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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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1876-1993
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3.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 12 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1132
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents World's Fairs from 1876 to 1993.
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Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928
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1872-1976
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7.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mowbharr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and muralist Harry Siddons Mowbray (1858-1928) and the Mowbray family measure 7.5 linear feet and date from 1872 to 1976. The papers document Mowbray's career as a painter and decorative muralist as well as his activities with the Commission of Fine Arts, the American Academy in Rome, and the Sculpture Commission of Connecticut. The papers include biographical materials, scattered correspondence, nineteen diaries, personal business records, commission files, organization files, writings and notes, printed materials, three scrapbooks, photographs, and artworks. There are scattered family papers of Helen Mowbray, Florence Mowbray, George Mowbray, and George Siddons Mowbray.
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bulk 1927-1943
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1490
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of daily programs for the Strand Theatre in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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1760-1935
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2 Reels (ca. 150 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.histsopa
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Archives of American Art
Letters, mainly from artists, and documents selected from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's miscellaneous manuscript collection (Society Collection). Letters are to various people; 46 of them are to Townsend Ward and a few are to John A. McAllister, photographer. Many of the letters refer to paintings, portraits, commissions, and awards.
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Orth, Edward J.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
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1835-2000, undated
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130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0560
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1778-1968
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8.45 Cubic feet (consisting of 18 boxes, 5 folders, 8 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Music
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Music forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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circa 1943-1951
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0.03 Linear feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-077
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1943 to 1951 and measures .03 linear feet, documents the inner workings of the Institute on Race Relations. The collection is comprised of newsletters, meeting minutes, advertisements and professional correspondence.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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undated
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1.19 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 map case folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Streetcars
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Streetcars and Subways forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Hauber, Joseph R.
Stubblebine, Donald J., 1925-2010
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1866-2009, undated
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285 Cubic feet (600 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1211
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
One of the most comprehensive collections of material relating to musical stage and film productions, the collection consists of an assortment of material including sheet music written specifically for or included in stage and screen musicals, television programs, Big Band performances, and radio. Some productions may have been produced under more ...
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Kilbourne, Elaine Margretta, 1923-2014
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1924-2014
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0.06 Linear feet (1 box, scrapbooks, certificates, photographs, )
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-105
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection, which dates from 1924-1992, documents the career of high school chemistry teacher, Elaine Margretta Kilbourne (1923-2014). Materials include three scrapbooks compiled by Ms. Kilbourne and two folders, which contain aspects of her personal life, photographs, awards, correspondence, and a 2014 tribute booklet created by her former student, Ysabel L. Lightner to commemorate her passing.