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National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
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circa 1910-1986
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10.43 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 333
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of brochures, booklets, and books cataloging single exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Museum of American Art, and the Renwick Gallery. Also included are a few catalogs from exhibitions of SITES. There are catalogs from exhibitions staged by the ...
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William J. Hammer Collection
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (84 boxes, 16 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964
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1904-1986
bulk 1930-1964
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19.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archalex
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Archives of American Art
The Alexander Archipenko papers measure 19.5 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1986, with the bulk of materials dating from 1930 to 1964. The sculptor's personal and professional life is documented by correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, printed matter, and photographs documenting his art, exhibitions, travel, teaching activities, and the Archipenko Art School. Archipenko wrote and lectured extensively about his philosophies of art and the relationship between art and nature. The papers include drafts, notes, and final manuscripts of published and unpublished writings, and notes, outlines, transcripts, and audio recordings of some of his lectures.
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Lowe, Thaddeus S. C.
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bulk 1862-1895
1862-1965
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0.49 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2011.0025
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Family Photographs Collection contains material from the post-Civil War activities of aeronaut Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, his wife, Leontine Augustine Gachon Lowe, and their family.
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of the Director
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1912-1965
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28.5 cu. ft. (57 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 312
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 312 was transferred from the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Archives to the Smithsonian Institution Archives in October 1984. The NMAA Archives, which was created in January 1975, and located in the Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery Building, came under the daily administration of the NMAA, with technical supervision and ...
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Means, James, 1853-1920
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1892-1913
bulk 1895-1897
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1.8 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0394
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
James Means (1855-1920) was an American industrialist who sacrificed his business to devote himself to the promotion of aviation. The collection consists of correspondence, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1855-1909
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3.66 Cubic feet (consisting of 8 boxes, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder, 1 map case folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Carpets
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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: Carpets 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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Prang, Louis, 1824-1909
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1848-1932
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pranloui
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Archives of American Art
The papers of lithographer Louis Prang date from 1848 to 1932 and measure 1.2 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, writings, art work, card samples, printed material, and photographs.
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Aronson, David, 1923-2015
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1955-1970
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3.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0947
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the correspondence and technical documents related to David Aronson's work as an engineer with the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation. The correspondence files relate to acceptance or rejection of products and procedures used in the development and production of the company's products, responses to submissions to...
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Bally, Boris
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2009 May 26-27
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4 Sound discs (Sound recording (5 hr., 55 min.), digital)
109 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bally09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Boris Bally conducted 2009 May 26-27, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Bally's home and studio, in Providence, Rhode Island.