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Held, John, 1947-
Karlstrom, Paul J.
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2017 September 28-October 3
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9 Items (Sound recording: 9 sound files (5 hr., 4 min.), digital, wav)
131 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.held17
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with John Held, Jr. conducted 2017 September 28 and October 3, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, at Karlstrom's home in San Francisco, California.
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John Held papers relating to mail art
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Held, John, 1947-
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bulk 1973-2013
1947-2018
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12.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.heldjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of rubberstamp and artistamp artist, performance artist, collector of mail art, and fine arts librarian John Held, Jr. date from 1947-2018, bulk 1973-2013, and measure 12.9 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, 18 printed diaries, letters received by Held from mail artists around the world, art work consisting of artistamps designed by miscellaneous mail artists, interview transcripts, writings, project and event files, printed material, mail art sent for the Gutai Historical Survey Exhibition held at the San Francisco Art Institute in 2013, and a collection of biographical material presented by Held at a Mail Art Study Day held at the Archives of American Art in 2018.
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M.H. De Young Memorial Museum
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1894-1971
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0.4 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 2 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mhdeyoun
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
3 letterbooks; photograph albums; and material relating to a proposed exhibition on Jean Varda.
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Steinitz, Kate Traumann, 1889-1975
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circa 1910-2002
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4.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.steikate
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist, collector, librarian, and scholar Kate Steinitz measure 4.3 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to 2002. The collection documents Steinitz's life and career in Germany and the United States through biographical material; correspondence; writings, including manuscripts and travel diaries; exhibition files; personal business records; printed material; travel scrapbooks; artwork; and photographs.
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Stuart, James E. (James Everett), 1852-1941
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1917
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5 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stuajame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence between Stuart and Mrs. Mary C. Spenser, Michigan State Librarian. Stuart discusses the purchase, size, and price of frames for painting "Sunset Glow on Mt. Hood," to be purchased by the state of Michigan for the Library "Art Gallery." Stuart describes other paintings for possible future purchase, his career in art, his financial pos...
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Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984
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1880-1984
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14.43 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7335
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee. The Archives would like to thank Paul F. Allen, the executor of the Berry Estate for selecting the Smithsonian Institution Archives as home for the Berry papers; Phillip J. Livoni, a close associate of Drs. Allen and Berry, for his ...
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Cahill, James, 1926-2014
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1945-1996
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12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2001.11
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Papers created by Asian art historian, curator, and collector Dr. James Francis Cahill. Includes personal and professional correspondence and project files documenting his many publications, lectures and activities in the Asian art field. Documents span his early career at the Freer Gallery of Art, where he served as curator of Chinese art from 1957-1965, and his tenure 1965-1994 as Professor of the History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás, 1938-
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1965-2004
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33.1 Linear feet
1.27 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ybartoma
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The research material of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, measures 33.1 linear feet and 1.27 GB and dates from 1965-2004. The collection, amassed throughout Ybarra-Frausto's long and distinguished career as a scholar of the arts and humanities, documents the development of Chicano art in the United States and chronicles Ybarra-Frausto's role as a community leader and scholar in the political and artistic Chicano movement from its inception in the 1960s to the present day.
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Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Parke, Davis Company
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1867-1971
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300 Cubic feet (389 boxes, 42 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0001
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Parke-Davis and Company, one of the most important and oldest pharmaceutical firms in America.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1890-1929
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57.93 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (104 document boxes) (2 half document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 45
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the growth and management of the Smithsonian from 1890 to 1929. Of special interest is the Institution's entry into the field of the fine arts through the creation of the National Gallery of Art and the Freer Gallery of Art. The Smithsonian continued to pursue a wide variety of other interests as well. Thus, the...