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Saint, Lawrence B., 1885-1961
Washington Cathedral
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1926-1936
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9.3 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0090
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of chemical formulae developed by Lawrence Saint for use in his stained glass work at the Washington National Cathedral. There are supporting samples, records, and notes.
Providence and Worcester R.R. Account Book
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Providence and Worcester Railroad Company
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1851-1899
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0154
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This log book of the Providence, Rhode Island repair shop records the annual summaries of repair costs by various divisions of the Railroad for 1851-1854, as submitted by John B. Winslow, Master Mechanic. It also includes entries recording miscellaneous repairs (mostly minor) and overhauls to locomotives for 1880-1899.
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Plunkett, Billy, Mrs.
Merriam, Eva Billings
Merriam, Billy
Christiani, Norman, Mrs.
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1897 - 1902
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2 Cubic feet (6 oversized folders, 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0079
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents four scrapbooks containing photographs, programs, flyers, business cards, periodical illustrations, and letterheads of vaudeville and medicine shows from 1897-1902. Also included are two audiotapes containing comments by the donors about the scrapbooks.
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Leeds and Northrup Company
Gray Instrument Company
Queen, James W., & Company
Queen Gray Company
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1850-1952
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3.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0015
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents James W. Queen & Company and its successors Leeds and Northrup Company, Queen-Gray Company, and Gray Instrument Company, manufacturers of instruments for laboratory and industrial use. The collection contains catalogs, circulars, photographs, and miscellaneous publications and documents.
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Lebanon Valley Baseball League.
Darnbach, Ray
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1936-1963
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0067
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the history of the Lebanon Valley Baseball League, and includes names of the teams which played, reports of games, problems attendant to both professional and amateur status of a minor league, and League standings. It contains newspaper clippings, letters and memorandums.
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Taylor, Miriam Price
Price, Edwin, 1829-1901 (locomotive engineer)
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1893
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0070
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents handwritten reminiscences of Edwin Price's experiences operating steam engines.
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Hyatt, John Wesley (inventor)
Celluloid Corporation.
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1883 - 1943
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3 Cubic feet (3 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0009
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of trade catalogs, price lists, notebooks, promotional literature, patents, a salesman's kit (including samples), photographs and prints of plant buildings, personnel, celluloid molds and by-products documenting the Celluloid Corporation.
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DuPont (E. I.) de Nemours & Company
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1939-1977
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0007
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Promotional booklets and pamphlets, 1940-1963, regarding nylon; catalogues on the industrial use of nylon; 25th anniversary book on nylon; photographs, and a variety of other documents. Includes memo to DuPont employees concerning the company's wartime involvement in the development of the atomic bomb.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Madhani, Akhil
Berger, Sondra
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1999-12
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0709
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Akhil Madhani and his invention, the Black Falcon, a teleoperated surgical instrument.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Gadgil, Ashok
Berger, Sondra
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1998 January 16
1998 April 28
1996 - 1996
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0.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0647
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original, master, and reference videos documenting an Innovative Lives presentation and interview with Ashok Gadgil, inventor of the UV Waterworks disinfectant unit.