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Johnson, Robert E., 1903-
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1939-1958
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4.95 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox) (4 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0054
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains Johnson's profession papers during his tenure as Chief Field Engineer at Wright Aeronautical. It consists of correspondence relating to flight and engine testing, engine production, and civil aviation.
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Towle, Thomas, 1887-
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1921-1967
bulk 1925-1926
bulk 1953-1967
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1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0102
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material gathered by Towle to support his claim as the designer of the Ford Tri-Motor. The material consists of the following: newspaper and magazine articles; pamphlets; photographs pertaining to the history of the aircraft and its role in early air transportation; drawings; early flight test reports; technical notes re...
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1990
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3 videotapes (Reference copies). 6 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9550
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Shearer, Walter
- Dates:
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1948-1973
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1.3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0347
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Pamphlets published by the General Motors Company, covering a wide variety of topics, including business and industry, economics, household tips, politics, safety, and self-improvement. There are also a number of pamphlets about General Motors itself. Many of these pamphlets also serve as corporate propaganda.
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Automobile Industry
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1860-1967
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12.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 24 boxes, 2 half boxes, 4 folder, 18 oversize folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Automobile
- Repository:
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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: Automobile Industry 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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Anderson, John R.
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1920s-1986
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2 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1401
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of Cadillace salemen's data books and automobile advertisements.
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Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
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1936-1945
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet
15 Motion picture films (black and white, sound)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0308
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films depict U.S. Navy personnel carrying out maintenance and repair operations on diesel engines. The films were made under the supervision of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for Bureau of Ships. 400-500 feet in length, with a voice-over commentary on technical aspects of the work on Bessemer, General Motors, and International diesel engines.
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Halkett, James Nicol, 1895-1953
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1924-1951
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2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1455
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and work of engineer and inventor James Nicol Halkett.
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J&B Manufacturing Company.
Huldah's Brook, Inc.
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1903-1924.
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4 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0563
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting J&B's manufacture and marketing of automobile parts to car dealers, jobbers and small retailers; correspondence, information on the supply of auto parts to Latin America, reports from jobbers, and information on parts developed and patented by J&B; information on the company itself, including documentation on factory floor operat...
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General Motors Corporation
Maddock, Clark, 1912-1988
Frederick, Jeffry A.
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1931 - 1994
- Size:
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1.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1346
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of Clark Maddock, from his early years as a bandleader, through his work in the advertising industry and subsequent retirement. There are clippings and a few photographs relating to his musical career, but most of the collection relates to his work in the advertising industry for several ad agencies, and...