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circa 1900-circa 2000
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1127
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of black-and-white, sepia-toned and color photographs documenting the lives of African Americans from about the 1920s to the 1980s. It is contained in four albums.
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American Academy in Rome
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1855-2012
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65.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ameracar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the American Academy in Rome measure 65.9 linear feet and date from 1855 to 2012. The collection documents the history of the institution from its inception in 1894 as the American School of Architecture in Rome, through the end of World War II, and chronicles the contributions the academy has made to America's cultural and intellectual development. Nearly one-half of the collection consists of an unprocessed addition received in 2014 containing records that mostly post-date World War II and include correspondence and subject files of officers and executives based in the New York office of American Academy in Rome.
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Roche, Kerwin B.
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1973-1974
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33 photographic prints ((2 boxes), black & white, 11 x 14 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1974-001
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Kerwin B. Roche of wildlife in Kenya and Tanganyika and of African dancing in Nairobi, Kenya, over an eighteen month period, 1973-1974.
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Deskey, Donald, 1894-
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1927-1989
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75 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1975-11-77
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Smithsonian Libraries
Project files containmagazine and newspaper clippings, reviews, correspondence, renderings, floor plans, perspective drawings, site plans, sketches, preliminary drawings, patents, stationery, labels, and technical reports. There is an extensive collection of photographs and slides of many of Deskey's packaging designs, interiors, furnishings, and exhibition installations. The files of Donald Deskey Associates include organizational charts, client files, proposals, and financial records. Some of Deskey's personal correspondence, speeches, articles, and family photographs are included. Materials cover the period from 1927-1975.
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R.C. Gorman collection
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Karsh , Yousuf, 1908-2002
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1981-1993
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0.25 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.310
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 3 photographs depicting Diné (Navajo) artist R.C. Gorman and one poster depicting his artwork.
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National Museum of the American Indian. George Gustav Heye Center. Office of Public Affairs
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1960, 1965, 1971-1979, 1984-2014
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8.08 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-141
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that publicize exhibitions, acquisitions, events, lectures, and other related public programs of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC). Topics covered include the museum design, construction, American Indian tribe news, media coverage, events, exhibitions, and ...
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MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937
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1874-1997
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7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.macmfred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies date from 1874 to 1997 and measure 7.0 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material, a diary, correspondence, personal business records, project files, two sketchbooks and sketches, writings, printed material, and photographs. Well over one-half of the collection consists of Mary Smart's research files for her biography of MacMonnies, A Flight with Fame, as well as clippings regarding her research and a copy of the book.
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Achebe, Chinua, 1930-
- Dates:
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1958
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13 video recordings ((VHS) , sound, color, 1/2 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1991-029
- Repository:
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Videorecording of Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, written while working as a Talks Producer at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Barrett, Thomas R., 1927-
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1950-1979, 2002
- Size:
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0.2 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barrwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1979 and 2002. The 113 letters and postcards from William Kienbusch to Barrett and Mancuso document their long friendship and describe in great detail Kienbusch's life as an artist in New York and Maine. Also found are 15 snapshot photographs of Keinbusch, Barrett, and Mancuso outdoors.
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Church, Frederick S. (Frederick Stuart), 1842-1924
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circa 1892-circa 1923
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.churfred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Frederick Stuart Church letters and art work date from circa 1892-circa 1923 and measure 0.5 linear feet. The collection includes illustrated letters, all but three of which are written to Emma Louise Klots, regarding Church's daily activities and his paintings, as well as artwork by Church including etchings and reproductions of Church's paintings, some of which are printed as photogravures.