L. F. Foster Wild West Scrapbooks, Photographs, and Copy Negatives
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Foster, L. F.
Foster, L. F.
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1888-1921
bulk 1890-1910
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1289
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Wild West Shows in Oklahoma and Washington, particularly the career of Lewis Frederick Foster who was known for his showmanship and skills.
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Tizol, Juan, 1900-
Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)
Williams, Cootie
Bigard, Barney
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1971-1984
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4.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0327
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
160 7" reel-to-reel audiotapes and 12 transcriptions of 15 oral history interviews with prominent jazz musicians and their professional relationships with Duke Ellington. Tapes are copies of originals held at the at Institute for Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. Interviewees include Sonny Greer, Russell Procope, Clark Terry, Juan Tizol, Tom Whale...
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Contractor, Navroze
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1978-1995
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0569
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black-and-white photographic prints depicting jazz musician Eddie Moore and musicians who played in tribute to Moore that include Billy Bang, Cecil Bridgewater, Calvin Hill, Keith Jarrett, Jimmy Knepper, Albert Mangelsdorf, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Woody Shaw, and Michael White. Many of the photographs were taken at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, a popular jazz venue in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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Vogelstein, Bert
Kinsler, Kenneth
Sharrer, Terry
Civin, Curt I.
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1997 June 5
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0.25 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0623
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original videos documenting Curt I. Civins's discovery of the cell surface protein that makes stem cell selection possible; and interviews with Kenneth Kinsler and Bert Vogelstein.
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Laport, Edmund A.
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1923 - 1949
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0016
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Edmund A. Laport, a former director of broadcast engineering for the Radio Corporation of America.
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Nixdorff, Louis S., 1906-1992 (Olympic athlete)
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1926 - 1987
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0443
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Louis S. Nixdorff's participation in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was a member of the University lacrosse team that represented the United States.
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Nicholson, John, 1916-
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1946 - 1947
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1279
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These photographs document Nicholson's work for Lord & Taylor Company from 1946-1947. Nicholson created 100 window displays for the department store and only 25 are in this collection. The collection does not include any supporting documentation for these photographs.
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Cipriano, Michael, 1960-1993
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1983 - 1993
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1274
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
It consists of business records and correspondence, colored pencil sketches for Barney's Christmas windows done in 1988-1989, and approximately 500 color 35 mm slides illustrating window displays for Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, and Barney's.,This collection covers the full range of Cipriano's design career from 1983 to 1993.
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Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive
Nesbitt, Saul, 1920-1993
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1951-1984
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3.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1275
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Background and biographical information consists of Nesbitt's resume, an artist/designer statement, list of clients and accomplishments of Nesbitt Associates, Ltd., press releases, articles, and photographs of the designer.,The materials in this collection document Nesbitt's work from 1951 through 1984.
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Bach, Alfons, 1904-1999
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1934 - 1992
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6 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1272
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Biographical files cover the period from 1938-1989 and include resumes, clippings, correspondence, certificates, awards, speeches, brochures for exhibitions, and artwork. Project files cover the period from 1934-1961 and contain clippings, catalogs, brochures, and scrapbooks. This collection documents Bach's work as an industrial designer, architec...