A. Bernie Wood Papers
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Wood, Arthur Bernie, 1921-1986
- Dates:
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1942-2001
bulk 1960-1969
- Size:
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10 Cubic feet (27 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0962
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A. (Arthur) Bernie Wood (1921-1986) was an advertising designer, consultant, and inventor actively involved in the development of the restaurant franchise industry in America during the 1960s and 1970s. Particularly notable is his work with marketing, promotion, and merchandising for the McDonald's Corporation during its formative years.
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General Electric Company
Gotti, Mary Beth
Information, Technology and Society, Div. of (NMAH, SI).
- Dates:
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circa 1890s-1969
- Size:
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5 Cubic feet (22 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0789
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the technology of lighting and various business aspects of the General Electric Lighting Division throughout the 20th century and consists of correspondence, bulletins, price lists, business record books, stock certificates, sales and advertising materials, scrapbooks, photographs, and lantern slides.
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Stussy, Jan, 1921-
- Dates:
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1955-1985
- Size:
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1.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stusjan
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, writings, photographs, audio cassette tapes, exhibiiton catalogs, slides, and printed material, much of it concerning Stanton Macdonald-Wright.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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circa 1904-1966
- Size:
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0.23 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Research
- Repository:
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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: Research 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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Sperry Co.
- Dates:
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1928-1985
- Size:
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0497
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Business records related to the development of the rail detector cars used by railroads to find hidden flaws, which could cause catastrophic accidents in event of rail failure.
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Hood, Richard, 1910-
- Dates:
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1930-1983
- Size:
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4.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hoodrich
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Material primarily relating to Hood's work on the Federal Art Project, the Philadelphia College of Art, and the American Color Print Society. Hood's earlier work as a printmaker is not well represented. Included are correspondence, notes, writings, sketches, scrapbooks, printed material and photographs.
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Pittman, Hobson Lafayette, 1899 or 1900-1972
- Dates:
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1916-1990
- Size:
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6 Microfilm reels
1,538 Sketches (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pitthobs
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material, correspondence, legal and financial material, notes and writings, art work, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, printed material, subject files and photographs.
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Design Research, Inc.
- Dates:
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1953-1979
- Size:
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6.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1997-123-2
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This collection consists ofcorrespondence, scrapbooks, catalogs, brochures, original drawings, photographs, financial records, resumes, legal documents, magazine articles, business records, press releases, artwork, and samples of boxes, bags, and buttons. Files documenting the company's history include a statement of the company's philosophy and records pertaining to the establishment of new stores in various cities. Project files document the furniture, fabrics, rugs, and accessories imported and design by Design Research, Inc. Bound reprints of articles that appeared in Interiors and International Design magazines are included. Clippings and other records documenting the design and construction of D/R stores are provided in the files pertaining to Benjamin Thompson & Associates, Inc. Also found in these files is a printed and bound presentation copy of Thompson's address, "The Craft of Design and the Art of Building", along with other articles by and about Thompson. Additional information pertaining to D/R's association with Marimekko can be found in the Cooper- Hewitt Design Archive's Marimekko Collection.
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United States. On-Site Inspection Agency
Martin Marietta Corporation
- Dates:
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1987 - 1993
- Size:
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0.39 Cubic feet (One letter document case.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2021.0013
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection includes items relating to Martin Lee Klug's duties as an Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Program Manager at the Martin Marietta plant (former Pershing 1 launcher production facility) at Middle River, Maryland.
This collection is in English.
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Paris, Harold, 1925-
- Dates:
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1946-1982
- Size:
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11.1 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 9 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pariharo
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, inventories, works of arts, business and financial records, printed material, and photographs.