James Forgie Papers
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Forgie, James
- Dates:
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1890 - 1949
bulk 1900-1935
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38.8 Cubic feet (85 boxes; 33 map-folders; 18 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0986
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers contain correspondence, reports, drawings, blueprints, cost estimates, contracts, specifications, regulations, legal documents, photographs, profiles, diagrams, clippings, and publications concerning projects which Forgie worked on, especially the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels, the Midtown Hudson Tunnels in New York City. Also included are...
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Eisler Engineering Company.
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(bulk 1920-1950s)
1885 - 1988
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30 Cubic feet (49 boxes, 25 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0734
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records document Charles Eisler, a Hungarian immigrant who was a skilled mechanic and engineer and his company, Eisler Engineering Company of Newark, New Jersey, which manufactured equipment for producing electric lamps, television and radio tubes, welding equipment and laboratory equipment.
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Field, Cyrus
Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871
Franklin, John, 1786-1847
Royal Geographic Society.
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1858-1871
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3.5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0702
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Hall's Arctic exploration.
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Booth, Henry, 1895-1969
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1942 - 1974
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2.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0726
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document Henry Booth's invention, use, and marketing of the PhotoMetriC custom tailoring system.
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Gaskin, Mary
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
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undated
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30 Cubic feet (129 boxes, 4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0900
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the life and career of bass player Leonard Gaskin, as well as documenting the numerous other musicians he was associated with in his long career. Gaskin's career encompasses a wide range of musical genres, including gospel, rock, folk, and Caribbean music. The papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, music manusc...
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Vidal, Teodoro
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1592-1992
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4 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 10 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0712
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Maps, prints, posters, religious articles, publications and photographs, relating to the history and culture of Puerto Rico. Mr. Vidal's family and personal papers are also included.
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Fuller Brush Company
- Dates:
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1890-2017
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32.5 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1459
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the Fuller Brush Company founded by Alfred C. Fuller in 1906.
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Wright, Allen, active 1873-1880
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January 26, 1866
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22 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS580A
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Recorded in Smithsonian Institution Comparative Vocabulary. Includes names of the "Chahta Delegation to Washington, 1866."
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Wright, Allen, active 1873-1880
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ca. 1866
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6 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS580C
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Recorded in Smithsonian Institution Comparative Vocabulary in handwriting of Reverend Allen Wright. Autograph notation on page 1: "For comparison with Wright's" (Choctaw vocabulary.)
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Wright, Allen, active 1873-1880
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ca.1866
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6 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS580B
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
"Choctaw Alphabet," with orthographic and phonetic notations. No date. Manuscript document. 1 page.