Mel Casas papers
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Casas, Mel, 1929-2014
- Dates:
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1963-1998
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.casamel
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of San Antonio painter and educator Mel Casas measure 1 linear foot and date from 1963 to 1998. The collection is comprised of biographical material including files on the art collective Con Safo, correspondence regarding business and exhibitions, writings by Casas on Chicano art, printed materials documenting Casas's career and Con Safo events, and photographic materials, including photos and slides of Casas and others, his artwork, and an exhibition.
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Arquin, Florence
- Dates:
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1923-1985
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8.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.arquflor
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Florence Arquin measure 8.2 linear feet and date from 1923 to 1985. The papers document Arquin's career as a painter, photographer, educator, writer, and critic through biographical material, correspondence, writings, teaching and project files, printed material, photographs, artwork, and scrapbooks. Additionally, the papers relate to her personal relationships with her husband Samuel Williams and friends, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Teaching and project files include material from Arquin's work with the Federal Art Project at the Art Institute of Chicago and as director of the U.S. State Department's Kodachrome Slide Project, which was part of an effort to provide educational agencies with visual aids to support Latin American Studies.
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McChesney, Robert Pearson, 1913-2008
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1913-2006
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6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mcchrobe
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist Robert Pearson McChesney measure 6 linear feet and date from 1913 to 2006. McChesney was an abstract expressionist painter and muralist based in Petaluma, California. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, exhibition files, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographic materials.
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National Museum of American History. Department of Public Programs
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1968-1992
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41 cu. ft. (41 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 584
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records mostly consist of staff correspondence and memoranda documenting administrative and program-oriented activities of the Department of Public Programs. The records pertain to fundraising, social history lectures and seminars, the Senior Series Program, budget, educational outreach proposals, grant information, planning for the...
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Cowin, Eileen, 1947-
- Dates:
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1961-2015
- Size:
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14.7 Linear feet
29.56 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cowieile
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Los Angeles photo and video artist Eileen Cowin measure 14.7 linear feet and 29.56 GB and date from 1961 to 2015. The papers include biographical materials, correspondence, writings, teaching files, project files, exhibition files, printed and digital material, video artwork and sketchbooks, sound and video recordings, and photographic material.
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Costume, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Shaver, Dorothy, 1893-1959
Shaver, Elsie
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circa 1920-1959; undated
bulk 1945-1959
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14 sound recordings
32 cassette tapes
1 electronic discs (cd)
6 Cubic feet (22 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0631
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Dorothy Shaver, one of the best-known female executives in the 1950s; Shaver became the first female president of Lord & Taylor in 1945.
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Isaacs, Reginald R., 1911-
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circa 1842-1991
bulk 1928-1991
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22.54 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.isaaregi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Reginald R. Isaacs measure 22.54 linear feet and date from 1842 to 1991, with the bulk of the material from 1928 to 1991. The collection includes Isaacs's personal and professional papers, as well as extensive research material he collected and created for his two-volume biography, Walter Gropius: The Man and His Work.
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Angarola, Anthony, 1893-1929
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circa 1910-1988
bulk 1920-1929
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1.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.angaanth
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Chicago-based painter Anthony Angarola measure 1.5 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to 1988, with the bulk of the material from 1920 to 1929. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence, writings, personal business records, printed material, and photographs.
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Underwood & Underwood
- Dates:
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1895-1921
- Size:
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160 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The major part of the collection, series 1-4, contains nearly 28,000 glass plates, including original stereoscopic negatives, interpositives, and both negative and positive non-stereoscopic plates used to produce lantern slides and paper prints. The photographs were taken all over the world. The majority are from the Underwood & Underwood active fi...
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National Museum of American Art. Department of Graphic Arts
- Dates:
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1966-1989
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 476
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of files documenting exhibitions organized by the Department of Prints and Drawings and the Department of Graphic Arts, 1968-1987, under the leadership of Moser. Also included is a small amount of material left behind by curators Jacob Kainen and Janet A. Flint. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, label text, obj...