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Names:

National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of American Art (U.S.)  Search this

Renwick Gallery  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service  Search this

Extent:

10.43 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Books

Brochures

Exhibition catalogs

Date:

circa 1910-1986

Descriptive Entry:

This collection consists primarily of brochures, booklets, and books cataloging single exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Museum of American Art, and the Renwick Gallery. Also included are a few catalogs from exhibitions of SITES. There are catalogs from exhibitions staged by the Smithsonian alone, those staged in conjunction with one or more other art museums, those organized by other museums but shown at the Institution, those held elsewhere but consisting in whole or in part of Smithsonian works, and those organized as the Smithsonian contribution to exhibitions in other countries. In a few cases, the connection between the Institution and the exhibition is not known. The catalogs range in format from the one-page flyers of the pre-World War I period to the lavish publications of recent years. Also included are miscellaneous publications, such as early catalogs of the entire collection (the two-volume set prepared by Holmes in the 1920s); the checklists of the opening exhibition of 1968; and The History of the National Gallery of Art, United States National Museum Bulletin 70, by Richard Rathbun. In addition there is one journal article describing an exhibition of the work of Albert Pinkham Ryder and the text of a dedication ceremony held by the museum.

This record unit chiefly consists of a collection of publications assembled over the years by the library. In addition, catalogs were pulled from two other accessions which contained many copies. However, the collection does not claim to be complete and should be used in conjunction with other records in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, such as the records of the Office of the Director, Record Units 311 and 312, and central administrative files, Record Unit 313, and later accessions. In particular, SITES catalogs produced since the office became independent are not included. For these, researchers should consult Record Units 290 and 316, as well as unprocessed collections.

This record unit contains exhibition catalogs, booklets, and books arranged in alphabetical order. The name of the sponsoring Smithsonian Institution, generally the National Gallery of Art (NGA), the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), the National Museum of American Art (NMAA), the Renwick Gallery (Renwick), and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), appears in parentheses. The date of the exhibition follows. For items which do not represent exhibitions, the physical format and publication information are noted. In some cases, the connection of the publication with the Smithsonian is not known.

Historical Note:

Although the Smithsonian had paintings and sculpture in its collections since 1849, the works that remained after the fire of 1865 were dispersed. The turn of the century brought a renewed interest in building the art collection, and in 1907, William Henry Holmes became the first Curator of the National Gallery of Art, as it was officially designated a year earlier. In 1920 the Gallery became an administrative entity, separate from the United States National Museum, of the Institution, and Holmes was named its first Director. The collections were displayed first in the Castle, then in the Arts and Industries Building, and after its completion in 1910, the Natural History Building. A number of bequests, most notably by Harriet Lane Johnston and William T. Evans, fostered the growth of the Gallery. In 1937, it became the National Collection of Fine Arts. When Holmes retired in 1932, Ruel P. Tolman became Acting Director until 1946 when he was named Director. Thomas Beggs assumed the title in 1948 and served until 1964 when David Scott became Director. In 1968 the art collections were at last given a separate building, the Old Patent Office, which was renamed the Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building. In 1980 the museum became the National Museum of American Art. Joshua Taylor served as Director from 1970 until his death in 1981, when Harry Lowe became Acting Director. Charles C. Eldredge assumed the position of Director in 1982.

The traveling exhibition service was a part of the art museum from its establishment in 1951 until it became independent in 1965. It is now known as the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).

In 1965 the Smithsonian asked that the Renwick Gallery, once home to the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the U. S. Court of Claims, be transferred to the Institution for use as a gallery of "art, craft, and design." The transfer was accomplished, the building restored, and the museum opened in 1972 with Lloyd Herman as Director. Herman served until 1986, when Michael Monroe was named Acting Director and Curator in Charge. Administratively, the Renwick is a curatorial division of NMAA.

