7 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/f66f686bcf154f3c44b05840eab903ee.jpg 6cf18a0d3d59f67756086f5b38606a42 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/">Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1136/#geolocation">2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008</a> Library: <a>+1 (202) 785-2040 (ext 411)</a> <a href="mailto:library@societyofthecincinnati.org">library@societyofthecincinnati.org</a> Description The Society of the Cincinnati is the nation's oldest patriotic organization, founded in 1783 by veteran officers of the Revolutionary War. Now a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the principles and ideals of its founders, the modern Society maintains its headquarters, library, and museum at Anderson House in Washington, D.C. The Society's library and museum collections document and illuminate the people and events of the American Revolution, the art of war in the eighteenth century, the history of the Society of the Cincinnati, and Anderson House and its occupants. Resource <a href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/library/about">Library:</a> The Society of the Cincinnati library collects, preserves, and makes available for research printed and manuscript materials relating to the military and naval history of the eighteenth century, with a particular concentration on the people and events of the American Revolution. The Robert Charles Lawrence Fergusson Collection specializes in works relating to the art of war in the period, providing context for the achievement of the volunteer American forces and their French allies in securing the independence of the United States. Complementing the library's extensive rare book collection are historical manuscripts, maps, graphic arts, and the archives of the Society of the Cincinnati. In addition, a modern reference collection supports research on the American revolutionary period and the history of the Society of the Cincinnati and its members; and a collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century children's literature and fiction reveal popular perceptions of the American Revolution through time. The library also houses books, manuscripts, photographs, and other documentary materials relating to Larz and Isabel Anderson. <a href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/museum_collections/">Museum Collection:</a> The museum collections of more than four thousand objects preserve and interpret the history of the Revolutionary War, the Society of the Cincinnati, and Anderson House. Strengths of the collections include portraiture, armaments, Society Eagle insignias, and Asian art. <a href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/collections/conservation">Collections Conservation:</a> In addition to the proper housing and handling of its collections, the Society undertakes conservation treatments to ensure the long-term preservation of the wide variety of materials under its care. The goal of this work is to stabilize the collections items and return them as much as possible to their original condition and appearance, so they may continue to be made accessible for research, exhibition, and other purposes. The Society has called upon the services of top conservators in the field for projects that range from books and manuscripts to artworks, artifacts, and the historic fabric of Anderson House. <a href="http://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/anderson_house/history">Anderson House:</a> To the Andersons, their Washington home represented the culmination of what America's founders, including George Washington, hoped their capital city would become—a grand, modern city to rival European capitals, but with a patriotic identity and a sense of history that would make it distinctly American. When Larz Anderson died in 1937 with no children, his widow oversaw the gift of Anderson House and its contents to the Society of the Cincinatti, of which Larz had been a devoted member. Since 1939, this National Historic Landmark has been open to the public as a historic house museum where the Society has continued the traditions of collecting, entertaining, and patriotic service that the Andersons began one hundred years ago. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century American Revolution Anderson, Isabel Anderson, Larz armaments Asian art books conservation District of Columbia Fergusson, Robert Charles Lawrence historic site insignias manuscripts maps military history nonprofit organization photographs Society Eagle Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/f9fda6be3a4d1b102a9fb343ea5caf6d.jpg 6efad8eaedcb4efc1908c712f1980d37 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/f79dba6ebc5ba1c8204ced5f8d5b7558.jpg 13e584547d73e791feb72be4d43f52d9 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/d04c9f4c3f55b3b9592db7d66386f094.jpg 8da59bd5cded43fbf251150835de8c5d https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/f94e8d2cca9c52358f1bfe605e81c5bc.jpg 4ba1841f06243806b49004c4ca064f75 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/678766a58f4f205cd1cdad1a9e1960ef.jpg f577a01ca22a1d2eae41f772f7be3a3d Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://scottishrite.org/">House of the Temple</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1137/#geolocation">1733 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009-3103</a> Main: <a>+1 (202) 232-3579 Archives:</a><a>+1 (202) 777-3107</a> <a