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Gordon, Elizabeth, 1906-2000
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1958-1987
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3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1988.03
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Papers, 1959-1987, of Elizabeth Gordon, editor of the periodical, House Beautiful from 1941-1964, mostly related to her research for the August and September 1960 issues of House Beautiful regarding the Japanese aesthetic concept of "shibui", and the subsequent travelling "shibui exhibition" from 1961-1964. Included are correspondence, some photocopies, 1959-1963; notes; drafts for articles and lectures; printed material including magazine and newspaper clippings, 1959-1987; 2 books, and exhibition announcements; drawings of paper and foil art; a photo album containing photos of exhibition installations; and photographs, slides, color transparencies, and lantern slides depicting people, sites, and objects reflecting the "shibui" aesthetic.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1920-1976, 1991, 1996, 2000-2001
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-004
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of audiovisual materials used in exhibitions at the National Museum of American History. Exhibitions documented include 300 Years of American Papermaking, Rube Goldberg: Comic Art and Invention, and Digilab. Also documented are the Henry R. Luce Hall of News Reporting and the Hall of Printing and Graphic ...
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records
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United Telegraph Workers.
Western Union Telegraph Company
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circa 1820-1995
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452 Cubic feet (871 boxes and 23 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0205
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents in photographs, scrapbooks, notebooks, correspondence, stock ledgers, annual reports, and financial records, the evolution of the telegraph, the development of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the beginning of the communications revolution. The collection materials describe both the history of the company and of the telegraph industry in general, particularly its importance to the development of the technology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection is useful for researchers interested in the development of technology, economic history, and the impact of technology on American social and cultural life.
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Thurman, Sue M., 1927-2012
Brown, Robert F.
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1993 April 23-1998 March 11
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5 Items (sound cassettes, analog.)
162 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thurma93
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Sue M. Thurman conducted 1993 April 23-1998 March 11, by Robert F. Brown for the Archives of American Art over 7 sessions, in Thurman's home, Brookline, Massachusetts.
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Minkowitz, Norma M., 1937-
Malarcher, Patricia
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2001 September 17 and 2001 November 16
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40 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.minkow01
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Norma Minkowitz conducted 2001 September 17 and 2001 November 16, by Patricia Malarcher, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, in Minkowitz's home in Westport, Connecticut.
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1906-1985
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43 cu. ft. (43 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7450
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records comprise the working files of the American Association of Museums. They include correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, proceedings, copies of Museum News, 1931-1962; copies of Museum Work, 1919-1925; and many other publications and guides relating to museums in the United States and around the world. There are also rec...
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Castelli Graphics (Firm)
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1965-2001
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45.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.castgrap
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of Castelli Graphics measure 45.7 linear feet and date from 1965 to 2001. Administrative files, correspondence, exhibition and project files, artists' files, financial and legal records, inventory and stock records, printed materials, and photographic materials document the activities of the New York art gallery and publishing firm founded by Antoinette Castelli.
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O'Connor, Francis V.
- Dates:
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1920-2009
- Size:
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23.4 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.oconfran
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York art historian Francis O'Connor measure 23.4 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1920-2009. Found within the papers are artist and exhibition files, questionnaires, transcripts, writings, project files, and printed and digital material that pertain to O'Connor's research and publications on the New Deal and the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration.
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Andrea Rosen Gallery
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circa 1990-2017
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189.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.andrrose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Andrea Rosen Gallery records measure 189.5 linear feet and date from circa 1990-2017. Included are administrative files, artists files, press files, exhibition files, correspondence, financial records, and photographs, including a snapshot series taken by Andrea Rosen. A portion of the material is in digital format.
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Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-2000, interviewee
- Dates:
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1984
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6 audiotapes (Reference copies). 10 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9524
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
