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Creator::
Allen, Neil  Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Motion pictures (visual works)
Audiotapes
Date:
1972-1976, 1985
Descriptive Entry:
Neil Allen of Neil Allen Productions worked on the audiovisual elements of the Hall of Photography at the National Museum of American History. The hall opened in 1972 and was organized by Eugene Ostroff, curator. Allen worked on installations of photographs broken down into seven broad categories: scientific photography, frontier photography, family photography, news and documentary photography, amateur photography, color photography, and applications of photography. Materials include correspondence, contracts, research notes, scripts, images, motion picture film, audio recordings, and clippings.
Topic:
Photography -- History  Search this
Photography -- Exhibitions  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Photography -- Scientific applications  Search this
Photojournalism  Search this
Color photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Clippings
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Black-and-white photographs
Motion pictures (visual works)
Audiotapes
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-075, Neil Allen Papers
Identifier:
Accession 12-075
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Neil Allen Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa12-075