href="mailto:council@scottishrite.org">council@scottishrite.org</a> Description Opened to great fanfare on October 18, 1915, the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., has since functioned as the headquarters of the Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. The Temple, which includes a library, archives, and museums, is open to visitors for guided tours. Designed by renowned architect, John Russell Pope, the House of the Temple was his first monumental commission. It garnered him the attention of the architectural community, leading to many awards and commissions in the District, such as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, National Archives, and the National Gallery of Art—West Building. The library—which was the first library open to the public in the District of Columbia and remains so today—contains books on Freemasonry including history, philosophy, symbolism, poetry, lodge proceedings, and periodicals. Photographs by <a href="http://www.matailongdu.com/">Matailong Du</a>. Resource <a href="http://scottishrite.org/headquarters/library/">Library:</a> The House of the Temple’s library, located on the main floor, is the oldest library in DC that is open to the public and houses over 250,000 precious books, manuscripts, and other publications. Two of its rarest volumes include Benjamin Franklin’s 1734 re-printing of Rev. James Anderson’s The Constitutions of the Free-Masons and an Incunabulum titled, Sermones de tempore et de sanctis, by Albertus Magnus, printed in Ulm, Germany in 1479. Whether or not you are a Mason, the House of the Temple’s library is a treasure for researchers and anyone who loves books. <a href="http://scottishrite.org/headquarters/archives/">Archives:</a> The purpose of the Archives is to conserve and maintain the Supreme Council’s official correspondence, records, rituals and most rare and valuable printed items and holographs. The goal in managing these valuable collections is to preserve the Scottish Rite’s history. <a href="http://scottishrite.org/headquarters/museums/">Museums:</a> The House of the Temple is home to several unique museums, exhibits and collections. It has been accessible to the public for tours since 1915, when the building first opened its doors. The building’s design was widely praised by contemporary architects, and it won John Russell Pope the Gold Medal of the Architectural League of New York in 1917. Fiske Kimball’s 1928 book American Architecture describes it as “an example of the triumph of classical form in America”. In the 1920s, a panel of architects named it “one of the three best public buildings” in the United States, along with the Nebraska State Capitol and the Pan-American Union headquarters building in Washington, D.C. In 1932, it was ranked as one of the ten top buildings in the country in a poll of federal government architects. The House of the Temple is designated as a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource House of the Temple 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century Anderson, James architecture archives books correspondence District of Columbia Franklin, Benjamin Free Masons historic site holographs library manuscripts records rituals https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5127b6efc5642eff6d120c3a9d13dcb3.jpg c6e880ef60eaac0f162aeb26718f905d https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/207acbf7326aa67922ff14f1c5e4034c.jpg f750673c1bdea6ffecbe04780ae0ad88 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/7354636cbd285480f8e882e4a7b8520a.jpg 3d8655526b2105b97b8d65ed2d4f17dd https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/622ba5d3d57ba1e79b0cafce1c920f6e.jpg 1c6af120738b34878bee65f0c1faf4c7 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/a4313932de384043dc5efa8cafdf1322.jpg cc41fb285a05857c4d6c6132436f6f64 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/6a6e46fad6504f1aae8e48d7ab48d75c.jpg 361fe44a860c5c54ba41f79513b6a194 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.tudorplace.org/">Tudor Place Historic House & Garden</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1138/#geolocation">1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007</a> <a>+1 (202) 965-0400</a> <a href="mailto:info@tudorplace.org">info@tudorplace.org</a> Description Tudor Place, a National Historic Landmark, was completed in 1816, lived in by six generations of a single family, and opened to the public in 1988, Tudor Place Historic House & Garden preserves, interprets, and shares with the public and scholars the rich resources of its architecture, history, collections, and archive. One of America’s first National Historic Landmarks, it was built by a granddaughter of Martha Washington and a son of Robert Peter, a prominent Scottish-born merchant and landowner and Georgetown’s first mayor. With an inheritance from George Washington, Thomas and Martha Custis Peter purchased 8½ acres of farmland on Georgetown Heights. Dr. William Thornton, architect of the first U.S. Capitol and a family friend, designed the grand neoclassical house. It remains one of the nation’s few historic urban estates retaining the majority of its original landscape. The estate remained under continuous Peter family ownership through six generations spanning 178 years, its rooms a destination for leading politicians, military leaders, and dignitaries. After the 1983 death of Armistead Peter 3rd, the founders’ great-great-grandson, the site was opened to the public in accordance with his wishes. Today, visitors