Topic:

Art museums  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Museum libraries  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Books

Brochures

Exhibition catalogs

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 333, National Collection of Fine Arts/National Portrait Gallery Library, Exhibition Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 333

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Exhibition Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0333

Container:

Box 1 of 21

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 333, National Collection of Fine Arts/National Portrait Gallery Library, Exhibition Records

See more items in:

Exhibition Records

Exhibition Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0333-refidd1e321

Names:

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Henry Ward Ranger (Exhibition) (1929-1930 : Washington, D.C.)  Search this

National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)  Search this

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this

Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Smithsonian Art Commission  Search this

Chin, Cecilia H.  Search this

Gurney, Susan  Search this

Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this

Hughes, Bruce. Reverend  Search this

Ratzenberger, Katherine  Search this

Walker, William Bond, 1930-  Search this

Extent:

6.58 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Exhibition catalogs

Brochures

Pamphlets

Newsletters

Date:

1916, 1922, 1929-1930, 1946-1984

Descriptive Entry:

These records document the opening of the National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery in the Patent Office Building in 1968. Included are press kits; photographs; development files; pamphlets of the opening; catalogs from the Henry Ward Ranger exhibition, 1929-1930; an annotated copy of Catalog of Collections, volume I, 1922, by William Henry Holmes; and minutes of the Smithsonian Art Commission, 1963-1964. There is also one folder devoted to the bequest of Reverend Bruce Hughes of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to establish the "Hughes Alcove" and fund efforts to amass "a reference library of art works" for study.

Also included are newsletters, library count sheets, policies, minutes of meetings, surveys, a variety of reports, brochures, volunteer and internship information, and other records. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the National Gallery of Art.

Historical Note:

The Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Library was established in 1965 as a joint operation of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NFCA) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) and was originally housed in the Arts and Industries Building. In 1968, the two museums moved into the newly-renovated Old Patent Office Building, renamed the Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building, where the Library continued as before. In 1980, the Library became the National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery Library (AA&PG) as a result of the name change.

William B. Walker was hired as Librarian in 1965 and held that position until 1979. Katherine Ratzenberger was named Acting Librarian in 1980 followed by Acting Librarian Susan Gurney in 1981. Cecilia H. Chin served as Librarian of AA&PG Library, 1982- .

Topic:

Museum publications  Search this

Art museums  Search this

Museum libraries  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Exhibition catalogs

Brochures

Pamphlets

Newsletters

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 463, National Collection of Fine Arts/National Portrait Gallery Library, Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 463

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Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0463

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2009-10-29T20:00:18.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Museum administration  Search this

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SmithsonianCastle

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianCastle

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_XQqXAqDZioQ

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-01-11T15:34:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Z4x-4JIzbqc

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Conversations and talks

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-09-25T07:31:43.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_qTIyQcpK7pw

Collector:

Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth), 1852-1903  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Transportation  Search this

Creator:

White, John H., 1933-  Search this

Names:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this

Pullman Railroad Company  Search this

Extent:

31.33 Cubic feet (94 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Color slides

Copy prints

Correspondence

Ephemera

Magazines (periodicals)

Manuscripts

Negatives

Newsclippings

Patents

Photocopies

Photographs

Research

Stereographs

Writings

Date:

1830s-1990

Scope and Contents:

The archivist has arranged the collection into seven series. The collection consists primarily of photocopied material assembled by John White for many of his books about railroads. Many files contain original photographs, brochures, advertisements, correspondence, and trade literature. Original Pullman Palace Car photographs can be found across many files. It appears that original Pullman Palace Car photopgraphs were removed from sequence and filed among John White's files. Researchers should consult the Pullman Palace Car Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1175. Additionally, original Baltimore & Ohio Railroad documents are found among many of the files. Researchers should also consult the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Records, NMAH.AC.1086.

Series 1: Car Builders, arranged alphabetically by company or individual.

Series 2: Equipment, Rolling Stock, arranged in two sections: alphabetically by White's heading: Articles in Progress and alphabetical by type of railroad car under White's heading: Research Files for Book in Progress.

