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Digitized Content Peter Paul Haring Papers
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Creators:
Haring, Peter Paul, -1935
Dates:
1895-1977
Size:
1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1014
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Papers relating to Haring's development of cotton picking machines, 1894-1930.

Digitized Content D. Ward King Road Grader Collection
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Creators:
King, D. Ward
Dates:
1902-2005
Size:
0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1332
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Digitized Content Phillip Graneto Broadway Theater Collection
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Dates:
1885-1937
Size:
1.1 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 folder)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1486
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

A collection of late 19th and early 20th century theatre programs and theatre ephemera from Broadway and Off-Broadway Theatres in New York, New York.

Digitized Content Thelonious Monk Music Manuscript
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Creators:
Monk, Thelonious
Dates:
1951.
Size:
1 Item
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0914
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The tenor saxophone part for "4 in 1".

Digitized Content Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar Innovative Lives presentation
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Creators:
Hernandez-Rebollar, Jose L.
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Dates:
2005 August 3
Size:
0.25 Cubic feet
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0917
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Jose L. Hernandez-Rebollar was born in the state of Puebla in Mexico. He is the inventor of the AcceleGlove, a prototype device which can translate the alphabet and over 300 words into American Sign Language. The collection contains original and reference audio cassettes of Dr. Rebollar's presentation, "The Process of Invention: The AcceleGlove," a transcript of the presentation, photocopies of his power point presentation slides, and a CD-ROM containing digital images taken at the presentation.

Digitized Content Edgar Meyer Innovative Lives Presentation
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Creators:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Meyer, Edgar
Dates:
2005-07-07
Size:
0.25 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0918
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Original and reference audiocassettes, digital images, video clips, and a 16mm film documenting biochemist, artist, and sculptor Edgar Meyer and his large scale models of the polio virus (interview).

Digitized Content Paquito D'Rivera Papers
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Creators:
D'Rivera, Paquito, 1948-
Dates:
1988-2000
Size:
0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0891
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection consists of three music manuscripts created by Cuban-born musician and composer Paquito D'Rivera and a photograph.

Digitized Content Leonard Gaskin Papers
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Creators:
Gaskin, Mary
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
Dates:
1895-2006
Size:
30 Cubic feet (129 boxes, 4 map folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0900
Repository:
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...

Digitized Content Jean Bartel Miss America 1943 Photographs
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Creators:
Bartel, Jean
Dates:
1943-1970, undated
Size:
0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0902
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Photographs of Jean Bartel during the Miss America Pageant in 1943 and her activities during her reign.

Digitized Content John Coltrane Music Manuscript
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Creators:
Guernsey's New York, New York
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
Dates:
1964
Size:
1 Item (1 folder)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0903
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The original manuscript for Coltrane's compositionA Love Supreme.

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