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Washington, George, 1732-1799
Gretter, Michael, fl.1780s
McKaig, W. Wallace
Fitzgerald, John, fl. 1780s
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1786-1787.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0085
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Bill to John Fitzgerald from Michael Gretter. Three different dates shown: March 13, 1786; December 12, 1786; and January 3, 1787. The bill was for confinement for servants, passed and signed by George Washington, John Fitzgerald, and George Gilpin.
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Hartshorne, William, fl. 1780s
Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1786.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0087
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A bill, June 21, 1786, from William Hartshorne and Company to James Rumsey for Potomac Company, regarding rum, gunpowder, blanketing, and hats. A bill or a receipt? It's signed by Rumsey.
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Melinda Wortz papers
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Wortz, Melinda
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1958-1992
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17.45 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wortmeli
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Archives of American Art
The papers of California art historian, writer, instructor, and curator, Melinda Wortz (1940-2002) date from 1958-1992, and measure 17.45 linear feet. The collection includes documentation of Wortz's tenure at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where she specialized in collecting and presenting the California "light and space" artists during the 1970s and 1980s. Wortz's papers include biographical information, personal and professional correspondence, interview transcripts and sound recordings, professional and student writings and notes, diaries of five trips abroad, UCI administrative, dossier, and teaching files, general subject and artist files, printed material, several pieces of artwork; and photographs.
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Gilpin, George, fl. 1780s
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Kearsley, John, fl. 1780s
McKaig, W. Wallace
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1786-1787.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0086
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A bill from Potomac Company to John Kearsley, May 17, 1786. John Kearsley asked William Hartshorne to pay account to Col. William Drake. On January 3, 1787 it was passed and signed by George Washington, John Fitzgerald, and George Gilpin.
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Plunkett, Billy, Mrs.
Merriam, Eva Billings
Merriam, Billy
Christiani, Norman, Mrs.
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1897 - 1902
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2 Cubic feet (6 oversized folders, 1 folder)
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- NMAH.AC.0079
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents four scrapbooks containing photographs, programs, flyers, business cards, periodical illustrations, and letterheads of vaudeville and medicine shows from 1897-1902. Also included are two audiotapes containing comments by the donors about the scrapbooks.
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Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
American Scale and Service Company
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1912-1956
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0010
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records of this company, located in Kansas City, Missouri, include invoices; bills of material (quantity surveys); sales records with model name, number, date, customer; and promotional literature and specifications.
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of the Registrar
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1981-1991
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-164
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files created by the Office of the Registrar in the course of their work on fifteen exhibitions shown between 1982 and 1991, including "Peace and Friendship: Indian Peace Medals in the United States," on view from January through July 1985; "Charles Willson Peale and His World," November 1982 through January 1...
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Sperry Co.
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1928-1985
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0497
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business records related to the development of the rail detector cars used by railroads to find hidden flaws, which could cause catastrophic accidents in event of rail failure.
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Bratten, R. C., Dr. (dentist)
Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1930-1967
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1.66 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0022
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents dentist Dr. R. C. Bratten's 50-year dental practice in Galion, Ohio.
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Nixdorff, Louis S., 1906-1992 (Olympic athlete)
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1926 - 1987
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0443
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Louis S. Nixdorff's participation in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was a member of the University lacrosse team that represented the United States.