see the house much as he and other Peters lived in it, preserving spaces and belongings of many eras while adapting their home and landscape to contemporary fashion and functions. With an object collection representing every period of the estate’s occupation since 1805, Tudor Place is a time capsule of culture. Its 15,000-plus objects span three centuries and include a range of cultural touchstones from Martha and George Washington’s personal items to Asian and European decorative arts, musical instruments, garden implements, weaponry, 20th-century couture, and a 1919 automobile. In domestic furnishings alone, the Collection encompasses an extensive aggregation of early American silver, porcelain and ceramics from Europe and Asia. While most house museums reflect the tastes and styles of one era, Tudor Place’s nearly encyclopedic accumulation reflects more than 200 years of American social, political, and economic history. Most of the collection is associated with the residents of Tudor Place or close family members, and nearly a third is displayed in the Landmark House. The intimate rooms of Tudor Place exhibit a constellation of decorative arts, fine art, and household furnishings, inviting guests to imagine life in the past. In its contents and the rich Archive that informs them, the object collection is a rich resource for students, scholars, and enthusiasts. Photographs by <a href="http://www.matailongdu.com/">Matailong Du</a>. Resource <a href="http://www.tudorplace.org/research-history/archive/">Archive:</a> The Tudor Place archival collection of approximately 300 linear feet or 250,000 items consists of the personal papers of the Peter family from the mid-18th century to 1983. It includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, financial records, inventories, blueprints, architectural drawings, and ephemera. In addition, a substantial collection of 5,000 books from the 18th through 20th centuries and mid-19th-century photographs complete this rare resource for students and scholars. <a href="http://www.tudorplace.org/research-history/collection/in-the-collection/">The Collection:</a> Most of the more than 15,000 objects in Tudor Place’s collection date from 1750 to 1983. Fine and decorative arts holdings encompass American, European, and Asian silver and metalwork, jewelry, furniture, costume and furnishing textiles, paintings, prints, sculpture, porcelain and ceramics, glass, weaponry, and musical instruments. The museum’s Washington Collection is the largest publicly held collection from the first “first family” outside historic Mount Vernon. <a href="http://www.tudorplace.org/who-we-are/garden/">Garden:</a> With its 5½ open acres, Tudor Place remains one of America’s last intact urban estates from the Federal Period. Its open lawns and garden rooms are a delight for the senses as well as a historical record of changing land use over time. Thomas and Martha Custis Peter put their land to agricultural and ornamental uses, and numerous trees and shrubs they cultivated still grow on the site today. <a href="http://www.tudorplace.org/research-history/reading-room/">Virtual Reading Room:</a> This is Tudor Place’s virtual library, where you’ll find original essays, research, maps, and other resources. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tudor Place Historic House & Garden 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century architecture Asian art automobiles blueprints books ceramics correspondence couture District of Columbia drawings ephemera European art financial records garden historic site instruments inventories objects Park personal papers Peter Family photographs scrapbooks Silver Washington Washington, George Washington, Martha weaponry https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/b26dc377e829a2c16b7dfbf10aa9d94b.png 89bbaf1b7b836299c06e736c7ca1f041 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://overseasbuildings.state.gov/">Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1139/#geolocation">1701 Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209</a> <a>+1 (703) 875-6361</a> Description The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas building program for the Department of State and the U.S. Government community serving abroad under the authority of the chiefs of mission. In concert with other State Department bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and Congress, OBO sets worldwide priorities for the design, construction, acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use of sales proceeds. OBO’s mission is to provide safe, secure and functional facilities that represent the U.S. government to the host nation and support our staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policy objectives. These facilities should represent American values and the best in American architecture, design, engineering, technology, sustainability, art, culture and construction execution. Resource <a href="http://art.state.gov/">Art in Embassies:</a> For five decades, Art in Embassies (AIE) has played a leading role in U.S. public diplomacy through a focused mission of vital cross-cultural dialogue and understanding through the visual arts and dynamic artist exchange. The Museum of Modern Art first envisioned this global visual arts program in 1953, and President John F. Kennedy formalized it at the U.S. Department of State in 1963. Today, AIE is a public-private partnership engaging over 20,000 participants globally, including