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Reeside, John B. (John Bernard), 1889-1958
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1916-1958 and undated
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2.5 cu. ft. (4 document boxes) (2 half document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7326
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, 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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Jack Lenor Larsen papers
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Larsen, Jack Lenor
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1941-2003
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3.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.larsjack
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Jack Lenor Larsen papers measure 3.7 linear feet and date from 1941-2003. Larsen was a renowned weaver and designer, entrepreneur, and a scholar who wrote and lectured on modernist design. His career in the New York design world is documented by biographical materials, correspondence, writings by and about him, various printed materials and photographs.
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Zell, Helen, 1942-
Berman, Avis
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2016 December 5-6
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110 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.zellh16
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An oral history interview with Helen Zell conducted 2016 December 5-6, by Avis Berman, for the Archives of American Art and the Center for the History of Collecting in America at the Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection, at Zell's home, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Fransioli, Thomas Adrian, 1906-1997
Brown, Robert F.
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1981 April 21
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2 Items (Sound recording: 2 sound files, digital, wav file)
37 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fransi81
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Thomas Adrian Fransioli, conducted April 21, 1981, by Robert F. Brown for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, in Wenham, Massachusetts.
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Harnly, Perkins, 1901-1986
Pennington, Estill Curtis
Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe
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1981 Oct. 15
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1 Sound cassette (Sound recording)
24 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.harnly81
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Interview of Harnly Perkins, conducted 1981 Oct. 15, by Estill Pennington for the Archives of American Art, at the National Museum of American Art, in Washington, D.C.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Domestic Life
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1983-1991
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-072
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document planning for and installation of New & Different: Home Interiors in Eighteenth-Century America, a small, temporary exhibition supplementing the larger, long-term installation of After the Revolution: Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800 at the National Museum of American History. The exhibit...
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Contemporary Arts Association (Houston, Tex.)
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1948-1979
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0.2 Linear feet ((on 2 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.contarts
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; reports; clippings; catalogs; announcements; and photographs.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
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circa 1960-1980
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107.16 cu. ft. (105 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (2 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 638
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of project files documenting the repairs, improvement, and renovation of existing Smithsonian buildings. The records include memoranda with Smithsonian offices, correspondence with contractors, blueprints, cost analyses, specifications, and photographs. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: the...
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Smith, Margery Hoffman, 1888-1981
Ferbraché, Lewis
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project
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1964 April 10
- Size:
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45 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smith64apr
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Margery Hoffman Smith conducted 1964 April 10, by Lewis Ferbraché, for the Archives of American Art, at the artist's home, in San Francisco, California.
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Mair, LaVeda
Mair, Francis M., 1916-1991 (commercial artist)
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1935-1994
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56 Cubic feet (104 Boxes, 40 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0548
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Client files, administrative files, artwork, and collected food labels from graphic and industrial designer Francis Mair. Mair specialized in beverage labels and packaging during his many years with Landor Associates in San Francisco. Late in his career, he directed Landor's Museum of Packaging History. His prolific freelance career included designs for furniture, decorative arts, letterhead, and corporate images. His personal artwork included alphabets, typefaces, and sketchbooks. Much of his personal artwork is humorous or erotic.