Series 3: Locomotives, arranged alphabetically by Locomotive builders in two sections, first by individual company and second by individuals.

Series 4: Railroad Companies and Lines, arranged alphabetically by railroad companies and railroad lines.

Series 5: Publications, White's files for his book The American Railroad Freight Car, which are arranged into two sections, Illustrations and Text. Both sections are arranged numerically by chapters or sections of the book.

Series 6: Freight Cars

Series 7: Passenger Cars

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into seven series. Most material arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.

Series 1: Car Builders

Series 2: Equipment--Rolling Stock

Subseries 2.1: Articles in progress

Subseries 2.2: Research Files for Books in Progress

Series 3: Locomotives

Series 4: Railroad Companies and Lines

Series 5: Publications

Series 6: Freights Cars

Series 7; Passenger Cars

Historical:

John H. White, Jr., (1933- ), historian and museum curator, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated with a B.A. in history from Miami University, Ohio, in 1958. Shortly after receiving his degree, White joined the staff of the Smithsonian Institution as Assistant Curator of the Division of Transportation, Department of Science and Technology, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT). White became Associate Curator of the Division, 1961-1966, Curator, 1967-1985, and Senior Historian, 1986-1989. White specialized in land transportation, particularly the history of railroads. He retired in 1990. His papers, the John H. White, Jr., Papers, circa 1959-1989 are at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

This collection of railroad materials was begun many years ago by employees of the Smithsonian Institution, and maintained later by curators and museum specialists working in the Division of Transportation, NMHT, later named the National Museum of American History (NMAH).

Some of the clippings date back to the time of J. Elfreth Watkins in the 1880-1890s. In 1885 Watkins was appointed Curator of the Section of Steam Transportation, which was successively known as Transportation and Engineering, and Technological Collections. Other portions of White's collection were clearly from Carl Mitman, author of several hundred entries on inventors and engineers in the Dictionary of American Biography and a Smithsonian employee who served as Curator of Mechanical Technology in 1919. In 1921 Mitman took the title of Curator of the Divisions of Mineral and Mechanical Technology, serving in this capacity until 1931. In 1931 the Division of Engineering was established. Mitman served as Curator of the Division and in charge of Mineral Technology, 1931-1938, Head Curator of the Department of Arts and Industries, 1932-1938, and Head Curator of the Department of Engineering and Industries, 1938-1948.

Some portions of this collection were acquired under the time of Frank A. Taylor (Mitman's protégé) who was Assistant Curator, 1928-1931, Assistant Curator for Mechanical Technology, 1932, Curator of the Division and in charge of Mechanical Technology, 1932-1948, Head Curator of the Division of Engineering and Industry, 1948-1957. In 1955 Taylor was appointed Assistant Director, United States National Museum (USNM), with special responsibility for planning the new NMHT, and in 1958 was appointed the first Director of the new museum. In 1962 Taylor became Director of the USNM with responsibility for both the National Museum of Natural History and NMHT.

Smith Hempstone Oliver of the Division of Transportation also kept up the files to a degree, though his main interest was in automobiles.

When White started employment at the Museum in June, 1958, there were, perhaps, two file cabinets on railroads. As Mr. White mentions in a letter to the archivist in March of 2002, "It was and is a great mix of odds and ends -- photos, news clippings, small prints, manufacturing catalogs, post cards, etc. Some junk and some treasure."

White found the material very useful for research and greatly expanded the collection. It more than doubled in size during his years in the Division, 1958-1990. The collection was White's working file and was set up to meet his needs. According to White, the collections greatest lack was cross referencing -- which was mostly in his head. He could usually find things but the organization might be confusing to other users. It was not intended for public use.

White is the author of many books on railroads, including:

American Locomotives: An Engineering History, 1830-1880. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1968; 1997.

Early American Locomotives, with 147 engraving. New York: Dover Publications, 1972.