artists, museums, galleries, universities, and private collectors, and encompasses over 200 venues in 189 countries. Professional curators and registrars create and ship about 60 exhibitions per year, and since 2000, over 58 permanent collections have been installed in the Department’s diplomatic facilities throughout the world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, U.S. Department of State 20th century 21st century architecture archives Arlington art buildings community construction culture design exhibits international real estate Virginia https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/388c7b28a657c296e1a96b3655d561a1.jpg 2de1af7ede3e46a086435ef292753213 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/Pages/the-treasury-building.aspx">U.S. Department of the Treasury Building & Collections</a> Office of the Curator, Department of the Treasury <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1140/#geolocation">1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20220</a> Main: <a>+1 (202) 622-2000</a> Description The historic Treasury Collection represents one of the oldest and most intact collections of fine and decorative arts, furniture and architectural fragments in the Executive branch of the United States government. Like its immediate neighbor, the White House, the Treasury Department has remained on the original Pennsylvania Avenue site since 1800 when the federal government permanently moved to Washington. The Collection encompasses items from the main Treasury Building and the Department bureaus. The Collection encompasses: <ul><li>Secretary of the Treasury Portraits</li> <li>Paintings</li> <li>Sculpture</li> <li>Furniture</li> <li>Prints & Drawings</li> <li>Photographs</li> <li>Architecture</li> </ul> Resource <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/Pages/edu_history_portraits.aspx">Secretary of the Treasury Portraits & Other Paintings:</a> The Secretary of the Treasury portraits were first acquired by the Treasury Department in the 1870's. Treasury Secretary John Sherman (1877-1881) standardized the size and format of the portraits at three-quarter length and life size, stipulating that the paintings, "...will be obtained from competent artists for $500." This was a significant commission at the time, and allowed for Treasury to acquire works from prominent and professionally trained artists. They included such eminent portrait painters as George Healy, Eastman Johnson, Philipp de Laszlo, Theobald Chartran and Pilides Costa. While the present Treasury Secretary portraits are painted from life, many of the earlier portraits were copied from pre-existing portraits and later, photographs. The majority of these copies were made during the late 19th century when the Treasury Department systematically acquired a likeness of every former Secretary, establishing a complete representation for this high-ranking Cabinet office. The Secretary portraits are displayed throughout the Treasury Building's third floor corridors. In addition to the Secretary of the Treasury portraits, the Department possesses a diverse group of original paintings pertaining to the history of the Treasury Building and Department. Like the antique furnishings and historic artifacts, the artwork is displayed in restored rooms, public spaces and executive offices. Periodically, small exhibitions are organized in the Treasury Building to illustrate particular aspects of Treasury's history and the diversity of the collection. <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/collections/Pages/sculpture.aspx">Sculpture:</a> A number of significant sculptures, including bronze statues of former Secretary’s Hamilton and Gallatin at the north and south entrances to the Treasury Building, are part of the collection. Smaller works such as portrait busts, cast metal figures, bas-reliefs and intricately carved fireplace mantels are on found inside many of the restored rooms and executive offices. Many of the sculptures are original to the Treasury building and their history and placement can be traced back through the years using historic photographs. <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/collections/Pages/furniture.aspx">Furniture:</a> The Treasury Building, America's first modern office building, preserves one of the finest and most extensively documented collections of 19th and early 20th-century office furniture in the United States. This richly diverse collection contains desks, bookcases, conference and tables, chairs, clocks, over-mantel mirrors and office equipment. Many of the objects retain their original maker's and manufacturer's labels while others are identified through inventories, invoices, and period photographs, providing diverse sources of documentation for a significant aspect of American material culture. <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/collections/Pages/graphics.aspx">Prints & Drawings:</a> The Treasury Building was the first home of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing and that legacy continues with displays of some of their most significant works. Examples of printers' and engravers' historic works, as well as artist models for currency specimens and certificates, are exhibited throughout the Treasury Building. Of particular interest to collectors are late 19th and early 20th-century currency, stamp and bond displays which were assembled by the Bureau for world fairs and exhibitions. <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/collections/Pages/photographs.aspx">Photographs:</a> The