Central Administrative File, Records
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National Collection of Fine Arts
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1908-1974
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59 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (116 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 313
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records pertain to the administration of David W. Scott, director, 1965-1968, Robert Tyler Davis, interim director, 1969, and Joshua C. Taylor, director, 1970- . Some records, most noticeably correspondence with Smithsonian Art Commission members, have been pulled up into the files from previous administrations. Also included are Smithson...
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National Air and Space Museum. Albert Einstein Planetarium
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circa 1957-1989
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 356
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of administrative records, such as reports, correspondence, and attendance records, in addition to records concerning each show, such as scripts, correspondence, and proposals. The actual audio and video tapes are in Record Unit 520. Material from the 1950s and 1960s concerns a proposed Washington Planetarium.
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1962-1983
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14.04 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 554
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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George Washington Memorial Association
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1890-1922
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1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7471
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history and organization of the GWMA and the planning for the George Washington Memorial Building - first in conjunction with the establishment of a National University in Washington, the construction of an administrative building and cultural center for Columbian College in the District of Columbia, and finally, ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations
- Dates:
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2015
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-200
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the project website for the National Museum of African American History and Culture environmental impact statement and section 106 as it existed on November 4, 2015. The website, a collaboration between the Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations and the United States National Capital Planning Commission, ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
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1964-1978
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 448
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence, photographs, and slides which document the design and installation of exhibitions at the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) and the Renwick Gallery. Of special interest are records concerning the Patent Office Building (POB) Opening, 1968 and the exhibition America as Art, 1976. The records al...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1895-1975
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0.43 cu. ft. (1 12 x 17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 550
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of archival items purchased from Miss Mary P. Plummer in 1969, as well as correspondence and other material from NCFA files. The records were maintained by the Director until 1972, when they were deposited in the NCFA Library. This record unit consists of photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Gellatly, reprints of several journal ...
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Taylor, Frank A, (Frank Augustus), 1903- interviewee
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1974, 1979-1980, 1982, 2005
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26 audiotapes (reference). 45 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9512
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Luna, James
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Native American Public Programs
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November 13, 1992
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7514
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The tape is of a lecture given at Baird Auditorium in the National History Building at the Smithsonian Institution. A pamphlet about Luna is included. Related photographs are in NAA Photographic lot 91-26.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director
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1970-1983, with records dating from 1934
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48.5 cu. ft. (97 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 322
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenure of Joshua C. Taylor as Director, 1970-1981, with small amounts of materials from 1960s. Additionally some records date back to 1934. In addition there is a folder of correspondence with David E. Finley dated 1938-1977. Included are files on museum offices, Smithsonian offices, various art commissions, other ...