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Keen, A. Myra (Angeline Myra), 1905-1986 interviewee
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1983
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1 audiotape (Reference copy).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9527
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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Steinway, William
Steinway, Henry Ziegler
Steinway family
Steinway & Sons
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1857-1919
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6 Cubic feet (12 boxes, including photographs and microfilm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0178
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of the Steinway & Sons piano company and a daily diary of William Steinway, a key figure in the rise of the company to international prominence in the nineteenth century. The records document overall operations of the company, individual piano serial numbers, and the business and personal life of William Steinway, a prominent figure in New York business, politics, and musical life.
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Liebhold, Peter
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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1995-1996
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2.5 Cubic feet (9 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0609
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 is part of a systematic approach to layout and cutting that has revolutionized the needle trades. This video history contains original, master, and reference videos, Dictaphone microcassettes, and tape digests and notes documenting the development, operation and use of the Gerber Fabric Cutter S-70 in three locations: H.I.S., Inc., in Bruceton, Tennessee (Chic blue jeans use of cuter); General Motors in Grand Rapids, Michigan (automotive use of the cutter); and Gerber Scientific Instrument Company in Hartford, Connecticut (Gerber corporate office and invention factory). The video footage documents H. Joseph Gerber, engineers, assembly workers, operators, and other technicians who worked with the cutter at the three locations. The footage from the Tennessee and Michigan sites provides insight into the complexity of introducing a new technology into the workplace and documents operators and managers discussing the effect of the cutter on workflow, quality, personnel, and attitudes towards the job. The footage from the Connecticut site documents the engineers who developed the cutter and provides valuable insight into the invention process. This collection includes oral history audio tapes, original, master, and reference videos, and notes documenting visits to Bruceton, Tennessee, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hartford, Connecticut.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
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1948-1978
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31.5 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 90
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian Institution exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits speciali...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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1860-1973 and undated
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7320
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection contains a variety of materials documenting the lives and careers of scientists from a wide range of fields, including mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, botany, entomology, paleontology and geology. Also included are files on conservationists, taxidermists, historical figures, explorers, frontiersmen, and hunter...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director
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1920s-1970s
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17.37 cu. ft. (33 document boxes) (1 3x5 box) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 285
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Offices of the Director and Deputy Director, National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT) maintained these photographs as a reference file. The majority of the photographs document the history of NMHT and its predecessors; included are views of exhibits, buildings, events, and some specimens. Some materials date to when the museum ...
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Guermonprez, Trude, 1910-1976
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1950-1976
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3 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1993-121-118
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Smithsonian Libraries
This archive includes interesting documents related to Trude Guermonprez's life and work as a weaver. The archives are especially related to the designer's work for her major clients, like Holland America Line and Owens Corning Fiberglass; other pieces in this archive are related to Guermonprez's work for custom curtains made for major synagogues and her designs, interior fabrics, screens and rugs realized in conjunction with J.P. Oud, Architects Associated, New York; Eric Mendelsohn, Warren Callister, etc. The correspondence and the photographs in this collection provide insight into the designer's private life. Included in this collection are press articles, brochures, correspondence, postcards, photographs, color slides, notebooks, textiles, and textile wood patterns.
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Brooks, Arthur Raymond, 1895-1991
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1910-1988
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13.72 Cubic feet (31 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0104
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of Arthur Raymond Brooks. It includes photographs, correspondence, documents, and certificates relating to Brooks' aviation career, as well as personal correspondence, photographs, and diaries (1907-87).
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Weems, Philip Van Horn (P. V. H.)
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circa 1905-circa 2005
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101.81 Cubic feet ( 209 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0052
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Philip Van Horn (P. V. H. ) Weems Papers contain 79 cu. ft. of materials related to his life and career.
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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1958-1997
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28.5 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-152
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administrative activities of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Office of the Director, concerning NMAH departments, divisions, exhibitions, and special events, primarily during fiscal years 1993-1994, although some records date back to when the museum was named the National Museum of History and Technol...