Treasury Building is one of Washington's oldest and most prominent landmarks and has captured the attention of artists, photographers and engravers since the completion of the east wing in 1842. The Department is the repository of a large and varied collection of interior and exterior views of the Treasury Building in a variety of photographic mediums: prints, glass slides, negatives, stereoscopic images and tinted images. Of special significance are the photographs of prominent 19th century photographers such as Matthew Brady and Frances Benjamin Johnston. Unique to the Collection are a large number of stereoscopic cards that document the evolution of this Washington landmark from the mid 19th century. The photographic cards with a pair of images are viewed through the use of a special binocular “stereoscope” that gives the illusion of added depth. This extensive collection of cards show in great detail the evolution of the Treasury Building, the surrounding grounds and the changing neighborhood around 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue. <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/about/history/collections/Pages/architecture.aspx">Architecture:</a> The Treasury Building has evolved through a number of additions and alterations. Over the course of its development, the building has amassed a variety of architectural fragments that now constitute a diverse study collection. Examples include sections of vaults, iron work fragments both structural and decorative, plaster work and hardware. The architectural study collection was expanded significantly during a comprehensive restoration and modernization project of the Treasury Building from 1997 to 2007. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource U.S. Department of the Treasury Building & Collections 19th century 20th century 21st century archives art buildings District of Columbia furniture historic site paintings Pennsylvania Avenue preservation restoration tours Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5230de0fd8ffc0b02ee5ad8e0ab3e92c.jpg 377178829bf5f4d6d7e2e7fac388f546 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="www.gsa.gov/newconstruction">Office of Design and Construction, U.S. General Services Administration</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1141/#geolocation">1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405</a> <a>+1 (202) 501-1888</a> Description GSA is responsible for delivering much of the space requirements of federal agencies. GSA provides national leadership, policy direction, and standards in the areas of architecture, engineering, urban development, sustainable design, fine arts, historic preservation, construction services, and project management. To ensure a high standard of excellence for the American public, GSA engages the best private-sector architects and engineers to design, modernize existing, and construct new federal buildings through its internationally renowned Design and Construction Excellence Program. The Office of Design and Construction is responsible for providing national leadership and policy direction in the areas of architecture, engineering, urban development, construction services, and project management. The office also has programs in design and fine arts, historic preservation, border stations, and courthouses. The office is also responsible for interagency relations and national professional organization liaisons in the aforementioned disciplines. Additionally, it is responsible for developing standards of excellence for the planning and construction phases of capital projects. It is also accountable for facilitating project office success by providing the necessary support and training to the regions. Office success is measured by the delivery of on-time, on-budget projects that meet internal, external, and regulated specifications for construction planning, design, and implementation. Resource <a href="www.gsa.gov/designexcellence">Design Excellence Program:</a> To increase the understanding and appreciation of contemporary federal architecture and artworks and to educate both federal employees and the general public about the history and cultural heritage of the United States as reflected in the architecture and art of federal buildings, the Design Excellence Program organizes and produces publications, exhibits, films, forums, symposia, and interpretative materials. Significant buildings commissioned through the Design Excellence process are documented in an award-winning monograph series. An oral history program is underway to interview important public figures, architects, designers, and artists who have worked to inspire and nurture excellence in federal architecture. Plaques are installed and interpretive brochures are produced to accompany works of art and to give visitors to federal buildings biographies of artists and an insight into the meaning of artworks and how they were produced. Exhibits are organized and designed to make the works of art accessible. Online Library contains Monograph and Video Library. <a href="www.gsa.gov/architectureandengineering">Architecture & Engineering:</a> GSA establishes and maintains policies and criteria regarding architecture and engineering design practice and building technology, building systems, products, and materials based on the objectives established for the national capital program. GSA also manages national programs in such areas as sustainable design, workplace