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1884 August 22
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1 Folder
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0271
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A 19-page handwritten journal of a sea voyage in 1884, written on the return trip, presumably back to London.
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Alexander Van Valen Papers
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Van Valen, Alexander
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1849-1850
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1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0935
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Alexander Van Valen documenting his participation in the California Gold Rush, 1849-1850.
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MacDowell, Helen Sandford, 1889-
Pease, L.F.
Prince, Georgiana K., 1861-1915
Sandford Greeting Card Company
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1831-2004
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8 Cubic feet (37 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1252
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the business activities of the Sandford Card Company and include the papers of Mary Elizabeth Sandford, founder of the company, and her immediate family.
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circa 1880s-2002
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13 Cubic feet (51 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0468
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of miscellaneous late nineteenth/early twentieth century scrapbooks containing postcards, trade cards, greeting cards, decals, and other ephemera.
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Coca, Imogene
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1879-2008
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7.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 4 framed items, 12 accordion folders, two loose stacks)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1479
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of comedian Imogene Coca.
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Smith, Xanthus, 1839-1929
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1883-1892
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2 Volumes ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitxant
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Handwritten diary, January 1-December 31, 1883, and July 1, 1891-May 14, 1892. The entries detail the daily events of Smith, who painted in his studio almost every day, usually finishing a painting in one to three days. The entries also record his domestic life, living with his wife, children, and father, painter Russell Smith, outside of Philadelp...
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General Electric Company
Gotti, Mary Beth
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
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circa 1890s-1969
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5 Cubic feet (22 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0789
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the technology of lighting and various business aspects of the General Electric Lighting Division throughout the 20th century and consists of correspondence, bulletins, price lists, business record books, stock certificates, sales and advertising materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and lantern slides.
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Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865
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1855-1865
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4 Volumes ((on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pealrube
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
A daily journal covering the last ten years of Ruben Peale's life. Much of it concerns farm and family activities, but there are also many references to his still-life painting. Entries from April 1865 describe the news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and funeral procession.
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Champney, James Wells, 1843-1903
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1802-1904
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0.2 Linear feet (ca. 1000 items (on 4 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.chamjame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; diaries; lists of paintings, bills, and receipts; sketchbook and sketches; clippings; tintype photograph; and printed material.
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Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887
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1829-1887
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20 Linear feet ((on 19 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.waltthom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Papers documenting Ustick's work in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Venezuela, and other locations, and include detailed information on Girard College, Philadelphia, and the U.S. Capitol Building. Included are letters from Randolph Rogers, Robert Mills, and M.C. Meigs regarding the Capitol.
