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1867-1940
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13.1 linear meters and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 70
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The exposition records of this collection provide an account of the Smithsonian's involvement in twenty-two domestic and foreign expositions between 1876 and 1908. The depth of coverage in the records is uneven, but they still convey a wealth of information about Smithsonian participation in expositions, chiefly during the last quarter of...
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United States National Museum. Division of Grasses
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1884, 1888, 1899-1965
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13.84 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (13 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 229
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the history of the agrostology section of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture (1901-1939), and the Section of Grasses, United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1912-1963) at the time Albert Spear Hitchcock and Mary Agnes Chase worked for the USDA and the USNH, ...
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Snake, Reuben, 1937-1993
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1970-1996
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1.25 Linear Feet (3 archival boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.012
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Reuben A. Snake, Jr. Papers, located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, contain writings, correspondence, biographical materials, and written materials relating to the Native American Church which document the literary and political activities of this Winnebago tribal leader.
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Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981
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1839-1981
bulk 1894-1971
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2.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.emeredit
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, illustrator, and curator Edith Emerson measure 2.1 linear feet and date from 1839 to 1981, with the bulk of the material dating from 1894-1971. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends and colleagues; writings and notes by Emerson and others; artwork, including three sketchbooks; subject files; photographs of Emerson, family, friends, and artwork; and scattered printed material.
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Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987
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1893-1973
bulk 1900-1936
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4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bacopegg
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Archives of American Art
The papers of printmaker, illustrator, caricaturist, and writer Peggy Bacon measure 3.6 linear feet and date from 1893 to 1973, with the bulk of materials dating from 1900 to 1936. Much of the collection consists of family correspondence, although writings, photographs, artwork, and personal business records from Bacon's late career are also found.
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Groenhoff, Hans
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1933-1975
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5.27 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0359
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Hans Groenhoff (1906-1985) was a celebrated American aviation photographer from the 1930s through the 1960s, also working as a pilot, journalist, editor, correspondent, and—in his retirement years—as an aviation tourism publicist for the Bahamas. This collection of 25,550 images consists of Groenhoff's collection of negatives and transparencies, spanning his career from 1933 to 1975.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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undated
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0 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S04
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. Series 4 consists of photographs, slides and transparencies of items found in the collection. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana .
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Golub, Leon, 1922-2004
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1930s-2009
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16.5 Linear feet
4.13 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.goluleon
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, political activist, and educator Leon Golub are dated 1930s-2009 and measure 16.5 linear feet and 4.13 GB. His career as a painter and educator – and, to a far lesser extent, his personal interests and activities – are documented by correspondence, interviews, writings by Golub and other authors, subject files, printed and digital material, and audiovisual recordings. Also included are biographical materials, personal business records, and photographs of Leon Golub and wife Nancy Spero. Posthumously dated items are mostly condolence letters, obituaries, printed material, and inventories of his work.
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Nutt, Arthur, 1895-1983
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1915-1981
bulk 1915-1945
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5.57 Cubic feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0115
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Arthur Nutt was an aeronautical engineer specializing in engine design.
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Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012
OK Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
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1960-2014
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80.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.okharr
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Archives of American Art
The Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records measure 80.3 linear feet and are dated 1960-2014. The collection documents the operation and activities of the contemporary art gallery founded by Ivan C. Karp in the SoHo area of Manhattan. Exhibition files, artist files, printed material and photographic materials reveal the wide range of artists represented by OK Harris and the gallery's role in introducing Photo-realism to the public. Aso included are administrative files, prints by OK Harris artists, business and personal correspondence, 39 journals by Karp spanning a period of 62 years, and other personal papers. Material pre-dating the 1969 establishment of OK Harris Works of Art consists of printed items and a few letters.