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Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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1851-1999
bulk 1881-1950
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5.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thayabbo
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and naturalist, Abbott Handerson Thayer, and the Thayer family date from 1851 to 1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1881 to 1950, and measure 5.12 linear feet. Thayer's painting career, interest in concealing coloration (camouflage) in nature, and relationships with artists, patrons, family, and friends are documented through correspondence, writings, scattered legal and financial records, printed materials, and a scrapbook. Photographs are of Thayer, his family, studio, and friends, including artists. The collection also contains family papers created by his second wife, Emma Beach Thayer, his son Gerald, his daughters Mary and Gladys, and Gladys' husband David Reasoner, who managed Thayer's estate after his death.
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Merrill, George P. (Georger Perkins), 1854-1929
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circa 1800-1930 and undated
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11.79 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (3 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7177
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Series 1 includes photographs, portraits, and correspondence collected by Merrill for the above publications. Series 2 through 5 include photographs of groups, particularly of the United States Geological and Geographical Surveys of the Territories (Hayden Surveys); and photographs of geological formations and of buildings in the Washington, ...
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Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art
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1883-1962
bulk 1885-1962
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265.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carninst
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art measure 265.8 linear feet and date from 1883-1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1885-1940. The collection includes extensive correspondence between the museum's founding director, John Beatty, and his successor, Homer Saint-Gaudens, with artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, museum directors, representatives abroad, shipping and insurance agents, and museum trustees. The collection also includes Department of Fine Arts interoffice memoranda and reports; loan exhibition files; Carnegie International planning, jury, shipping, and sale records; Department of Fine Arts letterpress copy books, and a copy of the original card catalog index to these records.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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1860-1973 and undated
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7320
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection contains a variety of materials documenting the lives and careers of scientists from a wide range of fields, including mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, botany, entomology, paleontology and geology. Also included are files on conservationists, taxidermists, historical figures, explorers, frontiersmen, and hunter...
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Library of Congress
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circa 1890-1945
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183.5 Cubic feet ((58 solander boxes))
- Collection ID:
- SAAM.Photo.LOC
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
The Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection is comprised of 2,335 photomechanical reproductions of works by 741 artists (mostly American). The large-format prints, deposited with the Library of Congress for copyright between 1890 and 1945, represent a broad range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American art.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1800-1966
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6.07 Cubic feet (consisting of 13 boxes, 1 folder, 4 oversize folders, 6 map case folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Publishing
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Publishing forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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circa 1910-1940, 1950s
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21.3 Linear feet ((51 document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- SAAM.Photo.MET
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
Originally assembled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for study purposes, this collection is comprised of 2,790 black-and-white photographs documenting the work of 250 sculptors.
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Lay, Oliver Ingraham, 1845-1890
Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956
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1789-2000
bulk 1870-1996
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10.54 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.layoliv
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Oliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, and Lay Family Papers measure 10.54 linear feet and date from 1789 through 2000, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1870-1996. The collection presents an overview of the personal lives and careers of painter, Oliver Ingraham Lay and his son, landscape architect, Charles Downing Lay. In addition, there are the papers of Lay family members and friends, including those of the Marian Wait Lay family (wife of Oliver Ingraham Lay) and of the Laura Gill Lay family (wife of Charles Downing Lay). Also found are the papers of the landscape and nature painter Fidelia Bridges. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, diaries, writings and notes, scrapbooks, family business records, exhibition files, printed material, as well as original artwork, sketches, a sketchbook, landscape designs, and photographs.
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Hatch, John Davis
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1790-1995
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24.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hatcjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, collector, educator, and museum administrator John Davis Hatch measure 24.9 linear feet and date from 1790-1995. Within the papers are biographical materials; correspondence; personal business and legal documents; diaries; research, organization, and teaching files; writings; printed materials; photographs; and works of art (mostly sketches) by American artists. Research files regarding artists and specific subjects comprise the bulk of this collection.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1750-1965
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11.35 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 8 folder, 30 oversize folders, 17 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Tobacco
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Tobacco Trade and Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana