Percy Ives papers
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Ives, Percy L. (Percival L.), 1864-1928
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circa 1890-1994
bulk circa 1890-circa 1930
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1.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ivesperc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Detroit portrait painter Percy Ives (1864-1928), measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1994, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1890-circa 1930. Two hundred and fifty-eight glass plate negatives of sitters, models, and artwork by Ives form the bulk of the collection. Additional papers include two 1923 letters, a folder of notes, news clippings, sketches, and photographs.
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Armed Forces History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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circa 1960s
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4 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0262
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Approximately 50 reels of 16mm motion picture film in various lengths, some are in cans. Includes the negative and completed film, narrated by Mendel Peterson for the Explorers' Guild film, and two short color films show Peterson and another man doing carpentry work in an outdoor setting, then straining a liquid into a bottle.
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Sylvester, Lucille, b. 1909
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1937-1970
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280 Items ((on 4 partial microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sylvluci
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; art works; sketches; exhibition catalogs; writings; and printed material.
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Marconi, Maria, Marchesa
Marconi, Elletra, Princess
Marconi, Guglielmo, Marchese, 1874-1937
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1930s.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0167
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A photomechanical photograph (with plate marks, bearning Marconi's signature) of the Marchese Marconi and two photographic copy prints of the Marchese, the Marchesa, and their daughter Elettra Marconi. Also three copy photographs (in control file) made by OPPS, apparently from a loan. Copies of other Marconi family photographs: OPPS Negs. 88-16398...
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Wiman, Bill, 1940-
- Dates:
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1964-1983
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70 Items (partially microfilmed on 1 reel)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wimabill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Slides, photographs, correspondence and printed material.
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Prentiss, Tina, 1905-
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1942-1976
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3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.prentina
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; scrapbooks; writings and notes; photographs and slides; art works; videotapes; sketches; awards and certificates; exhibition material; and printed material.
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Carvel, Tom (Thomas Andreas Carvelas), 1906-
Carvel Corporation.
- Dates:
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1934-1989
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9 Cubic feet (24 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
12 cassette tapes
63 Video recordings
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0488
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records provide rich research material on many stories, including: American invention, enterprise, and entrepreneurship; the origins and growth of franchising; popular food and culture; the development of roadside architecture; radio and television advertising; product marketing and promotion; regional studies; and gender issues such as beauty...
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Jantzen, Carl C.
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1925-1977
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7 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0233
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Carl C. Jantzen and John C. Zehntbauer founded the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 as a retail store selling knitted products (i.e. sweaters, hosiery, jackets). Carl Jantzen later invented an automated circular knitting machine that allowed the company to make light-weight materials for swimsuits. In 1916, the company first used the name Jantzen as their trademark and went on to specialize in swimsuits.
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Sheets, Millard, 1907-1989
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circa 1907-2000
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27.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sheemill
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Millard Sheets papers comprise 27.6 linear feet of material dating from circa 1907 to 2000 with bulk dates spanning 1956 to 1981. The collection documents Sheets's career as a designer, painter, and muralist, and his personal and professional interests through correspondence, writings, lectures, printed material, drawings, slides, photographs, and ephemera. A small addition donated 2018 by Carolyn Owen-Toole, Sheet's daughter. There is a 4.6 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated 2018 that includes writings; sketchbooks and sketches; photographs and negatives of works of art, images of Millard Sheets and others; printed material, including two scrapbooks; and scattered correspondence regarding Sheet's projects.
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
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1906-1913?
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277 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4151
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
"First set." A. D. 138 pages. "Second set." A. D. 127 pages. Additional stories. T. and A. D. 6 pages. A. D. 6 pages. Manuscript pages are fragile and difficult to read. They have been copied by hand with annotations in Manuscript 7360. All stories in the first set, most in the second set, and the additional stories are published in J. R. Swanton, ...