productivity, fire protection/life safety, and design and cost benchmarking. GSA participates on numerous federal interagency committees regarding design policies, national standard setting panels, code bodies, and other design and construction organizations. In addition, GSA provides outreach to governments, urban interest groups, cities and federal agencies on GSA's urban programs, policies, and best practices. <a href="www.gsa.gov/sdm">Spatial Data Management:</a> The Spatial Data Management (SDM) Program is GSA’s national effort to create, update, and maintain its spatial data and associated Computer Aided Design (CAD) floor plans to accurately reflect the national federally owned inventory. SDM CAD floor plans are the basis for the assignment data and square footage information that GSA uses for tenant rent bills. The creation and maintenance of drawings supports accurate rent bills for customer agencies. The SDM program also aids in the performance and utilization of each asset while identifying the most efficient and cost-effective way to house federal employees. The GSA Office of Portfolio Management provides national program support to the regional SDM programs through: <ul><li>Implementing the PBS Business Space Assignment Policy</li> <li>Maintaining SDM National Business Process Flows</li> <li>Coordinating significant SDM projects</li> </ul> Regional SDM programs reinforce efficient management of GSA’s real estate portfolio. Asset managers, realty specialists, and property managers must have accurate inventory and assignment information through the regional SDM programs. The SDM drawings produced under the national program provide a graphic record of the GSA building inventory and can also be used as a planning tool and reference for building projects. <a href="www.gsa.gov/artinarchitecture">Art in Architecture Program:</a> The Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for federal buildings nationwide. The incorporation of contemporary art within the nation's important civic spaces celebrates the best of American culture and exemplifies how democratic societies benefit immeasurably from the unique, creative talents of individual citizens. <a href="www.gsa.gov/finearts">Fine Arts Program:</a> The Fine Arts Program provides national leadership and expertise in fine art care and policy for GSA's Fine Arts Collection. The program seeks to manage the Fine Arts Collection at the highest ethical and stewardship standards and to contribute to creating high-quality federal buildings for federal employees and the public they serve. By preserving the legacy of federal art and the built environment, the Fine Arts Program fosters an appreciation of the importance of creative freedom and inspires future generations to add their expressions to American democracy. The Fine Arts Collection is one of our nation’s oldest and largest public art collections. It consists of permanently installed and moveable mural paintings, sculpture, architectural or environmental works of art, and works on paper dating from 1850 to the present. These civic works of art are in federal buildings and courthouses across the United States. In addition, more than 20,000 small moveable New Deal works of art are on long-term loan to museums and other nonprofit institutions. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Office of Design and Construction, U.S. General Services Administration architecture art blueprints buildings construction courthouses design District of Columbia drawings historic preservation monographs oral history planning office records stations urban design urban development Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/488c559957af308dfee904f1fe8e75d9.jpg 7558d6e0c41c5bcef365027e3b7bd96c Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/">U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1142/#geolocation">100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126</a> Main: <a>+1 (202) 488-0400 Library & Archives: </a><a>+1 (202) 479-9717</a><a> Art & Artifacts: </a><a>+1 (202) 488-2649</a><a> Film & Video Archive: </a><a>+1 (202) 488-6104</a><a> Photo Archives: </a><a>+1 (202) 488-6111</a> Library & Archives: <a href="mailto:reference@ushmm.org">reference@ushmm.org</a> Art & Artifacts: <a href="mailto:curator@ushmm.org">curator@ushmm.org</a> Film & Video Archive:<a href="mailto:filmvideo@ushmm.org">filmvideo@ushmm.org</a> Photo Archive:<a href="mailto:photoarchive@ushmm.org">photoarchive@ushmm.org</a> Description The Museum is the central repository in the United States for the study of the Holocaust and serves scholars, students, educators, genealogists, and the broader public by providing access to its collections. These collections, combined with scholarly programs, help sustain the fields of Holocaust and genocide studies and preserve the memory of this tragic history. The Museum’s collection is the basis for investigating aspects of the Holocaust and its lasting impact. In order to properly understand the events associated with the Third Reich and the Nazi occupation of Europe from 1933 to 1945 within their historical context, the temporal parameters of collecting activity extend from the end of World War I to the close of the Jewish displaced persons (DP) camps in the mid-1950s. The Museum’s ability to preserve the memory of the Holocaust relies on its collections, which include photographs; artifacts; films; music; archival documentation; books; testimonies from Holocaust survivors, perpetrators, and eyewitnesses; and