United Shoe Machinery Corporation Records
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation
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1898 - 1987
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145 Cubic feet (296 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0277
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the activities of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation of Beverly, Massachusetts, manufacturers of shoe machinery equipment. The collection consists of engineering records, legal records, research and development records, employee/personnel records, correspondence, company catalogs, product literature, advertising materials, photographs, and moving images.
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Martin and Morris Music Company
Morris, Necey, Mrs.
Martin, Sallie
Morris, Kenneth, 1917-
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circa 1930-1985
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8.7 Boxes (27 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0492
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Content Note The Martin and Morris Company Records date from ca. 1930 to 1985 and document a neglected part of the American music historical record. The collection is particularly important because of the company's contributions to the field of Gospel music. According to Horace Boyer (in We'll Understand It Better....), Martin and Morris...
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De Patta, Margaret, 1903-1964
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circa 1930-2012
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3.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.depamarg
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Archives of American Art
The papers of California jewelry designer Margaret De Patta measure 3.7 linear feet and date from circa 1930 to 2012. The papers include correspondence, writings, teaching files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, artwork and sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Jones, Caroline Robinson, 1942-2001 (advertising executive)
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1942 - 1996
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15 Sound tape reels
4 motion picture films
54 Cubic feet (127 boxes; one oversize folder)
129 video recordings
70 cassette tapes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0552
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Caroline R. Jones (1942-2001), an African-American advertising executive, worked for a number of prominent New York ad agencies and and founded her own firm in 1986. She is best known for her work in assisting clients in marketing to minority consumers. The collection includes client files, print advertisements, and radio and television commercials created for a wide range of commercial and public service campaigns.
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1835 - 1897
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3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 15 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1386
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Cyrus W. Field's efforts to lay the transatlantic cable from Ireland to Newfoundland in 1866. The materials include photographs, correspondence, resolutions, maps, charts, and printed publications about Field and the transatlantic Cable.
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Harper, Marion, 1916-1989 (advertising executive)
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circa 1911-1990, undated
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27 Cubic feet (51 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0394
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Notes, clippings, published and unpublished manuscripts on business and marketing; but primarily personal materials.
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Ross, Gloria F.
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circa 1924-1998
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14.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rossglor
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York tapestry éditeur Gloria Ross measure 14.5 linear feet and date from circa 1924-1998. The bulk of the papers consist of project files that document her collaborations with artists to make tapestries of their paintings and collages. Also found are scattered biographical material, professional correspondence, exhibition files, professional activity files, personal business records, printed material, photographs, and artwork.
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Ellington, Ruth (Ruth Ellington Boatwright), 1915-
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1923–1992
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33 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0415
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of correspondence, appointment books, business records, music manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the activities of Duke Ellington and the management of Tempo Music, Incorporated. There is a small amount of material relating to the Ellingotn family.
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Gonzalez, Xavier, 1898-1993
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1908-1997
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14.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gonzxavi
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Xavier Gonzalez, a New York and Massachusetts painter, sculptor, educator, and owner of the Wellfleet Art Gallery, measure 14.1 linear feet and date from 1908 to 1997. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, writings, project files, business records, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and artwork.
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Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Rice, Moses P.
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
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1900-1994
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320 Boxes
The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives..
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.04
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The materials document negatives that could not be connected to a specific client. The subjects include art, buildings, and unidentified individuals.