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Moore, Gene, 1910-1998
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1955-1995
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10 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1280
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collected display window photographs assembled by Gene Moore, artistic director of Tiffany & Company from 1955 to 1995, documenting window displays at Tiffany & Company's flagship store in New York City, New York.
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Cotton Museum (Memphis, Tennessee)
National Cotton Council
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1939-1994
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38 Cubic feet (90 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1176
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Maid of Cotton (MOC) beauty pageant was sponsored by the National Cotton Council, Memphis Cotton Carnival, and the Cotton Exchanges of Memphis, New York, and New Orleans from 1939-1993. The contest was held annually in Memphis, Tennessee until the National Cotton Council and Cotton Council International moved to Dallas, Texas. Beginning with the 1985 pageant (held December 1984) the competition was held in Dallas. The pageant was discontinued in 1993 due to lack of funds, a sponsor, and changes in marketing strategies. The records include files on contestants, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Salem China Company
American Limoges China Co.
Sebring Pottery Company
Crescent China Company
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1930s-1981
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10.15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 9 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0325
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes records of the Salem China Company relating to the administration of the company, its sales and art department, and other material relating to plant operations prior to 1960, when the company ceased manufacturing and became a distributor only. Includes photographs of various promotions, Salem China patterns, factory buildings, sales staff, show rooms, etc. as well as extensive advertising material of the Salem China Co. and its competitors. Another series contains blueprints and drawings of the Salem China Company's plant and equipment. Another series contains bulletins issued by the Associated Industries of Cleveland from 1977 to 1981.
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Steinberg, Sally L. (Sally Levitt)
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1920s-1987
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3.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0439
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of ephemeral materials gathered by Sally L. Steinberg while she was researching her 1987 publication, The Donut Book: The origins, history, literature, lore, taste, etiquette, traditions, techniques, varieties, mathematics, mythology, commerce, philosophy, cuisine, and glory of the donut.
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National Portrait Gallery, Dept. of Design and Production
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circa 1977-1988
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4.8 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 552
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records consist of departmental correspondence; memoranda; manuscripts; exhibition layouts, gallery floor plans, and blueprints of interior spaces; drawing notes and sketches; lighting designs; production schedules; exhibition project submittals; photographs, slides, and negatives; exhibition catalogs; and newspaper clippings. The rec...
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Graciela, 1915-2010
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1934-2013
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10 Cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1425
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the personal life and professional career of Graciela Perez-Gutierrez, a well known Afro-Cuban singer. Born in Havana, she performed for over thirty years, first with the all-female Orquesta Anacaona and El Trio Garcia and then with her brother Machito before a solo career.
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of Exhibitions
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circa 1968-1976
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3.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 361
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records in this record unit document the exhibition research and activities of the National Portrait Gallery and its Office of Exhibitions. Particularly well represented are exhibitions mounted between 1974 and 1976, with materials documenting research and publications on numerous artists, paintings, prints, broadsides, books, documents and ...
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James Graham & Sons
- Dates:
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1821
1815
circa 1896-2011
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103.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jamegras
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Archives of American Art
The records of the New York City gallery James Graham & Sons measure 103.2 linear feet and date from 1815, 1821, circa 1896-2011 (bulk 1950s-1980s). The collection generally documents the gallery's contemporary art department during the time in which Robert Claverhouse Graham, Sr. worked at the gallery (1940-1979); records prior to 1954 are sparse and scattered. Gallery records include artist files; correspondence; exhibition files; financial records; inventory records; printed materials; sales, loans, and consignment records; scrapbooks; and photographic materials. Also found are records from Coe Kerr Gallery regarding exhibitions.
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Sachs, Charlotte Cramer, 1907-2004
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1905-2002
bulk 1940-2002
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0878
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Charlotte Cramer Sachs's life and career as an inventor mainly of food and household-related products: correspondence, photographs, business papers, awards, patents, printed materials, notes, and miscellany. The collection primarily consists of invention-related marketing materials including invention samples and prototypes, notes, clippings, business correspondence, and customer account records.
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Paige, Susie (bookseller)
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1900-1984
bulk 1960-1984
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0263
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
31 greeting cards, 76 postcards, and other items, such as political literature, a Martin Luther King greeting card, and a high school diploma. All of the material has images or information concerning African Americans. The bulk of the material was produced after 1960, but some events and personalities portrayed date back to the turn of the 20th cen...