Robert Bruce Inverarity papers
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Inverarity, Robert Bruce, 1909-1999
- Dates:
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circa 1840s-1997
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13.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.inverobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist, photographer, museum director, anthropologist, and writer Robert Bruce Inverarity are dated circa 1840s-1997 and measure 12.7 linear feet. Biographical information, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files, art work, scrapbooks, sound recordings, printed material and photographs are found within the papers. They document Inverarity's work as Director of the Federal Art Project in Seattle and Director of the Art and Craft Project for the State of Washington, as well as his other professional work. Nineteenth century material consists of a Japanese print, printed material, and photographs.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 2005
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2005
- Repository:
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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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- Dates:
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1991
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7 videotapes (Reference copies). 12 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9554
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
- Dates:
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1963-1973
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23 cu. ft. (46 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 314
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include research, correspondence, and photographs concerning the design and installation of exhibitions; information on national art conferences; Harry Lowe's correspondence as curator of exhibits; correspondence with art galleries, museums, and private collectors who loaned art work to NCFA; exhibition schedules and research ...
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Yungmeyer, Martha
- Dates:
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1931-1964
- Size:
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8 Cubic feet (24 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0241
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records compiled by the Bureau of Rail Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration. Data include names of locomotive builders and railroads operating them.
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Perrygo, Watson M., 1906-1984
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circa 1880s-1979
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6.16 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7306
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence from Alexander Wetmore, field co-workers, and museum curators concerning authorization for field trips, instructions on natural history specimens desired and areas to visit, and acknowledgments of specimens and camping equipment; correspondence from state game and fisheries agencies concerning hunting ...
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Fishman, Charles
- Dates:
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1941-2006
bulk 1987-1993
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20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0979
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1944-1975
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51 cu. ft. (102 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 276
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records partially cover the administration of Alexander Wetmore and A. Remington Kellogg as directors of the United States National Museum; more fully the tenures of Frank A. Taylor, John C. Ewers and Robert P. Multhauf, as directors of the Museum of History and Technology (MHT); and Daniel J. Boorstin and Brooke Hindle, as directors ...
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Barnett-Aden Gallery
- Dates:
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1954-1989
bulk 1961-1977
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2014.63.32
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Historical Records of the Barnett-Aden Gallery showcases one of the first galleries owned and operated by African Americans. The work of the Gallery was invaluable as they opened the exhibition space to established and unknown artists regardless of race or gender.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 1989
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1989
- Repository:
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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.
