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Cederquist, John
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2009 April 14-15
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11 Items (Sound recording: 11 sound files (4 hr., 54 min.), digital, wav file)
111 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cederq09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of John Cederquist conducted 2009 April 14-15, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Cederquist's studio, in San Clemente, California.
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Helen Curran Collection of Irene Castle Documents and Photographs Albums
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Fenner, Helen Curran
Fenner, Gloria J.
- Dates:
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1940
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1202
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings and one photograph album about and of Irene Castle, notable dancer, film star, and animal rights activist.
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Mattachine Society of Washington
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1978-2013, undated
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4.1 (13 boxes) Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1428
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers and publications collected by the Mattachine Society of Washington, DC relating to the gay to straight conversion therapy program known as Love in Action (LIA) and director of the Memphis, Tennessee LIA, John J. Smid and author Garrard Conley.
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Black, Julian, Mrs.
Black, Julian (boxing manager)
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1935-1944
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109 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0002
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of 109 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings assembled by Julian Black, manager of Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. They document Louis's career from 1935 to 1944.
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Basie, Count, 1904-
Smith, Ernie
Webster, Ben
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
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1894-1979
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30 Cubic feet (352 film reels , 16 mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0491
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
More than 300 reels of 16mm black and white and color film, silent and sound, fiction and documentary motion picture film documenting jazz and related musical performances, social and popular dance styles and performances, jazz musicians, performance locales, and documentation of African-American popular culture. A list of featured performers in the collection is shown below. The films are frequently compilations produced by Smith for lectures.
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Friedman, B. H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011
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1926-2011
bulk 1943-2010
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30.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.friebern
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of writer, art critic and collector Bernard Harper Friedman, 1926-2011, bulk 1943-2010, measure 30.6 linear feet. Extensive professional and personal correspondence, 41 diaries, a large number of his published and unpublished writings, and subject files document Friedman's career as a writer, relationships with cultural institutions and art world figures, and his personal life. Also included are biographical materials, interviews, printed material, 5 scrapbooks and photographs.
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Carter, Benny, 1907-2003
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1928-2000
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67.5 Cubic feet (182 boxes, 3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0757
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The majority of the material in the Benny Carter Collection is dated from the late 1920s through the later half of the 1990s. Donated to the Smithsonian Institution in December, 2000, the bulk of the collection is comprised of original music manuscripts (full scores and parts), band books, and published sheet music from Benny Carter's prolific care...
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Levitt, Alan
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
Levitt, Elaine
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1920 - 1960s.
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5 Cubic feet (5 boxes, 3 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0303
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Advertising materials relating to pharmaceutical and other supplies as part of the stock of retail pharmacies from 1920 to the early 1960s, mostly advertisements for cigars, cigarettes, Coca-Cola, Kodak, veterinary supplies, and patent medicines.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Senior Research Scholar
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circa 1983-2001
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-108
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting Thomas Lawton's editorship of Artibus Asiae. Lawton was Director of the Freer Gallery of Art, 1977-1987, and Senior Research Scholar, 1987-2001. Materials include correspondence, manuscripts, black-and-white photographs of artwork, and related materials.
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Smithsonian Productions
- Dates:
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1967-2000 and undated
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-055
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials produced and collected by Smithsonian Productions and its predecessor, the Office of Telecommunications. Productions in this accession include "Smithsonian at the Capitol" and "House of Wonders." Records also document Smithsonian Institution events (such as the Smithsonian's 150th Birthday ...