American Single Locomotives and the "Pioneer". Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973.

The Pioneer, Chicago's First Locomotive. Chicago: Chicago Historical Society, 1976.

The American Railroad Passenger Car. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978.

The John Bull, 150 Years a Locomotive. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.

A Short History of American Locomotive Builders in the Steam Era. Washington, D.C.: Bass, 1982.

Great Yellow Fleet: A History of American Railroad Refrigerator Cars. Golden West Books, 1986

The American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.

Provenance:

Collection materials donated by Jack White in 1995.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Electric railroads  Search this

Freight cars  Search this

Locomotives  Search this

Porters  Search this

Railroads -- History  Search this

Railroad car builders  Search this

Railroad companies  Search this

Railroad passenger cars  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles

Color slides

Copy prints

Correspondence

Ephemera

Magazines (periodicals)

Manuscripts

Negatives

Newsclippings

Patents

Photocopies

Photographs -- 19th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Research

Stereographs

Writings

Citation:

Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0523

See more items in:

Division of Transportation Railroad Reference Files

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83b50b7ee-ab37-4b18-b17c-cffb2543738e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0523

Creator:

Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

Subject:

Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882  Search this

Stanley, John Mix 1814-1872  Search this

King, Charles Bird 1785-1862  Search this

Catlin, George 1796-1872  Search this

Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this

Johnston, Harriet Lane 1830-1903  Search this

Evans, William T. 1843-1918  Search this

Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this

Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954  Search this

Mellon, Andrew W (Andrew William) 1855-1937  Search this

Beggs, Thomas M  Search this

Scott, David W. 1916-  Search this

Davis, Robert Tyler  Search this

Taylor, Joshua C (Joshua Charles) 1917-1981  Search this

Lowe, Harry 1922-  Search this

Eldredge, Charles C  Search this

Broun, Elizabeth  Search this

Stebich, Stephanie A  Search this

National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of American Art (U.S.)  Search this

Corcoran Gallery of Art  Search this

Patent Office Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

National Institute  Search this

Library of Congress  Search this

United States Congress  Search this

District of Columbia Supreme Court  Search this

National Museum of Natural History Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Renwick Gallery  Search this

National Gallery of Art (U.S. : 1906-1937)  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1906

1906-

Topic:

Art museums  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00007

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_217768

Creator:

Smithsonian Libraries  Search this

Subject:

Turner, Jane A  Search this

Jewett, Charles C (Charles Coffin) 1816-1868  Search this

Adler, Cyrus 1863-1940  Search this

True, Frederick William 1858-1914  Search this

Maloy, Robert  Search this

Brockett, Paul 1872-1946  Search this

Corbin, William L  Search this

Clark, Leila F  Search this

Blanchard, Ruth E  Search this

Murdoch, John 1852-1925  Search this

Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth) 1852-1903  Search this

Huffer, Mary A  Search this

Shank, Russell 1925-2012  Search this

Smith, Barbara J (Barbara Jeanne) 1939-  Search this

Gwinn, Nancy E  Search this

Miller, Scott E (Scott Everett)  Search this

Choate, Rufus 1799-1859  Search this

Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882  Search this

Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this

Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries Librarian  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries Office of the Director  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries New Media Office  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries Administrative Officer  Search this

Biodiversity Heritage Library  Search this

Library of Congress  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Dibner Library  Search this

Joseph F. Cullman Library  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1846

1846-2019

Topic:

Museum libraries  Search this

Libraries and museums  Search this

Special libraries  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Rare book libraries  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00377

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_235260

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-11-14T22:34:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Travel & Events  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_FTIHgz5pgkU

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2016-05-18T13:02:50.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

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SmithsonianVideos

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianVideos

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_Jvili_XyPgw

Creator:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives National Air and Space Museum Library Research Center  Search this

Subject:

