Matthew Shepard Papers
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998
Shepard, Judy
Shepard, Dennis
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1976-2019, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1463
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.
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Moyer, Roy, 1921-2007
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1923-2013
bulk 1950-2000
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2.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moyeroy
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and arts administrator Roy Moyer measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1923 to 2013, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1950 to 2000. The materials also concern to a limited degree Moyer's life partner, artist and art historian, Karl Lunde. Moyer's career is documented by writings, photographs of his artwork and exhibiton installations, as well as printed materials concerning exhibitions and his participation in cutural and community activities. There is limited correspondence or material of a personal nature.
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Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley), 1932-2005
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1961-1985
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-092
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of film footage taken by A. Stanley Rand, a biologist specializing in the ecology and behavior of tropical reptiles and amphibians. After receiving his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University in 1961, Rand served as a zoologist at the Departamento de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1964, he was hired as a biologist at ...
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Zisfein, Melvin B.
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1947-1995 and undated
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3.43 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-002
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Included in this collection are articles, reports, notebooks, photographs, slides, and certificates and awards. There is very little personal correspondence, but papers written by Zisfein contained in this collection seem to represent some of his major writings. Of special note are 15 notebooks kept by Zisfein at NASM, which contain notes ...
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Garland, Ed
Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971
Morton, Jelly Roll, d. 1941
Levin, Floyd, 1922-2007
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1880 - 2010
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42.5 Cubic feet (110 boxes, 12 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1222
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Floyd Levin was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. The collection consists of research materials including biographical files. In addition, there are numerous photographs that were taken and collected by Levin.
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Cheatham, Doc, 1905-1997
Cheatham, Amanda
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1939-1998
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11 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0814
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers documenting Cheatham's career as a jazz trumpeter. The papers include passports, appointment and address books; photographs, both personal and professional; a transcript of an interview of Cheatham; sheet music, including parts for various instruments; home movies from Cheatham's travels; awards and certificates; printed material including posters, programs, clippings.
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Boas, Ernst Phillip, 1891-1955
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1927-1946
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0881
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Dr. Ernst P. Boas and his work with Benjamin Liebowitz and Dr. Ernst F. Goldschmidt to develop the cardiotachometer (US Patent 1,816,465), a device to measure patients' heart rates for long periods of time. Materials include Dr. Boas's correspondence, patient experiment data, articles, and reprints of journal articles authored by Dr. Boas and with others that relate to the development of the cardiotachometer.
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Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 ((musician))
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1940-1981
bulk 1963-1977
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5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0630
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily audiotapes, sheet music, and photographic images. Also: correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, itineraries, awards, and ephemera.,Of particular interest are recordings or photographic images, including the personalities listed below, and President and Mrs. Tubman of Liberia; also, two interviews and three recordings of Ca...
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Caruthers, Felix P.
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1952-1984
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0812
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers, mostly technical, relating to Caruthers' development of automated machine tools. The papers include technical reports and notes; schematics for specific inventions including diagrams, graphs, photographs and plans bound together; patents and related correspondence; operators' manuals; copies of papers delivered by Caruthers at engineering events; and assorted trade literature.
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Tyler, James C., 1935-
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1950-2006
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-082
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes papers covering the entire span of James C. Tyler's career as an ichthyologist, including his tenure at the National Air and Space Museum, as Acting Director, and at the National Museum of Natural History, as Associate Director, Deputy Director and Senior Scientist. Materials include correspondence files and related ...