Ramsay Family Papers
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Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Ramsay, William, 1716-1785 (minister)
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1749-1924; 1957
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3.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0088
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original and photocopied correspondence, financial papers, newspaper clippings, legal documents, insurance policies, account book, genealogical notes, wills, lottery tickets, and currency, documenting the activities of the Ramsay family of Alexandria, Virginia and related families.
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Wainwright Family
Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1777-1893
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0244
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The correspondence, financial and legal materials, writing and notes, and various other materials of the Wainwright family who lived in early 1800s New York.
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Washington, William Augustine, Colonel, 1757-1810
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1789-1840
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0174
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers consist primarily of bills and receipts for a large and varied number of articles. They are for such commodities as blankets, hose, flannel, linen, tea, molasses, calico, muslin, shoes, sugar, ribbons, needles, wheat, oats, salt and silk. Some of the prices are in pounds, shillings and pence, others are in dollars. The papers includ...
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Henson family
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1818-1943
bulk 1830-1900
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0.18 Linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-030
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Henson Family papers, which date from 1818 to 1943 and measure 0.18 linear feet, document the activities of Tobias Henson and his descendants. The papers are comprised of booklets, correspondence, legal documents, and receipts.
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Kendall, Evelyn Way
- Dates:
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1783-1969
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4.41 Cubic feet (8 boxes; 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0053
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection documents early aeronautical history from the 18th century to the 1960s in art, prints, photographs, posters, manuscripts, and ephemera.
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Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967
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1912-1977
bulk 1940-1951
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1.75 linear feet
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.GUTH
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Original song text, music, drawings, correspondence, and other writings by Woody Guthrie; news clippings, articles, correspondence, and business records related to Woody Guthrie. Date span: 1927-1985. Bulk dates: Guthrie song text, writings, and drawings, 1940-1948; correspondence by and to Woody Guthrie, 1944-1951; correspondence regarding Woody Guthrie, 1956-1977.
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Rosenblum, Robert
- Dates:
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circa 1927-2009
bulk 1950-2006
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38.3 Linear feet
1.17 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.roserobe
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, curator, and professor Robert Rosenblum measure 38.3 linear feet and 1.17 GB and date from circa 1927 to 2009, with the bulk dating from 1950 to 2006. They include biographical material, extensive personal and professional correspondence; lectures, writings, and writing project files by Rosenblum and others; exhibition files; research reference files; teaching files; personal business records; printed and digital material; photographs; and artwork.
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Bergman, Harry M.
Kahn family
Kahn, Kimberly
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1926-1957
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3 Cubic feet (5 document boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0722
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Kahn Family Films document the activities of the Godwin Construction Co. of New York City from 1928-1934. The films also document more than twenty-five years of the Bergman and Kahn family life and travel. The films are silent, 16mm black and white reversal and Kodachrome. Unless otherwise noted, films were arranged in the Archives Center on ...
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Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949
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1859-1984
bulk 1900-1949
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33 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kuhnwalt
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Archives of American Art
The Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records measure 33 linear feet and date from 1859 to 1984, with the bulk of material dating from 1900 to 1949. Papers contain records of the legendary Armory Show of 1913, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, which introduced modern European painting and sculpture to the American public. Papers also contain records of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), the artist-run organization that mounted the Armory Show; records of the New York artists' clubs the Kit Kat Club (founded 1881) and the Penguin Club (founded 1917); and the personal and family papers of New York artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), one of the primary organizers of the Armory Show. An unprocessed addition of 2.1 linear feet with material dating from 1894-1984 is comprised of personal and professional correspondence, assorted printed material, photographic material of Kuhn and his artwork, and several artifacts including a make-up box, clown cloak, and three copper printing plates of Kuhn's paintings.
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Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)
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1838-2014, undated
bulk 1872-1985
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22.1 Cubic feet (67 boxes, 3 map-size folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0475
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the farming and family life of the Robinson family of Prince George's County and after 1975, Charles County, Maryland. Papers documenting the farming and family of the Via family of Greene County, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Prince George's and Calvert Counties, Maryland, by 1949.