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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 17-095
- Creator:
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Society
- Title:
- Exhibition Records, circa 1957-1987
- Dates:
- circa 1957-1987
- Physical Description:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions, Architectural drawings, Floor plans, Posters, Sketches
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA RU009612
- Title:
- Bernice Johnson Reagon Oral History Interviews, 1986
- Date:
- 1986
- Physical Description:
- Audiotapes, Collection descriptions, Music, Transcripts
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 06-250
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications
- Title:
- Productions, 1970, 1995-1996, undated
- Dates:
- 1970, 1995-1996, undated
- Physical Description:
- Motion pictures (visual works), Collection descriptions, Audiotapes, Videotapes
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 17-312
- Creator:
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of Public Programs
- Title:
- Performance Recordings, 1973-1990
- Dates:
- 1973-1990
- Physical Description:
- Audiotapes, Collection descriptions, Videotapes
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 18-112
- Creator:
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- Title:
- Website Records, 2017
- Date:
- 2017
- Physical Description:
- Electronic records, Collection descriptions
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 13-262
- Creator:
- National Museum of American History (U.S.)
- Title:
- Website Records, 2000-2013
- Dates:
- 2000-2013
- Physical Description:
- Electronic records, Collection descriptions
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 15-006
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Office of Telecommunications
- Title:
- Productions, circa 1989-1996
- Dates:
- circa 1989-1996
- Physical Description:
- Videotapes, Collection descriptions
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA RU009620
- Title:
- American Association of Museums Centennial Interviews, 2006
- Date:
- 2006
- Physical Description:
- Transcripts, Collection descriptions, Video recordings, Electronic records, Electronic images, Compact discs
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 97-171
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central
- Title:
- Exhibition Records, circa 1963-1972, 1990
- Dates:
- circa 1963-1972, 1990
- Physical Description:
- Clippings, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts, Architectural drawings, Drawings, Black-and-white photographs
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 10-242
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Chamber Music Society
- Title:
- Website Records, 2010
- Date:
- 2010
- Physical Description:
- Electronic records, Collection descriptions, Web sites
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