A. Bernie Wood Papers
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Wood, Arthur Bernie, 1921-1986
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1942-2001
bulk 1960-1969
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10 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0962
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A. (Arthur) Bernie Wood (1921-1986) was an advertising designer, consultant, and inventor actively involved in the development of the restaurant franchise industry in America during the 1960s and 1970s. Particularly notable is his work with marketing, promotion, and merchandising for the McDonald's Corporation during its formative years.
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Underwood & Underwood
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1895-1921
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160 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The major part of the collection, series 1-4, contains nearly 28,000 glass plates, including original stereoscopic negatives, interpositives, and both negative and positive non-stereoscopic plates used to produce lantern slides and paper prints. The photographs were taken all over the world. The majority are from the Underwood & Underwood active fi...
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation
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1898 - 1987
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145 Cubic feet (296 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0277
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the activities of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation of Beverly, Massachusetts, manufacturers of shoe machinery equipment. The collection consists of engineering records, legal records, research and development records, employee/personnel records, correspondence, company catalogs, product literature, advertising materials, photographs, and moving images.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1792-1952
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4.71 Cubic feet (consisting of 9 boxes, 5 folders, 13 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Furniture
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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: Furniture and Furnishings 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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Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
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1929-1989
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87 Boxes
The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.06
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Subseries 4.6 consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
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Smithsonian Institution., Office of American Studies
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1983-1990
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12.5 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-096
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Office of American Studies, particularly its head, Wilcomb Washburn, and concern scholarly conferences, papers given, book reviews, and related correspondence.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1911-1986
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42 flat boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S06
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 6: Moving Pictures and Movie Stars forms part of the DeVincent collection. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Knight, Gwendolyn
Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000
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1816
1914-2008
bulk 1973-2001
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25.35 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lawrjaco
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter and educator Jacob Lawrence and his wife, artist Gwendolyn Knight measure 25.35 linear feet and 0.001 GB date from 1914 to 2008, with one item from 1816 and the bulk of the material dating from 1973 to 2001. The collection includes biographical material; correspondence including condolence letters to Gwendolyn Knight after Jacob Lawrence's death; writings by Jacob Lawrence and others; printed and digital material; photographs; personal business records; artwork; records from the Jacob Lawrence Catalogue Raisonné Project; materials related to the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation; professional files; and material related to awards and honors received by Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight.
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Du Mont, Allen B. (Allen Balcom), 1901-1965
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1884-1965
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46 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0018
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
While the collection is focused rather specifically on the development of television in America, including technical details, legal proceedings, marketing and advertisement, and manufacturing, it is also a rich source for the history of American advertising, work cultures, sales, and entertainment. There is also information about radio, mostly in p...
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
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1827-1987
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33 Cubic feet (75 boxes, 46 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1086
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of correspondence, invoices, drawings, photographs, and negatives and other printed literature documenting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its inception in 1827 to its merger with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in the 1960s.