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National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1970-1985
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15.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 360
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of press releases, memoranda, tapes documenting Museum activities, newspaper clippings concerning the Museum, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition scripts, invitations, guest lists, and photographs. Material pre-dating the appointment of Rebecca Bean consists entirely of news clippings.
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1813-1953
bulk 1915-1925
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4.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archamea
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Archives of American Art
Primarily exhibition catalogs for modernist art exhibitions held in New York City during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Also included are catalogs for Boston exhibitions, mainly pre-1900, and a few other locales; exhibition announcements; gallery publications; and other printed material.
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UNESCO
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circa 1961-2006
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27 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.UNES
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, which dates from circa 1961-2006, contains audiorecordings from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, as well as related business records. Includes recordings of tradition and sacred music from Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Korea, the Solomon Islands, India, Bali, Java, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Syria, and Turkey.
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Eliot Candee Clark papers
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Clark, Eliot Candee, 1883-
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1839-1983
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6.14 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clarelio
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Virginia painter Eliot Candee Clark measure 6.14 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1984. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, 21 diaries and notebooks, writings and notes, personal business records, photographs, 9 sketchbooks, and artwork and artifacts. Many of the materials relate to Clark's travels in Europe, India, and throughout the United States.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1930-1932, 1937-1984 and undated, with related records from 1882
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17.56 cu. ft. (35 document boxes) (1 folder oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 328
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives would like to thank Frederick J. Collier and Martin A. Buzas for their assistance in the transfer of these records to the Archives.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Registrar
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circa 1970-1985
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21.5 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 515
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of insurance records, art condition reports, facility condition reports, shipping documents and invoices, and photographs, as well as pamphlets and catalogs.
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Parsons, Betty
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1916-1991
bulk 1946-1983
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61.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.parsbett
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Betty Parsons Gallery records and personal papers measure 61.1 linear feet and date from 1916 to 1991, with the bulk of the material dating from 1946-1983. Records provide extensive documentation of the gallery's operations from its inception in 1946 to its closing in 1983 and of the activities of Betty Parsons as one the leading art dealers of contemporary American Art in the latter half of the twentieth century, particularly the work of the Abstract Expressionists. Over one third of the of the collection is comprised of artists files containing correspondence, price lists, and printed materials. Additional correspondence is with galleries, dealers, art institutions, private collectors, and the media. Also found are exhibition files, exhibition catalogs and announcements, sales records, stock inventories, personal financial records, and photographs. Betty Parsons's personal papers consist of early curatorial files, pocket diaries, personal correspondence, and evidence of her own artwork, including sketchbooks, and files documenting her personal art collection.
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Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery
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1948-1981
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51 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archmhunt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The microfilmed Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery exhibition files contain 621 exhibition files (1948-1981) including biographical data on artists, correspondence, photographs, exhibition checklists, price and sales lists, loan agreements, condition reports, shipping orders and receipts, exhibition announcements, catalogs and invitations, press rele...
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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
- Dates:
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1898-[ongoing]
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61 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
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Farber, Joan C., Dr.
Farber, Joseph C., 1903-1994
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circa 1930-1990
- Size:
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15 Cubic feet (90 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0520
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Farber collection documents images of celebrated American buildings by photographer Joseph C. Farber.