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Black, Tom, 1924-
Wiener, Tom
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1993
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1.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0505
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Oral history interview, transcripts, and background material documenting Tom Black's career as director of advertising for Smithsonian Magazine from its founding in 1969 until his retirement in 1994.
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Ahlborn, Richard
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circa 1865-1900
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2 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0515
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two small portrait busts of young African American men or boys. One wears a jacket and tie. The other tintype, in somewhat worse condition, is bent and abraded and has a hole in the top, and shows a young man wearing a broad-brimmed hat, vest, and jacket, no tie. No indication of photographer's identity.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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1994
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27 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0516
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original performance and interview audio recordings, audio outtake materials, program masters, and finished program tapes from the Smithsonian Institution/National Public Radio series WADE IN THE WATER. Collection documents the influence of religion on various African American sacred and secular music styles, including gospel, spirituals, classical...
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Everett Piano Company
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Company
Chickering & Sons Piano Company
Pratt, Read and Company
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ca. 1903-1955.
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0511
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Advertisements, catalogs, repair manuals, union materials, and technical drawings related to pianos and piano tuning (companies and organizations listed below). While providing a window into a profession that spans both science and music, this collection contains information concerning economic changes, advertising, trade associations, and technical advances.
Joseph Miller Collection
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Miller, J. & D. (Bronx, New York)
Miller, Joseph (cutlery dealer)
Galdston, Irene
Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1895-1992
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 flat oversized box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0514
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letters, envelopes and other business records relating to the cutlery business of J & D Miller, Bronx, New York.
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Broussard-Simmons, Vanessa
Kraft General Foods, Inc.
Archives Center, NMAH, SI.
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undated
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1.6 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0510
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists primarily of cookbooks and similar forms of literature containing recipes and - or information relating to food customs, created by producers and manufacturers of foods products, cooking utensils, kitchen appliances and equipment.
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Shell, Theodore, Dr. (dentist)
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1933-1990
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1.75 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0502
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Periodical articles, news clippings, concert programs, radio transcripts, personal correspondence, broadsides, photographs, and pencil sketches collected by Dr. Shell. The material documents part of Duke Ellington's music career, especially ca. 1940-1974.
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Robinson, Mary Ann Whitaker (nurse)
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1955-1985
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0.6 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0499
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Pamphlets, photographs, news clippings, and a student yearbook documenting Robinson's career as a student and nurse at Wilmington Delaware's Memorial Hospital.
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Wirtz, Milton S., (dentist), Dr.
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1973-1988
1941-1947
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0501
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains materials relating to Milton S. Wirtz, D.D.S., and his involvement in the development of plastic eye prosthesis from 1941 to 1947. It includes news clippings about Dr. Wirtz and several articles regarding the process and the materials used in the manufacture of artificial eyes. The bulk of the collection consists of graph...
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Partridge, Beverly
Partridge, Beverly
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1970-1990
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5 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0493
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is arranged alphabetically by company name into one series. The shopping bags are from a variety of stores: department, jewelry, gifts, books, hair and skin products, clothing, china, glass, leather goods, lingerie, bakeries, and restaurants.