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Meggers, Betty Jane
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undated
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71 Items (cards + 2 photographs + 2 post cards + 11 labels + 1 envelope )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7489
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes catalog cards with country, costume (including tribe), height, acquisiton (source), and price. Many have photographs of the dolls attached to the back. All of the dolls are of American Indians. The postcards show a group in costume ready for a pow-wow and a group of Menominee Indians taken near Shawano, Wisconsin. The photographs are of ex...
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Doll & Richards (Gallery)
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1863-1978
bulk 1902-1969
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87.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dollrich
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Doll & Richards gallery of Boston measure 87.5 linear feet and date from 1863 to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1902-1960s. Extensive financial and sales records, inventory records, and correspondence and letter books provide a detailed account of the business operations and sales of the gallery. Also found are notes and research files on artists and paintings, business and legal records, exhibition catalogs, six exhibition scrapbooks, printed materials, and photographs. Significant correspondents include John Chetcuti, Robert Freiman, Lloyd Goodrich, Tod Lindenmuth, Macbeth Galleries, William Meyerowitz, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Stanley Woodward, and Andrew Wyeth, among many others.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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1985-2012
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-554
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of William L. Bird, Curator, documenting his planning for and creation of the exhibitions Holidays on Display and The Miniature World of Faith Bradford at the National Museum of American History. Holidays on Display, which closed in 2010, examined the art, industry and history of commercial holiday d...
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The Carolyn and Donald Grepke Paper Doll Collection
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Grepke, Donald, 1932-
Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995
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circa 1800s-1998, undated
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70 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0752
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Abstract: Collection consists of over a century of paper dolls documenting their use as advertisements, and depictions of popular culture, fashion trends, family lifestyles, gender roles, ideal communities,and cultural heroes.
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Hill, Richard W., Sr.
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circa 1972-1978
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25 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-35
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National Anthropological Archives
Informal photographic portraits depicting Iroquois, Seminole, and other Native American people. Images document the preparation of fry bread, a lacrosse player, a corn-husk doll maker, an Iroquois dancer, a longhouse wedding party, a Seneca wood carver making a water drum, a Seneca basketmaker, and a Seneca flute maker.
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Rogers, Gretchen W., 1881-1967
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1901-1986
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rogegret
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, 1915-1972; a scrapbook of letters and newspaper clippings, 1901-1919, primarily regarding exhibitions of Rogers' paintings; awards, 1915-1946; printed material, 1914-1986, including newspaper clippings, exhibition catalogs and invitations; a receipt from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for artwork sold at an exhibition in 1911; 2...
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Getz, Ilse, 1917-
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1928-1999
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3.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.getzilse
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Archives of American Art
The papers of collage artist Ilse Getz measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1928 through 1999, with the bulk of the papers dating from circa 1947-circa 1990. Her personal life is reflected through biographical material including a genealogy of the Bechhold family; marriage and death certificates; and writings that include journals, artist statement, poems and notes. The collection contains letters from friends, artists, collectors, and museum and art gallery representatives; exhibition files; and printed material relating to Getz's exhibitions. Also found are photographs, slides and transparencies of artwork.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
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1948-1978
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31.5 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 90
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian Institution exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits speciali...
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Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service
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1957-1992
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4.43 cu. ft. (8 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 518
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of exhibition catalogs of shows circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
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Davis, Lenore , 1936-1995
Helwig, Harold B., 1938-2012
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1940-2013
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14.5 Linear feet
7.85 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.helwharo
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artists and art educators Harold Helwig and Lenore Davis measue 14.5 linear feet and 7.85 GB and date from 1940 to 2013. The papers document Davis' career and personal life more heavily than Helwig's, however, material related to both individuals are present. Included is biographical information; correspondence; exhibition and business files; research and printed material; artwork and sketches; photographs; and papers and digital material related to both Helwig and Davis' teaching endeavors.