New England Merchant and Farmer Account Book
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Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1813-59.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0039
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Account book of an unidentified merchant and farmer from New England includes entries for items purchased and sold, and a record of persons employed.
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Valentino, Carmen D.
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1879-1884
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 item)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1267
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A farm journal and account book for a farm located at Long Branch, Harford County, Maryland, covering the time period March 1879 to August 1884 (excepting 1880) and documenting all aspects of farm life and labor.
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Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Dibner Library (NMAH, SI).
Kulp, Roy C.
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1755-1904
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3.66 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0149
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Thirty-nine account books of farmers, store owners, and artisans living in Pennsylvania, 1755-1904. The books mainly record daily transactions with customers or suppliers and are handwritten in varying conditions of legibility and preservation.
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Custom Auto and Equipment Sales
Parlett, John K., 1937-2005
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1859-2011, undated
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20 Cubic feet (60 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1225
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera, 1859-2011, undated, is a collection of operator's instruction manuals, parts illustrations manuals, dealership materials, farming, farm life, and agriculture-related ephemera. The material is from national companies as well as local manufacturers and businesses.
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Music, Sports and Entertainment, Division of, NMAH, SI
Friedlein, Gilbert L., 1884-
Friedlein, Gilbert L., Jr., 1921-
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1880s-1961
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0943
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the life of Gilbert L. Friedlein, semi-professional baseball player and grain elevator operator, and his son Gilbert Friedlein, Jr. It includes photographs, a baseball contract, and correspondence.
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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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Burpee, W. Atlee, (Washington Atlee), 1858-1915
James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.).
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Wm. Henry Maule (Firm)
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circa 1873-1978
bulk 1890-1930
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201 cubic feet
12,715 items
- Collection ID:
- AAG.BRP2
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Archives of American Gardens
The collection contains the records of W. Atlee Burpee & Company and includes accounting records, seed trial records, seed contracts, sales records, contracts, inventories, office correspondence, contest letters, seed catalogs, pamphlets, advertisements and advertising reports, daybooks, photographs and other items relating to the company and some of its competitors. The collection is not comprehensive and includes significant gaps.
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Hills, Patricia
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circa 1900-2015
bulk 1968-2009
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23.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hillspat
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, curator, and educator Patricia Hills measure 23.1 linear feet and date from circa 1900-2015, bulk 1968-2009. Central to this collection are project files documenting professional work that resulted in lectures, publications, exhibitions, art history courses on numerous artists including Alice Neel, Jacob Lawrence, May Stevens, Rudolf Baranik, and John Singer Sargent. These files and files documenting Hills's tenure at the Whitney Museum of American Art include planning documents, research files, correspondence, manuscripts and accompanying publications, as well as other printed materials. The collection also contains correspondence with art historians, artists, curators, and others, notably Lawrence Alloway, Lowery Stokes Sims, Lucy R. Lippard, T.J. Clark, Leon Golub, and Donald Kuspit; professional files documenting grants and residencies awarded and consulting work; artist and subject files; other writings; and printed material. Membership and affiliation records document Hills' service to the profession, including Women's Caucus for Art and the Visual Culture/Art History Caucus of the American Studies Association.
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Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
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circa 1840-1993
bulk 1935-1961
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88 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kentrock
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Archives of American Art
The Rockwell Kent papers measure 88.0 linear feet and date from circa 1840 to 1993 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1935 to 1961. The collection provides comprehensive coverage of Kent's career as a painter, illustrator, designer, writer, lecturer, traveler, political activist, and dairy farmer.
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Baden, Gary
Baden, Sandra
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circa 1897-1979
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2 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0611
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A wide-ranging collection of over 1,000 celebrity advertising endorsements, ca. 1897-1979. The endorsements were culled by a collector/hobbyist from high-end magazines publications such as Fortune, McCalls, Playbill and Vogue. They feature a wide range of celebrities from the fields of performing arts, sports, business, politics and "society." T...