Scott, Catherine D  Search this

Smith, Martin  Search this

Spencer, David M  Search this

Pietropaoli, Frank  Search this

Cottrill, Chris  Search this

Edwards, Philip D  Search this

Smith, Leah  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries National Air and Space Museum Branch  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Libraries National Air and Space Museum Library  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries National Air and Space Museum Library  Search this

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives National Air and Space Museum Library  Search this

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center  Search this

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (U.S.)  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1972

1972-

Topic:

Libraries and museums  Search this

Aeronautical museums  Search this

Museum libraries  Search this

Librarians  Search this

Libraries  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00148

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_221194

Creator:

Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this

Subject:

Buckler, James R  Search this

Sengsourinh, Michele  Search this

Ufford, Gail  Search this

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs Office of Horticulture  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs  Search this

Physical description:

10 x 8;

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1976

September 1, 1976

Topic:

Museums--Employees  Search this

Local number:

SIA RU000371 [76-14141-30]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_396630

Manufacturer:

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Materials:

Fuselage: Steel Tubing

Wings and Tail: Wood with Percaline (light-weight cotton) Covering

Dimensions:

Wingspan: 14.8 m (48 ft 5 in)

Length: 16.0 m (52 ft 5 in)

Height: 3.5 m (11 ft 4 in)

Weight: 340 kg (750 lb), including pilot

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1903

Credit Line:

On deposit from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum

Inventory Number:

A19180001000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Exhibit Station:

Pre-1920 Aviation

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ce27099d-d73c-4d7b-80b6-f64b60864414

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19180001000

Manufacturer:

Voisin Aeroplane Co.  Search this

Materials:

Airframe: Wood

Covering: Fabric

Dimensions:

Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft)

Length: 10.4 m (34 ft)

Height: 4.0 m (13 ft)

Weight: Empty, 1,310 kg (2,888 lb)

Gross, 1860 kg (4,101 lb)

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

France

Date:

1916-1918

Credit Line:

Transferred from the U.S. War Department.

Inventory Number:

A19190007000

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar:

Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d833c1dd-f7e5-4ac8-a538-fb289101f899

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19190007000

Maker:

Eickemeyer, Jr., Rudolf  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 34 cm x 50 cm; 13 3/8 in x 19 11/16 in

image: 18 cm x 23.5 cm; 7 3/32 in x 9 1/4 in

Object Name:

platinum print

Date made:

1909

ID Number:

PG.004135.B021.28

Catalog number:

4135.B21.28

Accession number:

128483

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Photography

Rudolf Eickemeyer Jr. Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-b073-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1870866

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this

Extent:

1 Cubic foot (approximate)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiocassettes

Audiotapes

Correspondence

Business records

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Negatives

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Digital images

Notes

Sound recordings

Place:

Caribbean Area

Cuba

Haiti

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Date:

June 23-July 4, 1989

Summary:

The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Scope and Contents note:

This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1989 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.

Arrangement note:

Arranged in 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: American Indian Program

Series 3: The Caribbean: Cultural Encounters in the New World

Series 4: Les Fêtes Chez Nous: France and North America

Series 5: Hawai'i

Historical note:

The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 1989 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Office of Folklife Programs and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.

Introduction:

In commemoration of our common French and American covenants of human rights and in recognition of our common French heritage, the 1989 Festival celebrated the Bicentennial of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (on display during the Festival in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building). One of the Festival's four programs thus featured Francophone musicians and craftspeople from France, Quebec, New England, Louisiana, Missouri, and North Dakota.

The Hawai'i program included the descendants of immigrants, mainly from the Pacific rim (but also from the Atlantic), who came to the islands to work on plantations, enduring servitude and hardship in hope of a better life. Hawai'i is unique in that its indigenous culture suffuses its society as a whole, giving nuance to the forms of immigrant cultures that came there. This thirtieth anniversary of Hawaii's statehood invited the Smithsonian to reflect upon human cultural freedom - equity for and conservation of traditional cultures, as the Festival celebrated the vitality and open spirit of an indigenous Hawaiian culture that endured political, ideological and commercial attempts to restrict its practice and growth.

