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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1839-1986, undated
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94 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S16
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 16: Country, Western, and Folk Music contains approximately 11,500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards country, western, and folk music in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc. (Drifton, Pennsylvania)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Extractive Industries
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1830-1997
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100 Cubic feet (55 boxes, 107 map folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1002
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the Coxe Brothers and Company Inc., an anthracite coal producer in Pennsylvania.
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Jefferson, Yvonne Runtz
Jefferson, Maceo
Cargill, Thomas
Cargill, Darlene Johnson
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1800s-1974
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8 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1370
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of jazz musician, arranger, songwriter, and bandleader Maceo Jefferson. It includes biographical documents such as birth and marriaige certificates and passports; letters, mostly relating to the music business and including carbon copies of letters sent by Jefferson; photographs, many inscribed, includin...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central. Exhibits Editor's Office
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1948-1978
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31.5 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 90
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian Institution exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits speciali...
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Grepke, Donald, 1932-
Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995
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circa 1800s-1998, undated
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70 Cubic feet
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- NMAH.AC.0752
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Abstract: Collection consists of over a century of paper dolls documenting their use as advertisements, and depictions of popular culture, fashion trends, family lifestyles, gender roles, ideal communities,and cultural heroes.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1847-1975
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251 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S04
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 4: Songwriters: A "songwriter" for this series is defined as a composer, a lyricist, or both. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Vidal, Teodoro
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1592-1992
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4 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 10 oversized folders)
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- NMAH.AC.0712
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Maps, prints, posters, religious articles, publications and photographs, relating to the history and culture of Puerto Rico. Mr. Vidal's family and personal papers are also included.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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undated
1824-1981
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75 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S21
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 20, Newspapers contains approximately 4,900 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards the playing of music in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Smithson, Robert
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1905-1987
bulk 1952-1987
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67.3 Linear feet
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- AAA.smitrobe
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor, painter, and author Robert Smithson and sculptor, filmmaker, and earthworks artist Nancy Holt measure 18.9 linear feet and date from 1905 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from 1952 to 1987. Also included is Smithson's personal library of books, vinyl records, and magazine, measuring 48.4 linear feet. The papers consist of Smithson's biographical material; business and personal correspondence, much of it with artists; interview transcripts; extensive writings and project files; financial records; printed material; a scrapbook of clippings; holiday cards with original prints and sketches; photographic material; and artifacts. Also found are project files related to Nancy Holt's motion picture film Pine Barrens and her seminal environmental work of art Sun Tunnels, including a video documentary about Sun Tunnels.
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Wheatland, Richard, II, 1923-2009
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1929-1971
bulk 1952-1969
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7.63 Cubic feet (7 records center boxes)
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- NASM.1992.0052
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Collection consists of materials created by and collected by Richard Wheatland II during the period when he served as a Vice President of New York Airways (1953-1968), a helicopter airline operating in the New York City metropolitan area from 1952-1977.