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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1791-1964
bulk 1840-1925
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2.35 Cubic feet (consisting of 5 boxes, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder, 3 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Meat
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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: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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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Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
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circa 1897-circa 1937
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307 Photographs (2 document boxes, silver gelatin)
305 Negatives (3 negative boxes, nitrate)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.155
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs documenting Iroquois people made circa 1897-circa 1937 on and near the Six Nations Reserve by J.N.B. Hewitt, linguist with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology.
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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
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1899-1927
circa 1980
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96 Photomechanical prints (photogravure proofs)
184 Printing plates (copper printing plates)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.080
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian include photogravure printing plates and associated proofs made from Curtis photographs and used in the publication of The North American Indian volumes 1-9 and 12-19. The bulk of the images are portraits, though there are also images of everyday items, ceremonial artifacts, and camps.
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Ivanoff, Stephen ?
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ca. 1890-1900
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130 Items (ca. 130 drawings)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS260447
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
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Cornell, Joseph
- Dates:
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1804-1986
bulk 1939-1972
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24.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cornjose
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) measure approximately 24.9 linear feet and date from 1804 to 1986 with the bulk of the material dating from 1939-1972. The collection documents the life, work, interests, and creative activities of the self-taught artist, who was best known for his shadow box constructions, assemblages, and collages. Papers include correspondence, diaries, source material, notes, writings, photographs, printed material, two- and three-dimensional ephemera, art works, and books, as well as a limited amount of legal and financial records, and some miscellaneous personal and family papers. The collection also includes the papers of his sister, Betty Cornell Benton, relating to the handling of Cornell's estate and the personal papers of his brother, Robert Cornell.
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2018
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2018
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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1898-[ongoing]
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61 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-014
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection includes postcards from 45 African countries. Subjects include agriculture; animals; artists; body arts; cityscapes; cultural landscapes; dance; education; expeditions; flora; industry; leaders; marketplaces; medicine; military; missionaries; music; portraits; recreation; rites and ceremonies; and transportation, among many other topics.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1955-1990 and undated
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31.73 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 363
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit contains a variety of records documenting the planning, design, and production of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the NMNH. It also contains smaller amounts of records concerning exhibitions held at the National Museum of History and Technology, National Air and Space Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts, Anacostia ...
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National Museum of the American Indian. Film and Video Center
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1977-2016
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21.5 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-252
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the breadth and history of the programs and work of the FVC, including the NAFVF, film screenings, the Native Americans on Film and Video publications, and the Native Networks / Redes Indigenas website. Some materials date to when the before the National Museum of the American Indian as was...
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Washburn, Wilcomb E
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1956-1997
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23.19 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-093
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document aspects of the personal life and career of Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW) and were removed from his home after his death. The largest single group of papers deals with Washburn's membership in various organizations and societies. There is also substantial information on a projected biography of James Smithson. The papers ...