Louis S. Nixdorff 1928 Olympic Games Collection
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Nixdorff, Louis S., 1906-1992 (Olympic athlete)
- Dates:
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1926 - 1987
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0443
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Louis S. Nixdorff's participation in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was a member of the University lacrosse team that represented the United States.
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Hines, Arthur J.
- Dates:
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circa 1950-1979
- Size:
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.101
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Arthur J. Hines films collection contains audio and film recordings that were created by amateur filmmaker and World War II veteran Arthur J. Hines. The materials document contemporary American Indian lives and includes footage of powwows and of prominent American Indian artists and athletes, circa 1950-1979.
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Lomas, Stanley
- Dates:
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1947-1990
bulk 1950-1956
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7 Motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0342
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Stanley Lomas Television Commercial Collection consists of 226 television commercials for products including dishwashing soap, beer, cigarettes, soft drinks, and breakfast cereals. The collection also includes a short 1954 film demonstrating the DuMont Electronicam, a camera designed for simultaneous live broadcast and film recording. There is ...
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Gardena High School
Wobbrock, Bob
- Dates:
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1952-1964
undated
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
4 Electronic discs (CD)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0932
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of yearbooks, school newspapers, sports programs, photographs, and other documents from Gardena High School (GHS), Harbor Gateway, Los Angeles, California, United States, dating from 1950s-1960s.
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Jackson, Harry
Stall and Dean Co.
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1898-1998
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 2 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0669
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1, Stall and Dean's product catalogs, 1904-1973; Series 2, Stall and Dean's price lists, 1919-1966, and order blanks, 1998; Series 3, Promotional brochures, 1913 and 1926; Series 4, Catalogs of Stall and Dean's competitors, 1898-1966; Series 5, Non-sports catalogs, manuals and other printed materials, 1934-1962; and Series 6, Illustrations and graphic materials, undated.
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Burt, Catherine
- Dates:
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circa 1980s
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1.42 Linear feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-065
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from the 1980s and measures 1.42 linear feet, was compiled in the course of preparations for the "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" exhibit, which was staged at the Anacostia Museum from February 1976 to December 1976. This collection documents the lives and achievements of African American women in a variety of fields, including law, medicine, education, politics, science and the arts. The collection is comprised of documents, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence, photocopies, brochures and pamphlets.
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Pope, Arthur.
- Dates:
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circa 1899-1900
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57 Photographic prints (Photograph album)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2007-004
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This album contains 57 photographic prints, dating from circa 1899-1900, depicting the indigenous peoples of the Belgian Congo (later known as Zaire and presently known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Subjects depicted include costumes, body arts (hairstyles and scarification), funerary rituals, weavers and blacksmiths. Culture groups represented in the collection include the Kasai, Kwango and Luba peoples.
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Putnam, Wallace, 1899-1989
- Dates:
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1914-1983
- Size:
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1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.putnwall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence is primarily between Putnam and his family and friends, including one letter from Clyfford Still. Photographs are of Putnam, his family and friends (mostly from his high school years), and of miscellaneous subjects.
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Novak, Ladislav Peter
- Dates:
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1960-1979
- Size:
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38 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2003-29
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection documents Novak's research on body composition and growth in children conducted at the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection also includes his physical fitness studies of corporate executives, Olympic athletes and police officers. Materials include research, charts, graphs and tables. Ple...
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Rolshoven, Julius, 1858-1930
- Dates:
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1873-1985
- Size:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rolsjuli
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, consisting primarily of letters from Rolshoven to his parents, Frederick and Theresa Rolshoven; a letter, April 12, 1985, from John H. Worthington to Mrs. Hugh Stalker (the donor's mother), containing 6 clippings about Rolshoven; an exhibition catalog; 3 clippings; a photograph of Rolshoven; and a small wooden paint box.