The continuity of culture depends upon access to various natural, social, and cultural resources. We bridle at unfair restrictions of such access that limit our freedom to realize our visions of who we are. The American Indian program in 1989 examined such restrictions and their impact upon contemporary tribal life. What happens when tribal rituals depend on endangered species, or traditional means of subsistence are threatened by land and water pollution? The program also illustrated attempts by various tribes to gain freedom over their cultural future through the innovative management of traditional resources.

The Caribbean program illustrated the historical flow of cultural and aesthetic ideas between diverse Native, European, and African populations in several island societies. Caribbean populations are characterized by the creative creolization of music, food, language, and art. Indeed, this encounter of diverse peoples defined the New World that developed in the wake of the Columbian voyages, whose 500th anniversary would be commemorated a few years later, in 1992. The Festival hosted contingents of musicians from Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico so that Americans could hear their musics and the complex historical tale they tell about the making of the New World.

The 1989 Festival took place for two five-day weeks (June 23-27 and June 30-July 4) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 10th Street and 14th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan). The 1989 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; the Program Book featured four substantial essays, each laying out in depth the rationale for one of the four Festival programs.

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Office of Folklife Programs.

Office of Folklife Programs

Richard Kurin, Acting Director; Diana Parker, Festival Director; Anthony Seeger, Curator, Folkways Records; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist; Peter Seitel, Senior Folklorist; Olivia Cadaval, Marjorie Hunt, Phyllis M. May-Machunda, Heliana Portes de Roux, Frank Proschan, Nicholas R. Spitzer, Folklorists; Betty Belanus, Education Specialist; Richard Kennedy, Winifred Lambrecht, Curators; Jeffrey Place, Archivist

Folklife Advisory Council

Richard Bauman (Chair), Roger Abrahams, Henry Glassie, Rayna Green, John Gwaltney, Charlotte Heth, Adrienne Kaeppler, Ivan Karp, Bernice Reagon, John Kuo Wei Tchen, Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez

National Park Service

James M. Ridenour, Director; Robert G. Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital Region

Shared Stewardship of Collections:

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.

Forms Part Of:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]

Related Archival Materials note:

Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.

Restrictions:

Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Topic:

Folk festivals  Search this

World music  Search this

Folk art  Search this

Food habits  Search this

arts and crafts  Search this

Folklore  Search this

Folk music  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiocassettes

Audiotapes

Correspondence

Business records

Memorandums

Plans (drawings)

Photographic prints

Videotapes

Negatives

Slides (photographs)

Video recordings

Contracts

Digital images

Notes

Sound recordings

Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1989

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1989 Festival of American Folklife

Archival Repository:

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52232caa4-6acc-4267-87da-be2ecad7d0f1

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-1989

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this

Photographer:

Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this

Cohner, Samuel A.  Search this

Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934  Search this

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this

Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940  Search this

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this

Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.)  Search this

Sawyer, Wells, 1863-1960  Search this

Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this

Vannerson, Julian, 1827-  Search this

Names:

Mindeleff, Cosmos, 1863-  Search this

Mindeleff, Victor, 1860-1948  Search this

Extent:

16 Albums (albumen and platinum)

Culture:

Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this

Cocopa  Search this

Sioux  Search this

Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux)  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Wichita  Search this

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this

Northwest Coast  Search this

Tonkawa  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this

Spokan  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Sauk  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Fox  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Apache  Search this

Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this

Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Ponca  Search this

Tewa Pueblos  Search this

Omaha  Search this

Osage  Search this

Plains Apache (Kiowa Apache)  Search this

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

Iowa  Search this

Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Albums

Photographs

Place:

Chaco Canyon (N.M.)

