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United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Brett, George W.
Bureau Issues Association
United States. Post Office Dept.
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[189-?]-1940
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27 Volumes (approximately 6,900 p.; 1 index v., 29 cm. +)
- Collection ID:
- SIL-NPM.XXXX-0012
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Smithsonian Libraries
The collection consists chiefly of hand-written notes made by Southgate on a wide range of postal history topics and related matters, generally on lined or graph paper measuring 25 x 15 cm. or smaller, for keeping in triple-post binders. Some of the notes were made in "Lefax" or other commercially-available notebooks. The collection includes numerous mounted newsclippings, brochures, and excerpted articles from philatelic journals, as well as statistical data, advertisements, copies of correspondence, and diagrams made by Southgate to illustrate plate variations, etc.
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Cooke, Hereward Lester
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1969
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3.44 Cubic feet ((7 legal document boxes, 1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2002.0031
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Hereward Lester Cooke (1916-1975), a curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, was extremely interested in the moon landing as well as in stamp collecting. He acquired over five hundred stamps relating to the 1969 lunar landing from countries including: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, China, C...
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bulk 1918-1999
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1.99 Cubic feet ((5 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0473
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of philatelic items and first day covers from a variety of sources including flown items, cacheted covers, stamps, and first day covers. Flown items in the collection include letters from the first flights of various air mail routes; a letter carried aboard the first flight of the ZRS-4 Akron; a commemorative envelope from ...
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Dryden, Hugh L. (Hugh Latimer), Dr., 1898-1965
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1903-1974
bulk 1940-1965
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1.48 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2001.0021
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden was an aerodynamicist by training, a career civil servant, and a government official. With degrees in physics and mathematics he became chief of the aerodynamics section of the National Bureau of Standards and eventually served as the first deputy administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This collection consists of memorabilia relating to Dryden's career.
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John Coltrane Music Manuscript
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Guernsey's New York, New York
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
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1964
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1 Item (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0903
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The original manuscript for Coltrane's compositionA Love Supreme.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1866-1968
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0.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box, 1 folder, 1 map case folder. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Philately
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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: Philately 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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June 12, 1939, through April 22, 1940
bulk June 28, 1939, through July 4, 1939
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 scrapbook)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0309
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook, "To Europe By Air," assembled by railroad executive William J. Eck to document his trip June 28 to July 4, 1939, on Pan American Airways' (PAA) first transatlantic passenger flight on the Boeing Model 314 Clipper "Dixie Clipper" flying boat and containing information on its crew, passengers, and ports of call.
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Hirschfeld, Al
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1931-1983
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0.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hirsal
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1931-1983. Found within the papers are letters to Hirschfeld, business records, writings, artwork, printed material, and photographs.
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Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933-1993
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circa 1903-1993
bulk 1950-1993
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50.2 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nesblowe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, photographer and sculptor Lowell Nesbitt measure 50.2 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from circa 1903-1993 (bulk 1950-1993). The collection documents Nesbitt's career through biographical material, correspondence, subject files, business and financial records, source material, artwork, photographs and audiovisual records, printed material and scrapbooks.
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
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1928-1990
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75.03 Cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.