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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
- Dates:
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circa 1966
undated
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0.25 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box, 1 folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Commerce
- Repository:
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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: Commerce 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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Interstate Commerce Commission Locomotive Inspection Reports
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Yungmeyer, Martha
- Dates:
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1931-1964
- Size:
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8 Cubic feet (24 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0241
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records compiled by the Bureau of Rail Safety of the Federal Railroad Administration. Data include names of locomotive builders and railroads operating them.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
- Dates:
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undated
- Size:
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0.23 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Chamber
- Repository:
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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: Chamber of Commerce 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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Aerospace Industries Association of America
- Dates:
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1919-1956
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2.25 Cubic Feet ((7 shoeboxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0084
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
These 136 reels of 16 mm microfilm were filmed from the AIA's 1919-1956 records, which document the early history of aviation in the United States. Each reel contains about 4000 documents which trace the strategies, plans, successes and failures of aircraft builders, airline operators, and "air-minded" Americans through aviation's formative years.
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Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute
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1852-1857
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7064
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Metropolitan Mechanics Institute was founded in 1852 in Washington, D.C. The Institute held its meetings at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Terrell, William Dandrige, 1871-1960s (radio communication specialist)
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1911-1965
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0097
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents W.D.Terrell's life, specifically his work as Chief of the Radio Division in the Commerce Department. Terrell was responsible for monitoring the institution of radio into the nation's defense forces.
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Richey, Helen, 1909-1947
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1933-1944
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0.1 Cubic Feet (2 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0006
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Helen Richey's pilot log for 1944-1945, newspaper clippings covering the period from 1933 to 1944 and seven photographs of Ms. RIchey.
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Cohen, Stuart
- Dates:
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2000
- Size:
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0.02 Cubic feet (1 box)
49 Photographic prints (Silver gelatin on paper, 16 x 20)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0804
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These photographs depict various scenes in Marblehead, Massachusetts, as photographed in the year 1999, including views of the town and its environs, commerce, and activities of people, especially families. The photographs are part of a self-assigned project, through which Stuart Cohen intended to survey the state of the town as it prepared to greet the new millennium.
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Military History, Division of, NMAH, SI
Pollard, Benjamin (merchant)
Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1787-1792
- Size:
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0035
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Manuscript letter book of 175 leaves, by Pollard of Norfolk, Va., includes his drafts of letters with traders in the United States, Europe, and the West Indies concerning shipment of goods, payment of accounts, and other business activities. Some letters not in Pollard's hand.
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Hartshorne, William, fl. 1780s
Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1786.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0087
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A bill, June 21, 1786, from William Hartshorne and Company to James Rumsey for Potomac Company, regarding rum, gunpowder, blanketing, and hats. A bill or a receipt? It's signed by Rumsey.