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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division
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1992-1993
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-034
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administrative activities of the Office of Plant Service (OPlantS), Horticulture Services Division. Materials include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to greenhouse construction; Smithsonian grounds maintenance; outgoing loans, grants, and gifts; slide collections; contracts with private companies and ind...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Special Events
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1981-1982
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 89-038
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the short-term events sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include memoranda concerning the events, purchase and catering receipts, menus, guest lists, photographs, agenda, invitations, facilities applications, minutes of meetings, pamphlets and brochures, and copies of newsp...
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Smithsonian Institution. Directorate of International Activities. Office of Service and Protocol
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1984-1988
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-071
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the development and publication of "A Summary Report: Profile of the Smithsonian Institution's International Activities and Foreign Interests," published by the Office of Service and Protocol of the Directorate of International Activities. The purpose of the report was to assemble and summarize ...
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Lewis & Valentine company records
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Lewis & Valentine Company
Lewis, Hewlett Withington
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1916-1971
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2.5 Cubic feet (documents, 366 photographs, 1 videotape.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.LVC
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Archives of American Gardens
The Lewis & Valentine Company Collection contains records of the Lewis & Valentine Company dating from 1916 to 1971 including photographs, negatives, brochures, books, trade catalogs, company papers, letters from clients, customer lists and a history of the company written by Harold Carman Lewis. Photographs document the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, estates in Long Island, New York, and the properties of Hugh D. Auchincloss, Eugene du Pont, Walter P. Chrysler, Otto H. Kahn, F. W. Woolworth, Pierre S. du Pont (Longwood Gardens), Charles M. Schwab and Edward T. Stotesbury. This collection contains only a sampling of the records of Lewis & Valentine and should not be considered comprehensive.
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Faison, S. Lane (Samson Lane), 1907-2006
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1922-1981
bulk 1950-1976
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5.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.faislane
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian and Monuments Man S. Lane Faison measure 5.1 linear feet and date from 1922 to 1981, bulk from 1950-1976. Faison was an art history professor at Williams College, Massachusetts and, during World War II, he was a member of the Art Looting Intelligence Unit (ALIU) of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. The collection includes scattered correspondence; writings; teaching files; subject files on exhibitions and projects; artists files; and printed materials. There are two folders of documents and photographs related to Faison's World War II work in the U.S. Art Looting Intelligence Unit.
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Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992
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1824-1992
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241.95 Cubic feet (488 boxes plus flat files)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0063
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Paul E. Garber Collection documents Paul Edward Garber's life, both personal and professional, prior to and during his 72-year tenure at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Myers, George S. (George Sprague), 1905-1985
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circa 1903-1986 and undated
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32.19 cu. ft. (63 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7317
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of George Sprague Myers provide extensive documentation of his research career in ichthyology and herpetology. The collection also offers substantial information concerning the development of Myers' interest in natural history; his college work at Indiana University and Stanford University; his teaching career at Stanford University...
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Jacques Seligmann & Co
- Dates:
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1904-1978
bulk 1913-1974
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203.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jacqself
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of Jacques Seligmann & Co. measure approximately 203.1 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1978, with bulk dates from 1913 to 1974. The collection includes extensive correspondence files, reference material on American and European collectors and their collections, inventory and stock records, financial records, exhibition files, auction files, and the records of subsidiary companies. The collection is an invaluable resource in tracing the provenance of particular works of art and provides a comprehensive view of the activities of collectors and art dealers in the years leading up to and following World War II.
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Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
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1893-circa 1955
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2.71 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4250
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National Anthropological Archives
Papers include: diaries and extracts from diaries, account books, a scrapbook, letters received, lectures, reminiscences and brief manuscripts, field and work reports, notes on recording techniques and the preservation of Native American music, musical transcriptions, bibliographic notes, library items, tone photographs, a mouth organ (pitch pipe), and a slide rule.
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Uyehara, Grayce
Uyehara, Paul M.
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1929-2008
- Size:
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18 Cubic feet (18 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1480
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and activism of Grayce Uyehara who was a pivotal figure within the Redress Movement and sought reparations for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.