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National Air and Space Museum
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circa 1998-2005
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-284
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of images as well as some video documenting the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and events surrounding its opening. The majority of the photographs were taken by Carolyn Russo, National Air and Space Museum (NASM) photographer; Mark A. Avino and Eric F. Long, Smithsonian Institution, Office ...
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National Museum of American History. Computer Services Center
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1967-1997
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-228
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Collection Information System (CIS) records documenting the development, processes and implementation of various computer systems used at the National Museum of American History (NMAH), such as SELGEM, SELGEM on WANG, Local CIS, the CIS/Registration Transaction Tracking System, the Museum Information Retrieval a...
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Center for Advertising History
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circa 1984-1994
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-078
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting activities of the Center for Advertising History (CAH) in the preservation of advertising history in the United States, primarily through the acquisition of information relating to advertising and projects such as oral history interviews and public seminars. The records consist of correspondence ...
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Exhibition Records
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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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Conant, Francis
- Dates:
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1946-2011
bulk 1953-2008
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20 Linear feet ((43 boxes) plus 25 digital storage media and 5 map folders
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- Collection ID:
- NAA.2012-13
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Francis P. Conant document his anthropological work and, to a lesser extent, his previous career as a journalist and photographer. Francis Paine Conant was a cultural anthropologist who pioneered the use of satellite data in anthropology. He conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya, and his research interests spanned cultural ecology, AIDS, malaria, and sex and gender studies. He was also Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hunter College, where he taught from 1962 to 1995.
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Clark, Austin Hobart, 1880-1954
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1883-1954 and undated
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10.61 cu. ft. (19 document boxes) (1 half document box) (2 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7183
- Repository:
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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 Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1979-1991
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24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-022
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the production Smithsonian World, an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events shaping world culture and blending art, science, history, and the humanities to create a harmony among disciplines. The production was narrated by historian David G. McCullough and co-produced ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of Museum Programs
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circa 1974-1989
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7.4 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 631
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the museological work of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP) among its various constituencies - international, national, and local. The records focus on training for smaller museums in all aspect of museum work, including security, registration, conservation, graphics, education, development, and the like.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Contracts and Grants Department
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1990-2005
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-033
- Repository:
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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. Proposals found in this accession were made for grants administered by groups within the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, ...
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National Museum of Natural History
- Dates:
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circa 1835-1974 and undated
- Size:
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0.68 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (1 folder oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7220
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of a small amount of notes, lists, and illustrations in the Archives, and a much larger quantity of field notes, catalogs, and records kept in the Division of Fishes, Cataloging Room.