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Brosterman, Norman
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company
Muhlfeld, John E.
Nahem, Edward T.
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1900-1955
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240 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1169
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of this collection consists of approximately 26,500 original ink and pencil drawings from which blueprints were later made. The drawings depict not only the rolling stock but the components of the railroad equipment, from the largest to the smallest. The drawings are indexed, titled, numbered, dated and annotated with dimensions and other ...
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bulk 1924-1953
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0.26 Cubic feet ((2 containers))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2016.0042
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of .26 cubic feet of articles, drawings, and images chronicling Fred A. Thaheld's aeronautical engineering career, including his work with the following aircraft diesel engines: Guiberson Diesel A-918, Guiberson Diesel A-980 and Guiberson Diesel T-1020. There is also information regarding the aircraft designed by Thaheld, i...
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Klement, Vera, 1929-
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1950-circa 2016
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3.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.klemvera
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and educator Vera Klement measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1950 to circa 2016. The papers include scattered correspondence with Franz Schulze and others, writings and notes including digital copies of a memoir, an interview, and a film, personal business records, printed material, fourteen sketchbooks and other works of art, and photographs, including a photo of the MacDowell Colony in 1957.
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History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Smith, Lawrence Talma, 1899-
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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circa 1927-1966
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0988
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes engineering reports, contract specifications, construction photographs, and drawings for South Park Commissioners and Chicago Park District projects, 1927, 1931, 1935-1940; Ohio Turnpike projects, 1951; railway bridges, 1953-1954; and Northern Illinois Toll Highway projects, 1954-1956. Also included are a copy of Smith's the...
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E. D. "Hud" Weeks Collection
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Weeks, E. D. "Hud" (Evert D.)
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1907-1981
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1.51 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1985.0004
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Hud Weeks, pilot and restorer of early aircraft, exchanged correspondence with many early aviators and possessed a strong interest in the career of the exhibition pilot Lincoln Beachey.
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Stong, C.L., 1902-1975 (electrical engineer)
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1952-1976
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12.6 Cubic feet (38 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0012
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers are the files of the editor of "The Amateur Scientist" section of the Scientific American from 1952 to 1976. They are arranged chronologically by date of article. The feature was started in 1952 as an expansion of "The Amateur Astronomer" section of the periodical. The papers include files of Stong's predecessor and files for arti...
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Hertz, Grace Elizabeth, 1920-
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1943-2006
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hertgrac
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Archives of American Art
Elizabeth Hertz letters from William and Marguerite Zorach measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1943-2006. Thirty-five letters and cards, mainly from William and Marguerite Zorach, document daily activities, visits, and reference art exhibitions and lectures. Also included are a few cards and letters from Tessim and Peggy Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, and one letter from the Dayton Art Institute where Zorach lectured in 1951, for which the visit was facilitated by Elizabeth Hertz.
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Wetherill Company
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ca. 1875-1930.
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80 Cubic feet (48 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0992
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records document the activities of the Wetherill Plant of the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, originally the Wetherill Company, particuarly the manufacture of steam and diesel engines. Included are engine specification cards; bound lists and charts of specifications and prices; a bound index of drawing numbers, 1886-1928; steam engine ...
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Alabama Mining Institute
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undated.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1004
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two volumes of photographs, plus negatives, of mining villages in Alabama, featuring company commissaries, hospitals, dining halls, boarding houses, schools, and recreational facilities. The photographs are captioned as to which facilities were for white employees and which for "colored" employees. Companies documented include the Woodward Iron Com...
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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984
Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976
Adams, Virginia Best
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1966
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2 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cunnimog2
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Archives of American Art
The Ansel and Virginia Adams letters from Imogen Cunningham consist of two letters from Imogen Cunningham to Ansel and Virginia Adams. One letter is regarding the death of Charles Mayhew, the Adams' son-in-law; the other is regarding a Group f/64 meeting, a photography group organized by Ansel Adams.