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Elspass, Margy Lee, 1925-
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1964-1986
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.elspmarg
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
13 cards and letters (some illustrated) from Maxwell Stewart Simpson, 1969-1984; 6 letters from Simpson's niece, Mary Ellen Davison-Truman, 1979-1986, including one eulogy for Simpson; 5 journals with brief entries about Elspass's student-teacher relationship with Simpson, 1969-1983; typescript of an unpublished article about Simpson by Elspass; ph...
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Ireland, David, 1930-2009
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circa 1910s-circa 2009
bulk 1960-2005
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24.8 Linear feet
8.39 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ireldavi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of California conceptual artist and sculptor David Ireland measure 24.8 linear feet and 8.39 GB and date from circa 1910s to circa 2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960 to 2005. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, notes and notebooks, installation projects and exhibition files, teaching files, travel files, personal business records, printed and digital material and commercial recordings, photographic materials, artwork, and video and sound recordings.
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National Museum of American Art. Exhibitions Coordinator
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1982-1991
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 449
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of exhibition files maintained by the Exhibitions Coordinator. Included in the files are correspondence, staff memoranda, checklists, vouchers, and exhibition photographs. Exhibitions represented include Zoo to Art: Animal Subject by American Sculptors, 1985, and Still Lifes by Henry Lee McFee by Henry Lee McFee, 198...
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1996
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160 audiotapes (Originals). audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9594
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Jervis, Ida
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1951-1996
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2.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jervida
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of photographer and puppeteer Ida Jervis measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1996. Found are files concerning Washington D.C. area artists, collectors, exhibitions, festivals, institutions and museums.
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Church of God Audio Tape Collection
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Church of God
Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Elder
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1950 to 1970
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140 Sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- SC.0036
- Repository:
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Church of God Audio Tape Collection consists of 140 audio recordings of radio broadcasts and church services from approximately 1950 to 1970. The Church of God is based in Washington DC and its founder Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux was an early innovator in radio evangelism, from which many of the recordings in the collection are drawn. Other recordings feature services and events at the various branches of the Gospel Spreading Church of God in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961
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1878-1964
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20.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ivinwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers, 1878-1964 (20.5 linear feet) of museum curator, director, and art scholar William Mills Ivins (1881-1961) consist of correspondence, writings, notes, photographs, and Ivins family papers. Ivins was Curator of Prints, 1916-1946, Assistant Director, 1933-1938, and Acting Director, 1938-1940 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection contains professional and personal correspondence with art historians, art dealers, museum curators, print and book collectors, and artists concerning the history of print making, book design and illustration, print collectors and collecting, exhibitions, and museum administration. Also found are Ivins' published and unpublished writings and lectures, and notes. The collection contains some Ivins' family papers including family correspondence, genealogies, and photographs.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1847-1975
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251 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S04
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 4: Songwriters: A "songwriter" for this series is defined as a composer, a lyricist, or both. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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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
- Repository:
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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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Grepke, Donald, 1932-
Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995
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circa 1800s-1998, undated
- Size:
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70 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0752
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Abstract: Collection consists of over a century of paper dolls documenting their use as advertisements, and depictions of popular culture, fashion trends, family lifestyles, gender roles, ideal communities,and cultural heroes.