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Houlberg, Marilyn
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1961-circa 2005
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6567 Slides (photographs) (11 Binders, color)
14 Documents (1 Binder)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2005-002
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection consists of 6,567 color slides taken by Dr. Marilyn Houlberg during various field studies among the Yoruba in southwest Nigeria between 1961 and circa 2005. The images depict Yoruba art and culture with a special focus on artisans, art objects, body arts, costume, festivals, hairstyles, indigenous photography, weaving and textiles. Cultural events depicted include Balufon festivals, Egungun and Gelede masquerades, social events (weddings, christenings, funerals), and religious ceremonies (initiation and animal sacrifice). Also included are various scenes of daily life, architecture, food preparation, markets, portraits and landscapes. Houlberg extensively documented Yoruba artists in the process of creating their art, including carvers Yesufu Ejigboye, Runshewe, and Lamidi Fakeye, as well as the final pieces themselves. Houlberg documentated art in situ, such as Yoruba house posts, shrines, wall art and wood doors and art objects, including Gelede masks, Ibeji (twin) and Eshu figures, Osanyin staffs, and Ogboni and Shango shrines. Manuscript and printed materials, including Houlberg's resume, thesis, and numerous published articles are also available in this collection.
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Exhibition Records
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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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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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Fishman, Charles
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1940-2006
bulk 1987-1993
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20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0979
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.
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1996
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160 audiotapes (originals). 15 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9594
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Assistant Director for Exhibits
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circa 1963-1986
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17.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 tube box) (15 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 352
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records provide documentation of the creation and preparation of exhibits for the most important period in the history of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) - the planning, fabrication, and installation of two dozen major galleries for the new museum building, which opened in 1976. Also included is material on exhibits in the ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
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1948-1978
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31.5 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 90
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian Institution exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits speciali...
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National Zoological Park. Department of Reproductive Sciences
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1980-2010
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16.69 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-101
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and professional activities of JoGayle Howard, a theriogenologist at the National Zoological Park (NZP), 1994-2011. Howard also held several internship and fellowship appointments at NZP dating from 1980. Howard specialized in breeding endangered species in captivity by adapting ...
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National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
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1928-1986 and undated
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 380
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the administration of the National Zoological Park (NZP) during the latter part of Theodore H. Reed's tenure as Director. A small amount of material documents the activities of Reed's successor, Michael H. Robinson. Included are budget records; minutes from meetings; and files concerning NZP collections, exhibi...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1953-2008
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-149
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting staff exhibition planning, development, and production of photographic history collections, as well as works by renown contemporary American photographers, at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) and the Arts and Industries Building. Earlier records date back to when the photographic ...
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Nickse, Hugo
Johnson, Hanford
Comstock, Cheney and Co.
Pratt, Read and Company
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1839-1990
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84 Cubic feet (106 boxes, 28 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0320
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records documenting Pratt, Read and Company; its early competitor and later partner, Comstock, Cheney and Company; and a number of predecessor, subsidiary and related companies. Other topics include the late 19th century African ivory trade and Pratt, Read's production of troop-carrying gliders during World War II.