Alma Thomas papers
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Thomas, Alma
- Dates:
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circa 1894-2001
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5.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thomalma
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Washington, D.C. painter and art educator Alma Thomas, date from circa 1894-2001 and measure 5.5 linear feet. The papers document Thomas's work as a teacher, and her development and success as a painter of the Washington Color School, through biographical material, letters, notes and writings, personal business records, exhibition files, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs, an audio recording, and two video recordings.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Plant Services
- Dates:
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1965-1986
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 89-092
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of fiscal year budgetary/estimate reports, museum maintenance operation attendants, blueprints and drawings, museum exhibit records, correspondence, memoranda, fiscal year employment plans, and construction records pertaining to museum repairs. Museums, buildings and events documented in this collection include: the Na...
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- Dates:
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2009
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4.07 Megabytes (Digital Images)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-115
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
This collection includes three photographs of the A-frame house built by Barry Farm early settler William Fractious in 1867-68 on the 2100 block of Elvans Road in Southeast, Washington, DC. The images were taken in 2009 by Patricia Brown Savage while conducting research on the history of Elvans Road.
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Barcio, Phillip
- Dates:
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2017
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1 Sound recording (digital, mp3)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barcphil
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An audio recording of an interview with co-founder of AfriCOBRA, Gerald Williams, conducted by Phillip Barcio on August 2-3, 2017 as part of his research on Williams and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s for the Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago, Ill. The interview was also used as a basis for an article by Barcio on Williams appearing in ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
- Dates:
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1968, 1977-2002
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1.58 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-127
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of images maintained in the Office of Public Affairs. Events and subjects covered include the announcement of Lawrence M. Small as the eleventh secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; the Mall; the Anacostia Museum; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; the Arts and Industries Building; the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum;...
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Schiff, Nancy Rica
- Dates:
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1982
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1 Photograph (chromogenic color)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schinanc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
One color photograph taken by Nancy Rica Schiff of African American photographer James Van der Zee, 1982, for her book, "A Celebration of the 80s: Portraits."
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Swift, Mary
- Dates:
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1973-2004
- Size:
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8.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.swiftmar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of photographer and curator Mary Swift measure 8.2 linear feet and date from 1973-2004. The bulk of the collection contains photographs that Swift took while working for the Washington Review. The images consist of photographs, contact sheets, and negatives of artists and art events in Washington, D.C. Also included are some personal papers; two video recordings of art events in Washington, D.C.; research material and a manuscript from Swift's M.A. thesis "Howard William Mehring, 1931-1978: Washington Color Painter" from George Washington University; and approximately 130 sound recordings of interviews conducted by Swift and panel discussions.
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Kendall Productions
- Dates:
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1952-2006
bulk 1997-2004
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4.6 Cubic feet (3 cartons, 2 oversized boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-055
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Kendall Productions records date from 1952-2006 with the bulk of material dating from 1997-2004 and measure 4.42 cubic feet. The records consist of material documenting the Kendall Productions documentary Dance Party: The Teenarama Story which first aired on Howard University's PBS affiliate WHUT in 2006. The records are comprised of research and production notes, government records, newspaper articles, questionnaires, photographs, letters, and scripts, accompanied by a significant amount of original media in the following formats: VHS and Beta videocassettes, audiocassettes, and audio compact discs.
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Sullivan family
- Dates:
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1860-1994
bulk 1920-1960
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2.25 Linear feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-035
- Repository:
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Sullivan Family papers, which date from 1880 to 1994 and measure 2.25 linear feet, document the personal lives of four generations in the Sullivan Family. The papers are comprised of personal correspondence, school materials, legal documents, financial records, clippings, books, posters, and photographs.
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Weedon, Tyrone
Bauschmid, Stefan
Gillespie, Benjamin, 1988-
- Dates:
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2020 August 10
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1 Item ((23 min.), digital, mp4)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weedon20
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with with Tyrone Weedon and Stefan Bauschmid conducted 2020 August 10, by Benjamin Gillespie, for the Archives of American Art's Pandemic Oral History Project at Weedon's home in Baltimore, Maryland and Bauschmid's home in Washington, DC.