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Yellin, Samuel, 1885-1940
Davis, Myra Tolmach
Hofmeister, Richard
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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circa 1928 -1930
circa 1971-1975
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0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 2 films, 2 mp4 files)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0254
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Samuel Yellin was an American master blacksmith. In 1910, he built the Arch Street Metalworker's studio.
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Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007
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1835-2003
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-009
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Frank A. Taylor (1903-2007) was a Curator of Engineering and Industries and an administrator at the Smithsonian. He was born in 1903 in Washington, D.C., where he grew up. Taylor began his career at the Smithsonian in 1922 as a Laboratory Apprentice in the Division of Mechanical Technology of the United States National Museum (USNM). After ...
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Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981
Cummings, Paul
Diller, Burgoyne, 1906-1965
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1968 March 24-April 7
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197 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.boloto68
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Ilya Bolotowsky conducted 1968 March 24-April 7, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
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Mille Gade Corson Collection
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Stoyanoff, Esther
Corson, Mille Gade , 1898- (swimmer)
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1920-1930.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0063
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Three scrapbooks and two albums containing photographs of Corson; news clippings about the swim; a Certificate of Life Membership in the Danish American Athletic Club; a certificate from the American Red Cross; sheet music; a tribute to her which contains a picture of her and her children; programs with images of her; advertisements; and a Navy cha...
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Velasquez, Steve
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1960-1969, undated
2014-2015
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6.4 Gigabytes (9 .wav files and 3 mp3 files)
0.5 Cubic feet (1 Box )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1377
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Exiles in America: Cuban Pedro Pans and Balseros was an oral history project designed to research and document the journeys and experiences of two distinct immigration/migration experiences of the Cuban diaspora. Steve Valesquez of the National Museum of American History Division of Home and Community Life conducted twelve oral history interviews between 2014-2015. The project was funded by the Consortium for the American Experience. Correspondence written by the interviewees (as children) was transferred, processed, and digitized in 2020 through funds awarded by the Smithsonian Institution's Latino Initiatives Pool.
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Grgich Hills Cellar (California)
Grgich, Mike (Miljenko)
Chateau Montelena (California)
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1923-2013
bulk 1950-2008
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4.3 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0923
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers of a Croatian-born California winemaker documenting his career in the California wine industry since 1958, especially his years at Chateau Montelena winery (1972-1977) and the subsequent creation of the Grgich Hills Cellar winery (1977- ). There also are records of Grgich's immigration journey and materials about the evolution of the California wine industry. The papers include correspondence, business records, handwritten notes, publications, and a few photographs.
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Hann, Catherine (Huynh bach Thuy)
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1953-2006
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0921
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Catherine Hann's life in Vietnam (1953-1981), her flight by boat to Malaysia and stay at Pulau Bidong refugee camp (February --September 1981), her immigration to the United States (September 1981), and her work in Maryland as a circuit board assembler, manicurist and esthetician.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1850-1889
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0.27 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box, 1 folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Emigration
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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: Emigration 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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Union Tansfer and Storage Co.
Cayton, Rosa
Cayton, Max
Cayton Family
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1892-1992.
1892-1992
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2.5 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0780
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, photographs, business documents, certificates and advertising materials from the family of Max and Rose Cayton, 1890-1993.
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Omata, Hiroko
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ca. 1900-2006.
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0924
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents family history in Japan and in America and consists of photographs, documents and genealogical charts. There are also original audio recordings of Japanese poetry recitations and a transcript of an oral history interview relating to the internment of Japanese Americans.
