Leo H. Baekeland Papers
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Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944
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1976
1863 - 1968
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15 Cubic feet (49 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0005
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Leo H. Baekeland, a Belgian born chemist who invented Velox photographic paper (1893) and Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile plastic. The papers include student notebooks; private laboratory notebooks and journals; commercial laboratory notes; diaries; patents; technical papers; biographies; newspaper clippings; maps; graphs; blueprints; account books; batch books; formula books; order books; photographs; and correspondence regarding Baekeland, 1887-1943.
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Albany Billiard Ball Company (Albany, New York)
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1870 - 1974
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8 Cubic feet (25 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0011
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records include documents relating to John Hyatt and include legal documents, 1871-1966; bank books; patents; patent certificates; patent assignments; memoranda and articles of association; union contracts; balance sheets; profit and loss accounts; journals and cash books; ledgers; time books; invoices; photographs; and correspondence to and from the company.
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Grepke, Donald, 1932-
Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995
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circa 1800s-1998, undated
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70 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0752
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Abstract: Collection consists of over a century of paper dolls documenting their use as advertisements, and depictions of popular culture, fashion trends, family lifestyles, gender roles, ideal communities,and cultural heroes.
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Perrygo, Watson M., 1906-1984
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circa 1880s-1979
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6.16 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7306
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence from Alexander Wetmore, field co-workers, and museum curators concerning authorization for field trips, instructions on natural history specimens desired and areas to visit, and acknowledgments of specimens and camping equipment; correspondence from state game and fisheries agencies concerning hunting ...
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Bridgewater, Herbert Ford, 1908-1970
Bridgewater, Leon Archibald, 1905-1968
Harrell, Charles Henry, 1878-1948
Harrell, Mary Bridgewater, 1893-1981
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1880-2017
undated
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21 Cubic feet (64 document boxes, one oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1385
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers and photographs documenting the lives and descendants of Samuel and Mamie Anderson Bridgewater of Helena, Montana.
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Architectural League of New York
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1880s-1974
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114.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archleag
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Architectural League of New York measure 114.9 linear feet and date from 1880s-1974 (bulk 1927-1968). The League's mission "to advance the art of architecture" is documented through administrative and business records, committee records and officers' files, exhibition files, records of functions and events, correspondence, publicity files, photographs, lantern slides, and 16 scrapbooks.
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McNeil, George, 1908-1995
Sandler, Irving, 1925-
Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
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1968 Jan. 9-May 21
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82 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mcneil68
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of George McNeil conducted 1968 Jan. 9-May 21, by Irving Sandler, for the Archives of American Art. McNeil speaks of why he became interested in art; his early influences; becoming interested in modern art after attending lectures by Vaclav Vytlacil; meeting Arshile Gorky; the leading figures in modern art during the 1930s; his interes...
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Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971
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1890-1973
bulk 1922-1971
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8.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.knatkarp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of cubist painter Karl Knaths measure 8.9 linear feet and date from 1890 to 1973, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1922 to 1971. The collection includes biographical material, personal and professional correspondence, four diaries, 22 notebooks and notes on theoretical color and compositional approaches to painting, published and draft copies of essays on art, miscellaneous printed material, 132 sketchbooks and other artwork.
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Duncan, Donald F., Jr.
Duncan Yo-Yo Company.
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1928-2002
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14 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0807
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection consists of papers, photographs, advertising materials, scrapbooks, clippings and audio-visual materials. These materials trace the rise and fall of the companies owned by the Duncan family as well as the world of yo-yo's. The materials date from 1929 to 2002, with the bulk of the material focused on the Donald F....
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Seckler, Dorothy Gees, 1910-1994
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1962-1976
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.seckdoro
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Archives of American Art
The Dorothy Gees Seckler collection of sound recordings relating to art and artists measures 1.6 linear feet and dates from 1962 to 1976. Recordings include 17 interviews conducted by Seckler, one interview by John Jones, and 17 additional recordings of mostly contemporary art-related programs and interviews taped from radio and television broadcasts. Recordings are on 26 sound cassettes and 25 sound tape reels.
