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Proetz, Victor, 1897-1966
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[ca. 1930]-1965
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1 Linear foot
5 Items (rolled docs)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.proevict
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Archives of American Art
Notebooks, card file, architectural plans, elevations, details, drawings, and designs for chairs, desks, cabinets, picture frames, etc. relating to Proetz's renovation of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Many of the designs and records pre-dating the renovation were evidently used by Proetz in the renovation.
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Forgey, Benjamin, art critic
- Dates:
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circa 1964-2015
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28.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.forgbenj
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
A majority of the collection contains subject and research files documenting the writings of Benjamin Forgey and focuses on urban development, the art scene, and museum and monument building projects in Washington, D.C. Also included are administrative files, photographs, correspondence, and sound cassettes of lectures by Forgey on Washington archi...
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Cron, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1906-
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undated
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123 Pages ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cronfred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
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Earley, John J. (John Joseph), b. 1881
Earley, James F. (James Farrington), b. 1856
- Dates:
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1890-1915
- Size:
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0.4 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.earljohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs and reproductions of designs by James and John Earley for buildings in Washington, D.C.
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Trowbridge, Alexander Buell, 1868-1950
- Dates:
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1933
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2 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.trowalex
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letter to "Steve" discussing his collaboration with Paul Phillipe Cret in designing the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., and enclosing a copy of the book, THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY, privately published in 1933 by Mr. Folger for the trustees of Amherst College.
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United States Department of Agriculture Building Construction Glass Plate Negatives
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United States. Department of Agriculture
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1906-1907.
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1096
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains thirty-three glass plate negatives documenting the construction of Laboratory A and B of the Department of Agriculture building in the early 1900s.
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Meigs, Montgomery C., 1816-1892
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1870 - 1890
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12.5 Cubic feet (27 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0984
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Mongomery C. Meigs, an Army officer, engineer, architect, and scientist. Meigs's papers include scrapbooks and photographs relating primarily to his work on the Pension Building and the Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C. but also his interest in politics, military affairs, construction, Native Americans, inventions, real estate, and financial matters.
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Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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1855-1862
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0.3 Cubic feet ( 1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1010
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of 146 salt-paper prints (structural and decorative details) of the United States Capitol Dome, between 1855 and 1862. Dimensions range from 6 ¾" x 9 ½" to 17 1/8" x 10".
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Timchenko, Boris V.
Boris Timchenko and Associates
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1919-1975
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- AAG.TIM
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Archives of American Gardens
The Boris V. Timchenko collection includes project files, business records, and personal papers of Boris Timchenko, a modernist landscape architect based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for his work on The Watergate Development and the annual National Capital Flower and Garden Show.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
- Dates:
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circa 1850-2006
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59 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-225
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information files, original reports and correspondence, papers and articles, and other background material on Smithsonian buildings. These records were compiled by the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation (OAHP), research associates, and volunteers. Items in brackets describe cross-references ...