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Miller, R. Craig
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1975-2010
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111.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millrcra
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Archives of American Art
Subject, project and exhibition files regarding European and American designers, architects, dealers, auctions, and sales relating to R. Craig Miller's work as a design curator. Also included are drafts of writings and lectures by Miller pertaining to his research.
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Florence Knoll Bassett papers
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Knoll, Florence, 1917-
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1932-2000
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.knolflor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architect and designer Florence Knoll Bassett, measure approximately 2 linear feet dating from 1932 to 2000. Through correspondence, sketches, drawings, designs, subject files, photographs, and printed material, the collection selectively documents Knoll Bassett's education, her work with Knoll Associates from the 1940s until her resignation in 1965, and projects undertaken since her retirement. It is an important source of information on the development of interior architecture and design from the 1940s to the 1970s.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
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1987-1995
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6.69 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-109
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting workshops, training courses, professional outreach activities, and administrative matters of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP). Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Jane R. Glaser, Director, 1975-1989; James E. Sims, Acting Director, 1989-1990; Rex M. Ellis, Director, ...
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McCoy, Esther
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circa 1876-1990
bulk 1938-1989
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44.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mccoesth
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Southern California architectural historian, critic, and writer Esther McCoy measure 44.4 linear feet and date from 1876 to 1990 (bulk 1938-1989). McCoy was interested in both Italian and Mexican architecture as well as the folk art and crafts of Mexico and South America. The collection documents McCoy's career, as well as her family and personal life through biographical material, extensive correspondence, personal and professional writings, project files, Southern California architects' files, clippings and other printed material, a large collection of photographs and slides, and taped interviews of Southern California modern architects.
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Mechanisms, Division of.
Instrument Society of America
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1911-1972
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36 Cubic feet (98 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0215
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of instrumentation through catalogs, bulletins, specification sheets, price lists, and other publications of companies that produce instrumentation.
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Snodgrass, R. E. (Robert E.), 1875-1962
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1924-1962
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9.43 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7132
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection includes papers concerning entomology and zoology; criticisms of fellow scientists' manuscripts; identification of specimens; bestowal of honors; requests for separates of papers, recommendations, and personal appearances; snapshots of specimens; and correspondence from four continents, some in French, German, Italian, and Span...
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Carriker, Melbourne R. (Melbourne Romaine), 1915-2007
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1934-2007
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30.8 cu. ft. (30 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-005
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and professional activities of Melbourne R. Carriker, marine malacologist. Carriker's research interests included snails, oysters, clams, invasive species of mollusks, marine mariculture, and estuarine ecology. Much of Carriker's research focused on South America, where he was ...
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Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942
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1851-1975
bulk 1888-1942
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36.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whitgert
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney papers measure approximately 36.1 linear feet and date from 1851 to 1975, with the bulk of the material dating from 1888 to 1942. The collection documents the life and work of the art patron and sculptor, especially her promotion of American art and artists, her philanthropy and war relief work, her commissions for memorial sculpture, and her creative writing. Papers include correspondence, journals, writings, project files, scrapbooks, photographs, artwork, printed material, two sound recordings, and miscellaneous personal papers.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Administrator
- Dates:
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1962-1988
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7.21 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 545
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Moore, Gene, 1910-1998
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1955-1995
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10 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1280
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collected display window photographs assembled by Gene Moore, artistic director of Tiffany & Company from 1955 to 1995, documenting window displays at Tiffany & Company's flagship store in New York City, New York.