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United States National Museum. Department of Geology
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1862-1927 and undated
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9.5 cu. ft. (19 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7230
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This biographical file was maintained by the United States National Museum's Department of Geology and several of its curators. Included in the file are biographies, obituaries, memoirs, and memorial service programs and addresses of prominent scientists, particularly American geologists and paleontologists, as well as some notable Smithsonian...
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Washington Gallery of Modern Art records
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Washington Gallery of Modern Art (Washington, D.C.)
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1959-1992
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15.7 Linear feet
0.523 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.washgall
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Washington Gallery of Modern Art measure 15.7 linear feet and 0.523 GB and date from 1959 to 1992. The records document the history of the gallery through Board of Directors meeting minutes, various committee meetings minutes and agendas, bylaws, and other trustee records; correspondence and other materials associated with each of the four gallery directors over the course of the gallery's existence; general correspondence; exhibition files, proposed exhibitions, collection files, and other curatorial and registrar records; financial records; development and membership records; tour guide information, gift shop finances and orders, and other museum services; and clippings, catalogs, and other printed and digital material.
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Gordon, Mackenzie,1913-
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1913-1992
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-078
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents Gordon's paleontological research; his service with the USGS, including field work; and his professional activities. Included is correspondence and memoranda arranged chronologically, alphabetically, and by subject; reports on fossils sent to Gordon for identification; subject/project files concerning field work, ...
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of Exhibitions
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1974-1976
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition records pertaining to The Dye is Now Cast: The Road to American Independence, an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) from April 19-November 16, 1975. Materials include photographs, loan agreements, correspondence, memoranda, notes, scripts, labels, and reports.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Smithsonian Institution Archives
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1983-1997
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a record set of the publication Guides to Collections (Volumes 1-17).
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National Air and Space Museum. Office of the Director
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1971-1978 and undated
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10.12 cu. ft. (18 document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 306
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the official files of Michael Collins as director of the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 1971-1978. To a large extent, the files concern the planning and funding of the new NASM building, its construction, the preparation of exhibits, and the opening of the Museum on July 1, 1976. On day-to-day administrative ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Symposia and Seminars
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1973-1979
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 500
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records, kept by Wilton S. Dillon, consist of correspondence, memoranda, background research material, invitations, brochures, resumes, photographs, grant information, publication contracts, symposia schedules, and other administrative records for the following events: the Nature of Scientific Discovery symposium celebrating the 500th anni...
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White, G. Howard, Dr., Jr.
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circa 1890-1920
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1.5 cubic feet
149 negatives (photographic) (glass.)
8 photographic prints (black and white.)
46 negatives (photographic) (nitrate.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.WHI
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Archives of American Gardens
The Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. Collection contains images of family members and residences relating to the White family of Catonsville, Maryland and Middleburg, Virginia and the Liebig family of Catonsville, Maryland, as well as recreational, industrial, and general sites in Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. The images, taken by Dr. G. Howard White, Jr. and Dr. Gustav Adolph Liebig, both amateur photographers, document everything from informal family gatherings and outings to domestic servants, workers, factories and railroad lines. The acession file includes some genealogical information and research on properties conducted in 2005.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of the Director
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1971-2001
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-091
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files documenting the administration of the National Portrait Gallery during the tenures of directors Marvin S. Sadik (1969-1981) and Alan Maxwell Fern (1982-2000). Materials include correspondence; memoranda; clippings, invitations; cards; reports; color photographs and transparencies; black-and-white p...
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National Air and Space Museum. Division of Space History
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1982-2000
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-227
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the various professional activities of David H. DeVorkin, curator in the Department of Space Science and Exploration, later the Department of Space History and then the Division of Space History, including fellow evaluations, manuscript editing, and research, as well as professional correspondence...