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Berman, Leonid, 1896-1976
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1920-1981
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6 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 5 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bermleon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical materials, journals, sketchbooks, drawings, and photographs.
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Matthew Shepard Papers
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998
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1976-2019, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1463
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.
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Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)
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1838-2017, undated
bulk 1872-1985
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23.1 Cubic feet (71 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.
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Grotell, Maija
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1923-1973
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2 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.grotmaij
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical materials, correspondence, awards, photographs, and printed materials relating to the career of the noted ceramist and teacher who devoted the last quarter century of her life to the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
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Murch, Walter
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1880-1970
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8.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.murcwalt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York City still life painter and art instructor Walter Tandy Murch date from 1880-1970 and measure 8.2 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials, four diaries, correspondence with colleagues and family members, personal business records, exhibition files, notes and writings, two sketchbooks and additional art work, printed material, and photographs of Murch, family members, and art work.
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Smithson, Robert
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1905-1987
bulk 1952-1987
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67.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor, painter, and author Robert Smithson and sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 18.9 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. Also included is Smithson's personal library of books, vinyl records, and magazine, measuring 48.4 linear feet. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's motion picture film Pine Barrens and her seminal environmental work of art Sun Tunnels, including a video documentary about Sun Tunnels.
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Stamos, Theodoros, 1922-1997
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circa 1922-2008
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3.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stamtheo
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Theodoros Stamos measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1922-2008. Stamos was a painter primarily associated with the first generation of Abstract Expressionists. Biographical materials, correspondence, writings, business and legal records, printed materials, and photographs document Stamos' career as a painter. Also included are materials relating to the Rothko estate controversy compiled by Stamos' sister, Georgianna Savas, as well as her papers concerning arrangements for Stamos' funeral and posthumous exhibition plans.
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Bodansky, Lony Gottlieb
Gottlieb, Camilla Klaber, 1884-1964
Bodansky, Harry
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1901-1981
undated
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1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1245
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Gottlieb and Bodansky family papers are a collection of correspondence, immigration material, photographs, and ephemera related to the family of Hermann and Camilla Gottlieb and their daughter Lony Gottlieb Bodansky. Hermann and Camilla were interred at Theresienstadt concentration camp by the Nazi government during World War II.
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Moore, Harry T., 1905-1951
Moore, Harriette V., 1902-1952
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bulk 1945-1949
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2018.12
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Harry T. Moore was a pioneering civil rights activist, educator, and civic leader. The collection was originally housed in a formerly "lost" briefcase that was found in 2006 by FBI investigators. The materials in this collection focus on his activities as a civil rights activist and community leader who sought to advocate for pay equity, voting rights, and justice reform for African American communities in Florida. Harry Moore and his wife Harriette were murdered for their work and they have been immortalized as the Civil Rights Movement's first martyrs.
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Ward, Frank Elmo, 1912-1964
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1929-1965
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0783
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A very complete collection of records of a "Mom and Pop" rural service station in the post-World War II era. Includes papers illustrating the day-to-day operations of the garage, such as financial records, ledgers, and property records. Also included are personal papers, such as a diploma and letters; and photographs, both personal and of the business.
