Charles W. White papers
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White, Charles, 1918-1979
- Dates:
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1933-1987
bulk 1960s-1970s
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12.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.whitchar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles painter, printmaker, and educator, Charles W. White, measure 12.9 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1987, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1960s to the 1970s. The collection contains biographical material, including a sound recording of an interview with White; personal and professional correspondence; writings by White and others about his philosophy of art, his life, and career; professional files documenting White's participation in a variety of boards, committees, juries, symposiums, professional projects, and commissions; teaching files documenting White's tenure at Otis Art Institute; extensive printed material charting White's career from the 1930s until his death; scrapbooks primarily documenting his early career; and a small series of photographs.
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Schiffman, Frank, ?-1972
Schiffman, Jack
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1931-1985
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4 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0540
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Frank Schiffman Apollo Theater Collection documents the business endeavors of Frank Schiffman, and the Apollo Theater's contribution to American culture. The collection includes sound recordings, personal and business correspondence, photographs, business records, and printed material. The collection is arranged in six series as follows: Serie...
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Anacostia Community Museum
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1898-1988
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2.26 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversized box.)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-040
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 2.26 cubic feet and date from 1898 to 1988. Included are exhibit administrative files, lists of images, press releases for the promotion of the exhibit, oral history transcripts and permission forms, and extensive research files into the...
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Moore College of Art and Design
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1850-1990
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7 Microfilm reels (Records)
1990 panel discussion: 1 video cassette + 2 sound cassettes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moorcoll
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Business records, scrapbooks, printed material, photographs, and a video and related sound recordings.
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Cummings, Frank E.
Lauria, Jo
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2006 December 28-2007 January 5
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74 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cummin06
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Frank E. Cummings, III conducted 2006 December 28 and 2007 January 5, by Jo Lauria, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in the artist's home, in Long Beach, California.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
- Dates:
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1987-1988
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-242
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials created during the production of "Field to Factory: The Urban North, 1915-1940," a film that accompanied the National Museum of American History exhibit, "Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940." The 8-minute film details the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urba...
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Withers, Josephine
Piper, Adrian, 1948-
- Dates:
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1991
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15 Pages (Transcript)
4 Cassettes (Sound recording)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.withjose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Adrian Piper conducted by Josephine Withers, 1991[ month and day unidentified]. Withers conducted the interview as part of her research for an unpublished book Musing about the Muse. No further date beyond 1991 is known.
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Elisofon, Eliot
- Dates:
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1942-1972
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5,000 Photographic prints ((10 boxes), b&w, 14 x 11 in. or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1973-002
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Eliot Elisofon in Africa and in European and American museums and collections during his extensive travels from 1942 through 1972. African kingdoms and peoples represented include Afo, Anyi, Asante, Atie, Baga, Bamana, Baule, Bembe, Benin, Bobo, Boki, Bozo, Chamba, Chokwe, Dan, Dinka, Dogon, Ebrie, Efik, Ejagham, Hausa, Ibibio, Idoma, Ife, Igbo-Ukwu, Ijo, Jenne, Jukun, Kamba, Kissi, Kom, Kongo, Kono, kota, Kpelle, Kuba, Kuyu, Kwele, Lega, Lobi, Loma, Lozi, Luba, Lulua, Lunda, Mambila, Mende, Mossi, Nalu, Ndebele, Ngbaka, Ngoni, Nok, Nupe, Nyamwezi, Pende, Suku, Susu, Tabwa, Teke, Temne, Tetela, Tiv, Tuareg, Urhobo, Vai, Woyo, Yaka, Yoruba, and Zande.
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Morton, Azariah
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Newark (N.J.))
- Dates:
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1990
- Size:
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0384
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of a single memorial program documenting the April 9, 1990 funeral of Sarah Vaughan at the Mount Zion Baptist Church, Newark, New Jersey.
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Bernholm, Jonas, 1946-
- Dates:
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1976-1991.
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8 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0551
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents Jonas Bernholm's interest and work promoting African American Music, specifically rhythm and blues.