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8601 records — Page 347 of 861
Photographs
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Creators:
National Zoological Park
Dates:
1972
Size:
0.58 cu. ft. (1 tall document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 16-164
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of photographs documenting the Rock Creek flood of 1972 and its effect on the National Zoological Park and the surrounding park. The prints were compiled by the Office of Exhibits and divided into topical sections. The photographs may have been used as justification in an attempt to secure funding for flood protection. ...

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Digitized Content Emmet family papers
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Creators:
Emmet family
Dates:
1792-1989
bulk 1851-1989
Size:
9.1 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.emmefami
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Emmet Family papers document the lives and careers of two generations of the Emmet family from New Rochelle, New York and Stockbridge, Massachusetts, whose artistic talents flourished during the later 19th through the mid-20th centuries. The collection dates from 1792 to 1989, with the bulk of the material dating from 1851-1989, and measures 9.1 linear feet. Through biographical material, two diaries, correspondence, writings and notes, exhibition files, business records, printed material, two scrapbooks, artwork, and photographs of family, friends, exhibitions, and artwork, the papers provide both a rich overview and detailed insights into the daily lives, relationships, and careers of many members of the family. The collection focuses in particular on sisters Lydia Field Emmet, Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn, and Rosina Emmet Sherwood, their mother, Julia Colt Pierson Emmet, and their cousin Ellen Gertrude "Bay" Emmet, all noted painters and illustrators.

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Papers relating to the sale of George Whitney's art collection
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Creators:
Whitney, George, D. 1885
Dates:
undated
Size:
0.2 Linear feet ((7 items))
Collection ID:
AAA.whitgeor
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Collection contains an album, "The Whitney collection", with 42 carbon prints of paintings in Whitney's collection as well as news clippings relating to the sale of the collection (some items are loose), and a folder with additional clippings on the sale (1885), an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer on William Trost Richards (1973), and a catal...

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Oral history interview with Peter Blume
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Creators:
Blume, Peter, 1906-1992
Brown, Robert F.
Dates:
1983 August 16-1984 May 23
Size:
195 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.blume83
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of Peter Blume conducted 1983 August 16-1984 May 23, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.

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Digitized Content Edwin Burrage Child photographs
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Creators:
Child, Edwin Burrage, 1868-1937
Dates:
1902-1936
Size:
2.2 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.chiledwi
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The photographs of painter Edwin Burrage Child measure 2.2 linear feet and date from 1902-1936. Included in this collection are original photographic prints and copy prints; 101 negatives; 59 glass plate negatives; and one folder of miscellaneous papers including a sketch by Edwin Burrage Child. Photographs depict artwork, interiors, furniture, and people.

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Digitized Content MS 4836 Pictographic record of trading accounts
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Creators:
Roy, Vencent (Trader)
Dates:
November 28, 1838
Size:
83 Pages
Collection ID:
NAA.MS4836
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Notebook includes handwritten names identified by Paul H. Voorhis, 1/69. The location, "Vermillion La.," given on the flyleaf, likely refers to Vermillion Lake in Wisconson.

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Classical Observation Techniques Videohistory Collection
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Dates:
1988, 1991
Size:
5 videotapes (Reference copies). 21 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9534
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...

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Oral history interview with María Brito
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Creators:
Brito, Maria, 1947-
Martínez, Juan A.
Dates:
1997 October 25
Size:
115 Pages (Transcript)
Collection ID:
AAA.brito97
Repository:
Archives of American Art

An interview of María Brito conducted 1997 October 25, by Juan A. Martínez, in Brito's home/studio, Miami, Florida, for the Archives of American Art.

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Curatorial Records
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Creators:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - American Art
Dates:
1984-2000
Size:
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 02-056
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document the curatorial activities of Linda Merrill, Curator. Programmatic files include the development and execution of exhibitions, lectures, participation in professional activities, and the study and care of the American art collection, docent training, and publication activities. Materials include correspondence and memor...

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The Zorach Family papers
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Creators:
Zorach Family
Dates:
1900-1987
Size:
4.4 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.zorazora
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The Zorach Family papers measure 4.4 linear feet and consist of materials relating to the lives and careers of sculptor and painter William Zorach, his wife painter and weaver Marguerite, and their children, painter and multi-media artist Dahlov Ipcar and collector and art dealer Tessim Zorach. The bulk of the papers consists of letters to Tessim regarding his parent's artwork. Additional materials include scattered letters to William Zorach; writings and notes by William, Marguerite, and Tessim; a sketchbook and drawings by William; prints by Marguerite; Marguerite's scrapbook; printed materials; and photographs of the Zorach family and of William Zorach in his studio and at work.

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