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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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1980-1982
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 84-055
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of project files, including memoranda, blueprints, specifications, and correspondence. Museums and facilities documented include the National Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution Building (Castle), the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of American Art and National Portrait G...
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Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray Family papers
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Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928
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1872-1976
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7.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mowbharr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and muralist Harry Siddons Mowbray (1858-1928) and the Mowbray family measure 7.5 linear feet and date from 1872 to 1976. The papers document Mowbray's career as a painter and decorative muralist as well as his activities with the Commission of Fine Arts, the American Academy in Rome, and the Sculpture Commission of Connecticut. The papers include biographical materials, scattered correspondence, nineteen diaries, personal business records, commission files, organization files, writings and notes, printed materials, three scrapbooks, photographs, and artworks. There are scattered family papers of Helen Mowbray, Florence Mowbray, George Mowbray, and George Siddons Mowbray.
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Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
National Carousel Association.
Fried, Mary Hill
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circa 1662-1999, undated
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36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0528
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection primarily documents American folk art collected by Frederick Fried (1908-1994) and his wife Mary McKensie Hill Fried (1914-1988). It includes photographic materials, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, research files, lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, brochures, drawings, printed advertisements, blueprints, books, patents, cor...
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Ferargil Galleries
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circa 1900-1963
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18.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.feragall
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Ferargil Galleries records date from circa 1900-1963 and document the activities of this New York gallery that dealt primarily in American contemporary art from shortly after its 1915 founding by Frederic Newlin Price (1884-1963) to it's closure in 1955. 18.7 linear feet of records include incoming and outgoing correspondence with artists, dealers, schools and colleges, and museums and other art institutions; artist files; estate and legal records including papers relating to the Arthur B. Davies estate; gallery business and financial records; printed material; scrapbooks; scattered personal papers of Price; artwork; and photographs of artists, exhibitions and artwork.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1978-1982
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-122
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document arrangements for the exhibition George Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage, in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington, which took place at the National Museum of American History in 1982. Materials consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to proposals ...
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Flack, Audrey
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1950-2009
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15.8 Linear feet
0.897 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.flacaudr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Audrey Flack measure 15.8 linear feet and 0.897 GB and date from 1950-2009. The collection documents Flack's career as an artist through biographical material, correspondence, extensive project files, writings and notes by Flack and others, exhibition catalogs, news and magazine clippings, other printed and digital material, and scrapbooks. Also found are photographs by Audrey Flack as well as photographs of the artist and works of art.
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Kington, L. Brent (Louis Brent), 1934-2013
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1944-2012
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9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kinglbre
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Archives of American Art
The papers of influential blacksmith, sculptor, metalsmith and educator, L. Brent Kington, measure 9 linear feet and date from 1944 to 2012. The collection provides a valuable overview of Kington's career through correspondence relating primarily to exhibitions, subject files, drawings, photographs of Kington and his artwork, printed matter and audiovisual material. An additional 5.2 linear feet of papers was accessioned from 2007 to 2012 and remains unprocessed.
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Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department
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1947-1979, with related records from 1902
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102.06 cu. ft. (98 record storage boxes) (7 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 532
- 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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Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917
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1871-circa 1991
bulk 1875-1917
1871-circa 1991
bulk 1875-1917
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3.2 Linear feet
3.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.beckjcar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York painter James Carroll Beckwith measure 3.2 linear feet and date from 1871 to circa 1991, bulk 1875-1917. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence, numerous diaries, writings, printed material, photograph albums, and photographs.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum. Research and Scholars Center
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FY 1989-FY 2001
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-143
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the departmental records of Rachel M. Allen, Acting Chief (1989) and Chief (1990-2001). These materials cover budgetary matters as well as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery Library, the internship and fellowship programs, and the slide and photo archives. Also included in the collectio...