Shirley Leonard Papers
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Jones, Shirley May, 1922-2004
Connick, Kathleen D.
Leonard, Shirley, 1922-2004
- Dates:
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1931-1998
bulk 1938-1957
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4 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0919
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the life and career of Shirley May Jones, stage name Shirley Leonard, an exotic dancer from Cincinnati, Ohio. The papers, photographs, and clippings document her childhood, early life, and professional career.
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Lanza, Kenneth
Lanza, Anthony, 1925-1995
- Dates:
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1925-1946
undated
bulk 1940-1946
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1.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0910
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
World War II personal papers, photographs, and printed material of Anthony R. Lanza, who served in the U.S. Army in Japan between 1944 and 1946.
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General Motors Corporation
- Dates:
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1990-2005
bulk 1993-1999
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0912
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the design, testing, production and promotion of the first zero-emission electric car produced by a major car company, the General Motors EV1. The materials include photographs, promotional booklets and marketing, press coverage, and publications, as well as design details and specifications, describing the process by which this ambitious and controversial vehicle was produced and released to the public in the mid- to late 1990s. This collection would be of interest to researchers in the areas of innovative design, automobile marketing, environmental initiatives, and the automotive industry.
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Safko, Lon S.
- Dates:
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1984 - 1996
- Size:
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12.6 Cubic feet (34 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0911
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Safko International, Inc., document an assistive computer technology company created by Lon S. Safko to produce and sell the environmental control systems he invented for the physically disabled, specifically quadriplegics. Through the use of a computer and alternative input devices, the physically disabled were able to overcome physical barriers which inhibited them from attaining an autonomous lifestyle.
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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
- Dates:
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undated
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0904
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conductor's scores for: "Didn't it Rain", "Shadrack", "This Train", "Sometimes", "Jonah", "Down by the Riverside", "Jonah and the Whale", "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen". Condensed scores for: "Shadrack", "Go Down Moses", Ezekiel", "Motherless Child", "Rock My Soul".
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MacPheat, Will
- Dates:
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1920s-1930s.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0905
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of oil and gas extraction sites and equipment taken by field personnel of the United States Geological Survey in Montana and North Dakota
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Bartel, Jean
- Dates:
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1943-1970, undated
- Size:
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0902
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of Jean Bartel during the Miss America Pageant in 1943 and her activities during her reign.
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Ehrat, Arthur
Fleckner, John A., 1941-
- Dates:
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2011
1865-2005
bulk 1970-1990
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10 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0907
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arthur Ehrat invented and patented a breakaway basketball rim, fashioning his prototypes from bolts, metal braces and one key part: a piece of the heavy-duty coil spring on a John Deere cultivator. His invention helped to revolutionize the way basketball is played because players could slam dunk the ball with fewer injuries and without bending the rims or breaking backboards. This collection includes correspondence, legal documents --such as patent papers, litigation files and licensing agreements --photographs and sketches that relate to the basketball invention, as well as materials regarding his two field spreader patents and other invention ideas.
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Marutani, William M.
- Dates:
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1940-2003
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0890
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These materials are arranged chronologically and include information about Marutani's life and professional activities. The series includes information about his time in the Army, his association with Tule Lake, his work on the Loving v. Virginia case, photographs, a plaque from the Tule Lake Reunion Committee, and lecture research and notes.
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Waring, Frank H., 1925-
- Dates:
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1912-1997
- Size:
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4 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0895
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents transportation analyst, consultant and planner Frank H. Waring and his consulting firm The Waring Group, Inc.
