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Davis, Robert Tyler
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1924-1960, 1979
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0.94 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-085
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Robert Tyler Davis (1904-1978) was born in Los Angeles, California. He was a museum administrator and an educator in art and art history, specializing in Pacific Northwest Native American art, and decorative arts, particularly tapestries. He graduated from Franklin High School, Los Angeles, and studied art history, drawing, and painting at the...
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Detroit Institute of Arts
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1882-1979
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0.3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 21 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.detrinst2
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, annual reports and bulletins, scrapbooks, photographs, catalogs, clippings and a telegram.
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1918-1977 and undated
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8.38 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7439
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document Robert Tyler Davis' education and career, 1918-1977. The majority of the material is dated 1937- 1977. A fair amount of incoming correspondence illustrates Davis' personal life, and, to a lesser extent, his professional career. Of special note are letters from Davis' second wife, Janet, and journals kept during his t...
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Oral history interview with Leroy Davis and Cecily Langdale
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Davis, Leroy
Berman, Avis
Langdale, Cecily
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2007 June 26-August 7
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119 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.davis07
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Leroy Davis and Cecily Langdale conducted 2007 June 26-August 7, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art, in New York, New York.
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Francis, Henry Sayles, 1902-1994
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[ca. 1924-1983]
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5 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 6 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.franhenr
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Archives of American Art
Biographical information, correspondence, subject files, notebooks, photographs, clippings, price lists concern Francis' work at the Cleveland Museum of Art, his friendship with George Kates, and his interest in painter William Sommer.
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1950-2006
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-082
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes papers covering the entire span of James C. Tyler's career as an ichthyologist, including his tenure at the National Air and Space Museum, as Acting Director, and at the National Museum of Natural History, as Associate Director, Deputy Director and Senior Scientist. Materials include correspondence files and related ...
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Renwick Gallery. Office of the Director
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1967-1988
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 465
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit primarily documents the tenure of Lloyd Herman, Director of the Renwick Gallery, but also contains the records of David W. Scott, Robert Tyler Davis, and Joshua C. Taylor, directors of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA). The records pertain to temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent collections of the Renwick ...
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National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Administration
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1964-1980
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15 cu. ft. (30 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 447
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include administrative subject files, personnel records, financial and budgetary materials, and exhibition files. The administrative subject files contain letters, memoranda, reports, inventories, and other records which chronicle the day-to-day operations of NCFA. Among these are correspondence with NCFA curators and Smithsonian...
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1908-1974
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59 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (116 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 313
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records pertain to the administration of David W. Scott, director, 1965-1968, Robert Tyler Davis, interim director, 1969, and Joshua C. Taylor, director, 1970- . Some records, most noticeably correspondence with Smithsonian Art Commission members, have been pulled up into the files from previous administrations. Also included are Smithson...
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Parke, Davis Company
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1866-1992
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365 Cubic feet (510 boxes, 43 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0001
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of the largest and oldest pharmaceutical firms in America.
