Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 15: Holidays and Celebrations
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1847-1982
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6 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S15
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 15, Holidays and Celebrations contains approximately 500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards holidays, celebrations, and travel in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- Dates:
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1822-1986
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39 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S10
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 10: Sacred Music and Religious Themes contains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet music, much of which is traditional Christian music, but also documents popular attitudes towards religion in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- Dates:
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1827-1985
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26 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S13
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 13, Agriculture, Business, and Law contains approximately 3,300 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards business, commerce, farming and food, finances, labor, law, and social order in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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- Creators:
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
- Dates:
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1790-1980s
- Size:
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260 Cubic feet (approximately 1244 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily published sheet music, plus some related ephemera. Originally included 781 boxes of American sheet music and assorted clippings, articles, photographs, etc.; also 93 boxes of 33-1/3 RPM phonograph records, 30 boxes of 45 RPM records, and 20 boxes of 78 RPM records
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American Car and Foundry Co. (Jackson & Sharp Car Co.)
Jackson & Sharp Car Co.
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1884-1948
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2.5 Cubic feet (6 boxes, 21 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0156
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains order books, including design details of a wide variety of passenger, freight and specialty cars (including self-propelled electric cars), and cost accounts for the production department. Also included are 21 volumes of photographs of finished cars, arranged by lot number. These have separate indexes arranged alphabetically...
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Woodland, N. Joseph, 1921-2012
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1943-2012
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3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1433
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of N. Joseph Woodland, who, along with Bernard Silver, invented and developed the bar code.
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Koerner, Charles W.
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1923-1953
- Size:
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1432
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A scrapbook documenting Charles W. Koerner's career as head of RKO Pictures in the 1940s. The scrapbook contains letters, a telegram, photographs, programs, a menu, clippings, and miscellany. Some portions of the scrapbook date from before Koerner's time with RKO, including his college years, and portions are from after his death, possibly compiled...
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Moody, Linda
Moody, James, 1925-2010
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1989 - 2008
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14 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1405
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the life and career of musician James Moody, and includes: Moody's compositions and arrangements, including parts for various instruments; correspondence, some personal, some business; business records such as contracts, copyright and royalty statements, and tour itineraries; photographs, some personal, and some documentin...
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Ivy, Robert Henry, 1881-1974
Lamp, Robert A.
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1901-1972
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1411
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes letters, many of which are of an honorary nature such as awards and appointments, some of which relate to his publishing activities and others to medical or military subjects; slides and photographs of patients; a few photographs relating to his military service; writings, journal articles written by Ivy and by others; artic...
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- Dates:
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1937-2017
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3.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1391
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of restaurant menus ranging from 1937 to 2016 from the Unites States, Canada, as well as cruise ships.