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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 91-093
- Creator:
- National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) Office of Exhibitions
- Title:
- Exhibition Records, 1972-1977
- Dates:
- 1972-1977
- Physical Description:
- Books, Collection descriptions, Brochures, Clippings, Manuscripts, Black-and-white photographs
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 14-228
- Creator:
- National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of External Affairs
- Title:
- Commission Meeting Records, 1964, 1981, 1994-2012
- Dates:
- 1964, 1981, 1994-2012
- Physical Description:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions, Black-and-white photographs
- Link:
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SI History Chronology
- Title:
- "The President's Medal 1789-1977" Opens
- Date:
- January 15, 1977
- Link:
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
- Title:
- The View From the Castle: The death of the seventh secretary comes as a personal as well as a professional loss for the Smithsonian
- Dates:
- 19th century
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 01-092
- Creator:
- National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) Office of the Deputy Director
- Title:
- Exhibition Records, 1985-2000
- Dates:
- 1985-2000
- Physical Description:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions, Exhibition catalogs, Black-and-white photographs, Color transparencies
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 17-318
- Creator:
- National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of Public Affairs
- Title:
- Publicity Records, 2015
- Date:
- 2015
- Physical Description:
- Clippings, Collection descriptions
- Link:
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 13-181
- Creator:
- National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
- Title:
- Website Records, 2013
- Date:
- 2013
- Physical Description:
- Electronic records, Collection descriptions, Web sites
- Link:
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SI History Chronology
- Title:
- Portrait Collection Goes on Exhibit
- Date:
- May, 1921
- Link:
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SI History Chronology
- Title:
- "Black Presence" Opens, NPG
- Date:
- July 4, 1973
- Link:
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Martin, David
- Title:
- A Powerhouse in the Attic
- Date:
- November 19, 1965
- Link:
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