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Miller, John Paul, 1918-
Yager, Jan, 1951-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2004 August 22-23
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104 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.miller04
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of John Paul Miller conducted 2004 August 22-23, by Jan Yager, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Brecksville, Ohio.
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Jacobus, John L.
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Doerr, Raymond S., 1913- (engineer, craftsman)
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circa 1931-1935
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0476
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of a scrapbook, circa 1931-1935, compiled by Doerr's mother and composed of news clippings relating to the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild and its competition. In addition, the collection includes on official program and guide for the 1932 competition and a copy of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Automobile Quarterly (1987) co...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
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circa 1963-1972, 1990
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-171
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Kenneth V. Young, former Exhibit Designer with the Office of Exhibits Central. A majority of the files date from when Young worked in the Exhibits Office at the Museum of History and Technology. The records consist of memoranda and correspondence pertaining to exhibition planning...
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Dorothy Shaver Papers
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Costume, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Shaver, Dorothy, 1893-1959
Shaver, Elsie
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circa 1920-1959; undated
bulk 1945-1959
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14 Sound recordings
32 Cassette tapes
1 Electronic discs (CD)
6 Cubic feet (22 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0631
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Dorothy Shaver, one of the best-known female executives in the 1950s; Shaver became the first female president of Lord & Taylor in 1945.
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Mandragos, Nicholas C., (engineer), 1896-
Mandragos, Frieda
Engineering, Division of (NMAH), Smithsonian Institution
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1905-1964
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2.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0484
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists almost entirely of notes Mandragos used as the basis for lectures to his engineering classes. They cover various problem areas: stress analysis of structures, strength of materials, hydraulics and other technical aspects of structural design. There are also a few notes Mandragos made as a student in the 1920s and 1930s. T...
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1980-1999
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10.67 Cubic feet (12 containers)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0048
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to the United States Navy YEZ-2A Airship Program.
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Thomas, William., 1925-2008
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bulk 1954-1985
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6.5 Cubic Feet ((5 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0024
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 9 cubic feet of material collected by the donor's father, William Thomas, during his Navy contractor career, 1954-1985. The collection is mostly textual, including reports, manuals, brochures, memorandum, and correspondence; however, the collection also contains 16 mm film and photography. All of the material relates to ...
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Cunningham-Hall Aircraft Corp
- Dates:
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1917-1940
bulk 1928-1930
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2.9 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (1 drawer))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0447
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains drawings and preliminary analysis studies of the PT-6, PT-4, GA-21, PT-6F, GA-60, GA-36, GA-50, and an Experimental Observation and Training Airplane.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Berger, Julius G., 1888- ((electrical engineer))
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1909-1918.
- Size:
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1 Boxe (3 boxes, 9 volumes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0075
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection traces the training and employment of an early electrical engineer. It includes 4 manuals filled with Berger's lab training at Stevens and G.E., a lecture notebook, two business correspondence scrapbooks, an industrial power data reference book, and a group of G.E. technical newsletters.
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Zisfein, Melvin B.
- Dates:
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1947-1995 and undated
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3.43 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-002
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Included in this collection are articles, reports, notebooks, photographs, slides, and certificates and awards. There is very little personal correspondence, but papers written by Zisfein contained in this collection seem to represent some of his major writings. Of special note are 15 notebooks kept by Zisfein at NASM, which contain notes ...