Query: Western Museums League
Holman J. Swinney Papers
Creators:
Swinney, H. J. (Holman J.), 1919-
Dates:
circa 1926-1991
Size:
12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 94-084
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These papers document many aspects of Swinney's life and career. They contain income tax returns dating from 1943; report cards from primary school; documentation of his WWII military service; and records of his home ownership. In addition, the papers include correspondence from Swinney's directorships of the Adirondack Museum and the Strong …

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Architectural League of New York records
Creators:
Architectural League of New York
Dates:
1880s-1974
Size:
114.9 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.archleag
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of the Architectural League of New York measure 114.9 linear feet and date from 1880s-1974 (bulk 1927-1968). The League's mission "to advance the art of architecture" is documented through administrative and business records, committee records and officers' files, exhibition files, records of functions and events, correspondence, publicity files, photographs, lantern slides, and 16 scrapbooks.

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Brents Carlton papers
Creators:
Carlton, Brents, 1903-1962
Dates:
1903-2014
Size:
4.7 Linear feet
0.528 Gigabytes
Collection ID:
AAA.carlbren
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of sculptor and painter Brents Carlton measure 4.7 linear feet and 0.528 GB and date from 1903 through 2014. The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, notes, a scrapbook, exhibition files, art work, photographs, digital photographs, and printed material.

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Creators:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Heritage of Pride (HOP)
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Dates:
1825-2023, undated
bulk 1960-2022
Size:
66 Cubic feet (200 boxes, 22 map-folders)
64.2 Cubic feet (200 boxes, 22 map-folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1146
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

This collection contains a variety of periodicals, photographs, correspondence, business and advertising ephemera (corporate and non-profit, personal), organizational records and ephemera, created by, for, and in reaction to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.

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Dorothea A. Dreier papers
Creators:
Dreier, Dorothea A., 1870-1923
Dates:
1881-1941
bulk 1887-1923
Size:
2.6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.dreidoro
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of artist and art patron Dorothea A. Dreier measure 2.6 linear feet and date from 1881-1941, with the bulk of the material dating from 1887-1923. The papers document the life and work of Dorothea Dreier and also contain the papers of and about members of her immediate family, particularly her sisters, Mary and Katherine Dreier, and Margaret Dreier Robins. Found are correspondence, printed materials, legal and financial records, photographs, and one sketchbook by Dreier.

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Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Creators:
United Telegraph Workers.
Western Union Telegraph Company
Dates:
circa 1820-1995
Size:
452 Cubic feet (871 boxes and 23 map folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0205
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The collection documents in photographs, scrapbooks, notebooks, correspondence, stock ledgers, annual reports, and financial records, the evolution of the telegraph, the development of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the beginning of the communications revolution. The collection materials describe both the history of the company and of the telegraph industry in general, particularly its importance to the development of the technology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection is useful for researchers interested in the development of technology, economic history, and the impact of technology on American social and cultural life.

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Jacqueline Gourevitch papers
Creators:
Gourevitch, Jacqueline
Dates:
1949-2019
bulk 1955-2005
Size:
5.6 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.gourjacq
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of painter and educator Jacqueline Gourevitch measure 5.6 linear feet and date from 1946-2019 and document her education at Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, N.C., and the Art Students League; her teaching career; and exhibitions in Chicago and New York through biographical material, teaching files, personal and professional correspondence, gallery and exhibition files, and printed material.

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Grayce Uyehara Papers
Creators:
Uyehara, Grayce
Dates:
1929-2008
Size:
18 Cubic feet (18 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1480
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

The papers document the life and activism of Grayce Uyehara who was a pivotal figure within the Redress Movement and sought reparations for the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

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Oral history interview with Edward Landon
Creators:
Landon, Edward, 1911-1984
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1975 Apr. 17-May 28
Size:
39 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.landon75
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Edward Landon conducted 1975 Apr. 17-May 28, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

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Morris Henry Hobbs papers
Creators:
Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967
Dates:
circa 1901-2014
Size:
4.7 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.hobbmorr
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of etcher Morris Henry Hobbs measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1901-2014. His career as an artist in Chicago and New Orleans is documented through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, printed material, photographs, artwork, and four sketchbooks.

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