more. Each piece of evidence is a crucial part of the historical record that personalizes history and deepens our understanding. The various types of materials include but are not limited to: <ul><li>Art: Drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, artistic posters, and other creative works by Holocaust survivors or victims</li> <li>Audio and video interviews</li> <li>Books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and transcripts</li> <li>Electronic copies, facsimiles, casts, microfilm, and photo reproductions</li> <li>Film, video, and audio recordings</li> <li>Musical recordings and scores</li> <li>Photographs (original and copy prints), photo albums, transparencies, and negatives</li> <li>Textiles: Uniforms, costumes, clothing, badges, armbands, flags, and banners</li> <li>Textual records: Government documents, legal proceedings, institutional records, personal papers, diaries, memoirs, and correspondence</li> <li>Three-dimensional objects: Personal effects, furnishings, architectural fragments, ritual objects, jewelry, numismatics, models, machinery, tools, and other implements</li> <li>Works on paper: Broadsides, announcements, advertisements, posters, and maps</li> </ul> Resource <a href="http://collections.ushmm.org/search/">Collections Search:</a> This is the United States Holocaust Museum cross-catalog "next-generation OPAC" system, providing an interface allowing you to search across our Library, Archives, Art & Artifacts, Film and Video, Oral History, Photo Archives, and Victim List catalog records. Collections Search spans 247,286 records including: <ul><li>89,000 books and other publications</li> <li>65,165 oral history testimonies: 9,608 oral history testimonies--over 17,000 hours--are streamable</li> <li>30,965 names source records</li> <li>4,107 oral history transcripts, notes, or summaries</li> <li>29,076 photographs</li> <li>9,071 document (archival) collections</li> <li>1,097 archival finding aids</li> <li>4,661 moving image (historical film) records: 3,572 moving image records are streamable</li> <li>12,601 objects</li> <li>1,543 collections (groups of more than one item)</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/online/archival-guide/list.php">Guide to the Archival Collection:</a> The purpose of this Archival Guide to the Collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is to provide the researcher with a general overview of the textual record collections of the Museum and to facilitate the first stage of the research process. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 20th century art artifacts audiovisual books District of Columbia Holocaust international musuem oral history photographs records testimonies Washington World War II https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/44f617e3efecb8c4a6e7cca6784845a9.jpg d42a38d7f4c198d4a36bbc294d5fd8ec Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/about.aspx">U.S. Supreme Court Building & Collection</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1143/#geolocation">1 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20543</a> <a>+1 (202) 479-3000</a> <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/contact/contact_curator.aspx">Contact Form</a> Description The Supreme Court of the United States has been acquiring works of art since the 1830s. These early acquisitions were mostly portraits and busts of Chief Justices used to decorate the Supreme Court Chamber and Robing Room in the U.S. Capitol. The move to the Supreme Court Building greatly increased the space for works of art and many objects were acquired during the 1930s and 1940s through the tireless efforts of Marshal Thomas E. Waggaman. Over the years, additional objects were acquired through Congressional appropriation, purchase, gift and bequest. Robing Room in the U.S. Capitol, c.1925 In 1973, under the leadership of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, the Office of the Curator was created to care for what has subsequently become known as the "Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States." Over the ensuing years, the collection has expanded to include objects that document the lives of individual Justices, the institutional history of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Building. The Supreme Court's Collections are organized into several departments: <ul><li>Archives includes oaths of office, speeches, docket books, miscellaneous papers of Justices, as well as some documents relating to the construction and architecture of the Supreme Court Building.</li> <li>Decorative Arts includes historic furnishings, antique furniture, and other decorative arts. Collection pieces are used in many rooms throughout the building.</li> <li>Fine Arts includes portraits, miniatures, and busts of Justices and those associated with the Court many of which are on exhibit throughout the building.</li> <li>Graphic Arts includes lithographs, engravings, and photographs associated with the Justices, former meeting places of the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court Building, and other related topics.</li> <li>Memorabilia & Ephemera includes objects that are associated with Justices such as furniture, robes, desk sets, clocks, and traveling cases.