Eric Miller Collection
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Miller, Eric
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1953-1983.
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1 Item (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0587
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Seven concert programs from performances by Ella Fitzgerald.
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Freberg, Stan, 1926-
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1958-1991
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0444
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Stan Freberg (1926-2015) was a writer, performer, and satirist who pioneered the use of comedy in radio and television commercials during advertising's creative revolution in the 1960s. The collection includes examples of his work including his radio and television shows as well as some of his best known television commercials.
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American Express (New York)
Leibovitz, Annie, 1949-
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1988.
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1 Item (1 folder, 15" x 12," in mat with Mylar overlay, 21-3/8" x 18-1/8")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0588
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Image shows Ella Fitzgerald in red dress and hat with fur (designed by Don Loper), posed with a Mercedez-Benz automobile. The picture was created for an American Express Card advertisement, ca. 1987, part of a popular "portraits" campaign for American Express, for which the photographer won the Clio Award and the Campaign of the Decade Award from A...
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Levine, Ken, 1950- (scriptwriter)
Alda, Alan (actor, scriptwriter)
Bull, Sheldon (scriptwriter)
Bloodworth, Linda (scriptwriter)
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undated
1950 - 1982
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8.4 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0117
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The television show M*A*S*H was initially broadcast from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983. It told the story of doctors and nurses assigned to a fictitious medical unit, the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, based in Uijeongbu, Korea during the 1950-1953 war.
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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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circa 1935-1996
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50 Cubic feet (92 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0584
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ella Fitzgerald, often called the "First Lady of Song," was one of the 20th century's most important musical performers. The collection reflects her career and personal life through photographs, audio recordings, and manuscript materials.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1850-1970
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3.86 Cubic feet (consisting of 3 boxes, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder, 3 map folders, 6 flat boxes (4 full, 2 partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Architecture
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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: Architecture forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Asch, Patsy
Wood, Richard Carver
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1935-1978, undated
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2 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0964
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs taken by Wood including persons prominent in the New York City social, literary, and theatrical fields. Other subjects include architecture, landscapes, still life, dunes, military, and theater in the United States and other countries.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)
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1911-1978
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12 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0269
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1: Correspondence, 1932-1977 is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. In 1965, Marx gave the Library of Congress a portion of his correspondence with well-known personages. The majority of the correspondence in this collection dates from the post World War II era (Marx's early correspondence is located at the Library of Congress.) Th...
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Stewart, Charles, 1927-
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1964 - 1971
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0.15 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1321
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of twenty-five inkjet prints from original film negatives of John Coltrane and others. The majority of the photographs were taken by Stewart during the December 10, 1964 recording of Coltrane's biggest hit, "A Love Supreme". Some of the images include Coltrane's wife, Alice Coltrane, and others include musicians Pharoah Sand...
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Cuscuna, Michael
Wolff, Francis
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1953-1966
1953-1966
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1238
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of photographic prints from negatives by the eminent jazz photographer Francis Wolff, depicting such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and other important artists.