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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Graphic Arts
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1887-1978
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 413
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include Division of Graphic Arts records dating from its establishment, including the work of curators Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Jacob Kainen, and Peter C. Marzio. Also included are lecture notes and papers of curators Ruel P. Tolman, Kainen, and Marzio; inventory lists of Graphic Arts objects; working outline for The Steam En...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Graphic Arts and Photography
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1882-1969
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 206
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence, accession lists, blueprints for the Hall of Graphic Arts, historical information about the Division, annual reports, staff lecture notes and papers, materials pertaining to The Printing Ink exhibition, biographies of important contributors in the field of printing technology, exhibition labels and ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1965-1999
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-138
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Elizabeth M. Harris, Curator Emeritus of Graphic Arts in the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Division of Information Technology and Society. Materials include Harris' correspondence and memoranda documenting her work on the Hall of Graphic Arts, the Ceremonial Court at NMAH, and a small ...
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circa 1973-1976
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0.69 cu. ft. (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-113
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes some correspondence of Janet B. Stratton, Art Director in the Division of Performing Arts; graphic art designs for the Grand Centennial Puppet Show, featuring the Nicolo Marionettes (as part of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in the Arts and Industries Building); architectural drawings of the Smithsonian Puppet Theater, ...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
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1992-2000
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-099
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the incoming and outgoing correspondence from the Curatorial Office's Division of Graphic Arts. Although the files are labeled as "Read Files," that is misleading. The files contain original incoming correspondence, copies of outgoing responses, as well as internal communications. Correspondents include dealers, general...
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National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Office
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1988-1999
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the exhibition activities of the Division of Graphic Arts within the Curatorial Office at the National Museum of American Art. Records created prior to 1989 were created in the Department of Graphic Arts. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, press kits, black and white photographs, slides of artists' ...
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1909-1964
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1.75 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7433
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Ruel P. Tolman Collection contains official correspondence; biographical information; photocopies of prints, drawings and photographs; and scrapbooks. Included are papers relating to Tolman's work as a graphic artist, his interest in miniature painting, and his participation in arts-related organizations. Of particular interest are four s...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1920-1976, 1991, 1996, 2000-2001
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-004
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of audiovisual materials used in exhibitions at the National Museum of American History. Exhibitions documented include 300 Years of American Papermaking, Rube Goldberg: Comic Art and Invention, and Digilab. Also documented are the Henry R. Luce Hall of News Reporting and the Hall of Printing and Graphic ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Photographic History
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circa 1883-1984
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 529
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist mostly of curatorial and staff correspondence and memoranda documenting activities of the Division and its predecessors, especially during the tenures of Thomas W. Smillie, Alexander J. Wedderburn, and Eugene N. Ostroff. The records also include information on the Hall of Photography, organized by Ostroff; newspaper ...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts
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circa 1889-1900
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0234
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook of comics depicting practical jokes, accidents, and a number of amusing and sometimes violent real- life situations. Inscription inside the front cover: "To Darling Effie from Does"(?). These comics probably satirize events of the time. The cartoons were produced in publications such as "Fliegende Blatter," "Puck," "Judge," "Life," "Picto...
