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Stoner, Dayton, 1883-1944
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1914-1925
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7138
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence with professional colleagues, mainly regarding attempts to describe material collected by the State University of Iowa Expedition to Barbados and Antigua. Custody history of the correspondence is unknown.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
Evance, Thomas, -1777
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1753-1775
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0289
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A book of receipts for payments made by Thomas Evance to various individuals for purchases and payment of debts. Items listed include: A Mahogany Bedstead A dark Bay Horse 64 1/2 l (?) Loaf Sugar House Rent Rum Mahogany Table and Silver punch ladle Hams and Sugar Citron and lot of Books 33 Barrels Rice Breeches pattern and 6 pair cotton...
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Bartleman, Richard M.
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circa 1890-1899
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100 Prints (circa, cyanotype, albumen, and halftone)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.156
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made in Caracas, Venezuela by Richard M. Bartleman while with the United States Legation during the 1890s. The collection includes images of streets, military personnel, structures, residences and gardens, artifacts, people, scenery, and a bullfight in or near Caracas, Venezuela.
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Oliva, Tomás, 1930-1996
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circa 1969-1996
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.olivtoma
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of papers of Cuban born sculptor and painter Tomás Oliva measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1969-1996. Found among the papers are a chronology; life documents; exhibition catalogs, including one from the 1993 exhibition of three of the original Los Once Cuban artist's group forty years after their first exhibition in Havana; one letter from Cyndee Levy-Angulo; notes and poetry; a photograph of Oliva with José Antonio Díaz Peláez; photographs of sculpture, two sketchbooks; and loose sketches and doodles.
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McLaughlin, Harris M.
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circa 1898-1941
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12 Mounted prints (albumen)
370 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (including photographic postcards))
1 Print (collotype)
5 Negative rolls (nitrate, 35 mm)
2 Positive rolls (nitrate, 35 mm)
8 Prints (photogravure)
12 Postcards (color halftone, halftone, and color collotype)
2 Color prints
1 Panoramic print (color halftone)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2000-04
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made and collected by Harris M. McLaughlin during his travels in the American southwest and other parts of North and South America, as well as Asia and Europe. Photographs made in Texas include images of the 1928 American Legion National Convention, the dirigible "Los Angeles" floating over San Antonio, the first train in Rio Grande Cit...
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1979 Festival of American Folklife
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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October 3-8, 1979
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1979
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Cook Labs
Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
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1908-2002, bulk 1948-1965
- Size:
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6.3 Cubic feet (Phonograph albums)
63.5 Cubic feet (Open-reel tapes)
8.75 Cubic feet (Business records)
78.55 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.COOK
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Cook Labs records, which date from 1939-2002, document the activities of audio engineer Emory Cook and his label Cook Labs. The contents include business records, materials relating to recording artists, photographs, and production materials, as well as phonograph records, master recordings and unpublished recordings produced by or associated with the Cook Labs label. The collection also contains two interviews conducted with Emory Cook in 1990: one by Jeff Place and one by Anthony Seeger and Nicholas Spitzer. There are several physical objects relating to Cook Labs including a bag of powdered vinyl, a binaural playing arm, and a condenser microphone.
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Anderson, Edgar, approximately 1922-
Anderson, Joyce, 1925-
Gold, Donna, 1953-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2002 September 17-19
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143 Pages (Transcript)
34 Items (Sound recording: 34 sound files (5 hr., 56 min.), digital, wav)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.anders02a
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Edgar and Joyce Anderson conducted 2002 September 17-19, by Donna Gold, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Morristown, New Jersey.
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Kramer, Carol, 1943-2002
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1943-2002,
bulk 1961-2002
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31 Linear feet (64 boxes, 2 cassette tapes, 1 oversize box, 1 map drawer)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2006-14
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The bulk of these papers document the professional life of Carol Kramer, a leading figure in ethnoarchaeology, specializing in the Middle East and South Asia. She was also a major advocate for the professional development of women in anthropology and archaeology. Dating 1943-2002, the collection includes field notes, writings, correspondence, daily planners, teaching files, photographs, sound recordings, maps, computer disks, and botanical specimens. Her ethnoarchaeological research in "Shahabad" (a.k.a. "Aliabad") in Iran and in Rajasthan, India is well-represented in the collection.
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
- Dates:
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1899-1918
- Size:
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1.58 cu. ft. (1 document box) (3 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-280
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of images of cacti maintained by curator Joseph Nelson Rose. Most images were taken in Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the British West Indies, and the Danish West Indies. Some images of people, buildings, and landscapes are also present. Materials are mostly glass plate negatives and nitrate negati...