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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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). 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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Cohen, John, 1932-2019
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1963-1992
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Film reels (black-and-white color sound; 17,136 feet, 16mm)
4 Videodiscs (DVD)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1993.20
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Human Studies Film Archives
Collection consists of edited films by John Cohen of music and crafts in the United States, Peru, Greece, and Scotland. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and...
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Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
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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Bishop, Naomi Hawes
Bishop, John Melville
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1977-2009
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Film reels (color sound, 16mm)
Video recordings
Sound recordings
Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1987.07
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Human Studies Film Archives
Edited films, outtakes, stills, and narration tracks by John and Naomi Bishop. Includes footage shot in the village of Melamchi, Nepal, for the film Himalayan Herders. Supplementary material: Supplementary materials: audio tapes, 35mm slides, black-and-white stills. Annotatations (recorded narratives) are by John Bishop, documentary filmmaker,...
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Hamilton, West A., Colonel
- Dates:
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1887-1991
bulk 1937-1978
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4.5 Linear feet (9 boxes; 1 folder oversize)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-006
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Col. West A. Hamilton papers, which dates from 1887 to 1991 and measures 4.50 linear feet, are the personal papers of West A. Hamilton most noted for his service on the Board of Education for Washington, D.C. The papers comprise books, certificates, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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UNESCO
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circa 1961-2006
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27 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.UNES
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, which dates from circa 1961-2006, contains audiorecordings from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, as well as related business records. Includes recordings of tradition and sacred music from Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Korea, the Solomon Islands, India, Bali, Java, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Syria, and Turkey.
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Outterbridge, John, 1933-2020
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1953-1997
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4.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.outtjohn
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles African American painter, sculptor, and arts administrator John Outterbridge measure 4.8 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1997. The papers include biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional and project files, Watts Towers Arts Center files, exhibition files, printed material, photographs, a scrapbook, and one motion picture film reel.
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Rodríguez, Arturo, 1956-
Demi, 1955-
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circa 1957-2016
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6.42 Linear feet
12.79 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rodrartu
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Cuban born Miami painters Demi and Arturo Rodríguez measure 6.42 linear feet and 12.79 GB and date from 1957 to 2016. The collection documents Arturo Rodríguez's career, travels, and childhood as well as the artwork of Demi, Rodriquez's wife and partner, and their relationship. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, writings, project and exhibition files, personal business records, printed and digital material, artwork, and photographic materials.
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Arnheim, Rudolf
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1919-1998
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9.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.arnhrudo
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, educator, writer and psychologist Rudolf Arnheim measure 9.6 linear feet and date from 1919 to 1998. The papers document his career in New York, Michigan, and abroad through biographical material, correspondence, writings, lectures, diaries, printed material, and sound recordings.
