Nina Howell Starr papers
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Starr, Nina Howell
- Dates:
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circa 1933-1996
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21.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.starnina
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of photographer and art historian Nina Howell Starr measure 21.2 linear feet and date from circa 1933 to 1996. The papers contain research files about various art historical topics, museums and galleries, photography, and artists. There are extensive files documenting Starr's relationship as researcher, dealer, and friend of folk painter Minnie Evans. Additionally, the papers include biographical materials, writings, speeches, project files, printed material collected or authored by Starr, and hundreds of artistic and documentary photographs and negatives created by Starr depicting her travels, Minnie Evans' paintings, roadside folk art, and other topics.
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Lozowick, Louis, 1892-1973
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1898-1974
- Size:
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5.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lozoloui
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Louis Lozowick Papers measure 5.9 linear feet and are dated 1898-1974. Correspondence, writings, business records, printed material and photographs document Lozowick's career. Also included are biographical documents, sketches, and records relating to organizations that interested him.
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Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office
- Dates:
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1953-1990
- Size:
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26.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 470
- 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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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar
- Dates:
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1963-1987
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54.58 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 453
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the activities of the Office of the Registrar staff and consists of temporary loan files; temporary exhibition files, including shipping, insurance information, and loan agreements; general correspondence files; administrative files; and the files of the Smithsonian Art Commission, 1963-1975.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1970-1983, with records dating from 1934
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48.5 cu. ft. (97 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 322
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the tenure of Joshua C. Taylor as Director, 1970-1981, with small amounts of materials from 1960s. Additionally some records date back to 1934. In addition there is a folder of correspondence with David E. Finley dated 1938-1977. Included are files on museum offices, Smithsonian offices, various art commissions, other ...
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Smithsonian Institution, National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board
- Dates:
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circa 1960-1975
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6.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 581
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of NAFMAB, including collecting and accessioning, planning for a site, exhibits design, and carrying out various projects. Also included is a multi-volume chronology of events, 1946-1973, in addition to copies of files of NMHT curator Mendel L. Peterson, who represented the Smithsonian on a preliminary ...
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National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection
- Dates:
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1906-1999
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-206
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the curatorial and professional activities of Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and his wife, Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli, and to a lesser extent the activities of curators Stuart M. Mosher, Richard G. Doty, and Cora Lee C. Gillilland. The records date back to when the National Numismatic Collection was known as the ...
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Archives of American Art
- Dates:
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1954-1985
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29.69 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 402
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents the development of the Archives of American Art (AAA), chiefly the period since acquisition of AAA by the Smithsonian in 1970, though some records from its earlier history in Detroit and New York are also included. These records contain minutes, files, and correspondence of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory ...
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Hendricks, Gordon
- Dates:
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1895-1970
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27 Cubic feet (55 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0369
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Contains Gordon Hendricks's collection of clippings, correspondence, and research notes, and other professional papers related to his books and articles on motion picture history. Includes files on Edison, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, and other pioneers in motion picture inventions.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1831-1984, undated
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40 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S12
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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 12: Plants and Animals contains approximately 4,000 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards plants and animals in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.