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Chamberlain, Robert G.
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1954-1984
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3.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
2 motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0527
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Chamberlain's review of his work in the field of numerical control is detailed in his personal "Recollections of a Pioneer Numerical Control Programmer," which comprises Series 1. This is a roughly chronological summary of his career, presenting his major work experiences and accomplishments at Gidding & Lewis from his initial employment there in ...
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Caruthers, Felix P.
- Dates:
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1952-1984
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0812
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers, mostly technical, relating to Caruthers' development of automated machine tools. The papers include technical reports and notes; schematics for specific inventions including diagrams, graphs, photographs and plans bound together; patents and related correspondence; operators' manuals; copies of papers delivered by Caruthers at engineering events; and assorted trade literature.
Emile Bachelet Collection
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Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946
Bachelet, Albert E.
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1890 - 1973
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0.3 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0302
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Emile Bachelet, inventor of electro-magnetic therapeutic devices for the treatment of rheumatism.
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White, Roger
- Dates:
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1997.
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0648
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Exhibit script, brochures, and mmeory books.
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Musical History, Division of (NMAH, SI)
Cadwell, Paul, 1889-1985 ((banjoist))
Reed, Frances
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1883-1980
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12 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0387
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of the collection is music for the five-string banjo, often with piano and/or second banjo accompaniments. Almost no sheets have cover illustrations. Many editions are British and rarely have copyright dates.
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Salo, Sheila
- Dates:
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1973-1979
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0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0357
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains photographs of North American Rom Gypsies by donor Sheila Salo; also copy prints, negatives, and slides made from material in other collections.
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Farber, Joan C., Dr.
Farber, Joseph C., 1903-1994
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circa 1930-1990
bulk 1962-1990
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15 Cubic feet (71 boxes, Color transparencies and negatives on film; silver gelatin on photonegatives, 11" x 14")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0520
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black-and-white negatives, black-and-white prints, and color transparencies, mostly created for specific book projects, articles in Antiques magazine, etc. Generally, color was used for magazine articles, while black-and-white images were intended for books. Collection also includes photographs of personal or family significance, and some early art...
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Haviland, Opal Dorf
Dorf, Jacob Aloysius, 1879-1965 (blacksmith, businessman)
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1909-1972.
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0.15 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0193
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to Dorf's activities, particularly in the hardware business. Biographical information and obituaries are included as well as samples of his unusual advertising.
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Kates, Arnold D.
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1929-1931, undated
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1 Film reel
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0259
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arnold D. Kates was an officer in the Association of Young Advertising Men of New York in the 1930s. As an officer, he visited Washington, D.C., to attend the annual meeting of the Advertising Federation of America and took home movies of the capital, including a formal reception at the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. Additional film footage includes scenes on a ship, cityscapes and industrial landscapes of New York City.
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Ryan, Francis Carroll (elementary school student)
Herosian, Rocky (former NMAH guard)
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1910-1943
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0295
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes pictorial greeting cards for Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc., and picture post cards, some with written messages; and grade school report cards, health reports, perfect attendance certificates, a Routt College High School commencement program (1937), and other school documents. Most of the material relates to or is addressed to Francis Ca...