MS 827 Numu Western Shoshonee vocabulary in Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages
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- Creators:
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
- Dates:
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1880
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71 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS827
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Recorded in schedule of John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
- Dates:
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1744-1960
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3.23 Cubic feet (consisting of 5 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Beer
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Beer forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Marx, Harpo
- Dates:
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circa 1900-1964
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7 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1290
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Van Valen, Alexander
- Dates:
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1849-1850
- Size:
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1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0935
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Alexander Van Valen documenting his participation in the California Gold Rush, 1849-1850.
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Baker, Frances S., 1911-1999
- Dates:
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circa 1900-1993
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0612
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Small cookbooks, primarily in pamphlet form, produced either by the manufacturer of one of the ingredients or by the manufacturer of appliances used in preparing the recipe. These cookbooks also advertise the products represented. Collection includes pamphlets on canning, canning labels, recipes from newspapers, and several regional cookbooks, including Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
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Kidder, Priscilla C. (costume designer)
Priscilla of Boston.
- Dates:
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1940-1996
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0557
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection includes letters, sketches, style books, publicity photographs, tearsheets, articles and clippings, scrapbooks, and business documents relating to Priscilla Kidder, the Priscilla of Boston Company, and the American wedding industry. This collection is extraordinarily useful in documenting the development of wedding fashion during the last half of the 20th century. It also illustrates how a small, family-owned, woman-run business grew into a large, nationally known operation.
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Damigella, Ann.
Damigella, Thomas
- Dates:
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1951-1997
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17 videocassettes (vhs)
38 motion picture films
1.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0583
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Film, sound recordings and documentary material relating to the history of Tupperware home parties and the Damigella Tupperware distributorship in Everett, Massachusetts.
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Wise, Brownie Humphrey, 1913-1991
- Dates:
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circa 1928-1968
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27 sound recordings
15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 7 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0509
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers consist of business records documenting the history of Tupperware from 1951-1958, during which Brownie Wise served as vice president of the Tupperware Company. Also, personal papers and business records documenting her marketing activities for Stanley Home Products, Vivian Woodard Cosmetics, and others.
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Tupper, Earl Silas
Tupper Corporation
- Dates:
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2003
1908-1989
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14 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0470
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting inventor Earl S. Tupper, his inventions, Tupperware and the Tupper Company.
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Shalett, Lew
Lee, Russell, 1903-1986
Sheldon-Claire Company
- Dates:
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1926-1968
- Size:
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10 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0768
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Employee motivational materials, circa 1926-1968, produced by the Sheldon-Claire Company.