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Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
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1859-1969
bulk 1930-1969
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48.29 Cubic feet (107 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0098
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Willey Ley's personal files, including his business correspondence, book contracts, and galley proofs, as well as publicity concerning Dr. Ley and his activities, and inquiries and comments from Ley's readership during his tenure as columnist for Galaxy Magazine (1952-1969). The material also includes articles gathered by Ley on topics ranging from astronomy and space travel to biology and natural parks to mythology, psychic phenomena, and UFOs.
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Kauffer, E. McKnight (Edward McKnight), 1890-1954
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1915-1954
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- SIL-CH.1997-134-1
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Libraries
This collection documents Kauffer's work as a theater designer, and graphic designer from 1915-1954.The collection includes allusions to correspondences between Kauffer in America to T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in London, between 1930 and 1955. (There are no letters between the two men in the collection.) Although Kauffer and Eliot were to become friends after 24 July 1930, they were professionally related before that time. Kauffer illustrated the Ariel edition of Eliot's "Marina." Kauffer and Eliot met in London. In the collection are also posters of Kauffer's works, biographical pieces, and obituaries as well as photographs of the artist.
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Kirwin, Liza
- Dates:
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1985-1989
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kirwliza
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Photographs, slides, and video of self-taught artist taken by Liza Kirwin, Southeast Regional Collector, Archives of American Art, when traveling for the Archives.
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Stillman, Rufus
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1959-1973
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50 Items ((partially microfilmed on 3 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.stilrufu
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; scrapbooks of photographs; and copyprints made from slides of Calder and his work.
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Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998
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1961
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5 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.voserobt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Writings and printed material.
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Meyer, Fred
- Dates:
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1959-1982
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.meyefred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Thirty-eight letters (1975-1982) include correspondence from Midtown Galleries, the Allentown Art Museum, Gallery St. Paul, and the National Academy of Design concerning Meyer's work, letters from theaters reviewing scripts submitted by Meyer, 2 letters from friends, and 3 letters from his son Michael. The collection also contains outlines for teac...
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Curtis, Benjamin F.
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1910-1925
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16 Items ((partially filmed on 1 microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.curtbenj
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Miscellaneous letters and photographs from the files of art photographer Benjamin F. Curtis of the firm of Curtis & Cameron, Inc. The items mainly relate to portrait painter John Singer Sargent.
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John Wetherill lantern slides
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Wetherill, John
- Dates:
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1892
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42 Lantern slides
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.106
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains glass lantern slides shot by rancher and explorer John Wetherill (1866-1944). The photographs depict Ancestral Puebloan sites in southwestern U.S., as well as photos of Diné (Navajo) and Ute men and women.
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Galt, Francis L., 1831 or 1832-1915
- Dates:
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1870-1874
- Size:
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607 Pages
2 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3975
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Volume 1: Notes concerning the beginning of the trip, July-August, 1870, and diary, September 1-October 5, 1870. 213 pages. (including end papers and inside covers.) Volume 2: Diary, October 4, 1870-September 1, 1873; and entries for March 18 and April 28, 1874. 298 pages. Notes and observations on temperature, rainfall, plants, animals, and nativ...
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Redstone Arsenal
- Dates:
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1960
- Size:
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0.07 Cubic feet (4 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2008.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Redstone engine is one of the most significant developments in US rocket technology. This collection consists of 36 pages of 17 x 11 inch schematic drawings of the Redstone launch vehicle's advanced electrical systems.