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Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-
Olmsted Brothers
Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr., 1870-1957
Whiting, Edward Clark
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1903-1985
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15 Cubic feet
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- AAG.CHM
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Archives of American Gardens
Correspondence, invoices, nursery and seed catalogs, estimates, planting plans, photocopies of blueprints, photographs, negatives, autochromes, and drawings relating to the gardens of The Chimneys, the home of Emma and Gardiner Martin Lane and their daughter Katharine Lane Weems in Manchester, Massachusetts. Also included are four garden journals (1903-1928), garden-related medals awarded to Emma Lane, index files of plant materials, photocopies of garden related library cards belonging to Gardiner M. Lane, a diascope and nursery and seed catalogs. The collection also includes architectural plans, invoices and specifications from, and a framed photograph of, Raleigh C. Gildersleeve, architect of The Chimneys and brother of Emma Lane.
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1839-1986, undated
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94 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S16
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 16: Country, Western, and Folk Music contains approximately 11,500 pieces of sheet music and other materials documenting the development of and popular attitudes towards country, western, and folk music in the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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33 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.Y
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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Society for the History of Technology
Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
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1956-2017
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353 Cubic feet (378 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0400
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Society for the History of Technology Records (SHOT) consists of documents relating to SHOT from its inception in 1958- [0ngoing]. The collection is divided into two subgroups: Subgroup I, General Records, 1956-2009 which consist of papers generated and received by Melvin Kranzberg in his various roles as an officer of SHOT, as well as papers of other SHOT officers. Subgroup II,Technology and Culture Records, 1958-2009, consists of documents relating to the Society's journal, Technology and Culture. T & C is a quarterly publication containing articles of interest to and written by historians and students of technology. The records consist of material generated by Melvin Kranzberg in his role as editor-in-chief, 1959-1981 and by succeeding T&C editors.
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Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928
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1850-1956
bulk 1875-1905
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2 Linear feet
41 Photographs
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- NMAI.AC.066
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Thomas Henry Tibbles papers include documents that span Tibbles career as a journalist and lecturer on Indian rights from the 1870s until his death in 1928. Of particular note are the documents related to his work on the Standing Bear vs. George Crook Habeas Corpus trial. This includes articles, essays and talks written by Tibbles as well as co...
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Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990
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1920s-1980s
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
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- Accession 91-037
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These are the professional papers documenting the career of J. F. Gates Clarke, a lepidopterist. Clarke served on the staff of the United States Department of Agriculture, as well as the Smithsonian, as a curator and Chairman of the Department of Entomology. The papers document his research on microlepidoptera; his curatorial and administrativ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany
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circa 1947-1990, with related records from 1926
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
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- Record Unit 428
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the operation of the Department of Botany under Head Curators Ellsworth Paine Killip, 1947-1950, and Jason Richard Swallen, 1950-1964, and Chairmen William L. Stern, 1965-1967, Mason E. Hale, Jr., 1967-1970, Edward S. Ayensu, Dieter C. Wasshausen, Mark M. Littler, and Laurence E. Skog. Records created prior ...
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Duncan, Donald F., Jr.
Duncan Yo-Yo Company.
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1928-2002
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14 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0807
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection consists of papers, photographs, advertising materials, scrapbooks, clippings and audio-visual materials. These materials trace the rise and fall of the companies owned by the Duncan family as well as the world of yo-yo's. The materials date from 1929 to 2002, with the bulk of the material focused on the Donald F....
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Lazzari, Pietro, 1898-1979
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1878-1998
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12.84 Linear feet
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- AAA.lazzpiet
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Archives of American Art
The papers of muralist and sculptor, Pietro Lazzari, measure 12.84 linear feet and date from 1878 to 1998. The papers document Lazzari's life and career through biographical material, correspondence, business records, notes, writings, artwork, photographs, and printed material.
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Cochran, Doris M., (Doris Mabel), 1898-1968
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circa 1891-1968
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6.94 cu. ft. (12 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 half document box)
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- Record Unit 7151
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Doris Mable Cochran include manuscripts, notes and data on herpetology; material concerning specimens received by the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians; photographs of reptiles and amphibians; personal material including clippings, photographs and material related to her education and Smithsonian career; personal correspondence...