At a board banquet, Dr. Boorstin, Director of National Museum of History and Technology, speaks of the problems of the historian and the museum director. Specifically, he talks about the challenges of research, interpreting objects, materials which are surrounded by controversy, researching the ephemeral such as oral tradition, and writing about subjects which have not been well chronciled such as what people ate, the American family, and the failures which lead to a successful invention. Boorstin titled his remarks "What Historians Don't Talk About." Question and answer session follows speech.
Speech. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings.Dated 19730614.
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Boorstin, Daniel J (Daniel Joseph) 1914-2004 Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007 Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services Search this
National Museum of History and Technology Search this
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35mm;
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Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1973
September 25, 1973
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SIA Acc. 11-009 [73-9879]
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Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001 Search this
Boorstin, Daniel J (Daniel Joseph) 1914-2004 Search this
National Museum of History and Technology Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Mineral Sciences Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs Search this
Physical description:
35mm;
Type:
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1969
October 1-9, 1969
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SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1569]
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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 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 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
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Boorstin, Daniel J (Daniel Joseph) 1914-2004 Search this
Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division Search this
National Museum of History and Technology Search this
Physical description:
120mm;
Type:
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1972
March 17, 1972
Local number:
SIA Acc. 11-009 [72-3425]
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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 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 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 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 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 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
