Joan and Robert K. Morrison Collection
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Morrison, Joan, -2010
Morrison, Robert K.
Beirne, Barbara T.
- Dates:
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1985 - 1987
- Size:
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6 Cubic feet (20 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0359
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is comprised of 139 audiocassettes (original copies only), 80 transcripts and tape summaries, and photographs (including some negatives). The transcripts and photographs also exist in single copies only, but they may be used with care by researchers.
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- Creators:
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Hendricks, Gordon
- Dates:
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1895-1970
- Size:
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27 Cubic feet (55 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0369
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Contains Gordon Hendricks's collection of clippings, correspondence, and research notes, and other professional papers related to his books and articles on motion picture history. Includes files on Edison, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, and other pioneers in motion picture inventions.
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hyde Windlass Company
- Dates:
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circa 1895-1950
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0239
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Hyde Windlass Company was founded in 1895 for the manufacture of deck machinery. Growing interest in marine transportation and the necessity for it because of wars increased the company's size enabling it to design and manufacture a larger variety of products from propellers and marine fittings to other heavy machine assemblies.
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Cruikshank, D. Tucker
- Dates:
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bulk 1927-1943
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1490
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of daily programs for the Strand Theatre in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Harding, Kenneth R.
Politics and Reform, Division of, NMAH, SI.
- Dates:
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circa 1950-1980.
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0885
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials relating to Harding's work with the Democratic National Congressional Committee and the United States House of Representatives. The collection includes photographs of politicians and foreign dignitaries, programs, printed materials, scrapbooks, and campaign memorabilia.
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Shaffer, Earl V., 1918-
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bulk 1803 - 2007, undated
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16 Cubic feet (46 boxes, 14 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0828
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains the trail diaries, papers, photographs and slides, and writings of Earl V. Shaffer, the man credited with being the first person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail (AT). His complete trail hikes took place in 1948, 1965, and 1998. He was also a hiking and nature enthusiast and advocate.
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Fried, Mary Hill
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
National Carousel Association.
- Dates:
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circa 1895-1985
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0528
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processed by Craig Orr, archivist, (1999); Jennifer Shaifer (intern), October-December 2008; Ramona Williamson (volunteer), November 2008; Sarah Allan, November 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
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Begun, S. Joseph (Semi Joseph), 1905-1995
- Dates:
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1888-2000
bulk 1927-1995
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21 Cubic feet (46 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0535
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Semi Joseph Begun was a pioneer in magnetic recording. The papers document Begun's professional career in the field of magnetic recording.
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Ravnitzky, Michael
Archives Center, NMAH, SI.
- Dates:
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undated
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0483A
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Postcards, arranged by geographical area or by the subjects. Collection includes two boxes of "GoCards" (freely distributed commercial postcards) as well.
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Underwood & Underwood
- Dates:
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1895-1921
- Size:
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160 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The major part of the collection, series 1-4, contains nearly 28,000 glass plates, including original stereoscopic negatives, interpositives, and both negative and positive non-stereoscopic plates used to produce lantern slides and paper prints. The photographs were taken all over the world. The majority are from the Underwood & Underwood active fi...