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Ingersoll, R. Sturgis (Robert Sturgis), b. 1891
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1896-1944
bulk 1930-1943
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0.6 Linear feet ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ingershm
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Archives of American Art
Material compiled by R. Sturgis Ingersoll preparatory to his biography of Henry McCarter (never completed), primarily Ingersoll's correspondence with McCarter's friends and associates, and McCarter's correspondence collected by Ingersoll.
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Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878
Godwin, Parke, 1816-1904
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1821-1901
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200 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bryawill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters and printed material.
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Cole, Thomas, 1801-1848
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1821-1863
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7 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.colethom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Notebooks; sketchbooks; drawings; letters; manuscript poems; catalogs; paintbrushes.
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Lockman, DeWitt McClellan, 1870-1957
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1926-1927
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3 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lockdewi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Transcripts and handwritten drafts of interviews of 86 artists and architects associated with the National Academy of Design, conducted by Lockman. Also included are a few biographical sketches.
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Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department records
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Charles Scribner's Sons
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1839-1962
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7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.charscrs
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department measure 7.0 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1962. The records of the department include original art works, photographs, scattered letters, and miscellaneous printed material reflecting the portraiture and other illustration work completed in support of the wide range of materials and topics published by Charles Scribner's Sons over the company's long publishing history.
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Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
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1819-1953
bulk 1835-1883
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12.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.powehira
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor Hiram Powers measure 12.4 linear feet and date from 1819 to 1953, with the bulk of the material dating from 1835 to 1883. Over two-thirds of the collection consists of Powers' correspondence with business associates, purchasers of his artwork, and numerous friends in the United States and Florence, Italy. Of note is Powers' "Studio Memorandum," from 1841 to 1845, which contains dated notations of letters written, receipts and expenditures, business contacts, works in progress, commissions and price quotations for work, comments on problems encountered during studio work, and other notes. Additional papers include scattered biographical material, financial and legal records, printed materials, photographs of Powers, his family, artwork, as well as an extensive collection of carte de visite and cabinet card portraits of many notable figures. Also found is a small amount of artwork by Powers and others, a scrapbook, and two autograph and memorabilia albums.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Deputy Director
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1983-1992
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33.5 cu. ft. (33 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 439
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files of Charles Robertson as Deputy Director. They include administrative subject files, arranged by year; exhibition files; and files concerning National Museum of American Art (NMAA) Commission meetings and retired commissioners. Some of the events documented in these records include the ninetieth birthday ...
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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1935-1988
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4.29 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2017.47
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
James Baldwin was a writer and an activist and is one of the most prominent voices from his generation to bring light to issues of racial and sexual discrimination. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, and awards. The collection provides insight into his family, writing process, and travels during his lifetime.
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Dreier, Dorothea A., 1870-1923
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1881-1941
bulk 1887-1923
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2.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dreidoro
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and art patron Dorothea A. Dreier measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1881-1941, with the bulk of the material dating from 1887-1923. The papers document the life and work of Dorothea Dreier and also contain the papers of and about members of her immediate family, particularly her sisters, Mary and Katherine Dreier, and Margaret Dreier Robins. Found are correspondence, printed materials, legal and financial records, photographs, and one sketchbook by Dreier.
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Williams, Ralph William
Breck Company.
Dial Corporation.
American Cyanamid Company
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circa 1936-1995
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6.5 Cubic feet (16 boxes, 188 pieces of original artwork)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0651
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the development and evolution of the Breck Girl, a highly successful and long-lived advertising campaign whose hallmark was its vision of idealized American womanhood through correspondence, photographs, paintings, and print advertisements.