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Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
Hendricks, Gordon
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1962 May 30
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1 Sound tape (7 in.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.newhbeau
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Talks given by Beaumont Newhall and Gordon Hendricks before an unidentified group at the Shorham [Hotel] in Washington, D.C. Newhall's talk is about daguerreotypes; Hendricks' talk is about the development of motion pictures.
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Calderwood, Jack
- Dates:
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c1955
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1 Item (film reel (15 min.), sd., col., 16 mm.)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.caldjack
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Archives of American Art
Film shows Knaths fishing, clam digging, mixing paints in his studio, and painting. Shots of Knaths' abstract paintings incorporating Cape Cod scenes and themes are interspersed throughout.
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National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
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circa 1965-1973
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1.38 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (0.38 non-standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 85-059
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of sound and film recordings pertaining to National Museum of American Art (NMAA) exhibitions. These materials document the exhibitions Medieval Frescoes from Yugoslavia, George Catlin's Indian Gallery, Stuart Davis Memorial Exhibition, Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Edward Deming Andrews Collection: Commem...
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National Museum of American History. Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1980-1993
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-150
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of videotapes featuring news related stories about exhibitions, special events, and curatorial activities at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). Some noteworthy videotapes include television interviews with Roger G. Kennedy, former Director of NMAH; coverage of opening events for the Duke Elli...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1967-1975, 1985-1987
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-008
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Roger Pineau, who curated the 1968 exhibition, The Japan Expedition of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, 1852-1855. These records were given to Harold D. Langley, Curator of Naval History at the National Museum of American History, in what was then known as the Division of Armed Forces History, f...
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National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1970-1985
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15.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 360
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of press releases, memoranda, tapes documenting Museum activities, newspaper clippings concerning the Museum, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition scripts, invitations, guest lists, and photographs. Material pre-dating the appointment of Rebecca Bean consists entirely of news clippings.
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Allen, Neil.
- Dates:
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1972-1976, 1985
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-075
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Neil Allen of Neil Allen Productions worked on the audiovisual elements of the Hall of Photography at the National Museum of American History. The hall opened in 1972 and was organized by Eugene Ostroff, curator. Allen worked on installations of photographs broken down into seven broad categories: scientific photography, frontier photography, ...
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Ruhe, Benjamin, 1928-
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[no year]
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15.26 Cubic feet ((14 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0024
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material on the ethnological and technological development is boomerangs. This collection has been recognized as the preeminent source of information on the boomerangs in this country. The collection consists of books, research papers, and correspondence, as well as newsletters, planforms, photographs, artworks, and moti...
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National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research
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1972-1990
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12.66 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (9 document boxes) (6 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-227
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Devra G. Kleiman, documenting research and breeding programs at the National Zoological Park as well as programs in which the National Zoological Park was partially involved. The majority of the records document behavioral studies of giant pandas, the mating of Hsing-Hsing and L...
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Basie, Count, 1904-
Smith, Ernie
Webster, Ben
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
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1894-1979
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30 Cubic feet (352 film reels , 16 mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0491
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
More than 300 reels of 16mm black and white and color film, silent and sound, fiction and documentary motion picture film documenting jazz and related musical performances, social and popular dance styles and performances, jazz musicians, performance locales, and documentation of African-American popular culture. A list of featured performers in the collection is shown below. The films are frequently compilations produced by Smith for lectures.