Japanese American Documentary Collection
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Tanaka, Peter, Dr.
Tsukamoto, Mary
McGovern, Melvin
Nitta, Eugene T.
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1900s-1993
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0305
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is an assortment of souvenirs and memorabilia, which have survived the years since World War II. Many of them, Christmas cards, high school graduation programs, notes to friends, snapshots, and photographic prints in the form of dance programs reflect the interests and concerns of all teenagers. There are camp newsletters and Japan...
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Sato, Sanji (student)
Satow, R. (student)
Satow, Susama Paul (student)
Lamboley, E. Gerald
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1942-1943
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0.12 Cubic feet (1 folder, 6 letters)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0450
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letters from students of Japanese-American ancestry to Miss Cox, their former teacher at the Edward Kelley School in Sacramento, California. This teacher has been identified as Mary Aline Cox by Ms. Colleen Zoller, January 13, 2009.
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De La Hunt, Joyce P., 192?-1986
Ward, Lucille E.
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circa 1860-1950
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1 Cubic foot (5 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0573
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two photograph albums, two scrapbooks, carbon copy typescript of master's thesis, miscellaneous photographs, etc. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings about De La Hunt's career as a "girl sports reporter" and articles by her.
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Livingstone, Frank B., 1928-2005
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circa 1948-1990s
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1 Boxe
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2009-22
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National Anthropological Archives
Frank B. Livingstone (1928-2005) was an anthropologist who conducted fieldwork in Liberia, studying the correlation between malaria and sickle cell anemia. This collection contains files relating to his research in Liberia on malaria and sickle cell anemia; correspondence; a photo of Livingstone; his 1950 application for temporary field work on the Missouri River Basin Survey; reprints and articles by others; a miscellany of materials pertaining to University of Michigan's Anthropology Department; and some conference materials.
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Trigg, Charles W., 1898-1989 (chemist)
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1834-1961
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4.5 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0411
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Most material in this collection was generated by Trigg early in his career as an industrial research fellow at Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1916-1920. It includes laboratory notebooks; formal weekly reports (typewritten) on his investigations; correspondence with his industrial sponsors; a few personal letters and some correspondence relating to ...
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950
Quinney, Jameson "Sot"
Dick, William
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1914
circa 1940s-1950s
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140 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2734
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National Anthropological Archives
Notes and texts on Stockbridge collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork in Wisconsin in 1914, with handwritten copies of his notes made by Frank Speck during the 1940s and 1950s. Michelson's notes consist mainly of vocabularies with small amounts of data on the history, population, and racial composition of the tribe and brief notes on th...
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Chase, Ernest Dudley, fl. 1920s
Holland, Frances
Holland, Frederic
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1924-1966
bulk 1930-1940
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0886
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of greeting cards, pictorial maps, and travel diaries by artist Ernest Dudley Chase. Chase created greeting cards for Clara Holland during their courtship and later marriage. The cards were hand painted by Chase in water color with cut- paper details. Many of the cards include romantic letters or poems composed by Chase.
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Pomerantz, Louis
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1937-1988
bulk 1950-1988
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34.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pomeloui
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Chicago art conservator, Louis Pomerantz, measure 34.2 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1988, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1950s-1980s. The papers document two principal aspects of Pomerantz's professional life: his conservation work for institutions and individuals, and the development of his professional expertise as documented through his writings and teachings, his continued conservation training, and his involvement in professional organizations. Files include scattered biographical material, professional correspondence, interviews, writings, project and client files, teaching and reference files, printed material, and photographic material primarily documenting conservation treatments and techniques.
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Caples, John, 1900-1990 (advertising executive)
Caples, Dorothy
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circa 1900-1987
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24 Cubic feet (64 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0393
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series Three, Speeches and Lectures, contains Caples' speeches to advertising industry associations and other business organizations, as well as a series of lectures prepared for a college course on advertising techniques that Caples taught at Columbia University Graduate School of Business during the 1953-54 academic year.. Series Four, Client Fi...
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Price, Dick
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1936-2002
bulk 1950-1958
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1206
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of ice skater Dick Price, with emphasis on the 1940s and 1950s, when he was in the prime of his career performing ice shows throughout Europe. Included are photograph albums, letters, most sent from Europe by Price to his parents describing performances and his travel adventures; programs from various ice shows; personal financial records; school report cards, and work-related permits, contracts, and insurance.