Henry S. Bukowski Big Band Collection, [primarily photoprints]
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Bukowski, Henry S., 1922-
Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
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ca. 1930s-1940s
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0678
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Publicity photographs and postcards of entertainers, mostly jazz musicians and leaders of dance bands, etc., and related memorabilia.
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Cron, Rosalind
International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Piney Woods School
Moon, Dixie Hardy
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1933-2010
bulk 1939-1946
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1218
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm Collection focuses on the all-female, racially and ethnically diverse big band group that started in 1937 and disbanded in 1949. The collection contains news clippings, photographs, correspondence, ephemera from USO travels, and newsletters. Also included are books related to the group, as well as a tribute CD and a 33 rpm vinyl sound recording.
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Rorimer, James J. (James Joseph), 1905-1966
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1921-1982
bulk 1943-1950
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2.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rorijame
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of curator and museum director James J. Rorimer measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1921 to 1982, with the bulk from 1943-1950. The papers include documentation of James J. Rorimer's World War II service in the Monuments, Fine Art and Archives Section of the U.S. Army and his activities protecting historic and cultural sites from bombing, and locating and recovering art work and cultural icons stolen by the Nazis. Found within the papers are scattered biographical materials and correspondence, writings include draft versions of Rorimer's book Safe-Keeping or Survival: The Salvage and Protection of Art in War, financial records, photographic materials including a photo album containing photographs of European art work and cultural sites where Rorimer worked, newsclippings and additional printed materials, and one scrapbook of clippings dating from World War II.
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Tanaka, Peter, Dr.
Tsukamoto, Mary
McGovern, Melvin
Nitta, Eugene T.
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1900s-1993
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0305
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is an assortment of souvenirs and memorabilia, which have survived the years since World War II. Many of them, Christmas cards, high school graduation programs, notes to friends, snapshots, and photographic prints in the form of dance programs reflect the interests and concerns of all teenagers. There are camp newsletters and Japan...
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Tobey, Mark
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[ca. 1920]-1977
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11 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tobemark2
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material; correspondence; financial records; Baha'i material; music; writings; art works; printed material; and photographs.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Holly Manufacturing Company
Worthington Corporation
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1840-1982
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18 Cubic feet (54 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0916
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the products and business activities of the Worthington Corporation, its predecessors and its subsidiaries. The records focus on the products that the Worthington Corporation produced, including steam pumps, hydraulic pumps and gas engines.
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Ward, C.E.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Bidwell, Timothy
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1853-2009, undated
bulk 1933-1942
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155 Cubic feet (330 boxes, 57 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0930
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Archival collections of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA) donated in 2006. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created as part of the New Deal legislation initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, was a public work relief program for unemployed men designed to reduce high unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC carried out a broad natural resource conservation program on national, state, and municipal lands from 1933 to 1942. This collection contains papers, photographs, and ephemera collected and created by alumni of the CCC and donated to the NACCCA archives.
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McKinley, Ray, 1910-1995 (musician, bandleader)
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1945-1994
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19.5 Cubic feet (56 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0635
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Ray McKinley Music and Ephemera consists of music, scores, sideman books, photographs, correspondence, news clippings and magazine articles, business records, awards, audio and videotapes, 45 rpm commercial recordings, and miscellaneous biographical notes. The records date from the the late nineteenth century to 1996 and document the profession...
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Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969
Gropius, Ise
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1883-1981
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0.4 Linear feet ((24 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.gropwalt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material, correspondence with architects and artists (1903-1978), writings (1923-1969), a diary, an autograph book, subject files, printed material, photographs (1883-1979) and 5 photograph albums reflect the career of Walter Gropius, the activities of his wife Ise, and her recollections of the Bauhaus. Also included are 5 cassette tap...
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Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981
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1924 - 1981
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1.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1276
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection covers the period 1924-81 and consists of exhibition catalogs, correspondence, photographs, slides, drawings, photostats, contracts, book proofs, and related biographical material on Lissim. Extensive material on the designer's work for the Sevres porcelain factory includes correspondence, original contracts, photographs of porcelai...