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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Moody, Linda
Moody, James, 1925-2010
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1989 - 2008
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14 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1405
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the life and career of musician James Moody, and includes: Moody's compositions and arrangements, including parts for various instruments; correspondence, some personal, some business; business records such as contracts, copyright and royalty statements, and tour itineraries; photographs, some personal, and some documentin...
Robert W. Kearns Papers
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Kearns, Robert W.
Kearns, Timothy
Brown, Brian Ivan
Quan, John
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1963 - 1999
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8.5 Cubic feet (24 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1406
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the inventive career of physicist and engineer Robert W. Kearns. Kearns invented and patented in 1967 the windshield wiper system with intermittent operation (US 3,351,836), among other inventions. The papers include notebooks, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, patents, drawings, and trade literature.
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Smith, B. Thomas, Jr.
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undated
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1409
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of posters advertising minstrel shows. The posters feature stereotypical images of black characters.
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Ivy, Robert Henry, 1881-1974
Lamp, Robert A.
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1901-1972
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1411
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes letters, many of which are of an honorary nature such as awards and appointments, some of which relate to his publishing activities and others to medical or military subjects; slides and photographs of patients; a few photographs relating to his military service; writings, journal articles written by Ivy and by others; artic...
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Lamp, Robert A.
Lamp, J. Curtis
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1942 - 1988
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1412
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and career of surgeon J. Curtis Lamp, a plastic surgeon who specialized in reconstructive facial surgery for soldiers with traumatic combat injuries. The collection includes case studies, statistics, photographs of patients (some are close-ups of their injuries), journal articles by Dr. Lamp and by others, letters betwe...
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Walker, Jerome
Walker, Cathy Jean
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1864-1917, undated
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1408
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Dr. Jerome Walker's papers discuss the United States Sanitary Commission, its creation, and its role during the Civil War. The papers also discuss Walker's meeting with Abraham Lincoln at the field hospital in City Point, Virginia.
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Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
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1977 - 2014
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2.5 Cubic feet (1 box, 8 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1410
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes: annual METCO Parent Handbooks which detailed the services METCO provided and provided other information for parents of children attending the METCO supported schools, 1977-2004; event programs from METCO gatherings, 2007-2014; flyers and handouts; and posters, including 7 hand-made posters created to be displayed at meeting...
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1937-2017
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3.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1391
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of restaurant menus ranging from 1937 to 2016 from the Unites States, Canada, as well as cruise ships.
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Mahaffey, James A.
Medicine and Science, Division of, (NMAH, SI)
Georgia Tech Research Institute
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1989 - 1992
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1393
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains archival materials relating to the subject of cold fusion, and experiments conducted to corroborate the supposed discovery of the phenomenon. The collection includes Mahaffey's heavily illustrated laboratory notebook, dating from the beginning of the experiment on April 8, 1989 through April 20, 1989, documenting the experim...
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Coors Brewing Company
Valdes Zacky, Dolores
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1955 - 1999
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1394
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the work of Dolores Valdes-Zacky and her advertising firm Valdes-Zacky Associates, who specialize in the Hispanic consumer market.