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Yellin, Samuel, 1885-1940
Davis, Myra Tolmach
Hofmeister, Richard
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
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circa 1928 -1930
circa 1971-1975
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0.33 Cubic feet (2 boxes, 2 films, 2 mp4 files)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0254
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Samuel Yellin was an American master blacksmith. In 1910, he built the Arch Street Metalworker's studio.
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Dan Friedman Papers
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Friedman, Dan, 1945-1995
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1967 - 1995
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16 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1277
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
General correspondence files contain all communications that do not pertain to a specific project. Because Friedman's personal life and business were so interconnected, many of his business associates also shared personal correspondence with the designer.,Materials in this collection document Friedman's work from 1967, as a student, until his death...
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Hanson, James A.
Conner, Stuart W.
Dempsey, Hugh A.
Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997
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1945-1993
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97 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
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National Anthropological Archives
The John Canfield Ewers Papers document his wide ranging anthropological interests from early White depictions of Native Americans to the material culture of the Plains tribes through correspondence, exhibit catalogs, field notes, illustrations, lectures, maps, photocopies of archival materials, photographs, and writings. The collection includes ma...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural and Community Life
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1952-1983
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1.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0108
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes scripts and films related to soap operas. Included are the 1982 script from the first episode of "Capitol," autographed by the cast; the projected story line for "As The World Turns" for 1957; and three 16mm reels from "As The World Turns."
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Howell, Juanita
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life
Howell, Chet
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1934-1958
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0255
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Mostly newspaper publicity and rodeo programs. 67 full- and half-page sheets from mostly small-town papers, with predominantly local news. The programs for performances at fairs sometimes include agricultural information, what was being judged, and the cash prize amounts. Most of the programs contain advertisements for small-town services and produ...
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Pendergast, Anthony W., 1879-
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1920s-1970.
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0882
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A Fairbury, Illinois, optometrist, Dr. Anthony W. Pendergast, (1879 -?) was a collector, author, antiquarian, dealer, and authority on the subject of cigar store figures. The collection includes correspondence; newspaper clippings on Pendergast and his various folk art collections; a scrapbook of photographs and miscellaneous materials relating to cigar store figures; and a large number of black and white photographs of figures from his personal collection, mostly for use in selling the figures.
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Cady, Walter Guyton, 1874-1973 (physicist)
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1903-1974
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22.5 Cubic feet (73 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0046
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Consists chiefly of Cady's research notebooks on various subjects in physics and a considerable technical reprint file; some records of Cady's consultant work and patents granted.
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Parker, Ann
Neal, Avon
Art in America
Ludwig, Saul
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1957-1959
1963
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
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- NMAH.AC.0658
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection is arranged in two series. Series 1: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALLAN LUDWIG, 1957-1959 408 photoprints with captions. The photos were originally divided into 6 volumes. These were then consolidated into 3 binders. The original 6 divisions have been maintained here. Each photograph has been numbered. The number corresponds to the "List of Ide...
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Instrument Society of America
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1911-1972
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36 Cubic feet (98 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0215
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of instrumentation through catalogs, bulletins, specification sheets, price lists, and other publications of companies that produce instrumentation.
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Roess, Harold R.D. (radio engineer)
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circa 1920-1964
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0048
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers document the career and interests of Roess, especially radio rebroadcasting stations, radio navigation, radar, antennas, Naval Research Laboratory projects, and radio broadcasting. Includes blueprints, schematics, technical literature, reprints, manuals, photographs, correspondence, and notes.
