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Qualls, Charles E.
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1899-1996
bulk 1960-1983
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3.02 Linear feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-013
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Charles E. Qualls papers, which date from 1899 to 1988 and measure 3.02 linear feet, document the career of pharmacist and community organizer Charles E. Qualls. The papers are comprised of correspondence, documents from community organizations, magazines, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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1851-1999
bulk 1881-1950
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5.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thayabbo
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and naturalist, Abbott Handerson Thayer, and the Thayer family date from 1851 to 1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1881 to 1950, and measure 5.12 linear feet. Thayer's painting career, interest in concealing coloration (camouflage) in nature, and relationships with artists, patrons, family, and friends are documented through correspondence, writings, scattered legal and financial records, printed materials, and a scrapbook. Photographs are of Thayer, his family, studio, and friends, including artists. The collection also contains family papers created by his second wife, Emma Beach Thayer, his son Gerald, his daughters Mary and Gladys, and Gladys' husband David Reasoner, who managed Thayer's estate after his death.
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Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957
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1890-1998
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400 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001
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National Museum of the American Indian
These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.
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Ireland, David, 1930-2009
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circa 1910s-circa 2009
bulk 1960-2005
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24.8 Linear feet
8.39 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ireldavi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of California conceptual artist and sculptor David Ireland measure 24.8 linear feet and 8.39 GB and date from circa 1910s to circa 2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960 to 2005. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, notes and notebooks, installation projects and exhibition files, teaching files, travel files, personal business records, printed and digital material and commercial recordings, photographic materials, artwork, and video and sound recordings.
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Smith, Leon Polk, 1906-1996
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1921-1997
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7.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitleon
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York abstract painter Leon Polk Smith measure 7.2 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1997. The papers consist of biographical material, business and personal correspondence, interview transcripts and an interview video recording, writings, financial records for the corporate entity Leon Polk Smith, Inc., printed material, photographic material, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings.
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White, Robert, 1921-2002
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1889-2003
bulk 1915-2003
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8.4 Linear feet
0.846 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whiterobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York sculptor Robert White measure 8.4 linear feet and 0.846 GB and date from 1889-2003, with the bulk of the material from 1915-2003. The collection documents White's varied career as a sculptor, educator, painter, and illustrator through biographical material; extensive correspondence; project files; personal business records; notes and writings; sketchbooks and sketches by Robert White and others; printed and digital material; audiovisual material; artifacts; and photographs.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Programs Department
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2005-2008
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-235
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Anne Ellegood, Curator of Contemporary Art, 2005-2009, documenting the planning, development, and installation of exhibitions at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Exhibitions documented in this accession include The Cinema Effect: Illusions, Reality, and the Moving Image; ...
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Beach, Chester, 1881-1956
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1846-1999
bulk 1895-1999
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7.32 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.beacches
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Chester Beach papers measure 7.32 linear feet and date from 1846 to 1999, with the bulk ot the material dating from circa 1900 to 1999. The work and professional activities of Beaux Arts sculptor Chester Beach (1881-1956) and his family's efforts to exhibit and sell work from the estate are documented by project files, business records, correspondence, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs. The papers also include many artist-designed Christmas cards sent and received by the Beach family, and artwork by Chester Beach and others.
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National Museum of American Art. Department of Graphic Arts
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1915, circa 1960-1993
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-143
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities of Martina Roudabush Norelli, associate curator of Graphic Arts, and include original inventory sheets of works of art purchased from or donated by individuals and societies, including the Chicago Society of Etchers; minutes of meetings of professional societies; brochures fr...
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Schaefer, Bertha, 1895-1971
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1909-1975
bulk 1940-1965
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4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schabert
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Bertha Schaefer papers and gallery records measure 4.6 linear feet and date from 1909-1975, with the bulk of the material dating from 1940-1965. The collection documents the Bertha Schaefer Gallery as well as Bertha Schaefer, the interior designer, through correspondence with artists and galleries, artist files, client files, exhibition material, printed material, financial material, biographical material, photographs, and six scrapbooks.