Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1972 Festival of American Folklife
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 30-July 4, 1972
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1972
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1813-1946
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1.19 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Genealogy
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Genealogy forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
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1987-1995
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6.69 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-109
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting workshops, training courses, professional outreach activities, and administrative matters of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP). Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Jane R. Glaser, Director, 1975-1989; James E. Sims, Acting Director, 1989-1990; Rex M. Ellis, Director, ...
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Blake, Doris Holmes, 1892-1978
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1899-1985
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18.5 cu. ft. (37 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7310
- 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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American Society of Zoologists
- Dates:
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1890-1992
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28.5 cu. ft. (57 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7351
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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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Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)
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1871-1968, 1972 and undated
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23.19 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (43 document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7079
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit includes correspondence (1871-1968), minutes (1871-1965), records of investments and other fiscal records (1871-1968), publications (1871-1962), newspaper clippings, and photographs. Documentation is full before 1950, with some significant gaps. Most of the records deal with administration of the Society: nomination and elect...
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Henderson, William Penhallow, 1877-1943
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1876-1987
bulk 1876-1943
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10.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hendwill
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Chicago and Santa Fe painter, muralist, architect, and furniture designer William Penhallow Henderson measure 10.5 linear feet and date from 1876 to 1987 (bulk dates 1876 to 1943). Found within the papers are scattered biographical material; correspondence with friends and colleagues; three diaries; personal business records; two files concerning the Santa Fe Painters and Sculptors and the Art in Embassies Program; architecture, furniture, and other design project files; exhibition files; notes and writings; artwork, including 64 sketchbooks by Henderson and others; miscellaneous printed material; and photographs of Henderson, his family and colleagues.
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Jeffers, Grace
Formica Corporation.
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1913-2003
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18 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 11 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0565
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Grace Jeffers Collection of Formica Materials consists of textual files, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, blueprints, posters, advertisements, product brochures, newsletters, and informational pamphlets documenting the history of the Formica Corporation and the use of Formica brand plastic laminate.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Internships
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1965-2012
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-044
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of directors Gretchen Gayle Ellsworth, Roberta W. Rubinoff, Catherine F. Harris and assistant director Elizabeth Veatch documenting administrative issues, program-related matters, and professional activities. Earlier records date back to when the Office of Fellowships and Internships was known as the Offi...
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Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
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circa 1946-1984
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19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-178
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the papers of F. Raymond Fosberg (1908-1993), and consist primarily of correspondence and project files, circa 1946-1984. Most of the files document Fosberg's professional career as a botanist and biogeographer. Most of the papers date from his arrival at the Smithsonian in 1966 as Special Assistant for Tropical B...