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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Sponsored Programs and Procurement Department
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1988-2008
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-222
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting outside funding for Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) research, projects, and activities. These materials document grants administered by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and other miscellaneous institutions. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment make...
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American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee
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1985-2008
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-279
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums. The Registrars Committee's mission is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among registrars and other museum professionals; increase professionalism through training, education, and...
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Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
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undated
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1647
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National Anthropological Archives
Items have been tentatively identified and individually cataloged. Subjects include Hewitt, J. N. B.; Cushing, Frank H.; Powell, Johns Wesley; Hemenway, Mrs. August; Sapir, Edward; Hodge, F. W.; Radin, Paul; Kroeber, Alfred; Michelson, Truman; Fewkes, J. W.; Skinner, Alanson; Indian interest groups; Parker, Arthur C.; McGee, W. J. ; Swanton, J. R.;...
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Vickrey, Robert, 1926-2011
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1951-2008
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4.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.vickrobe
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and illustrator Robert Vickrey measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1951 to 2008. The papers document his career as a portrait painter and illustrator in Massachusetts through correspondence with artists and galleries, draft articles and manuscripts of personal written works, and writings about him by colleagues. Also found are professional files documenting activities with various galleries and museums; printed materials such as newspaper clippings and exhibition catalogs; and sound and video recordings of interviews and the production of a documentary on his career.
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Beatrice Litzinger Postcard Collection
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Litzinger, Beatrice
Litzinger, Joseph
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1900-1990
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2.75 Cubic feet (8.5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0530
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of seven series, the largest, Series 1, being the postcards. The largest categories in this series are the geographic, both United States and foreign, and greeting cards. The most important and probably the most interesting of the geographic cards are from Maryland as they give us an historic view of the state. This is part...
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Washburn, Wilcomb E.
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1962-1990
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9.85 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (2 tall document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-125
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the personal papers of Wilcomb E. Washburn, director of the Office of American Studies at the Smithsonian Institution, and document his scholarly interests in American political and cultural history, as well as his professional activities over the years in furtherance of those interests. Materials include corresponde...
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Stern, Michael, 1946-
Stern, Jane
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1890-2008
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17 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1392
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Jane and Michael Stern's travels across the United States collecting data for their books on American material culture subjects, with particular emphasis on food and dining.
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1894-1903
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2.08 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 222
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
In 1971, the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, transferred its official records and collections of personal papers relating to the early history of the Department to the Hunt Botanical Library at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. The official correspondence files generated by Charles Louis Pollard during ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1973-1990
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14.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 526
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of administrative files of the Assistant Secretary for Research, 1987-1990, documenting his responsibility for the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, th...
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circa 1980-2004
- Size:
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4 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0570
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Shopping bags from a variety of businesses, including department stores, museums, book stores, libraries, hotels, banks, and specialty shops. Additional material will be added to this collection periodically.
