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Muhammad Ali, Ellen Roney Hughes, and Carl Scheele in the National Museum of History and Technology

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Author
Hofmeister, Richard K
Subject
Scheele, Carl H
Ali, Muhammad 1942-
Hughes, Ellen Roney
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
Nation of Nations (Exhibition) (1976: Smithsonian Institution)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Ellen Roney Hughes began her career at the Smithsonian in 1964 as research assistant in the Main Library at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMNH). Carl Scheele recruited Hughes in 1974 to join the exhibition team for the Nation of Nations exhibit.
Carl Scheele began working as a curator at the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) in 1959. He was instrumental in creating the Nation of Nations exhibit in 1976.
Summary
Muhammad Ali and Curators Ellen Roney Hughes and Carl Scheele during Ali's visit to the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, on March 17, 1976, when he donated a pair of boxing gloves and a robe to the museum for the Nations of Nations exhibition.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 17, 1976
Standard number
76-4120-20A
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Group, candid
Negative
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 6w x 4h; Type of Image: Group Candid; Medium: Negative
Place
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Collectors and collecting
Smithsonian Institution--Employees
African Americans
National Collections
Celebrities and Dignitaries
Donors
Special events
Sporting goods
Athletics--Equipment and supplies
Sports--Collectibles
Sports History
Record ID
siris_sic_14626
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
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