John Frazee papers
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Frazee, John, 1790-1852
- Dates:
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1819-1966
bulk 1819-1893
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.frazejoh
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor and architect John Frazee measure 0.6 linear feet, and date from 1819-1966, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1819-1893. These scattered papers contain documentation of Frazee's early career as a gravestone carver, his commission to design the New York Customs House, and his busts of John Jay, the Marquis De Lafayette, and other famous figures. There is also correspondence with family members, genealogical materials, sketches of Frazee monuments and stone engravings, poems and notes by Frazee, printed materials, a few financial documents, photographs of works of art, and a plaster cast of a medal.
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1906-1978, undated
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- series
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Reels 5249-5252, 5741
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kentrock
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Writings, art work, miscellaneous items, and photographs were received from the Estate of Sally Kent Gorton in 2001. Although not physically integrated with the main portion of the collection, this addition to the Rockwell Kent papers is described with the appropriate series in the online edition of the finding aid. Writings consist of Kent's cont...
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- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7073
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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- William Healey Dall Papers / SCRAPBOOKS, 1839, 1843, 1853, 1855-1856, 1858, 1865-1872, 1865-1867. / Box 2 / Scrapbook and typewritten copies of same, 1839, 1843, 1853, 1855-1856, 1858, 1865-1872. Scrapbook containing memorabilia, bound and loose, including correspondence belonging to Dall's mother, Caroline Healey Dall, poems by his father, Charles Henry Appleton Dall, photograph engraving of Robert Kennicott, n.d., abstracts of scientific discoveries by Dall, newspaper clippings and personal correspondence to and from Dall regarding personal and scientific matters to relatives, friends, and colleagues pertaining mostly to the Western Union Telegraph Expedition (W.U.T.E.) to Russian-America, 1865-1868. Material includes the following:
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1920, 1951-1987
- Level:
- series
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(Box 4; 0.3 linear feet)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dehndoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Series consists of the writings of Dorothy Dehner, including articles, poems, lectures and speeches, and other pieces, as well as some writings of others. Writings document some of the influences on Dehner's art, some of her ideas about art in general and certain works in particular, and some of her other creative and more scholarly endeavors, as w...
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- Dates:
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1981
- Level:
- file
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0849
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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- Dates:
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1839
circa 1923-1986
- Level:
- series
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2.9 Linear feet (Box 3-5, OV 13)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.grahjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This series contains writings by Graham and others in the form of book-length manuscripts, annotated books, card files, essays, lists, notes, notebooks, poetry, and handwritten prayers. Books and notebooks comprise the bulk of materials. Books are generally found in multiple drafts in the form of manuscripts and annotated typescripts. Two works ar...
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Shuster, Will
- Dates:
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[undated] and 1914-1970
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12 Reels (ca. 3000 items (on 12 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shuswill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence with John Sloan and others, writings, poems, original art works, scrapbooks, photographs, and Shuster's own descriptions of his work.
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Miller, Flora Whitney
- Dates:
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1915-1982
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millflor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of papers (168 items) of socialite, art collector and patron Flora Whitney Miller document Miller's life-long friendship with surrealist artist Kay Sage measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1915 to circa 1982. Found within the papers are 79 letters written to Miller by Sage; four letters written to Miller after Sage's suicide about Sage, and one reply letter; typescripts of 63 poems written by Sage, one handwritten poem by Sage, two Sage exhibition catalogs, and 18 snapshot photographs of Sage, Miller, and their friends. Documentation of Miller's career is not found within the papers.
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King, D. Ward
- Dates:
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1902-2005
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0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1332
- Repository:
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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.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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1811-1937
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3.66 Cubic feet (consisting of 5.5 boxes, 1 folder, 9 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Temperance
- 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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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