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Williams, James Steele, 1896-1957
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circa 1918-1960 and undated
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5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (8 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7328
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares, "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soil, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer need...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1890-1929
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14.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 45
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1984-1991, 1995-1998, 2003
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of videotapes created during the production of "Smithsonian World," an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events that shape world culture, blending art, science, history, and the humanities to create an exciting harmony among disciplines. The production was narrated by historian David G....
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Schreckengost, Viktor, 1906-
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1933-1995
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0.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.schrvikt
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of industrial designer Viktor Schreckengost measure 0.7 linear feet and date from 1933 to 1995. Largely, this selection of papers deals with Schreckengost's dinnerware design career, specifically with the American Limoges pottery firm of Sebring, Ohio. Found is correspondence with the American Limoges China Company and the Crockery and Glass Journal; printed materials featuring his designs; a photo of Schreckengost and his ceramics; sketches and large-scale renderings of dinnerware; and three VHS videocassettes. One videocassette dates from 1993 and contains an interview of Viktor and Don Schreckengost, a 1994 videocassette concerns the history of Schreckengost's art, and a third tape contains a slide show.
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Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938
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1876-1963
bulk 1890-1930
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0.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dewithom
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Thomas Wilmer Dewing and the Dewing family measure 0.3 linear feet and date from 1876-1963. Found within the papers are biographical materials on Thomas Dewing; personal correspondence from Dewing, his wife Maria Oakey, and other family members; writings; printed materials; and photographs of Dewing, his family, and his work.
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Stone, William Dickinson, 1836-1908
Perdue, Crispin
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1865-2003
bulk 1865-1885
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1358
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A general store ledger and business papers from the William D. Stone General Store located in Franklin County, Virginia and a Stone and Parker family history.
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Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939
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1907-1967
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0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lawserne
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of painter Ernest Lawson measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1907 to 1967. The papers consist of family correspondence with daughter Margaret, and between Margaret and her mother Ella Lawson; a dismantled scrapbook containing exhibition announcements, catalogs, and clippings; and a 1937 photograph of a group of artists at a dinner at the Salmagundi Club honoring Lawson along with a photograph of a work of art by Lawson signed by the numerous artists attending the dinner, including Victor C. Anderson, George Elmer Browne, Gordon Grant, Eugene Higgens, Ivan G. Olinsky, Eugene Speicher, Guy Wiggens, and Keith Shaw Williams, among others.
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Lynes, Russell, 1910-1991
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1946-1965
- Size:
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.harpmaga
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence with artists kept by Russell Lynes in his capacity as managing editor of Harper's Magazine, measures one linear foot and dates from 1946 to 1965. The files consist primarily of correspondence with young artists and illustrators wishing to submit material to the magazine. Biographical notes from the magazine's "Personal and Otherwise" column about the artists whose material was accepted, clippings, scattered original artwork, and printed reproductions of artwork, are also included.
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Mills Family
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1813-1827
- Size:
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0.2 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millfami
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of Robert Mills family letters date from 1813 to 1847 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found here are 38 letters between architect Robert Mills and his wife Eliza, two letters to Mills from other family, and nine letters to Mills from business acquaintances, including architect John Skirving and engineer Louis Wernwag. Also found are six letters to Mills' daughter Anna from various family members.
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Gysin, Brion, 1916-1986
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
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1997
1963-1973
- Size:
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0.4 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.burrwill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The writings of American writer William S. Burroughs and British writer Brion Gysin measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1973, and 1997. This collection includes three books of writings by Burroughs and Gysin and one folder of letters from artist David Bradshaw to art collectors Stanley and Elyse Grinstein about William Burroughs.