Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI)
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2019-2020
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0.97 Cubic feet (2 letter document boxes.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0005
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of interviews and related documents for each of the military pilots selected for The Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI).
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circa 1970-1989
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39.64 cu. ft. (12 document boxes) (58 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 520
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of videotapes and audiotapes of Spacearium presentations.
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Vaeth, J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon), 1921-2012
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1908-1992
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1.97 Cubic feet (4 legal document boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0011
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection, compiled by J. Gorden Vaeth, consists of documents, reports, news clippings, scrapbooks, publications, and photographs relating to rigid and non-rigid airships worldwide.
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Best, Sherman V., Jr.
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bulk 1943-1945
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47 Digital images
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0012
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 47 images relating to Sherman V. Best, Jr.'s military service and the Martin (Glenn L.) B-26B Marauder (Model 179B) "Flak Bait." All were taken in the European theater during World War II, with the exception of one image taken of "Flak Bait" on display at the National Air and Space Museum. The images are scans made from ...
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1755-1963
bulk 1755-1919
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3.28 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0923
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 3.28 cubic feet of early periodicals, articles, pamphlets, and other publications relating to various aspects of aviation including kites; balloons; events relating to aviation; personalities involved in aviation; aerial navigation; airships; airplanes; aerial combat; models; and aerial photography. The majority of writings in the collection date to the time period from 1755 through 1919, but there some later pieces dating to the 1920s through the 1960s. Most of the items in the collection are in English, but there are also some writings in French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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1947-2003
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1.58 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-010
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the history of the aeronautical and space collections at the Smithsonian Institution, from the United States National Museum through the National Air Museum to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), including the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility and the Steven ...
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bulk 1945
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0018
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes a large map, 55 by 29 1/2 inches, detailing the route taken by the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay after its return from Hiroshima, from Tinian to Hawaii via Kwajalein. Entitled "US Army Air Forces Special Air Navigation Chart, (S-144) Oahu-Saipan," with a printing date of 1944, the map bears penciled navigational notations by...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Central Engineering Department
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1978-1996
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73 cu. ft. (73 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-063
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of contract files dealing with the research, development, and construction of the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), now known as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory; and its components; the High Resolution Camera (HRC); the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS); and its two transmission grating spectrometers, ...
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Brogan, Jack
- Dates:
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1968-2016
bulk 1971-2009
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4.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brogjack
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Archives of American Art
The papers of technical artist, fabricator, and conservator Jack Brogan measure 4.25 linear feet and date from 1968 to 2016 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1971 to 2009. The collection documents Brogan's collaboration with many artists associated with Southern California Light and Space art to help realize their ideas. Papers include biographical material, project files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork. There is a 2.0 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2020 that includes files related to projects with Robert Irwin, Tony DeLap, Robert Therrien, Philip Aziz, Peter Alexander, Roy Lichtenstein, Lita Albuquerque and others. Some files relate to repairs to work by Lynda Benglis, Larry Bell, John McCracken, Hal Metzer. Several files relate to projects Brogan worked on for churches and synagogues, including First Baptiste Church, Pomona, California. Many contain multiple original drawings, sketches, and notes by artists. Material dates from 1973-2014.
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Tooker, George, 1920-2011
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circa 1851-2010
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5.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tookgeor
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter George Tooker measure 5.1 linear feet and date from circa 1851 to 2010. The papers document Tooker's personal and professional life through biographical material, correspondence, project files, gallery files, exhibition files, printed material, artwork and one sketchbook, and numerous photographs, including some taken by noted photographer George Platt Lynes.
