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Gilman Manufacturing Company. (Janesville, Wisconsin)
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1930s
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1057
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
An album of photographs of mining equipment manufactured by Gilman Manufacturing Company, Janesville, Wisconsin, including factory scenes and forges.
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American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection
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American Petroleum Institute.
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1860s-1980s
bulk 1955-1990
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45 Cubic feet (122 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0711
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection includes historic photographs, slides and films on subjects relating to all aspects of the petroleum industry, including exploration, drilling, refineries, tankers, pipelines, automobiles, trucks, aviation, refueling, buildings, coal, gasification, plants, mining, surface mining, fields, land reclamation, coastal zone management, corporate public service, educational programs, crude oil, deepwater ports, and watercraft It also documents numerous products other than gasoline produced by the petroleum industry, such as propane, lubricants, heating oil, and plastics.
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1894-1956 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7327
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer need...
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1890-1979
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1446
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of photographs and advertisements related to women working in industry dating from 1890 to 1948.
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American Academy in Rome
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1855-2012
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65.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ameracar
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Archives of American Art
The records of the American Academy in Rome measure 65.9 linear feet and date from 1855 to 2012. The collection documents the history of the institution from its inception in 1894 as the American School of Architecture in Rome, through the end of World War II, and chronicles the contributions the academy has made to America's cultural and intellectual development. Nearly one-half of the collection consists of an unprocessed addition received in 2014 containing records that mostly post-date World War II and include correspondence and subject files of officers and executives based in the New York office of American Academy in Rome.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1832-1959
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1.83 Cubic feet (consisting of 3.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Waterworks
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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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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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1934-2007
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30.8 cu. ft. (30 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-005
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and professional activities of Melbourne R. Carriker, marine malacologist. Carriker's research interests included snails, oysters, clams, invasive species of mollusks, marine mariculture, and estuarine ecology. Much of Carriker's research focused on South America, where he was ...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1834-1965
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4.81 Cubic feet (consisting of 10 boxes, 1 folder, 4 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Tools
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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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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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Nelson, Scott
Bobcat Company
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1940s-2009
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24 Film reels
56 Cubic feet (128 boxes, 8 oversized folders)
10 Electronic discs (CD)
5 Electronic discs (DVD)
14 Videocassettes (BetacamSP)
38 Videocassettes (U-matic)
9 Videocassettes (VHS)
1 Videocassettes (Digital Betacam)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1129
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Bobcat Company Records document a post-war invention process and American manufacturing system through the case study of a dynamic machine, the Bobcat skid-steer loader. The records focus primarily on Bobcat's products, marketing, and advertising through product literature, photographs, advertisements, posters, newsletters, and audiovisual materials.
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Providence Engineering Works
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1850-1933
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2.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1076
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection includes order books, 1883-1898, 1898-1918, 1894-1923; shipping book, 1883-1892; detailed cost record, 1892-1896; parts listing; pattern list, 1890-1907; miscellaneous order book, 1916-1920; book of standard and special engine details, 1881-1889; and drawing list, 1881-1908; also photographs, glass negatives, drawings, publications, and ...
