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Digitized Content Lois W. Poinier slide collection
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Creators:
Poinier, Lois W.
Wodell, Helen Page
Cottrell, Lois Page
Dates:
circa 1920-1999
Size:
154 Lantern slides
1 Album
2,243 Color slides
2.25 Cubic feet
Collection ID:
AAG.PNR
Repository:
Archives of American Gardens

The Lois W. Poinier Collection documents the work of Lois W. Poinier, a self-taught garden designer who designed scores of gardens, most of them in New Jersey.

Digitized Content Lewis & Valentine company records
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Creators:
Lewis & Valentine Company
Lewis, Hewlett Withington
Dates:
1916-1971
Size:
2.5 Cubic feet (documents, 366 photographs, 1 videotape.)
Collection ID:
AAG.LVC
Repository:
Archives of American Gardens

The Lewis & Valentine Company Collection contains records of the Lewis & Valentine Company dating from 1916 to 1971 including photographs, negatives, brochures, books, trade catalogs, company papers, letters from clients, customer lists and a history of the company written by Harold Carman Lewis. Photographs document the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, estates in Long Island, New York, and the properties of Hugh D. Auchincloss, Eugene du Pont, Walter P. Chrysler, Otto H. Kahn, F. W. Woolworth, Pierre S. du Pont (Longwood Gardens), Charles M. Schwab and Edward T. Stotesbury. This collection contains only a sampling of the records of Lewis & Valentine and should not be considered comprehensive.

Digitized Content Princeton University Poster Collection
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Creators:
Princeton University
Dates:
1863-1950
Size:
135 Cubic feet (10,690 posters)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0433
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

An extensive and comprehensive collection of posters from World War I and World War II.

Digitized Content Ernst Herzfeld Papers
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Creators:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Dates:
1903-1947
Size:
150 Linear feet (circa 30,000 items)
Collection ID:
FSA.A.06
Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

An outstanding scholar in the field of Iranian studies, Ernst Herzfeld (1879--1948) explored all phases of Near Eastern culture from the prehistoric period to Islamic times. This collection documents Herzfeld's excavations at Samarra, Persepolis, Pasargadae, and Aleppo and includes correspondence; field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; inventories of objects; "squeeze" copies of architectural details; and photographs.

Digitized Content Benjamin Layton collection
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Creators:
Layton, Benjamin
Dates:
circa 1865-1977
Size:
3.45 Linear feet (5 boxes; 1 folder)
Collection ID:
ACMA.06-031
Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives

The Benjamin Layton collection documents the life, family history, and interests of Benjamin T. Layton. Items date from circa 1865 to 1977. The collection measures 3.45 linear feet and is composed of newsletters, clippings, pamphlets, newspapers, correspondence, certificates, photographs, memorabilia, books, stamps, etchings, and programs.

Digitized Content Oral history interview with Edwin and Louise Rosskam
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Creators:
Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985
Doud, Richard Keith
Rosskam, Louise, 1910-2003
Dates:
1965 August 3
Size:
70 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.rosska65
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Edwin and Louise Rosskam conducted 1965 August 3, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art, at their home, in Roosevelt, N.J.

Digitized Content Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides)
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Creators:
Marchand, Richard
Dates:
circa 1900-1970
bulk 1910-1940
Size:
0.5 Cubic feet (1,200 slides, 35mm)
Collection ID:
AAG.MAR
Repository:
Archives of American Gardens

The Richard Marchand Historical Postcard Collection contains approximately 1,200 35mm slide reproductions of postcard images depicting early twentieth century architectural and garden views of over 600 private estates throughout the United States. The collection includes views of estates owned by popular movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Claudette Colbert and Buster Keaton.

Digitized Content Robert Smithson and Nancy Holt papers
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Creators:
Smithson, Robert
Dates:
1905-1987
bulk 1952-1987
Size:
67.3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.smitrobe
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of sculptor, painter, and author Robert Smithson and sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 18.9 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. Also included is Smithson's personal library of books, vinyl records, and magazine, measuring 48.4 linear feet. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's motion picture film Pine Barrens and her seminal environmental work of art Sun Tunnels, including a video documentary about Sun Tunnels.

Digitized Content Lilly Martin Spencer papers
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Creators:
Spencer, Lilly Martin, 1822-1902
Dates:
1828-1966
Size:
0.9 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.spenlill
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of portrait and genre painter Lilly Martin Spencer, measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1828-1966. The collection includes biographical material, scattered lists, notes, receipts, and legal documents relating to Spencer's life and work, Spencer's business and family correspondence, printed material, a lithograph, photographs of Spencer and others, and photographs of Spencer's artwork.

Digitized Content Oral history interview with José Moya del Pino
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Creators:
Moya del Pino, Jose, 1891-1969
McChesney, Mary Fuller
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
Dates:
1964 Sept. 10
Size:
13 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.moyade64
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of José Moya del Pino conducted 1964 Sept. 10, by Mary McChesney, for the New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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