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Tanaka, Peter, Dr.
Tsukamoto, Mary
McGovern, Melvin
Nitta, Eugene T.
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1900s-1993
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0305
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is an assortment of souvenirs and memorabilia, which have survived the years since World War II. Many of them, Christmas cards, high school graduation programs, notes to friends, snapshots, and photographic prints in the form of dance programs reflect the interests and concerns of all teenagers. There are camp newsletters and Japan...
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Strain, Paul R., 1879-1954
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1893.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0330
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A diary kept by Paul R. Strain during his visit to the Exposition, October 1893. It describes various buildings he toured and the exhibits that caught his attention, and records his personal impressions of the Exposition. The diary takes the form of hand-written notes.
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Smith, Walker R., 1910-
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circa 1936-1991
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
100 Photographic prints (11" x 14", 8" x 10", 6" x 11", 4" x 10", 5"x 7", 4" x 5", and smaller.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0446
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of the rural Maryland village of Doubs and environs; subjects include trains and railroad subjects, farming activities, grocery stores, people at work and play, etc.
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Blake, Beverly B.
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Weide, Robert Lee
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1910-1933.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1012
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs and photograph albums documenting engineering projects with which Robert Weide was involved. They include the Potomac Electric Power Company plant in Washington, D.C.; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C.;. a hydroelectric plant on the James River for Bedford City, Virginia; a power plant in Salem, Ohio; a p...
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Wells, Ellen B.
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1976-77; 1980-81, 1984.
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9.6 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0115
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Unsolicited mail received by Ellen Wells during two twelve month periods, 1976-1977 and 1980-1981. Ms. Wells kept all materials received during these periods as a sample of the changing use of this mass communication medium. Ms. Wells received the first group in Ithaca, New York, and the latter in Alexandria, Virginia. This collection provides a su...
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Shimomura, Floyd
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1978-2004
bulk 1981-1984
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1376
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Shimomura's work with the Japanese American Citizens' League in its efforts to seek redress for the internment of citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. The collection contains correspondence, especially with various chapters of JACL; reports; meeting minutes; business and financial records; convention materials;...
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New York News
Warnecke, Harry, 1900-1984
Warnecke, Elsie
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1942-1969.
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1.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0664
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Approx. 765 issues of the New York News Sunday Coloroto supplement (partial copies), containing reproductions of color photographs by Warnecke and others. Most of the cover illustrations depict motion picture and television stars. Most, but apparently not all, of the issues contain reproductions of Warnecke's work.
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Robinson, Holton Duncan, 1863-1945
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1889 - 1938
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0963
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business papers, patents, and photographs of bridges documenting the work of Holton Duncan Robinson, world-renowned engineer in suspension bridge cable design and construction.
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Lyons, Harold, Dr., 1913-1998
Lyons, Sherrie
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1935 - 1991
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0701
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Harold Lyons was a physicist whose primary interest was in atomic frequency standards and atomic clocks. The collection documents Lyons and his work with atomic clocks. The collection includes his research as manifested in published papers, presentations, reports, correspondence, laboratory notes, photographs and diagrams.
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Horstman, Dorothy, 1930-1999
Cline, Patsy
Horstman, Madi
Horstman, Fritzi
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1959-1999.
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11 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0723
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Tape recordings containing oral history and radio show recordings of country and western music, collected and produced by Dorothy Horstman.,Recordings include such musicians as Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Hank Snow, and Roy Acuff.