Alexander Alland, Sr., Photoprints
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Ostroff, Eugene, d. 1999 (NMAH Curator)
Salo, Matt, Dr.
Haberstich, David E., 1941-
Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
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1985 - 1986
1930 - 1943
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0.25 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0204
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains 273 silver gelatin photoprints (Series 1), most of which apparently were made during the 1930s and early 1940s, contemporaneously with the original negatives. All are 8" x 10" or slightly smaller, unmounted except for flush mounted linen on the backs of some prints. The photographs were made primarily in two locations, Ne...
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Jackler, Robert K.
- Dates:
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circa 1898-2017
undated
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20 Cubic feet (40 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1224
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of tobacco advertising in America through print advertisements (magazine and newspaper), emphasizing the deceptive advertising practices employed by the tobacco industry to lure and keep smokers. Many of the advertisements contain images of celebrities, athletes, and other notable persons who endorsed tobacco products as well as ethinic imagery.
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Leason, Percy, 1889-1959
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circa 1929-2011
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1.3 Linear feet
0.402 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.leasperc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, illustrator, and educator Percy Leason measure 1.3 linear feet and 0.402 GB and date from circa 1929 to 2011. The collection documents his career through biographical material, correspondence, diaries, writings and notes, printed and digital material, photographic material, and a scrapbook.
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Zilczer, Judith
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circa 1972-2012
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7.52 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (3 5x8 boxes) (1 tube)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-152
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the research and correspondence of Judith Zilczer. Zilczer was employed by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in various capacities from 1974-2003, ultimately serving as Curator of Paintings from 1992-2003. The majority of the research materials pertain to John Quinn, Walter Pach, Ra...
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National Portrait Gallery. Charles Willson Peale Papers
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circa 1971-1998
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-171
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Lillian B. Miller, the late Editor of the Charles Willson Peale Papers, and document her tenure as Editor. Records contain information pertaining to the planning and development of the Peale Papers Project and related exhibitions, conferences, and events. The records also document Dr. Miller's pro...
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Cushing, Val M.
Carney, Margaret, 1949-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2001 April 16
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46 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cushin01
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Val Cushing conducted 2001 April 16, by Margaret Carney, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Cushing's studio, Alfred Station, New York.
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Smithsonian Institution
- Dates:
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circa 1927-1950
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25 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-143
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of motion pictures created by, acquired by, or about the Smithsonian Institution and its staff. Highlights of the collection include footage related to the Charles Lindbergh transatlantic flight and the Lindbergh baby; footage of Native American sign language; footage from archeological expeditions in Arizona, Colo...
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Jaffe, Irma B.
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1965-1977
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jaffirma
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Archives of American Art
The records of art historian Irma Jaffe date from 1965-1977, measure 1 linear foot, and contain interviews, some transcripts, and a letter. The recordings include interviews conducted by Jaffe for her book The Sculpture of Leonard Baskin (1980), and recordings made for the radio program "Art News and Interviews," WFMU radio, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey.
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Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
Stirling, Marion
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1876-2004, undated
bulk 1921-1975
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37.94 Linear feet (84 boxes, 3 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-24
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National Anthropological Archives
The Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers, 1876-2004 (bulk 1921-1975), document the professional and personal lives of Matthew Stirling, Smithsonian archaeologist and Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1928-1957), and his wife and constant collaborator, Marion Stirling Pugh. The bulk of the material is professional in nature and includes material from Matthew's early career in the 1920s, the careers of Matthew and Marion together from when they married in 1933 to Matthew's death in 1975, and Marion's life and work from 1975 until her death in 2001. The majority of the documentation relates to the investigation of the Olmec culture in Mexico by the Stirlings, including the discoveries of eight colossal Olmec heads. In addition, the collection documents their work in Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, looking for connections between Mesoamerica and South America. Materials include field notes, journals, correspondence, photographs, writings, clippings, ephemera, articles, and scrapbooks.
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National Museum of American History. Archives Center
- Dates:
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circa 1985-1993
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-129
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Fitzroy Thomas. Materials include Duke Ellington Collection budget information; Thomas' correspondence and memoranda; meeting minutes; information documenting the Duke Ellington Collection program; Oral History Project information; articles on Ellington and those associated with him; and photographs.