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Kisan
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1886 or before
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98 Drawings (ink, 14 x 17.5 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS211195
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National Anthropological Archives
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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circa 1817-1982
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19 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S05
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 5: Politics and Political Movements contains circa 1,565 pieces of sheet music and song folios documenting the political history of the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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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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Blum, Morris
WANN Radio Station (Annapolis, Maryland)
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1940-1999
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13 Cubic feet (32 boxes and 12 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0800
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the creative, technical and political aspects of managing WANN Radio Station in Annapolis, Maryland during the mid-Twentieth Century. Key areas of research include black radio stations; Annapolis African American communities; marketing to Black communities; political activism through media; Black-Jewish community relationships; church, community and media activism.
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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
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1756-1973
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2.25 Cubic feet (consisting of 3.5 boxes. 4 folders, 3 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Labor
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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: Labor & Labor Unions forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1978-1982
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-122
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document arrangements for the exhibition George Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage, in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington, which took place at the National Museum of American History in 1982. Materials consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to proposals ...
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Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (Ananda Kentish), 1877-1947
Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958
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circa 1920-1930
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17 Film reels (black-and-white silent; approximately 16,000 feet, 16mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1989.02
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Human Studies Film Archives
Film shot and collected by Ananda Coomaraswamy, former Curator of the Asian Section of the Boston Museum of fine Arts, documenting Cambodia, Thailand, India, Ceylon, and Japan. Collection contains supplementary materials, namely, associated texts. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the co...
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Jones, R. Bryson
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circa 1930-1941
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10 Film reels (black-and-white silent, 16mm; 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1995.11
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Human Studies Film Archives
9 travelogues filmed in the 30s by R.Bryson Jones. Geographical areas include Canada, U. S. South, Australia Fiji, U. S. West, Morocco, Palestine, South America, and Western Europe. 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 do...
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- Dates:
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1979-1997
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-096
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the marketing activities of Smithsonian Productions, with earlier records dating back to when the office was known as the Office of Telecommunications. Materials include the correspondence and memoranda of Denise Freeland, Marketing Coordinator, and Martha Knouss, Marketing Manager; budget su...