Query: Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda
Dates:
1955-2003
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 09-204
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of correspondence, memoranda and project files documenting the work of Richard H. Benson (1929-2003). Benson was an expert on animal forms and served as chair of the Paleobiology Department from 1997-2001.

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David McNeely Stauffer papers
Creators:
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Dates:
1817-1910
Size:
170 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
Collection ID:
AAA.staudavi
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Letters, 1850-1910, biographical data, and miscellany pertaining to Stauffer's study of early American printmakers.

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Letters
Level:
series
Dates:
1768-1965
Size:
(Box 1-4, OV 11; 3.5 linear feet)
Collection ID:
AAA.smitjose
Repository:
Archives of American Art
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Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides)
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.

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James A. Peters Papers, and Records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
Creators:
Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
Dates:
1927-1973 (Papers), 1927-1966 (Records)
Size:
24.25 cu. ft. (48 document boxes) (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7175
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These papers include both personal and professional correspondence and documents relating to Peters' academic and curatorial careers. Also included are files of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians maintained by Peters' predecessor, Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968). Correspondents include Jorge W. Abalos, M. Acosta-Solis, Kraig Kerr Adler, Villy Aellen, E. Ross Allen …

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in Record Unit 7175 for Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Richard York Gallery records
Creators:
Richard York Gallery
Dates:
circa 1865-2008
bulk 1981-2004
Size:
87.5 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.richyorg
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of the Richard York Gallery, a New York gallery specializing in American art from early 1800s to 1950, measure 87.5 linear feet and date from circa 1865-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1981 to 2004. The collection contains artists' artwork files, documenting the sale and consignment of nearly 6,500 works of art. The gallery's activities are also recorded through correspondence, artists' files, client files, gallery invoices, inventories, business and financial records, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographic materials of artwork, and estate records for the John Marin estate and Sergio Stella estate (Joseph Stella).

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in AAA.richyorg for Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Correspondence
Level:
series
Dates:
1926-1974, undated
Size:
22 Linear feet (Boxes 1-22; Reels 5488-5545)
Collection ID:
AAA.downgall
Repository:
Archives of American Art

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in AAA.downgall for Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Records
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany
Dates:
circa 1947-1990, with related records from 1926
Size:
14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 428
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records primarily document the operation of the Department of Botany under Head Curators Ellsworth Paine Killip, 1947-1950, and Jason Richard Swallen, 1950-1964, and Chairmen William L. Stern, 1965-1967, Mason E. Hale, Jr., 1967-1970, Edward S. Ayensu, Dieter C. Wasshausen, Mark M. Littler, and Laurence E. Skog. Records created prior to the formation of …

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in Record Unit 428 for Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Chronological Name and Subject Files
Level:
series
Dates:
1919-1987
Size:
21.9 Linear feet (Boxes 1-22)
Collection ID:
AAA.hitchenp
Repository:
Archives of American Art

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in AAA.hitchenp for Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Tobacco Trade and Industry
Creators:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Dates:
1750-1965
undated
Size:
11.35 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 8 folder, 30 oversize folders, 17 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Tobacco
Repository:
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: Tobacco Trade and Industry 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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