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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science
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1963-1978
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76.5 cu. ft. (153 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 254
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of a correspondence register; files on bureaus administered by the office, including reorganization proposals for SSIE, 1972-1973, photographs of the STRI facility at Barro Colorado Island, the Johnson-Sea-Link Accident, 1973, SAC's Multiple Mirror Telescope project, 1975-1976, and the Foreign Currency Program country ...
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Truman, Jock, 1920-
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1852-2011
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4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.trumjock
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Archives of American Art
The papers of gallery director and art collector Jock Truman measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1852 to 2011. Found within the collection are biographical material; correspondence with friends, family, artists, and others; records of the short-lived Truman Gallery; a few writings by Truman; printed material; artwork by Truman and others; and photographs of Truman, his partner Eric Green, friends, family, and the Truman-Green collection of artwork. A small amount of material documents his work at the Betty Parsons Gallery.
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Smithsonian Institution. International Exchange Service
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1868-1988
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33.18 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (5 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 509
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, budgets, ledgers, day books, and other administrative materials concerning the operations of the Smithsonian International Exchange Service (SIES). Also included is a card index of employees who served between the 1880s and the 1940s. SIES maintained two or more sets of corresponde...
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Anacostia Neighborhood Museum. Office of the Director
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1966-1975
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4.5 cu. ft. (9 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 265
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of materials documenting the following exhibitions: "Blacks in the Westward Movement;" "Buy Now Pay Later" (consumer problems exhibition); "Country Store;" "Drug;" "Sage of Anacostia;" and "The Rat: Man's Invited Affliction." In addition, there is John Kinard's correspondence; memoranda from William Warner, Assistant ...
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O'Connor, Francis V.
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1920-2009
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23.4 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.oconfran
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York art historian Francis O'Connor measure 23.4 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1920-2009. Found within the papers are artist and exhibition files, questionnaires, transcripts, writings, project files, and printed and digital material that pertain to O'Connor's research and publications on the New Deal and the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration.
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Simmons Company
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1892-2000
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9 Film reels
88 Cubic feet (172 boxes, 16 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0731
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1 includes: news articles about the company and the Simmons family; photographs of the machinery, factories, factory workers, products and showrooms; annual reports; various corporate periodicals; audit reports; patents; and materials relating to sleep research conducted by Simmons. Series 2 includes product catalogues, scrapbooks of adverti...
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Smithsonian Science Information Exchange
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1946-1983
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109.8 cu. ft. (109 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 482
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records contain minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and correspondence of Stella L. Deignan, Monroe E. Freeman, and David F. Hersey, along with budget and statistical information, reports analyzing the efficiency and usefulness of SSIE, litigation records, contracts, grant proposals, audit information, and records deta...
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Giacconi, Riccardo
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circa 1958-1992, 2008
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28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-142
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018), an astrophysicist specializing in x-ray astronomy and who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of cosmic x-ray sources. Giacconi's papers document his research, participation in the larger astrophysics community, and influence on ...
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Hays, Lee, 1914-1981
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1923-1981
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6.95 Cubic feet (Papers)
0.9 Cubic feet (Audiorecordings)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.HAYS
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Lee Hays papers measures 7.85 cubic feet and dates from 1923 to 1981. The collection includes original writings, correspondence, and miscellaneous projects by Lee Hays; business records, interviews and features related to Lee Hays, including photographs; clippings saved by Lee Hays; and audiorecordings made by Lee Hays.
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American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
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1965, 1969-2008
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17.5 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-315
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH). These records were either created or maintained by Maureen A. Donnelly, Secretary (2000-2015) and President (2016), and document membership, publications, committees, annual meetings, and finances. Materials ...