American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection
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American Petroleum Institute.
- Dates:
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1860s-1980s
bulk 1955-1990
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45 Cubic feet (122 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0711
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection includes historic photographs, slides and films on subjects relating to all aspects of the petroleum industry, including exploration, drilling, refineries, tankers, pipelines, automobiles, trucks, aviation, refueling, buildings, coal, gasification, plants, mining, surface mining, fields, land reclamation, coastal zone management, corporate public service, educational programs, crude oil, deepwater ports, and watercraft It also documents numerous products other than gasoline produced by the petroleum industry, such as propane, lubricants, heating oil, and plastics.
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National Society of Mural Painters (New York, N.Y.)
- Dates:
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1895 - circa 2007
- Size:
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13.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.natimurp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the National Society of Mural Painters measure 13.1 linear feet and date from 1895 to circa 2007. The activities of the society are documented through administrative files, membership files, correspondence, committee files, exhibition and competition files, artist files, financial and legal records, printed material, a scrapbook, and photographic materials.
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Thiebaud, Wayne
- Dates:
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1944-2001
- Size:
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thiewayn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Sacramento painter, printmaker, and teacher Wayne Thiebaud date from 1944 through 2001 and measure 1.0 linear foot. Thiebaud's prolific painting career is documented in this collection mostly through exhibition catalogs, printed materials, original artwork, photographs, and ephemera. His career as an art professor at the University of California at Davis is documented to a lesser extent.
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Haas, Richard, 1936-
- Dates:
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1937-2012
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6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.haasrich
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Richard Haas papers measure 6 linear feet and are dated 1937 to 2012, bulk 1970-2012. His work and career as a muralist, printmaker, and educator are documented by correspondence, writings, printed material, sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Buehr family
- Dates:
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1880-1984
- Size:
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0.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.buehfami
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Buehr family papers date from 1880-1984 and measure 0.7 linear feet. The collection documents the lives and careers of a prominent Chicago family of artists, which included Karl Albert Buehr, his wife Mary Hess Buehr, their children Kathleen Buehr Granger and George F. Buehr, and Karl Buehr's brother-in-law, Will Hess. Found among the papers are biographical accounts, family histories, Karl Buehr's personal and professional correspondence, love letters between Karl and Mary Hess, writing by various family members, printed materials, artwork in the form of drawings by Kathleen Buehr Granger, and family and travel photographs, including two photo albums.
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Thurman, Sue M., 1927-2012
Brown, Robert F.
- Dates:
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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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Adams, Charles C. (Charles Christopher), 1873-1955
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1931-1948
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1.2 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
0.5 Linear feet (Addition)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.adamchar
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Records kept by Adams while Director of the New York State Museum in Albany, mainly relating to his efforts to build the museum's collections. Included are correspondence, notes, printed materials and photographs.
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Adrian, Dennis, 1937-
Silverman, Lanny
- Dates:
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2015 October 8-9
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4 Items (Sound recording: 4 sound files (4 hr., 18 min.), digital, wav)
173 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.adrian15
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Dennis Adrian conducted 2015 October 8-9, by Lanny Silverman, for the Archives of American Art's Chicago Art and Artists: Oral History Project, at Adrian's home in Seaside, Oregon.
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Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966
- Dates:
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1925-1966
- Size:
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3.4 Linear feet ((on 6 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hilehila
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; printed materials; art works and miscellaneous papers.
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Weems, Katharine Lane, 1899-
- Dates:
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1865-1989
- Size:
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14.8 Linear feet
3 Items (rolled docs)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weemkath
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Biographical material, extensive diaries, correspondence, notes, writings, business records, sketchbooks and drawings, project files, scrapbooks, printed materials, photographs and slides, motion picture film, and videotape relating to Weem's education and career as a sculptor. Also included are ca. 1 foot of papers of Weems' aunt, watercolorist Ka...