Perry H. Wheeler collection
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Wheeler, Perry H., 1914-1989
Stengle, James M., Dr.
University of Georgia
Garden Club of America
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1880-1984
bulk 1950-1965
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25.75 Cubic feet
3,958 Photographic items
- Collection ID:
- AAG.WHE
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Archives of American Gardens
The Perry H. Wheeler Collection includes the design, client and business records of Perry H. Wheeler, a landscape architect best known for his work on numerous townhouse gardens in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., during the 1960s as well as the redesign of the White House Rose Garden in collaboration with Rachel Lambert ('Bunny') Mellon during the Kennedy administration.
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Barbarossa, Theodore Cotillo, 1906-1992
Kennedy, Kennedy, Keefe and Carney (Firm)
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1931-1991
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0.8 Linear feet
8.6 Linear feet (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barbtheo
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Archives of American Art
Biographical data; awards and citations; personal and business correspondence with: Inslee Hopper, consultant to the Chief of the Section of Fine Arts; Richard T. Feller, Clerk of Works for the Washington Cathedral; and Kennedy, Kennedy, Keefe and Carney (formerly Maginnis and Walsh and Kennedy), architects for the National Shrine of the Immaculate...
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Saint, Lawrence B., 1885-1961
Washington Cathedral
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1926-1936
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9.3 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0090
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of chemical formulae developed by Lawrence Saint for use in his stained glass work at the Washington National Cathedral. There are supporting samples, records, and notes.
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Hart, Frederick, 1943-
Pennington, Estill Curtis
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1982 Nov. 23
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2 Items (Sound recording: 2 sound files, digital, wav file)
18 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hart82
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Frederick Hart conducted 1982 Nov. 23, by Estill Curtis Pennington, for the Archives of American Art.
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Reardon, Mary, 1912-2002
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1920-2002
bulk 1940-1990
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5.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rearmary
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; printed material; early childhood drawings by Reardon; photographs of Reardon and her works of art; files on major mural commissions and programs; files on Mexico, including the mural school of David Alfaro Siquieros; studio records; photographs of Reardon and her work; correspondence; sketches; and clippings. Major mural com...
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Jones, Elizabeth A., 1935-
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1960-1997
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7.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.joneeliz
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Archives of American Art
Personal and business correspondence while in the United States, London, and Rome; papers concerning her work as Chief Sculptor and Engraver of the United States Mint, 1981-1990, commemorative coins and official medals such as the George Washington commemorative half-dollar, Olympic Silver Dollar, Statue of Liberty Gold Five Dollar, Olympic Gold Fi...
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Wilbur H. Burnham Studios
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circa 1901-1991
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38.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wilbhbur
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Archives of American Art
The records of nationally renowned Boston, Massachussetts, stained glass design company, Wilbur H. Burnham Studios, measure 38.5 linear feet and date from circa 1904-1991. The majority of the collection consists of project files for the studio's stained glass window contracts throughout the United States from the 1920s-1980s. In addition to project files, records include biographical material for the owners, correspondence relating to personal and studio business, general business and financial records, writings such as published articles by Wilbur H. Burnham, scrapbooks and other printed material documenting the history of the company, artwork including extensive watercolor design studies for stained glass, and photographic material. There is a 2.6 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes includes awards, printed material, passports, biographical material, Christmas cards, photographs, slides and postcards of stained lass windows, posthumous material, a bound ledger, legal papers, invoices and receipts, project files and glass plate negatives. Materials date from circa 1901-1991.
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Custom Craft
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
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1922-1994, undated
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40 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S06
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 6 primarily consists of photographic materials including color transparencies, slides, film, and proofs but occasionally includes notes, forms, and envelopes associated with the orders. An oveview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
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Hancock, Walker Kirtland, 1901-1998
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1911-1995
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21.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hancwalk
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence with artists including Cecilia Beaux, Timothy Crouse, Carl Paul Jennewein, Henry Kreis, Paul Manship, Booth Tarkington, William Zorach, and others; project and commission files including the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial in Georgia among others; committee files; personal business records; writings; sketches; photographs and neg...
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Holt, Elizabeth Basye Gilmore
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1931-1987
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11.9 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
0.4 Linear feet (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.holteliz
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; correspondence; a diary; notes; writings; WPA-FAP reports; project files relating to art history research and publications; lecture slides; clippings; and miscellaneous printed material.