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Brooks, James, 1906-1992
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1909-2010
bulk 1930-2010
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20.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.broojame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Abstract Expressionist painters James Brooks and Charlotte Park measure 18.7 linear feet and are dated 1909-2010, bulk 1930-2010. Correspondence, subject files, personal business records, printed material, and a sound recording document his painting career, interests, professional and personal activities. Also found are biographical materials, interviews, writings, and art work. The collection also includes papers of his wife, Abstract Expressionist painter Charlotte Park, regarding her painting career, personal life, activities as executor of James Brooks' estate, and some material concerning the James Brooks and Charlotte Park Brooks Foundation. There is a 1.4 linear foot addition to this collection donated in 2017 that includes 58 "week-at-a-glance" appointment books, three journals and one address/ telephone book of Charlotte Park; a hand written chronology with significant dates and notes; postcards and exhibition announcements sent to Charlotte and James; doodles; and a sketch, possibly by Don Kingman.
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Bruno, Phillip A.
McElhinney, James, 1952-
Widgeon Point Charitable Foundation
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2009 January 13-21
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46 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bruno09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Phillip A. Bruno conducted 2009 January 13-21, by James McElhinney, for the Archives of American Art, at the Archives of American Art, in New York, New York.
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1974-2008
bulk 1974-2008
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13 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2009-16
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National Anthropological Archives
Blair Arnold Rudes was a linguist who specialized in Native American languages. The Blair Rudes papers document his research and professional activities from 1974-2008 and primarily deal with dictionaries and other linguistic materials he created and studied, as well as the culture and history of various Native American groups around the Eastern United States and the rest of North America. His involvement in language education, federal recognition of tribes, and the use of authentic Native American dialog in film are also represented. The collection consists of research files, linguistic research and data, correspondence, papers and other writings written by Rudes and his colleagues, movie scripts and related materials, and audio/visual recordings.
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Osolnik, Rude, 1915-2001
Douglas, Mary F., 1956-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2001 May 1
- Size:
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38 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.osolni01
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Rude Osolnik conducted 2001 May 1, by Mary Douglas, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Osolnik's home, Berea, Kentucky.
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Charlotte Cramer Sachs Papers
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Sachs, Charlotte Cramer, 1907-2004
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1905-2002
bulk 1940-2002
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0878
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Charlotte Cramer Sachs's life and career as an inventor mainly of food and household-related products: correspondence, photographs, business papers, awards, patents, printed materials, notes, and miscellany. The collection primarily consists of invention-related marketing materials including invention samples and prototypes, notes, clippings, business correspondence, and customer account records.
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National Zoological Park, Dept. of Mammalogy
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circa 1967-1989
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-156
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Edwin Gould served as Curator, Department of Mammalogy, National Zoological Park (NZP), from 1980 to 1996. This accession provides partial documentation of Gould's tenure as Curator of Mammals, NZP, and consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, research notes, and related materials concerning the exhibition of the zoo's collection o...
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National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
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1983-1996
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-047
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Office of the Director during the tenure of Director Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000, with some materials relating to Director Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983. Materials include files pertaining to meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, research trips, events, media intervie...
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Hundred Acres (Gallery: New York, N.Y.)
- Dates:
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1970-1977
- Size:
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3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hundacre
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
156 files on artists, containing biographies, correspondence, illustrated letters, photographs, writings and notes, business records, and printed material; 9 files on group exhibitions; correspondence; writings and notes; business records and printed material.
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Piene, Otto, 1928-
Brown, Robert F.
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1988 Aug. 4-1990 Feb. 22
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7 Items (sound cassettes (9 hr., 52 min.))
122 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.piene88
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Otto Piene conducted 1988 Aug. 4-1990 Feb. 22, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, in Cambridge, MA.
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Scherr, Mary Ann, 1931-
Douglas, Mary F., 1956-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2001 April 6-7
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71 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.scherr01
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Mary Ann Scherr conducted 2001 April 6-7, by Mary Douglas, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America.