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Beall, Lester, 1903-
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1933-[circa 1967]
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1278
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the career of Lester Beall, graphic designer and commercial artist from approximately 1933-1967.
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Midtown Galleries
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1904-1997
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86.82 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.midtgall
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Archives of American Art
The records of Midtown Galleries measure 86.82 linear feet and date from 1904 to 1997. The collection documents the operation and general administration of the business and includes artist records, exhibition material, inventories, financial records, photographs, and printed material.
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Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records
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Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Parke, Davis Company
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1867 - 1971
- Size:
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179 Cubic feet (177 boxes, 21 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0001
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes engineer's files of equipment used in the Detroit plant; blueprints and linen drawings of the Detroit plant, including building floor layouts, equipment & placement, and computer readouts of the linen drawings; plant operating manuals from the Detroit factory; incomplete sets of the "Parke-Davis Review" and "Parke-Davis Notes"; photographs...
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Wells, Ellen B.
- Dates:
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1874-2009
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18 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0396
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of cookbooks, but many would accurately be described as pamphlets. Also included are some labels from products that contain recipes. The cookbooks were produced by manufacturers of the ingredients of foods; by beverage producers; by the manufacturers of appliances for which certain recipes or ways of cooking were particularly appropriate; by trade associations; and by electric and power companies who produced cookbooks for their customers.
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Syntex
- Dates:
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1962-1978
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13 Cubic feet (25 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0821
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of domestic and foreign advertisements--primarily tearsheets from medical journals--leaflets, and product literature from 1962 to 1978, maintained by Syntex to track its competitors' products.
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Fournet, Fred G.
Hallmark.
Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Fournet Drugstore.
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1950-1977
undated
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0346
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists primarily of advertising and promotional materials for products sold by the Fournet Drugstore. In addition, there are photographs of the African American community in St. Martinville, Louisiana.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Medical Sciences
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circa 1890-1977
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21.13 cu. ft. (42 document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 244
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Division of Medical Sciences and its predecessors, chiefly for the years 1917-1975. Included are correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, and administrative files concerning the Division's collections, exhibits, and research into the history of medicine and pharmacy. Of special interest is an ...
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National Museum of Natural History, Environmental Awareness Program
- Dates:
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1989-1995
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-173
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The "Ocean Planet" exhibition opened in April 1995 at the National Museum of Natural History, and is scheduled to travel in twelve cities through 1999. These records consist primarily of script drafts and reviews by Smithsonian employees, government officials, and national experts on environmental issues. The Rockefeller files contain bro...
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Smithsonian Institution
Computerworld Magazine.
Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1989-2000
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145 Cubic feet (351 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0425
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents an awards program established in 1989 as a partnership between Computerworld Magazine and the Smithsonian Institution. The Computer World Smithsonian Awards (CWSA) brought together the Chairmen of Chief Executive Officers of the world's foremost information technology companies with the world's leading universities, libraries and research institutions to document a revolution in progress—the global information technology revolution. The program identified men, women, organizations and institutions leading the technology revolution and asked them to contribute case studies. Collection consists of case studies which include questionnaires, essays, oral histories, conference proceedings, publications, video tapes, photographs, slides, software, and product samples about each project.
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Lodge, Arthur
National Association of Manufacturers
Arthur Lodge Productions.
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1950 - 1959
- Size:
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42.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0507
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
INDUSTRY ON PARADE was a television series created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. The series consisted of weekly episodes that highlighted American manufacturing and business. Hundreds of companies and products were documented during the programs decade-long run.