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Peterson, Isabel
- Dates:
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1942-1980
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0.7 Linear feet (ca. 600 items (on microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.peteisab
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Materials relating to the annual art exhibitions of paintings by U.S. merchant seamen, organized and directed by Peterson. Included are: a 4 page typescript carbon describing Peterson's involvement with the exhibitions; rough drafts of her curriculum vitae and her resume; correspondence with museum directors, government agencies, artists, John Tayl...
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Porter, John C.
Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Navarre, Jack B., 1925- (merchant seaman)
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1943-1946
- Size:
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0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0405
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Jack B. Navarre's service in the Merchant Marine's and Navy between 1943 and 1946.
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Nygaard, Kaare K., 1903-1989
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1921-1986
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0378
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes drafts of chapters and sections (some hand written) of Nygaard's book Hemorrhagic Diseases.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1777-1965
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10.22 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 2 folders, 9 oversize folders, 3 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (2 full, 1 partial.))
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Steamboats
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Winslow, Earle (Earle B.), b. 1884
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1898-1977
- Size:
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.winsearl
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of the papers of illustrator Earle B. Winslow measures 0.6 linear feet and dates from 1898-1977. The papers consist primarily of 9 sketchbooks and printed materials, such as clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and reproductions of Winslow's artwork. Additional scattered materials include biographical material, letters concerning Winslow's art-related activities during World War II, notes and writings, and photographs of art work.
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Frederick and Mary Hill Fried Folk Art Archives
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Fried, Mary Hill
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
National Carousel Association.
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circa 1895-1985
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0528
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processed by Craig Orr, archivist, (1999); Jennifer Shaifer (intern), October-December 2008; Ramona Williamson (volunteer), November 2008; Sarah Allan, November 2008; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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June 23-July 4, 1995
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1995
- Repository:
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation
- Dates:
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1946-1985
- Size:
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15.51 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 528
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of curator's day journals, 1946-1956; a manuscript copy, Wheels and Wheeling: The Smithsonian Cycle Collection, 1974; and administrative files of the Division of Transportation concerning such matters as gifts and grants, annual budgets, minutes of meetings, publications, and historical inquiries regarding objects. A...
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National Museum of American History. Office of Curatorial Affairs
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1983-2014
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-272
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
nsists of records that document the work of the Office of Curatorial Affairs (OCA) in coordinating and planning exhibitions and programs. A program documented was the colloquium co-sponsored by the National Museum of American History and the American Association of Museums (now American Alliance of Museums) on collections planning. The co...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Transportation
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circa 1927-1973 and undated
- Size:
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 239
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records chiefly document the operations of the Division of Transportation from its creation in 1957, and the operations of the Section of Land Transportation, 1946-1957. Lesser amounts of records relate to the administration of the land transportation collections prior to 1946 and to the marine transportation collections before 1957...