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Frank-Rush, La Vern, 1918-2011
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1936-2007
bulk 1936-1942
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0.2 linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.franla
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The La Vern Frank-Rush papers regarding the WPA Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa, measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2007 with the bulk dated 1936 to 1942. Two scrapbooks compiled by Frank-Rush between 1936 and 1942 contain introductory and concluding statements added by her in 2006. A memoir, circa 2007, documents activities, achievements, staff, and participants of the WPA Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Also included is a CD-ROM with images of the scrapbooks and memoir, along with seven images of Frank-Rush's artwork.
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Bissell, Hezekiah
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1920-1928
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0.15 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1445
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Hezekiah Bissell, a railroad engineer in the western U.S. states with the Union Pacific Railroad, and in Peru.
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1865-1896 and undated
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1.8 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 63
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Publication of memoirs, or scientific papers, began in 1849 with the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. The papers in this record unit, apparently unpublished, consist of memoirs sent to or requested by the Smithsonian but for some reason not published. Many are undated, but nothing suggests that any of these papers predate the 1865 ...
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Hervey, Wilna, 1894-1979
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1883-1985
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4.9 linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hervwiln
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and silent film actress Wilna Hervey and her lifelong companion painter Nan Mason date from 1883 through 1985 and measure 4.9 linear feet. The collection is comprised mostly of letters to Hervey and Mason from friends, colleagues, and Mason's father, Dan Mason, also a silent film actor. Also found are personal photographs and snapshots, Hervey's handwritten memoirs, as well as twelve folders of Dan Mason's papers.
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Berman, Avis
- Dates:
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1939-2006
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3 linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bermavis3
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Avis Berman research material on art dealer and curator Katharine Kuh measures 3.0 linear feet and dates from 1939 to 2006. The materials were compiled by art historian Avis Berman in preparing Katharine Kuh's memoir, which was published posthumously as My Love Affair with Modern Art: Behind the Scenes with a Legendary Curator. The collection includes Katharine Kuh's files; Kuh's drafts, manuscripts and interviews for her memoir; and Avis Berman's files relating to the book's publication. Also included is memorabilia.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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1993-2006
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15 Cubic feet (includes video and audio cassettes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1303
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted between 1993 and 2006 with individuals in the computing industry.
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Parsons, Edwin C, 1892-1968
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bulk 1914-1924
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0.75 cubic feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0308
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains three scrapbooks and four certificates relating to Edwin C. Parsons' aviation career. The three scrapbooks include photos, news clippings, and mementos from Edwin C. Parsons' expatriate years 1914-1924. Included in the albums are photos of Parsons' service in France with the Lafayette Escadrille and Les Cigognes squadron, h...
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Bahr, A. W.
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1919-1957
bulk 1947-1957
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1.25 linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2001.14
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Abel William Bahr was a coal merchant and general importer born in China who became an important collector of Chinese art. Several books and catalogues have been published about his collection. His papers include numerous drafts and notes about his memoirs as a collector, correspondence with other collectors and photographs of Chinese art objects, from jade to pottery to paintings.
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Rogers, John H.
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bulk 1917-1919, 1960s
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0.18 cubic feet ((3 containers))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2017.0025
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a nine by eleven inch photo album containing snapshots of the aircraft, including SPAD XIII (S.13) and Nieuport (France) 28; airfields; and personnel of the 95th Aero Squadron. The collection also contains a twenty-one page typewritten 1969 memoir by John Rogers, and a folder entitled, "World War I Memories of John H. Ro...
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Edwin Price Reminiscences
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Taylor, Miriam Price
Price, Edwin, 1829-1901 (locomotive engineer)
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1893
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0.3 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0070
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents handwritten reminiscences of Edwin Price's experiences operating steam engines.