Smothers Brothers Collection
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Smothers Brothers
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1959-2008, undated
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7 Cubic feet (21 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1437
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the lives and careers of the Smothers Brothers, with emphasis on their 1960s television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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Kogan, Belle, 1902-2000
Belle Kogan Associates
Banet, Bernard A.
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1929-1998
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7 Volumes (ill. (some col.))
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.XXXX-0003
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Smithsonian Libraries
A collection of magazine and newspaper articles, academic papers, advertisements, press releases, typed and hand-written correspondence, speeches, drafts, and other materials relating to Belle Kogan and her career as an industrial designer.
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Maitin, Sam
Hunter, Anne S.
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1991July 24
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238 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.maitin91
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Samuel C. Maitin conducted 1991 July 24, by Anne Schuster Hunter, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.
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Pendergast, Anthony W., 1879-
Music, Sports and Entertainment, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1920s-1970.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0882
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A Fairbury, Illinois, optometrist, Dr. Anthony W. Pendergast, (1879 -?) was a collector, author, antiquarian, dealer, and authority on the subject of cigar store figures. The collection includes correspondence; newspaper clippings on Pendergast and his various folk art collections; a scrapbook of photographs and miscellaneous materials relating to cigar store figures; and a large number of black and white photographs of figures from his personal collection, mostly for use in selling the figures.
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Eskimo Pie Corporation.
Nelson, Christian Kent, 1893-1992
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1921-1996
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15 Cubic feet (50 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0553
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Printed advertisements, photographs (including negatives and slides), sales presentation materials and packaging; patent and legal information, clippings, posters, scripts for radio commercials, sheet music for jingles, etc. Also includes personal papers (correspondence) of Christian Nelson, inventor of the Eskimo Pie.
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Zane, Michael Stuart, III
Kryptonite Lock Company (Canton, Massachusetts)
Zane, Elizabeth
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1972 - 2003
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5.6 Cubic feet (; 15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0840
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Massachusetts entrepreneur Michael Zane purchased a bicycle lock design and its trade name, 'Kryptonite lock," in 1972. Working with members of his family, Zane developed the Kryptonite Corporation. The records consist of audio-visual materials, correspondence, design drawings, photographs, testing records, patent information, sales reports, product information, advertisements, clippings, periodicals, legal documents, and research files.
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Biren, Joan E.
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1931-2019
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5 Cubic feet (8 boxes, 13 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1216
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Joan E. Biren (JEB) is an internationally recognized photographer and documentary artist. She assembled this collection as her Queer Film Museum. It consists of a variety of materials about and associated with queer films, both foreign and domestic.
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King, D. Ward
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1902-2005
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0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1332
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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Head, Howard, 1914-1991 (inventor, business executive)
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1926-1991
bulk 1955-1991
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11 Cubic feet (25 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0589
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Head Papers, 1926-1991, consist of correspondence, calendars, notes, company records (Head Ski Company and Prince Manufacturing Inc.), drawings, sketches, advertisements, product information, photographs, and slides documenting the development and design of both the Head ski and Prince oversized tennis racket. The collection is arranged into ei...
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Beall, Lester, 1903-
- Dates:
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1933-[circa 1967]
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1278
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the career of Lester Beall, graphic designer and commercial artist from approximately 1933-1967.