John Wenger papers
A 45-page booklet compiled by Mrs. John Wenger containing photocopies of biographical data, letters, clippings, reproductions, lists of institutions owning Wenger's work, and lists of theatrical sets designed by him; catalogs and announcements; obituaries; and 40 snapshots of paintings and set designs.
[Stage with large piece of scenery of arch over a river with actors in posed scenes, possibly at Dunbar High School, ca 1930-1940 : acetate film photonegative, banquet camera format.]
- Level:
- file
- Creators:
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Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Dates:
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circa 1930-1940
- Size:
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.12
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
[Stage with large set of columns and arches with actors in posed scenes : cellulose acetate photonegative, banquet camera format]
- Level:
- file
- Creators:
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Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Defender (film manufacturer)
- Dates:
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circa 1930-1940
- Size:
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1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., [11" x 20"].)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.12
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
"Garden of Children" Closing Exercises June 22 1935 [cellulose acetate photonegative, banquet camera format]
- Level:
- file
- Creators:
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Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Defender (film manufacturer)
- Dates:
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1935 June 22
- Size:
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1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., [10" x 20"].)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.12
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Cast of "The princess who could not dance", a spring play by Browne Junior High School, 1935 [cellulose acetate photonegative, banquet camera format]
- Level:
- file
- Creators:
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Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Dates:
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1935
- Size:
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1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 10" x 20".)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.12
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Messmore and Damon Company Records
Messmore and Damon Company
Damon, Joseph
The records document Messmore and Damon's work in the design and construction of parade floats, museum dioramas, exhibitions, displays and scenery. The materials include business records, photographs, patents, scrapbooks, promotional materials, sound recordings and moving image.
Guardsmen... D.C. Chapter 1955. [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Level:
- file
- Creators:
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Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
- Dates:
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1955
- Size:
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1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., [8" x 10"].)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.01
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Edward McKnight Kauffer collection
This collection documents Kauffer's work as a theater designer, and graphic designer from 1915-1954.The collection includes allusions to correspondences between Kauffer in America to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in London, between 1930 and 1955. (There are no letters between the two men in the collection.) Although Kauffer and Eliot were to become friends after 24 July 1930, they were professionally related before that time. Kauffer illustrated the Ariel edition of Eliot's "Marina." Kauffer and Eliot met in London. In the collection are also posters of Kauffer's works, biographical pieces, and obituaries as well as photographs of the artist.
Everett Shinn collection
The collected papers of Everett Shinn measure 3.1 linear feet and date from 1877 to 1958. Found within the papers are biographical material; correspondence with friends and colleagues; personal business records; art work, including two sketchbooks of designs for Belasco's Stuyvesant Theatre; notes and writings; eight scrapbooks; printed material; and numerous photographs of Shinn, his colleagues, and his work.
J. Scott Odell folk music collection
The J. Scott Odell folk music collection (1945-2016, inclusive) contains AV recordings, photographs, correspondence, writings, and other materials relating to Odell's career at the Smithsonian as a musical instrument conservator and researcher of American music traditions. The collection largely consists of materials relating to Odell's research trips (often combined with personal visits) throughout the Eastern United States. Research strengths of the collection include the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and banjo, the Smithsonian Folkways project "Black Banjo Songsters," musician and poet Burt Porter, and the Bread and Puppet Theater.
