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United States National Museum. Division of Birds
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circa 1854-1959
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18.5 cu. ft. (37 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 105
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of correspondence of the Division of Birds, most of which was conducted by the three curators listed above. There is a lesser amount of correspondence of Associate Curators. Also included is material concerning the history of the Division and distribution and destruction of specimens.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division. Office of the Director
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1972-1990
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 map case folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-035
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the administrative, correspondence, and subject files of James R. Buckler, who was hired in July 1972 to oversee the Smithsonian Institution's horticultural program. The records document the development of the program into the Office of Horticulture, of which Buckler became director. The records were not consistently...
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National Museum of the American Indian. George Gustav Heye Center. Office of Public Affairs
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1960, 1965, 1971-1979, 1984-2014
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8.08 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-141
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that publicize exhibitions, acquisitions, events, lectures, and other related public programs of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC). Topics covered include the museum design, construction, American Indian tribe news, media coverage, events, exhibitions, and ...
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Eisler Engineering Company.
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(bulk 1920-1950s)
1885 - 1988
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30 Cubic feet (49 boxes, 25 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0734
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records document Charles Eisler, a Hungarian immigrant who was a skilled mechanic and engineer and his company, Eisler Engineering Company of Newark, New Jersey, which manufactured equipment for producing electric lamps, television and radio tubes, welding equipment and laboratory equipment.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 25-July 6, 1986
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1986
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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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Smithsonian Resident Associate Program
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1985-1990
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-069
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of administrative records from the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program (RAP). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, brochures, clippings, and images.
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Education Department
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2000-2013
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42.39 cu. ft. (32 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (7 16x20 boxes) (4.13 non-standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-120
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials submitted to the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum for consideration for a National Design Award. An award is presented annually in each of several categories which may change from year to year and the winners are chosen by a panel of well-known designers. New judges are chosen each year. Included are ...
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55 Mercer St. Gallery
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1939-2007
bulk 1970-2007
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5.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.55mercga
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Archives of American Art
55 Mercer Artists, Inc. records, 1939-2007, bulk 1970-2007, measure 5.1 linear feet. The records, which are incomplete with sizeable gaps, consist of administrative records, exhibition files, artists' files, financial records, scrapbooks, guest books, and printed material that document one of the most successful and long lived artist run cooperative galleries in SoHo. The only item pre-dating 55 Mercer Artists, Inc. is a 1939 newspaper clipping in the artists' files.
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Mangravite, Peppino, 1896-
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1918-1982
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6.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mangpepp
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Archives of American Art
The Peppino Mangravite papers measure 6.2 linear feet and are dated 1918-1982. They consist of correspondence, subject files, recorded interviews with significant artists and transcripts, writings and notes, miscellaneous records, printed matter, and photographs documenting Mangravite's career as a painter and educator.
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Columbian Institute
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1816-1841, with related papers, 1791-1800
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2.61 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (2 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7051
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records, mostly dated 1816-1830, concerning the founding and operation of the Columbian Institute by Edward Cutbush, Thomas Law, and others. Records document efforts to raise money for a building, publishing projects, and a botanical garden; and to collect natural history specimens. Also included are minutes of ...