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1836 - 2015
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40 Cubic feet (85 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1319
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of archival materials compiled by National Museum of American History Curator Katherine Ott, on numerous subjects relating to disability and the rights of the disabled.
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Halasz, Piri
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circa 1950-2017
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1.6 Linear feet
0.179 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.halapiri
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Piri Halasz are dated circa 1950-2017, and measure 1.6 linear feet and 0.179 GB. The collection consists of correspondence with Clement Greenberg and a number of well-known artists; writings including article and book manuscripts, drafts of lectures, talks, and born-digital presentations; interview transcripts and sound recordings; exhibition reviews; research; biographical material; photographs; and printed material documenting Halasz's activities as an art critic, writer and curator.
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Ferguson, John Calvin, 1866-1945
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circa 1850s-1988
bulk 1900-1945
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6.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1999.33
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The John Calvin Ferguson Family papers measure 6.4 linear feet, and date from circa 1850s to 1988, with the bulk dating from 1900 to 1945. The bulk of the papers consists of John Calvin Ferguson's personal, professional, and family correspondence, and correspondence between other members of the Ferguson family. The papers also include biographical materials; sermons, speeches, and writings by Ferguson and others; printed materials, both collected and given to Ferguson; and photographs, including five photograph albums.
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1810-1972
- Level:
- subseries
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4 Linear feet (Boxes 19-22, 86-87, 100, 129)
- Collection ID:
- SAAM.JCSC.1
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
Often referred to by Cornell as "dossiers," files gathered topically by an individual person include a range of materials: diaries about the person and personal letters to and from Cornell; photographs and magazine clippings depicting the person; and clipped articles and postcards of other imagery or ideas that Cornell associated with that individ...
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MacRae, Elmer Livingston, 1875-1953
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1899-circa 2013
bulk 1912-1916
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1.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macrelme
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Elmer Livingston MacRae papers related to the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, Inc., (AAPS) measure 1.8 linear feet and date from 1899 to circa 2013, with the bulk of the material dating from 1912-1916. Elmer Livingston MacRae served as Treasurer of the AAPS when the association organized the International Exhibition of Modern Art, also known as the Armory Show of 1913. The bulk of this collection concerns MacRae's involvement with the AAPS and the Armory Show and includes administrative files, correspondence, exhibition files, financial records, printed materials, and artifacts.
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Shaw, Charles Green, 1892-1974
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1833-1979
1686
bulk 1909-1974
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45.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shawchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The collection measures 45.7 linear feet and and documents the life of American abstract artist, writer, poet, and illustrator Charles Green Shaw. The papers date from 1833-1979 with the bulk of the material spanning 1909-1974 and a single item of ephemera dating from 1686. Records include biographical information and correspondence with family, colleagues and several artists and writers. The papers also contain writings and extensive diaries, sketchbooks and scrapbooks spanning Shaw's entire career, scattered financial records and other printed material.
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Kihn, W. Langdon
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1904-1990
bulk 1904-1957
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8.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kihnwlan
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and illustrator W. Langdon Kihn measure approximately 8.5 linear feet and date from 1904-1990, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1904-1957. Papers document Kihn's career and travels associated with his interests in documenting the native American tribal nations of the United States and Canada in portraiture and writings. Found here are biographical materials, voluminous correspondence, memoirs and writings, one travel diary, printed material, financial records, three sketchbooks, sketches, and photographs.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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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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Caples, John, 1900-1990 (advertising executive)
Caples, Dorothy
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circa 1900-1987
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24 Cubic feet (64 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0393
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series Three, Speeches and Lectures, contains Caples' speeches to advertising industry associations and other business organizations, as well as a series of lectures prepared for a college course on advertising techniques that Caples taught at Columbia University Graduate School of Business during the 1953-54 academic year.. Series Four, Client Fi...
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Ayer (N W) Incorporated.
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1817-1851
1869-2006
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270 Cubic feet (1169 boxes )
7 Film reels (1463 boxes, 18 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0059
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of records documenting one of the oldest advertising agencies created in Philadelphia. The company then moves to New York and expanses to international markets. During its history NW Ayer & Sons acquires a number of other advertising agencies and is eventually purchased. The largest portion of the collection is print advertisements but also includes radio and television. NW Ayer is known for some of the slogans created for major American companies.