Elaine Ostroff Universal Design Papers
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Ostroff, Elaine
- Dates:
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1965 - 2009
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16 Cubic feet (37 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1356
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents activist and educator Elaine Ostroff who advocated for improved access for people with disabilities in public places, co-founded the Adaptive Environments Center and who taught universal design in several institutions.
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Lipofsky, Marvin, 1938-2016
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2003 July 30-August 5
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103 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lipofs03
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Marvin Lipofsky conducted 2003 July 30-August 5, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Berkeley, California.
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- Dates:
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1989
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7 videotapes (Reference copies). 25 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9542
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Selz, Peter Howard, 1919-
- Dates:
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1929-2014
bulk 1950-2005
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31.5 Linear feet
0.696 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.selzpete
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian and writer Peter Howard Selz measure 31.5 linear feet and 0.696 GB and date from 1929 to 2018, with the bulk of the materials from 1950 to 2005. The papers document Selz's long career via correspondence, writings, professional files, project files, membership and association records, artists' research files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed and digital materials, and nine scrapbooks.
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- Dates:
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1991
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files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9554
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Dreyfuss, Henry, 1904-1972
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1927-1972
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130 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1972-88-332-4
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This material does not cover all clients and projects undertaken by Dreyfuss. This collection consists of theater design materials, industrial design materials, primarily, though not exclusively, from the 1950s and 60s, draft copies of his books, including extensive research files for the "Symbol Sourcebook," texts of lectures delivered by Dreyfuss, and biographical material. Included is Dreyfuss's Brown Book which provides an outline of his achievements. Photographs and slides of many of his designs are included. Materials relating to three publications include original drafts of the books with author notes, drawings, photographs, correspondence, and research materials. Also contains materials relating to the symbols exhibition held at the Hallmark Gallery in New York City in 1972.This collection was the source of many of the objects and issues addressed in Cooper-Hewitt's 1997 exhibition, "Henry Dreyfuss: Directing Design", and companion book, "Henry Dreyfuss, Industrial Designer: The Man in the Brown Suit", both conceived by Russell Flinchum. 311 reels of microfilm documenting most of the projects undertaken by Dreyfuss Associates were created by the firm and added to the collection later.
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Pascaloff, Carl.
- Dates:
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undated
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0.72 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0040
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following: Carl Pascaloff's notes and calculations; various reports, incuding the Lunar Rover Vehicle; Stress Analysis Report - Master Sheets for the Lunar Rover Vehicle; photographs and related press release information on Apollo 15 though Apollo 17, especially the Lunar Rover Vehicle; and drawings.
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Goulds, Peter
Morgan, Susan Ford
- Dates:
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2008 Mar.24-July 28
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5 Items (Sound recording, master: 5 sound files (3 hr., 39 min.), digital, wav file)
56 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.goulds08
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Peter Goulds conducted 2008 Mar. 24 and July 28, by Susan Ford Morgan, for the Archives of American Art at L.A. Louver Gallery, in Venice, Calif.
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Magnin, Ellen Newman
Magnin (Joseph) Stores
Magnin, Donald
Brader-Ashley, Betty, 1924-1986
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1963-1968
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0355
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection primarily consists of 103 color and black and white illustrations advertising merchandise for the store. There are also illustrations promoting the staff and store events. In addition, store decorations are also included among the materials. Collection is arranged in three series: Series 1, Merchandise, 1963-1968; Series 2, Fashion Persp...
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bulk 1942-1943
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0.47 Cubic Feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0844
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a scrapbook containing 44 black and white photographs of various sizes as well as four typewritten pages describing the photographs and the flight tests they depict. Photographs are divided into five "exhibits." Exhibit I is noted to be the solid propellant jet unit. Exhibit II depicts flight tests conducted from April 7...