Sonora (Mexico : State)

New Mexico

Date:

1858-1905

Scope and Contents note:

Photograph albums prepared by the Bureau of American Ethnology or the photographic lab, possibly for reference purposes by staff. The use of such albums has been mentioned by BAE photographer De Lancey W. Gill. The albums contain photographs made from the Bureau of American Ethnology's collection of negatives, documenting Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboin, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cocopa, Dakota, Flathead, Fox, Iowa, Kalispel, Kiowa Apache, Nez Perce, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Santa Clara, Sauk, Shoshoni, Spokane Tonkawa, Wichita, and Winnebago people. The bulk of the photographs are studio portraits, made at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898 or during delegation visits to Washington, DC. There are also other photographs made during Victor Mindeleffʹs work in Chaco Canyon, and on W J McGeeʹs expedition to Sonora, Mexico, in 1900.

Photographers include Charles Milton Bell, William Dinwiddie, Alexander Gardner, De Lancey W. Gill, John K. Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Frank Albert Rinehart, Wells Moses Sawyer, Antonio Zeno Shindler, Victor or Cosmos Mindeleff, Julian Vannerson with Samuel A. Cohner. Included are negative numbers formerly used by BAE, but the National Anthropological Archives also annotated them with current negative numbers.

Arrangement note:

Titles of the albums are (1) Omaha and Winnebago; (2) miscellaneous; (3) Sauk and Fox; (4) miscellaneous; (5) Arapaho and Cheyenne; (6) Chiricahua, San Carlos, and Apache; (7) Sauk and Fox; (8) Osage, Shoshoni and Nez Perce, Siouan, Oto; (9) Santa Clara and Flathead; (10) Ponca; (11) Sauk and (12) Wichita and Kiowa Apache; (13) Cocopa; and (14) Assiniboin and Blackfoot

Biographical/Historical note:

The Bureau of American Ethnology was founded in 1879 in part as a result of the federal geological surveys and under the administration of the Smithsonian Institution. Under the directorship of John Wesley Powell (1879-1902), the BAE supported field research by its staff and collaborators, initiated several anthropological publications, and supported the growth of the anthropological discipline, particularly as it related to Native Americans. In addition to its research and publications program, it developed a manuscript repository, library, and an illustrations section that included (in addition to the preparation of artwork for publications) photography and a photographic collection. The BAE commissioned studio portraits of visiting Indian delegates and hired De Lancey Gill served as the its official photographer and illustrator from the 1890s to 1930.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 60

Location of Other Archival Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Bureau of American Ethnology records and the BAE historical negatives, as well as Dinwiddie photographs of the W. J. McGee expeditions are held in (Photo Lot 89 and Photo Lot 144), Charles Milton Bell photographs (Photo Lot 80), and additional photographs by most photographers represented in this collection (Photo Lot 59 and Photo Lot 90-1)

See others in:

Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of Native Americans, 1858-1905

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot 60, Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.60

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Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of Native Americans

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b2e9c187-df63-4ee0-b1e7-1de59d1bff96

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-60

Manufacturer:

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology  Search this

U.S. Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal  Search this

Materials:

Steel, copper alloy, aluminum, rubber, paint, electrical wires

Dimensions:

Other: 205.7 × 15.2cm, 12.9kg (81 × 6 in., 28 1/2lb.)

Type:

SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Inventory Number:

A19620034000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv939119067-3e7a-4e27-8b20-0c53fb7c8546

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19620034000

Manufacturer:

Naval Research Laboratory  Search this

Materials:

Magnesium-aluminum frame; silicon monoxide solar cells

Dimensions:

3-D (As Displayed): 76 × 46 × 30cm (29 15/16 × 18 1/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

3-D (Body, Open): 25 × 19 × 19cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

3-D (Arms, Each): 31 × 0.5cm (12 3/16 × 3/16 in.)

Type:

SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Credit Line:

Gift of Dr. John P. Hagan

Inventory Number:

A19761857000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92fe153d3-04bb-421a-bde8-4f84ba83b9f2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19761857000