Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection
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Norrell, Thomas, 1899-1985
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circa 1840-circa 1960
bulk 1870-1940
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18 Cubic feet (84 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1174
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Approximately 11,000 images collected by Thomas Norrell consisting of original photographic prints and photographic postcards, original film and glass plate negatives, and duplicate/copy photographic prints and negatives. The majority are external views of single locomotive engines of North American railroad and industrial companies. Images of international railroad company locomotives and of representative locomotives from various locomotive works and builders are also included. The collection contains a small number of subject-specific images covering such topics as train wrecks, funeral trains, experimental locomotives, miniature trains, and locomotives at the 1933 and 1939 World's Fairs.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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undated
circa 1871-1906
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1.69 Cubic feet (consisting of 3 boxes, 1 folder, 16 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Pattern
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Pattern Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Favretti, Rudy J.
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circa 1950-2010
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31.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- AAG.FAV
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Archives of American Gardens
The collection contains the project design records of Rudy J. Favretti. , a landscape architect and professor noted for his extensive work in historical restoration of gardens, parks, and landscapes. He donated his collection of garden design files, plans, and images to the Smithsonian's Archives of American Gardens in March 2011.
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Kronenberg, Max, 1894-
Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1954-1971
- Size:
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1.3 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0813
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection includes technical reports containing laboratory notes, charts, graphs, drawings, and diagrams relating to Kroenberg's career as a researcher and analyst in the field of machining of metals from the 1920s to the 1960s. The papers are in English, in Kronenberg's native German as well as in French, Russian and Spanish. They relate t...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Grassman, Herbert S.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
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1915-1939
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0.6 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0955
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers contain photographs, contracts, specifications, and reports for projects consulting engineer, Herbert Grassman worked on.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
- Dates:
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1971-2002
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-051
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting exhibitions produced by the Office of Exhibits Central (OEC) for various Smithsonian Institution units. Exhibitions documented in this accession include Speak to My Heart: Communities of Faith and Contemporary African American Life; Caribbean Visions: Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture; In ...
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Shaw, J. Clifford (John Clifford), 1922-1991
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1933-1993
bulk 1950-1971
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20.5 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 4 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0580
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The John Clifford Shaw papers contain reports, research notes, correspondence, memorandum, and diagrams documenting Shaw's development of one of the earliest list processing languages (IPL) and an early interactive, time sharing program, the JOHNNIAC Open Shop System (JOSS). The collection also contains printed material on the RAND Corporation and the evolution of the artificial intelligence and electronic computer industry in the 1950s and 1960s. In addition there is biographical material documenting Shaw's personal interests, family, and academic career.
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Chase, Ernest Dudley, fl. 1920s
Holland, Frances
Holland, Frederic
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1924-1966
bulk 1930-1940
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0886
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of greeting cards, pictorial maps, and travel diaries by artist Ernest Dudley Chase. Chase created greeting cards for Clara Holland during their courtship and later marriage. The cards were hand painted by Chase in water color with cut- paper details. Many of the cards include romantic letters or poems composed by Chase.
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Holub, Leo, 1916-2010
Karlstrom, Paul J.
Art Schools in California Oral History Project
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1997 July 3
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2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording (90 min), analog)
34 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.holub97
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Leo Holub conducted 1997 July 3, by Paul Karlstrom, for the Archives of American Art, in San Francisco, Calif.
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Littleton, Harvey K.
Byrd, Joan Falconer
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2001 March 15
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36 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.little01
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Harvey K. Littleton conducted 2001 March 15, by Joan Falconer Byrd, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Littleton's home, Spruce Pine, N.C.