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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Subcontracts and Procurement Department
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1966-1979
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-080
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) projects and activities. Materials include proposals, quotations, bids, and correspondence with contractors, equipment makers, and vendors to provide services, equipments, and instruments for SAO.
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Freedman, Margaret A.
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circa 1940-1961
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17 Items (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0252
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
John C. Goff worked as an inspector at the Navy Yard Optical Shop during World War II. He might provide additional information, but efforts to contact him to identify the photographs in 1987 were unsuccessful. Deborah Warner, curator, may be able to assist researchers.
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Kemmer, Frank
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1916-1917
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1041
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photograph album showing all aspects of construction of the Narrows Dam on the Yadkin River in North Carolina.
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1987
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(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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Chicago City Railway Company.
West Chicago Street Railroad Company.
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Pennsylvania & West Virginia Railway.
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1880-1948
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4.6 Cubic feet (13 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0212
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of blueprints, working drawings, line drawings, tracings, and plans of the Chicago Surface Railway system from 1896-1926; 1948. The majority of the drawings are on linen and are 24" x 36" or larger. Some of the drawings are annotated. The drawing number, title of drawing and the date are provided for each sheet.
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J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics
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Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986
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circa 1900-circa 1975
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2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0008
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
J. Harry DuBois (1903-1986) was an industrial consultant in the field of petrochemicals and plastics. In 1927 at General Electric his studies resulted in extending the use of laminated plastics.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Department of Contracts, Grants and Property Management
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1957-2001
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-164
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposal, contract and grant files. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.
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Danko, Stanislaus F.
Danko, Anita
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1943-1988.
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0667
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials documenting Danko's career as an inventor of computer components, including writings and publications, biographical material, patent files, papers pertaining to employment, photographs, and miscellaneous.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Department of Contracts, Grants and Property Management
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1976-2004
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39 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-050
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposal, contract and grant files. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.
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Cummings, Robert A., 1866-1962
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1884-1952 and undated
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20 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0218
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Cummings Structural Concrete Company Records consists primarily of correspondence and business records documenting Robert A. Cummings' firm, consulting work, and participation in professional associations, especially the American Society of Civil Engineers, 1892-1893, circa 1900-1939; technical data and publications on soils testing, 1900-1939;...