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National Museum of the American Indian Oral History Interviews
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Dates:
2010
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9627
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) 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. Progra...

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Digitized Content Division of Cultural History Judaica Collection
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Creators:
Cohen, Henry, Reverand
Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
Harris, Michael
Deinard, Ephraim
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Dates:
1639-1980
Size:
22 Cubic feet (32 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1160
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

An extensive collection of Judaica collected by the Division of Cultural History, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian.

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Outgoing Loan Files
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Dates:
2009-2014
Size:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 16-375
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting outgoing loans of works of art. Materials include correspondence, requests for loans, loan agreement forms, outgoing loan receipts, bills of lading, insurance documents, object images, facility reports, brochures, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Curatorial Records
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Creators:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Painting and Sculpture
Dates:
1963-1991
Size:
35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 469
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records consist of professional correspondence and administrative and research files of a number of curators from the Department of Painting and Sculpture. Included are correspondence and memoranda with HMSG staff, artists, galleries, and other museums; loan agreements, checklists, scripts, and installation plans for HMSG exhibitions; ...

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Digitized Content African Postcard Collection
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Dates:
1898-[ongoing]
Size:
61 Volumes
Collection ID:
EEPA.1985-014
Repository:
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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Interviews conducted by Charles Hosmer relating to historic preservation
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Creators:
Hosmer, Charles Bridgham, 1932-
Dates:
1969-1976
Size:
56 Items (interviews (1,712 p. transcribed))
Collection ID:
AAA.hosmchar
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Interviews conducted by Charles B. Hosmer with 54 persons involved in American historic preservation (used in preparation for his book Preservation Comes of Age) and restoration in the United States. Among the topics discussed are the development of the National Park Service, Williamsburg, National Trust, and projects in California, Charleston, S.C...

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Betty LaDuke collection
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Creators:
LaDuke, Betty
Dates:
circa 1981-2018
Size:
2 Electronic discs (DVD)
4 Boxes (Printed Material (non-photographic))
11 Posters ((Oversize))
24 Prints (visual works)
2488 Negatives (photographic) (color , 35 mm)
3,194 Photographs (color , 20 x 24 inches or smaller)
Collection ID:
EEPA.2007-003
Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

The collection dates from circa 1981 to 2018 and consists of photographic prints, negatives, posters, art prints, DVDs and printed and manuscript materials. Photographs depict architecture, agricultural work, beadwork, weaving, village scenes, artists, artists at work, artworks, markets, celebrations, scenic views, animals, churches and mosques. Most depict Kunama or Saho peoples, particularly women and children. LaDuke also regularly photographed war zones during the Border War, especially those in Nakfa and Gelebe, portraying Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Locations include villages in Ethiopia and Eritrea, particularly Senafe, Nakfa and Massawa, as well as Border War zones various battlefields and camps for internally displaced persons.

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Exhibition Proposals
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Dates:
1995-2012
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 15-347
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of declined exhibition proposals received from artists, photographers, museums, cultural institutions, and other external organizations. A few proposals were initially accepted before being cancelled or withdrawn. Materials include proposals, correspondence, brochures, object lists, object images, catalogs, books, ...

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Records
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Creators:
Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Administrator
Dates:
1962-1988
Size:
17.58 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 545
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records were created mostly by administrators Rohlfing, Dobkin, and Dunne. They document the activities of the Museum Advisory Board and the acquisitions committee and contain files on fundraising, membership, product development, sales, education, collections management, and exhibitions. The records also include audit reports and annual...

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Visual Power: 21st Century Native American Artists/Intellectuals poster collection
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Creators:
United States. Department of State
Dates:
2005
Size:
26 Posters
Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.065
Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian

This collections includes 26 posters that were part of the traveling exhibiton "Visual Power: 21st Century Native American Artists/Intellectuals" curated by Phoebe Farris in 2005.

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