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Duffy, Harry A.
Duffy, Duane A.
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1881-2005.
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4 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1162
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of Harry Duffy, an appraiser and dealer in rare stringed instruments. Included are accounting records, correspondence, Duffy's files on certifications and appraisals, and articles and printed material.
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Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Yim, Ken
Rider, Doug
English, Fred
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1969-1986
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2 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0494
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The bulk of this collection consists of materials pertaining to Queenie Pie, a comic opera in seven scenes. Also included are publicity, correspondence for the opera, Ellington's autobiography Music is My Mistress, and a script for the Ellington work, My People.
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Smithsonian Institution. Press. Editor, Special Projects
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1971-1995
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-029
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the Smithsonian Institution career of Martin Williams, a noted jazz critic and essayist. Williams came to the Smithsonian Institution in 1971 as Director of the Jazz and American Culture Program in the Division of Performing Arts. In 1981 he was named Editor, Special Projects, at Smithsonian ...
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Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
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1900-1994
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320 Boxes
The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives..
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.04
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The materials document negatives that could not be connected to a specific client. The subjects include art, buildings, and unidentified individuals.
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National Portrait Gallery. Office of Publications
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1965-1999
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-011
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of exhibition catalogs (both traveling and in-house), brochures, pamphlets, illustrated checklists, and other publications created around a specific themes or genres drawn from the collections in the National Portrait Gallery.
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National Museum of African Art. Office of Education and Public Programs
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1978-2005
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-174
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of files created and maintained by Edward Lifschitz. These records document public education programs in African art, history, and culture. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; workshop and symposium information; contractual agreements; reports; evaluation forms; docent training information; docent newsl...
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Kendall Productions
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1952-2006
bulk 1997-2004
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4.6 Cubic feet (3 cartons, 2 oversized boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-055
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Kendall Productions records date from 1952-2006 with the bulk of material dating from 1997-2004 and measure 4.42 cubic feet. The records consist of material documenting the Kendall Productions documentary Dance Party: The Teenarama Story which first aired on Howard University's PBS affiliate WHUT in 2006. The records are comprised of research and production notes, government records, newspaper articles, questionnaires, photographs, letters, and scripts, accompanied by a significant amount of original media in the following formats: VHS and Beta videocassettes, audiocassettes, and audio compact discs.
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Graciela, 1915-2010
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1934-2013
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10 Cubic feet (33 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1425
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the personal life and professional career of Graciela Perez-Gutierrez, a well known Afro-Cuban singer. Born in Havana, she performed for over thirty years, first with the all-female Orquesta Anacaona and El Trio Garcia and then with her brother Machito before a solo career.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Policy and Analysis
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2001-2013
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-139
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of reports issued by the Office of Policy and Analysis, the Smithsonian Institution's internal unit for research, planning, performance measurement, policy analysis, evaluation, and consultation relating to management, operations, programs, and services of central administration, units, and offices. ...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1815-1963
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24.77 Cubic feet (consisting of 49 boxes, 2 half boxes, 8 folders, 14 oversize folders, 7 map case folders, 4 flat boxes (2 full,2 partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.02.NewYork
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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: New York forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.2: Geographical Categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana