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Worsley, Beatrice H., Dr. (associate professor)
Mathematics, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1946-1959
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0237
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Dr. Worsley's papers include handwritten notebooks, loose notes, memoranda, reprints from her articles in professional journals, and copies of her theses written in fulfillment of the master's and doctor's degree, from MIT and the University of Cambridge, respectively. All of these papers deal with technical and theoretical problems of computer des...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Caldwell, William E., 1890-
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1914 - 1969
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1.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0971
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily printed materials relating to power plants and boilers in the city of New York: articles and reprints, technical journals, trade literature, notes, reports, charts, and graphs, and test data; also publications containing descriptions and specifications on individual power stations in New York.
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Anderson, John R.
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1920s-1986
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1401
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains guidebooks issued to Cadillac salesmen containing images of vehicles, and data on the specifications, options and features of the 1963, 1966, 1968, and 1970-1978 vehicles. Many of the books contain upholstery samples from which buyers could choose. Also: 1920s print advertisements for luxury vehicles, including Cadillac, Pac...
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Sterling, Craig
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1990-1996
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box, 16" x 20" x 1")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0805
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black and white photoprints by photographer Craig Sterling, made in the 1990s as part of an ongoing series depicting familiar buildings, monuments, and other sites in Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Arboretum.
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Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938
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1895-1941
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7 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barngeos
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Archives of American Art
Selected papers from the George Grey Barnard papers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Archives, including correspondence with dealers, museums, John D. Rockefeller and others; a few exhibition files; letters from Theodore Roosevelt; files on Barnard's Lincoln sculpture and Rainbow Arch; and drawings and sketches.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1544-1955
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2.25 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Maps
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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: Maps 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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Franz Bader Gallery
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1952-1992
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1.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.franbade
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Archives of American Art
The Franz Bader Gallery Scrapbooks and Guestbooks measure 1.9 linear feet and date from 1952 to 1992. The materials document the gallery's history in Washington D.C., the artists represented by the gallery, and the exhibitions held at the space. Included in the collection are gallery documentation consisting of biographical material about Franz Bader, correspondence relating to Bader and the gallery, printed material regarding exhibitions, photographs of the gallery space, and candid photographs from exhibition openings. The bulk of the collection is made up of gallery guestbooks which hold signatures and notes from gallery patrons, and scrapbooks including printed material related to Franz Bader Gallery's exhibitions, D.C.-based artists the gallery represented, and other gallery events.
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Pearis, Ella B. Howard
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1923-1998
bulk 1970-1981
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2.32 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-012
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The collection, which dates from 1923 to 1998 and measures 2.32 linear feet, documents the career of community activist, Ella B. Howard Pearis The papers are comprised of correspondence with and documents from community organizations, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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Ramm, John Milton, 1904-1984
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1900-1992
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11 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rammjohn
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and muralist John Milton Ramm measure 11 linear feet and date from 1900 to 1992. Found within are biographical materials, family correspondence, personal business records, notes and notebooks, travel journals and other writings by Ramm and his father, John Henry Ramm. Art work consists of sketches, sketchbooks, watercolor sketches, mural designs, and other drawings by John Milton Ramm and John Henry Ramm. Also found are numerous photographs of family, friends, travels and voyages, and San Francisco cityscapes, as well as photographs of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires taken by John Henry Ramm.
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Halstead, Whitney
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1920-1982
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7.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.halswhit
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Whitney Halstead papers measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1920 to 1982. They document the career of art historian, educator, critic, author, and artist Whitney Halstead. Found within the papers are scattered biographical material; a diary and travel journals; writings and notes (almost one-half of the collection); scattered correspondence; miscellaneous records and printed materials documenting Halstead's tenure at the Art Institute of Chicago; audio-cassette recordings of African and native music; artists files for Jim Nutt and Joseph E. Yoakum; exhibition files; art work by Halstead and others; and photographs of Halstead, friends and colleagues, and art projects. Also found are numerous photographs, slides, and negatives of primitive art, including American Indian art by Southwest tribes.