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National Museum of American Art. Office of Registration and Collections Management
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1989-1996
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-076
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition files. Materials include checklists; condition reports; budget, shipping, and insurance records; lender files; and general correspondence. Exhibitions include: Metropolitan Lives: The Ashcan Artists and their New York, 1896-1917, Thomas Cole: Landscape into History, and The West as America: Reinterpreting ...
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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circa 1982-1988
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33 cu. ft. (33 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 583
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenure of Roger G. Kennedy, director, NMHT, 1979-1980, and director, NMAH, 1980-1992, as well as some of the work of Douglas E. Evelyn, deputy director. The records concern activities of the Office of the Director and the administration of NMAH. Of special note are records regarding the conclusion in 1982 of the ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics
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1965-1986
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36.5 cu. ft. (73 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 330
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the Department of Aeronautics from 1966-1986, a period marked by intensive planning for the new museum, its construction and opening in July 1976, and the emergence of the National Air and Space Museum as a large and important bureau of the Smithsonian and the most visited museum in the world. At the begi...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
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1974-1984,with related records from 1954
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24.43 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 510
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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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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
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1966-1996
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-149
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Abram Lerner, Director, 1967-1984, and James Demetrion, Director, 1984-2001, documenting a variety of topics such as planning and policy; the original Joseph H. Hirshhorn gifts and bequest as well as bequests and gifts from others; development; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Director
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1989-2009
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-139
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the overall administration of the National Air and Space Museum during the tenures of Directors Martin Harwit, 1989-1995; Donald S. Lopez (Acting), 1995 and 1999; Donald Davenport Engen, 1996-1999; and John R. Dailey, 2000- . Some records were also created by Lopez in his role as Deputy Director, ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1962-1978
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28 cu. ft. (56 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 309
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of the official administrative files of the Office of the Director of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), 1976-1978. The files document Porter M. Kier's tenure as Director of NMNH. Kier was appointed to the position on January 14, 1973. A few records pre-date this period and consist of files ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of Museum Programs
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1979-1988
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11.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 630
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the operations of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP) and its work in the museum community. Of special interest are records of the Kellogg Project, funded by the Kellogg Foundation in an effort to expand the educational influence of museums.
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National Museum of American History.
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circa 1983-1994 and undated
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27 cu. ft. (27 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-002
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, development, and installation of American Encounters, a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH) commemorating the Columbus Quincentenary. The exhibition opened in 1992. The records primarily include the correspondence, memoranda, and research fil...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
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1969-1992
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 531
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the conceptualization, development, design, and execution of several exhibitions held by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum from 1973 through 1992, and of exhibitions rejected or cancelled by the museum. Exhibition files include proposals; research files; correspondence with object lenders, scholars, and exhibition designers; ...