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Simonson, Frank
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1911-1913, undated
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1318
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Theater plat book used at the Philadelphia Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania showing stage plats for various productions.
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Reginald Marsh papers
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Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954
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1897-1955
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9.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.marsregi
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) measure approximately 9.3 linear feet and date from circa 1897 to 1955. The collection documents the life and work of the artist, who was best known for his paintings and illustrations depicting scenes of vaudeville, night clubs, burlesque, and New York City. Marsh was a lifelong free-lance illustrator for the New Yorker, Esquire and many other national magazines. Papers include correspondence, diaries, notebooks, sketches, scrapbooks, business and financial papers, and photographs, as well as some biographical and printed material.
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Marotta, Louis
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circa 1910-1914
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0.05 Linear feet
7 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.332
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of 5 publicity photographic portraits and 2 photographic performance posters of Native American entertainer and performer Chief Wolf Wanna.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1902-1956
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bulk 1936-1942
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1.13 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Madison
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Madison, James forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
Siefert, Jack William, 1918-
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1913-1990
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16 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0659
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sound recordings, business records, photographs, correspondence, and concert posters documenting the career of Woodrow Charles "Woody" Herman.
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LeGon, Jeni, 1916-
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1930-2002, undated
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, includes photographs)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0829
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of Jeni LeGon as a dancer, dance instructor, and actress.
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Holman, Thomas S., 1953-2015
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1970-1989
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1.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.holmthom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Curator, and gallery director Thomas S. Holman's research materials on Reginald Marsh, 1970-1989, measure 1.8 linear feet. Research materials consist of correspondence, notes, printed material, writings, and images accrued during the course of exhibition research that Holman pursued while he was curator of collections at the Minnesota Museum of American Art and director of the Bell Gallery, Brown University. Reginald Marsh research, mainly conducted from 1982-1983, comprises the vast majority of the collection. In addition, there are research files for proposed Charles Demuth and Charles Sheeler exhibitions. Grant research compiled in 1989 concerns a mural exhibition.
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Belasco Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Columbia Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Belasco Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Herald Square Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
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1893-1948, undated
bulk 1897-1918
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1205
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These scrapbooks were created to record programs from various theaters in Washington, D.C. and New York. They contain playbills, advertisements, and cast lists.
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Newell, Louis Belmont
Kenjockety, Frank
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1886-1940
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2 Linear feet
39 Photographs
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.025
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Frank Kenjockety and Louis B. Newell Native American Entertainers collection includes ephemera, documents and photographs from two prominent Native American [entertainers] Frank Kenjockety (Cayuga), also known as "Chief Strong Fox" and Louis Belmont Newell, also known as "Rolling Thunder". Kenjockety's collection contains photographs, ephemera and a small amount of personal records from his career as a circus troupe leader and lecturer from 1909-1940. Newell's collection contains ephemera from his career as a traveling Medicine Man and entertainer including remedy and ointment packaging as well as broadsides and flyers.
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Mosconi, Willie, 1913-1993
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1924 - 2000
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0744
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting the life and career of the 15-time world champion billiard player. Includes photographs, business papers, letters, videos of Mosconi in action, printed material, and signed affidavits attesting to his record-setting plays.
