Louis Gathmann Collection
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- Creators:
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Gathmann, Louis
- Dates:
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1887-1907
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1095
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three patents issued to Louis Gathmann.
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Charles Scribner's Sons
- Dates:
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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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Serrell, Edward Wellman
- Dates:
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1865-1867
- Size:
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0.73 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2011.0040
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Edward Wellman Serrell Aeronautical Papers contains material related to the efforts, during and after the American Civil War, of Brigadier General E. W. Serrell of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and build the Valomotive, a steam-powered helicopter.
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United States. Navy
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
- Dates:
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1918-1969
bulk 1919-1919
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1.51 Cubic feet (2 records center boxes)
2.27 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0422
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of reports on the design, construction, and testing of the NC series flying boats and photographs of NC-4's construction and transatlantic flight.
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Kauffer, E. McKnight (Edward McKnight), 1890-1954
- Dates:
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1915-1954
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1997-134-1
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This collection documents Kauffer's work as a theater designer, and graphic designer from 1915-1954.The collection includes allusions to correspondences between Kauffer in America to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in London, between 1930 and 1955. (There are no letters between the two men in the collection.) Although Kauffer and Eliot were to become friends after 24 July 1930, they were professionally related before that time. Kauffer illustrated the Ariel edition of Eliot's "Marina." Kauffer and Eliot met in London. In the collection are also posters of Kauffer's works, biographical pieces, and obituaries as well as photographs of the artist.
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Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981
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1924 - 1981
- Size:
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1.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1276
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection covers the period 1924-81 and consists of exhibition catalogs, correspondence, photographs, slides, drawings, photostats, contracts, book proofs, and related biographical material on Lissim. Extensive material on the designer's work for the Sevres porcelain factory includes correspondence, original contracts, photographs of porcelai...
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Loring, William Cushing, 1879-
- Dates:
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1899-1961
- Size:
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0.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.loriwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of American portrait painter William Cushing Loring (1897-1959) measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1899-1961. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, including letters which document Loring's artistic education in Paris and London 1900-1904. Also found within the collection are letters from other Loring family members, printed materials which document Loring's artistic career, and photographs of the artist and his work.
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Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.)
Arthur J. Stone (Firm : Gardner, Mass.)
Stone Silver Shop (Gardner, Mass.)
- Dates:
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1824-1958
- Size:
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15.1 Linear feet
1 Linear foot (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stonasso
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Records documenting silversmith production by Arthur J. Stone, his workshop, and Stone Associates.
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Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer Company (The), (Fairfield, New Jersey)
- Dates:
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1927-1983
bulk 1960-1977
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11 Cubic feet (3 oversize folders, 20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0169
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of the collection consists of renderings of sewing machines and related products by industrial designers such as Henry Dreyfuss, Robert P. Gersin, Eliot Noyes, and Malcolm S. Park; by designers of Singer's in-house design department; and by consultants to the firm. Materials include decals, photographs, negatives, patents, and renderings and sketches. This collection documents the influence of industrial design on Singer sewing machines as well as other household products such as vacuum cleaners.
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Deem, George, 1932-2008
- Dates:
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1904-2015
bulk 1960-2008
- Size:
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18.2 Linear feet
10.71 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.deemgeor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, writer, and dancer George Deem measure 18.2 linear feet and 10.71 GB and date from 1904-2015, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960-2008. The collection documents Deem's path from Midwestern farm child to New York City artist and teacher who specialized in recreating works of great masters, especially Johannes Vermeer. Correspondence, exhibition files, subject files, project files, writings by and about Deem, printed and digital material and photographic materials all show the trajectory of Deem's development as an artist.
