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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1879-1922
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0.31 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box, 1 oversize folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.02.Arkansas
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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: Arkansas forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.2: Geographical Categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Geographical Categories: Colorado
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1873-1945
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1.02 Cubic feet (consisting of 2 boxes, 2 folders, 2 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.02.Colorado
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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: Colorado forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.2: Geographical Categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Albany Billiard Ball Company (Albany, New York)
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1870 - 1974
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8 Cubic feet (25 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0011
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records include documents relating to John Hyatt and include legal documents, 1871-1966; bank books; patents; patent certificates; patent assignments; memoranda and articles of association; union contracts; balance sheets; profit and loss accounts; journals and cash books; ledgers; time books; invoices; photographs; and correspondence to and from the company.
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Mason, William, (manufacturer), 1808-1883
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1839-1857
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0045
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers of William Mason of Taunton, Massachusetts--engine builder, machinist, and manufacturer of locomotives and cotton machinery. The papers consist of bills, receipts, and correspondence concerning the operation of his household, the construction of his residence, and several incidental papers dealing with his business affairs.
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Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
DuBois, J. Harry, 1903-1986
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circa 1900-circa 1975
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2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0008
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
J. Harry DuBois (1903-1986) was an industrial consultant in the field of petrochemicals and plastics. In 1927 at General Electric his studies resulted in extending the use of laminated plastics.
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Naval History, Div. of, NMAH, SI
Ayres, Waldemar A., 1909- ((inventor))
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1954-1974
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3.3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0077
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection deals primarily with Ayres' artificial gill underwater breathing equipment project. Includes correspondence (1956-1971), personal papers, three boxes of research notes, documentation of the success of the invention, and subsequent patents and patent litigation; also publicity for the artificial gill, items from Ayres' other projects, and...
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1847-1975
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251 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S04
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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 4: Songwriters: A "songwriter" for this series is defined as a composer, a lyricist, or both. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Taylor, Miriam Price
Price, Edwin, 1829-1901 (locomotive engineer)
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1893
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0070
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents handwritten reminiscences of Edwin Price's experiences operating steam engines.
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Hyatt, John Wesley (inventor)
Celluloid Corporation.
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1883 - 1943
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3 Cubic feet (3 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0009
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of trade catalogs, price lists, notebooks, promotional literature, patents, a salesman's kit (including samples), photographs and prints of plant buildings, personnel, celluloid molds and by-products documenting the Celluloid Corporation.
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Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company
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1948-1950
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1 Cubic foot (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0279
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Engineering drawings (81) of the Centralized Traffic Control Machine electrical circuits of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company (later Norfolk and Western Railway Company). The circuits extend from Connellsville, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh Junction, Ohio and include those for mechanical controls, electrical signals, and telephone commu...