The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC from 1907 to 1996, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 9 includes the administrative, financial, sales, personnel, and office files of Custom Craft. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records

This accession consists of project files for renovation and reconstruction activities of the Office of Physical Plant, including memoranda, correspondence, photographs, blueprints and drawings, and other materials pertaining to each project. Box listings show Project Number, Project Name, and Facility. Museums, buildings and events do...

The records of Boston picture frame company Foster Brothers measure 13 linear feet and date from 1875-1973 with the bulk of the material falling between 1893 and 1942. Correspondence, stock records, financial records, writings, miscellaneous business records, printed material, scrapbooks, and photographs document the history of this company that operated a factory, retail store, and wholesale and mail order businesses between 1893 and 1942. A small number of family papers are included, with items pre-dating and post-dating the business.

This accession consists of records from the Office of the Treasurer which was disbanded on December 17, 1990, and was reorganized under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Finance. Records contain Treasurer's files and related records pertaining to different offices, bureaus, museums, projects, including food serv...

This accession consists of the papers of Philip K. Lundeberg, Curator Emeritus at the National Museum of American History, documenting his maritime history research and museum related projects in regard to the Gunboat Philadelphia. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; Lundeberg's lecture papers, articles, and publication, The G...

The papers of painter, photographer and sculptor Lowell Nesbitt measure 50.2 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1903-1993 (bulk 1950-1993). The collection documents Nesbitt's career through biographical material, correspondence, subject files, business and financial records, source material, artwork, photographs and audiovisual records, printed material and scrapbooks.

This accession consists of records that document the activities of the Office of the Treasurer during the tenures of Treasurers Edgar L. Roy, 1960-1964; Otis O. Martin, 1965; Betty J. Morgan, Assistant Treasurer, 1966-1968; T. Ames Wheeler, 1969-1978; and Christian Hohenlohe, 1979-1984. The Treasurer oversees the Smithsonian Institution's ...

This accession consists of 96 reels of microfilm containing project files and project drawings for building renovation and new construction at the Smithsonian Institution. Project files are on 16mm film, project drawings are on 35mm film. Paper records arranged by project number are separately accessioned into the Archives. This accession cor...

The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution...

The papers document the life and work of William R. Hutton, a civil engineer during the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Materials include diaries, notebooks, correspondence, letterpress copy book, printed materials, publications, specifications, photographs, drawings, and maps that document the construction of several architectural and engineering projects during this period. Most notable are the records containing information related to the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Hudson River Tunnel, the Washington Aqueduct, the Kanawha River Canal, and the Washington/Harlem River Bridge. There are also several records about railroads in the state of Maryland, the District of Columbia and elsewhere, including the Western Maryland Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Colorado Midlands Railway, Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad, the Northern Adirondack Railroad, and the Pittsfield and Williamstown Railroad. The records can be used to track the progression of these projects, and engineering innovation during the late 1800s to the early 1900s.