specifications, floor plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, and photographs. The records also include Department of Exhibits administrative files such as corre...
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circa 1982-2007
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-346
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of publications created or maintained by the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), Education Division, and its predecessor units, the Education Unit of the Exhibits and Public Services Department, circa 1998-2003; the Educational Services Division, circa 1996-1998; the Office of Education, circa 1986-1996; the Education...
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1987
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2 videotapes (Reference copies). 8 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9535
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Smithsonian Institution
Computerworld Magazine.
- Dates:
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1989-2000
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145 Cubic feet (341 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0425
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents an awards program established in 1989 as a partnership between Computerworld Magazine and the Smithsonian Institution. The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies which include questionnaires, essays, oral histories, conference proceedings, publications, video tapes, photographs, slides, software, and product samples about each project.
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National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.)
Kalem Company
Lambert, Jeff
- Dates:
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1914-1917
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3 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1435
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of three film elements of three films: The Dairy Industry and the Canning of Milk; Making High Grade Papers and From Ore to Finished Product as part of the National Film Preservation Foundation's collaborative film repatriation project with the EYE Filmmuseum.
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Aikins, Russell Chorley, 1896-
U.S. Steel Corporation
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circa 1940s
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1037
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection comprises of 21 albums depicting the steel making and finishing operations of the United States Steel Corporation. All of the images were made by Russell Aikins around 1940. The albums contain photographic prints (8" x 9-1/2"). The majority of prints are mounted on spiral-bound pages. The photographs were created for public relations...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society
- Dates:
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1985-1992
bulk 1987-1989
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4 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0538
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection was assembled by Museum curators and documents the efforts of persons in eight states to have the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC), a particle accelerator, built in their state. Also documents efforts in each state to oppose locating the SSC in their state. The collection contains correspondence, press kits, posters, signs, bumper stickers, leaflets, handbills, clippings, photographs, and a videotape.
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Stanton, Charles Ingram, 1893-1986
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1917-1977
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4.22 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document box; 4 legal document boxes; 3 flatboxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0076
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Stanton's personal papers. The material includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings and articles, reunion memorabilia and records, and personal and professional writings over the course of his aeronautical career.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1949-1964
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167.20 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (324 document boxes) (10 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian Institution's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much ...
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Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
- Dates:
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1886-1997
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108 Cubic feet (257 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0666
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records document primarily the history of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The company supplied most of the typesetting machines used in the printing industry, both in America and worldwide. As changing technology ended the usefulness of the linotype machine the company pioneered new computer-driven, photo typesetting machines.
