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Farber, Joan C., Dr.
Farber, Joseph C., 1903-1994
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circa 1930-1990
bulk 1962-1990
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15 Cubic feet (71 boxes, Color transparencies and negatives on film; silver gelatin on photonegatives, 11" x 14")
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0520
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Black-and-white negatives, black-and-white prints, and color transparencies, mostly created for specific book projects, articles in Antiques magazine, etc. Generally, color was used for magazine articles, while black-and-white images were intended for books. Collection also includes photographs of personal or family significance, and some early art...
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Castleman, Riva
- Dates:
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1871
1930-2013
- Size:
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10.6 Linear feet
7.83 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.castriva
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of curator Riva Castleman measure 10.6 linear feet and 7.83 GB, and date from 1930-2013 with one printed item dating from 1871. The collection contains biographical material, correspondence including mail art, writing project files, notebooks, interviews, project files, printed material, photographic material, and artwork. The collection richly documents Castleman's writing and research process and contains dozens of manuscripts for books, catalogs, and essays, as well as related correspondence and research including audio interviews and sound recordings. Several of Castleman's books about contemporary printmaking, such as Prints of the 20th Century (1976) and American Impressions (1985), are extensively documented, as are many of the catalogs she produced to accompany Museum of Modern Art exhibitions, including Jasper Johns: A Print Retrospective (1987) and The Prints of Andy Warhol (1990). Some records are in born-digital form including correspondence, manuscript drafts, and audio conversations with Tatyana Grosman. Other interviews are on sound cassettes.
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Terrell, William Dandrige, 1871-1960s (radio communication specialist)
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1911-1965
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0097
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents W.D.Terrell's life, specifically his work as Chief of the Radio Division in the Commerce Department. Terrell was responsible for monitoring the institution of radio into the nation's defense forces.
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John Goffe Rand papers
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Rand, John Goffe, 1801-1873
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circa 1832-1960
bulk 1832-1873
- Size:
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.randjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of inventor and portrait painter John Goffe Rand measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1832-1960, bulk 1832-1873. Included are biographical sketches, a will, lists of portraits by Rand, a small amount of correspondence, files regarding Rand's invention of the collapsible artists' paint tube, clippings, a photo, and an example of one of the first paint tubes made in a factory.
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Kellogg, Remington, 1892-1969
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circa 1903-1969, with related papers to 1982
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9.35 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (3 16x20 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7434
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960
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1895-2008
- Size:
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4.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.freealla
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American painter Allan Randall Freelon measure 4.2 linear feet and date from 1895-2008. The papers document Freelon's painting and teaching career and include correspondence with institutions Freelon was involved with as well as letters from colleagues; printed material; three scrapbooks containing letters to Freelon and newsp...
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Dreselly, Andrew, 1893-1985
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1900-1981
- Size:
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1.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dresandr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, notes, art works, clippings, and photographs document the sculptural projects, primarily for churches, undertaken by Andrew Dreselly and his colleagues.
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Whitney, George Eli, 1862-1963 (engineer)
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1898-1957
- Size:
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0463
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence includes handwritten letters to John H. Bacon from Whitney. Bacon apparently undertook the task of collecting documentation of Whitney's career in the 1950s. Another 30 letters involve former associates of Whitney's, particularly Nathaniel Henry Cooledge (known as "Oliver") who was associated with Whitney as his trusted foreman and...
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United States. Office of Naval Research
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[ca. 1940s-1960s]
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2.18 Cubic Feet ((2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1993.0050
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of photographs, correspondence, reports, clippings and press kits, mostly centering on the following ballooning topics: Project Skyhook, Project Helios, Stratoscope I and II and Stratolab. There is also material on general ballooning events, the Vanguard satellite and the VTOL.
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Plumer, James Marshall
- Dates:
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circa 1930's-1960
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250 Photographs (black and white)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A.14
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Papers of the collection include: printed material, correspondence, drawings, and maps.