Safko International, Inc. Records
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Safko, Lon S.
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1984 - 1996
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12.6 Cubic feet (34 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0911
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Safko International, Inc., document an assistive computer technology company created by Lon S. Safko to produce and sell the environmental control systems he invented for the physically disabled, specifically quadriplegics. Through the use of a computer and alternative input devices, the physically disabled were able to overcome physical barriers which inhibited them from attaining an autonomous lifestyle.
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Audubon Artists (New York, N.Y.)
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1944-2001
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6.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.auduarti
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Archives of American Art
The records of New York based Audubon Artists, a national exhibiting organization of painters, sculptors, and graphic artists, measure 6.7 linear feet and date from 1944-2001. The collection documents the organization's adoption of its constitution and first major expansion in the mid-1940s, and its subsequent growth to the present day. The records include correspondence with artist members, administrative files, exhibition files, financial records, printed material including an almost complete run of annual exhibition catalogs and prospectuses, and photographs of artwork, juries, and other groups involved in the annual exhibitions from the 1970s to 1999.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Quincentenary Programs
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1984-1993
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37 cu. ft. (37 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-149
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities which the Office of Quincentenary Programs coordinated or organized to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the Americas on October 12, 1492. The Quincentenary programs began in 1985 under the coordination of Smithsonian's Directorate of Inte...
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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
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1975-2009, undated
bulk 1993-2008
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7.5 Cubic feet (23 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1282
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains records and research material produced and collected by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a lobbying and legal assistance organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicepersons. They were instrumental in overturning the United States Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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Ellis, Estelle
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1942 - 2004
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29 Cubic feet (42 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0423
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Estelle Ellis is a pioneer in publishing, advertising, and marketing. She was among the first to focus on the American female demographic, especially teens and working-class women. Condé Nast Publications, Incorporated, Carter Hawley Hale-owned department stores, Phillips-Van Heusen, Dow Chemical, and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation were among her clients. The Papers include business correspondence and proposals, marketing materials, advertisements, and oral history interviews with Ellis.
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Fuller Brush Company
- Dates:
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1890-2017
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32.5 Cubic feet (77 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1459
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the Fuller Brush Company founded by Alfred C. Fuller in 1906.
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Dimmer, Dennis
Brown, N.H.
Barkin, Stanley
Walburn, Jerry
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1914-2017
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3.2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0386
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Bulletins, programs, broadsides, newsletters, newsclippings, periodicals, photographs, published sheet music and audio and videotapes documenting the life and career of Duke Ellington and the activities of the Ellington Jazz and Music societies.
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American Association of Museums. Registrars Committee
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1975-2001
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-063
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes administrative records of the Registrars Committee of the American Association of Museums. The Registrars Committee mission is to foster understanding, communication, and cooperation among registrars and other museum professionals; increase professionalism through training, education, and promotion of high standards; an...
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Neiman, LeRoy, 1921-2012
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1938-2005
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70.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.neimlero
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of LeRoy Neiman measure approximately 70.5 linear feet and date from 1938-2005. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, project files, printed material and artifacts documenting the career of the American painter LeRoy Neiman.
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Office of the Director
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1969-1992, with related records from 1948
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39.88 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 film box) (12 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 492
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records contain the Director's correspondence files from 1975 to 1991, as well as smaller files created by Rohlfing, Pfister, and Scherer. In addition, the records include administrative and subject files from 1970 to 1988. These files document museum functions such as acquisitions, collections management, and budgeting, as well as large...