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National Museum of American Art. Department of Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture
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circa 1961-1980
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 458
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the work of the Department and its curators in the late 1960s and in the 1970s, with some material dated as early as 1961. The files include correspondence concerning proposed and rejected works of art, some administrative actions, and the Department's relationship with other museums. The majority of the records con...
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National Museum of American Art. Office of Educational Programs
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circa 1980-1993
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16.5 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-147
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities of the National Museum of American Art (NMAA), Office of Educational Programs, which is responsible for developing NMAA educational outreach programs, special events, and learning material for the general public, school systems, and professional organizations. Earlier records ...
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Curatorial Department
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circa 2010-2011
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-078
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the development, planning, and execution of the exhibition National Design Triennial: Why Design Now?. The exhibition, on view from May 4, 2010 through January 9, 2011, was curated by Ellen Lupton, Cara McCarty, Matilda McQuaid, and Cynthia E. Smith. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Aeronautics Division
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1989-1998
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-138
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Tom D. Crouch, Chairman, 1990-1998, documenting the administrative matters of the Aeronautics Division. Materials include memoranda, correspondence, planning documents, notes, reports, meeting minutes, agreements, inventories, brochures, color images, clippings, information pack...
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National Museum of Natural History, Office of Education and Outreach
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1976-2007
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-219
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the goals, programs, activities, events, and administration of the Naturalist Center. The Naturalist Center provides hands-on learning experiences for students and adults through the use of study collections. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, grant files, vision statements, planning ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Department of Astronautics
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1965-1984, with materials dating from circa 1953
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32 cu. ft. (64 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 398
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection deals chiefly with Durant's tenure as Assistant Director for Astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Perhaps the single topic of greatest interest is the effort to obtain a building for NASM, which was accomplished on July 1, 1976, when the new museum opened. A parallel theme concerns the drive to plan and com...
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National Air and Space Museum, Dept. of Aeronautics
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1971-1988
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-141
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents exhibitions created by the Aeronautics Division for the opening of the National Air and Space Museum in 1976 as well as updates, revisions, and new exhibitions in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This accession also documents exhibitions at the smaller museum located at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, ...
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National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics
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circa 1965, 1970-1989
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the activities of the Assistant Director, Chairman, and Acting Chairman, Department of Aeronautics, National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Records were created by Donald S. Lopez, Assistant Director, 1971-1980, and Chairman, 1980-1983; E. T. Wooldridge, Chairman, 1983-1986; Von Hardesty, Acting Chairman, 1986, ...
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
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circa 2008
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5.39 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 half document box) (6 16x20 boxes) (5 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-075
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the planning, design, and installation of the exhibition, "Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008," on display at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum from March 7 through July 6, 2008. The exhibition was organized by Sarah Coffin, head of the Product Design and Decorative Arts Department; ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1983
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0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-002
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This show featured 36 portraits--27 oil paintings and 9 color photo reproductions--selected from the Harmon Foundation collection, from the National Portrait Gallery, as well as biographical information and memorabilia. Likenesses of blacks who made significant contributions in the fields of civil rights, law, education, medicine, the military, and the arts are on display. Included are Marian Anderson, Joe Lewis, W.E.B. duBois, Thurgood Marshall, George Washington Carver, Charles Drew, William Ayres Campbell, and Richard Barthe. It was exhibited at the Anacostia Neigborhood Museum from April 17, 1983 to August 21, 1983.