</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource U.S. Supreme Court Building & Collection 19th century 20th century 21st century architecture archives art Burger, Warren E. capitol District of Columbia ephemera Federal furniture memorabilia photographs portraits Robing Room Supreme Court Waggaman, Thomas E. Washington https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/5b1d86f1b7b3141b1c480441a52d56b4.jpg bb670697e18a59a26ad5ae35244a1216 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/architecture">Architecture Library, University of Maryland</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1144/#geolocation">School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation Building, Room 145, College Park, MD 20742</a> <a>+1 (301) 405-6321</a> Description The Architecture Library is located on the first floor of the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Its mission is to serve the students and faculty of the Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, and Urban and Regional Planning and Design PhD programs. The library collects in the areas of architectural history, design, and theory; historic preservation; landscape architectural design; real estate development; and urban studies and planning. Resources and services support the instructional and research needs of both undergraduate and graduate-level coursework. Its materials and resources are supplemented by the Visual Resource Collection, which now resides with the library, and the School's Computer Labs. Resource <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/architecture/resources/home">Libguides: </a> <ul><li>Civil & Environmental Engineering</li> <li>Environmental Science</li> <li>Gemstone Subject Guides</li> <li>GIS at UMD Libraries</li> <li>GIS Data and Websites</li> <li>Historic Preservation</li> <li>Historical U.S. Newspapers</li> <li>Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Collection at UM Libraries</li> <li>Kit Houses</li> <li>Lib X and You</li> <li>Maryland Genealogy</li> <li>Maryland Geography</li> <li>Maryland Maps: A Finding Aid</li> <li>Maryland Statistics: A Finding Aid</li> <li>Materials Science & Engineering</li> <li>McKeldin Map Collection</li> <li>Open Educational Resources</li> <li>Patents and Trademarks</li> <li>Planned Communities</li> <li>Plant Science</li> <li>Pollination in Crisis</li> <li>Pompeii Resources in University of Maryland Libraries</li> <li>Preserving Historic Theaters</li> <li>Project Management</li> <li>Researching Historic Houses</li> <li>Sanborn Map</li> <li>U.S. Census Population Schedules: Maryland Overview</li> <li>Wome in Maryland</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Architecture Library, University of Maryland architecture College Park design GIS datasets historic preservation landscape library maps Maryland planning real estate university urban design https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/c685934baa85973b06b688cb9938b4ff.jpg bbb19428b7045ed95aecda745659b00d Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/home">Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1145/#geolocation">Maryland Room, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20740</a> <a>+1 (301) 405-9212</a> <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/contact/home">Contact Form</a> Description Recognized for premier and unique collections, the University of Maryland Libraries will support the educational and research mission of the University. These collections enrich scholarly opportunities for the University’s students, faculty, and staff, as well as those of state, national, and international communities. Resource <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/collections/maryland/home">State of Maryland Collection, Marylandia:</a> The Marylandia Collection collects a variety of items to support the study of the state of Maryland. Subjects include: <ul><li>African-American history</li> <li>Agriculture</li> <li>Business and labor history</li> <li>Environment</li> <li>Family history and personal papers</li> <li>Geography</li> <li>Military history</li> <li>Politics and civic activities</li> <li>Women’s history</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/collections/rare/home">Rare Book Collections:</a> The Rare Books Collection contains books and pamphlets dating from the 15th century to the present. The scope of the collection is broad, encompassing the humanities, natural history, including botany and agriculture, the history of the printed book, and 20th century literature. <a href="http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/guides/preservation">Historic Preservation Guides:</a> This is the home of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection. The largest and most comprehensive concentration of preservation materials in the United States, the collection covers subjects related to historic preservation such as archaeology, law, public policy, education, planning, landscape architecture, and more. In addition to almost 20,000 books the collection contains postcards, archival and manuscripts collections, periodicals, photographs, audio-visual materials, and vertical files. Subject guides include: <ul><li>Preserving Historic Theaters</li> <li>Researching Historic Houses</li> <li>Kit Houses</li> <li>Planned Communities</li> <li>Sanborn Maps</li> <li>Pompeii Resources</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Special Collections and University Archives, University of Maryland 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century agriculture architecture archives audiovisual books botany College Park historic preservation landscape manuscripts Maryland pamphlets periodicals photographs postcards university vertical files