Jane and Michael Stern Collection
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Stern, Michael, 1946-
Stern, Jane
- Dates:
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1890-2008
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17 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1392
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Jane and Michael Stern's travels across the United States collecting data for their books on American material culture subjects, with particular emphasis on food and dining.
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Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation
Lima Railroad, Inc.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
- Dates:
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1919-1949
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3 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1180
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Service Department Records document the activity of the service and sales department of Lima Locomotive Works. Lima Locomotive Works manufactured Shay Locomotives in Lima, Ohio, from 1879 to 1980 when production ended. This collection contains cards describing the purchasing and selling of Shay Locomotives, maintenance of the locomotives, and sales calls made by the company.
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American Petroleum Institute.
- Dates:
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1860s-1980s
bulk 1955-1990
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45 Cubic feet (122 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0711
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection includes historic photographs, slides and films on subjects relating to all aspects of the petroleum industry, including exploration, drilling, refineries, tankers, pipelines, automobiles, trucks, aviation, refueling, buildings, coal, gasification, plants, mining, surface mining, fields, land reclamation, coastal zone management, corporate public service, educational programs, crude oil, deepwater ports, and watercraft It also documents numerous products other than gasoline produced by the petroleum industry, such as propane, lubricants, heating oil, and plastics.
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Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
Alland, Alexander, Sr. (Alexander Landschaft), 1902-1989
Kaslov, Steve, ca. 1888-1949 (King of the Red Bandanna Romany Gypsies )
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circa 1920-1975
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4.3 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0161
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of 4.3 cubic feet of manuscript, print, and photographic materials created or collected by Carl de Wendler-Funaro (1898-1985) in pursuit of his interest in Gypsy life and culture. (Carlos de Wendler-Funaro used several forms of his name; he wrote mostly as Carl de Wendler-Funaro.) The -collection was brought to the attentio...
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Hedges, Jimmy, 1942-2014
- Dates:
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1969-2016, bulk 1991-2013
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23.5 Linear feet
15.63 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hedgjimm
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art collector and dealer Jimmy Hedges and the records of his Rising Fawn Folk Art Gallery measure 23.5 linear feet and 15.63 GB and date from 1969-2016, with the bulk of the material dating from 1991-2013. The collection documents Hedges's career as a dealer of outsider art and as an advocate for self-taught artists. Records include administrative and sales records, correspondence, artist files, collector and gallery files, exhibition and art fair files, regional files, printed and digital material, photographic material, and unidentified sound and video recordings. The bulk of the collection consists of artist files and color photographs documenting hundreds of artists that Hedges visited at their homes and studios, including Georgia Blizzard, Howard Finster, Homer Green, Bessie Harvey, Danny Hoskinson, Paul Lancaster, A.J. Mohammed, Charlie Simmons, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver, and Purvis Young, among many others.
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Mundel, Marvin Everett, 1916-1996 (industrial engineer)
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1937-1996
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15 Cubic feet (36 boxes)
75 motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0676
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Marvin E. Mundel Industrial Engineering Collection contains correspondence, reports, data, notes, publications, books, charts, certificates, awards, writings, photographs, films and videos that document the life and career of Marvin Mundel, a well-known expert in the field of work management and productivity enhancement.
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation
- Dates:
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1898 - 1987
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145 Cubic feet (296 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0277
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the activities of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation of Beverly, Massachusetts, manufacturers of shoe machinery equipment. The collection consists of engineering records, legal records, research and development records, employee/personnel records, correspondence, company catalogs, product literature, advertising materials, photographs, and moving images.
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Bergman, Harry M.
Kahn family
Kahn, Kimberly
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1926-1957
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3 Cubic feet (5 document boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0722
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Kahn Family Films document the activities of the Godwin Construction Co. of New York City from 1928-1934. The films also document more than twenty-five years of the Bergman and Kahn family life and travel. The films are silent, 16mm black and white reversal and Kodachrome. Unless otherwise noted, films were arranged in the Archives Center on ...
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Hauber, Joseph R.
Stubblebine, Donald J., 1925-2010
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1866-2009, undated
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285 Cubic feet (600 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1211
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One of the most comprehensive collections of material relating to musical stage and film productions, the collection consists of an assortment of material including sheet music written specifically for or included in stage and screen musicals, television programs, Big Band performances, and radio. Some productions may have been produced under more ...
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Maidenform, Inc.
- Dates:
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1922-1997
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35 Cubic feet (87 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0585
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Patent and trademark documents, advertisements, sales and marketing material, market research, photographs, packaging, company newsletters and magazines, and business records documenting the history of the Maidenform Company from 1922 to1997.