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Institute of Contemporary Arts (Washington, D.C.)
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1927-circa 1985
bulk 1947-1967
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36 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.instcona
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Washington, D.C. arts and educational organization, Institute of Contemporary Arts, measure 36 linear feet and date from 1927-circa 1985, with the bulk of the material spanning the organization's active years, 1947-1967. The collection documents the arts and cultural programming organized by the ICA through correspondence, artists' files, program and exhibition files, administrative and financial records, printed materials and photographs. Also found are administrative, student, and teacher records of the ICA school; records of the Fine Arts Committee of the People-to-People Project; and some personal papers of the ICA's founder, Robert Richman.
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Downtown Gallery
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1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
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109.56 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.downgall
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Smithsonian Journal of History Office
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1963-1972
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6 cu. ft. (12 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 193
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records document publication of the Journal from solicitation of manuscripts to final layout. Also included are records for staff information, for example, information regarding various presses. See also: Record Unit 190.
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1908-1974
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59 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (116 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 313
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records pertain to the administration of David W. Scott, director, 1965-1968, Robert Tyler Davis, interim director, 1969, and Joshua C. Taylor, director, 1970- . Some records, most noticeably correspondence with Smithsonian Art Commission members, have been pulled up into the files from previous administrations. Also included are Smithson...
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Hanson, James A.
Conner, Stuart W.
Dempsey, Hugh A.
Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997
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1945-1993
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97 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1998-35
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National Anthropological Archives
The John Canfield Ewers Papers document his wide ranging anthropological interests from early White depictions of Native Americans to the material culture of the Plains tribes through correspondence, exhibit catalogs, field notes, illustrations, lectures, maps, photocopies of archival materials, photographs, and writings. The collection includes ma...
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Pope, John Alexander, 1906-1982
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circa 1925-1982
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45 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1988.01
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
The John Alexander Pope papers contain limited biographical, personal and professional information. The bulk of the collection consists of published and unpublished writings, research materials and correspondence.
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Farber, Joan C., Dr.
Farber, Joseph C., 1903-1994
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circa 1930-1990
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15 Cubic feet (90 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0520
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Farber collection documents images of celebrated American buildings by photographer Joseph C. Farber.
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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circa 1933-1991
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38.84 cu. ft. (38 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-015
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the production of the Archives of American Art Journal (Volumes 24-26). Materials include Editor's records such as correspondence, publications, notes, grant proposals, agreements, budget summaries, photographs, and reports. Also included in this accession are records which document the administrati...
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Rathbone, Perry Townsend, 1911-2000
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1929-1985
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4.3 Linear feet (5 boxes, 1 OV)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rathperr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of museum director Perry Townsend Rathbone measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1929 to 1985. The papers document Rathbone's career as museum director of the City Art Museum of St. Louis and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and his later work with Christie's New York office. Found within the papers are biographical materials, correspondence with friends and colleagues, writings, professional and project files, printed materials, and photographs, mostly of exhibitions.
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Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth), 1852-1903
White, John H., 1933-
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1880s-1990
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31.33 Cubic feet (94 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0523
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The archivist has arranged the collection into five separate series: Series 1: CAR BUILDERS, arranged alphabetically by company or individual. Series 2: EQUIPMENT - ROLLING STOCK, arranged in two sections: alphabetically by White's heading: Articles in Progress and alphabetical by type of railroad car under White's heading: Research Files for Book ...