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National Museum of American History. Department of Social and Cultural History
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1981-1985
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10.8 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 86-155
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document research for the major permanent exhibition in the museum, After the Revolution: Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800, which opened in 1985. Included are scripts; contracted research reports by non-museum historians; graphics files for logos and stationery; public relations and educational t...
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Smithsonian Memories Project, Festival of American Folklife
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1996
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160 audiotapes (originals). 15 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9594
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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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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 26-July 7, 1985
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1985
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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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1724-1975
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13.66 Cubic feet (consisting of 30 boxes, 2 folders, 6 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Banking
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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: Banking and Banks 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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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1944-1967
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0.23 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Manpower
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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: Manpower 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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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bird and Mammal Laboratories
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1945-1970
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7407
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of files of Directors Stanley Paul Young, 1958-1959, and Richard Hyde Manville, 1960-1970, primarily concerning the Alaska sea-otter investigations of Karl Walton Kenyon. The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistics, and photographs. Also included are a small amount of records documenting professi...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Symposia and Seminars
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1978-1986
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 497
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include correspondence, memoranda, purchase orders, budget reports, addresses, invitations, brochures, lectures, fundraising information, announcements, lecturer files, and program plans for the following symposia: "The Muses Flee Hitler;" "Man and Beast Revisited;" "Festival of India;" and "Road after 1984: High Technology ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center
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1974-2004
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-177
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of publications created by the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center for distribution to volunteers and to the public as well as signage for the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall and for the information and membership desks in the various museums. Materials include applications, forms, bro...
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Gilbert, Glen Alexander, 1913-1982
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1935-1982
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1.82 Cubic feet (4 document boxes; 1 slim document box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0187
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a seven volume set representing a partial documentation of Gilbert's contribution to ATC development. The material was compiled by Gilbert's wife after his death in 1982. The collection also includes two books by Gilbert on air traffic control.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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2007
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-494
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of Lawrence M. Small during his final months as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (January-March 2007) and the records of Cristián Samper, Acting Secretary (March-December 2007). The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibition...