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Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013
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circa 1957-1972
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28 Color prints
13 Sound tapes (open reel)
1,500 Slides (circa 1500 black & white and color slides)
300 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)
1 Boxe (35 mm acetate negatives)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2011-02
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs taken by Alixa Naff between 1957 and the early 1970s on trips to England, Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East, and open reel audio tapes of interviews regarding Syrian-Lebanese folklore that Naff conducted in 1965 in the Lebanese Village of Rashaya al-Wadi. Comprising this collection are images of cities, structures, art, pe...
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Hirshhorn, Joseph H.
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1921-1981, 1996
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1.88 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 16x20 box) (0.19 non- standard size boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-126
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Joseph Hirshhorn was born in Latvia in 1899 and immigrated to the United States in 1905 with his mother and siblings. At twelve, Mr. Hirshhorn left school to sell newspapers and by fourteen he was working in the firm that would later become the American Stock Exchange. At seventeen, ...
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
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Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013
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1862-2004, undated
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120 Cubic feet (295 boxes )
2,000 Photographs
450 Cassette tapes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0078
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff (1920-2013) relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It documents the assimilation of Arabic speaking immigrants in the United States.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Painting and Sculpture
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1968-1993, with related records from 1956
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66 cu. ft. (66 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 481
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the planning, development, and installation of exhibitions by the Department of Painting and Sculpture, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). Included are biographical and bibliographical research files on artists; correspondence with museums, galleries, and artists concerning loan of artwork; loan reports; ...
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Cohen, John, 1932-2019
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1963-1992
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Film reels (black-and-white color sound; 17,136 feet, 16mm)
4 Videodiscs (DVD)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1993.20
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Human Studies Film Archives
Collection consists of edited films by John Cohen of music and crafts in the United States, Peru, Greece, and Scotland. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and...
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for History and Art
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1962-1982
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44.54 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 12x17 box) (2 16x20 boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 337
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the work of Susan A. Hamilton as Bicentennial Coordinator, acting under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for History and Art. They also cover preliminary planning for Bicentennial programs carried out between 1968 and the creation of the Office in 1971. For a fuller record of such activities, researchers should ...
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Espada, Jason
Espada, Frank, 1930-
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1962-2008, undated
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22 Cubic feet (59 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1395
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of photographic materials taken by Frank Espada, mostly images from the Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project, which documents these communities across the Unites States. In addition, there are materials relating to his earlier work documenting civil rights activities and HIV/AIDS awareness, also in the United States during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1827-1986; undated
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66 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S09
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 9: Domestic and Community Life documents family, love, marriage, home, and social organizations. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Bosfield, Joy McLean , 1924-1999
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1923-1995
bulk 1945-1985
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3.41 Linear feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-008
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Joy McLean Bosfield papers, which dates from 1923 to 1995 and measures 3.41 linear feet, documents the professional life of Joy McLean Bosfield. The papers are comprised of personal and professional correspondence, concert programs, contracts, newspaper clippings, photographs, radio scripts, and record albums.
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1962-1974, with related records to 1977
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26.58 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 273
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of records documenting the scientific activities of OLP, 1970-1974, and its predecessors - the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1970. The records were mostly created by Wallen, Aron, and Higgins, with smaller amounts of material document...
