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Cortor, Eldzier, 1916-
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circa 1930s-2015
bulk 1972-2015
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3.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.corteldz
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and printmaker Eldzier Cortor measure 3.1 linear feet and date from circa 1930s to 2015, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1972 to 2015. The papers contain biographical material, correspondence, professional files, exhibition and gallery files, writings, printed material, artwork, and photographs.
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Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002
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circa 1940-2002
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40.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.biddlivi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of government arts administrator and novelist Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. (1918-2002) measure 40.2 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 2002. The papers are comprised of biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, writings, numerous files reflecting his work to establish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), political committee files, personal legal records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographs. Throughout the collection are video and sound recordings.
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Albert Kahn papers
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Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942
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1875-1970
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7.02 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.kahnalbp
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architect Albert Kahn date from 1875-1970, bulk 1875-1945, and measure 7.02 linear feet. Found within the papers is biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, nine sketchbooks, art work, notes and writings, two scrapbooks, printed material, photographs and photograph albums, artifacts, and motion picture film.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998
Shepard, Judy
Shepard, Dennis
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1976-2019, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1463
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.
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1868-1923
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4.93 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7075
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Henderson family papers contains John Brooks Henderson, Jr.'s correspondence; literary manuscripts; scientific notebooks; lists of shells from the Caribbean, Maine, and North Carolina; Henderson family correspondence, including John Brooks Henderson, Jr.'s correspondence describing his travels, and correspondence concerning the endorsement...
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Laport, Edmund A.
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1923 - 1949
- Size:
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0016
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Edmund A. Laport, a former director of broadcast engineering for the Radio Corporation of America.
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Douglas, Luther A., 1919-1976
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April 1964
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195 Color slides
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.393
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 195 slides that were taken by photographer Luther A. Douglas on the Navajo (Diné) Reservation in April of 1964.
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Young, Helen May Butler
Musical Instruments, Division of (NMAH, SI)
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1899-1937
bulk 1902-1902
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, one oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0261
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The materials cover the career of a woman bandmaster with an all women's traveling military band from 1898-1913, with the bulk of the material ca. 1902. Contents include clippings, photographs, programs, sheet music, hand noted music, posters, post cards, advertising fliers, letters, telegram, biographical article announcing candidacy for U.S. Sena...
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United States. Department of Agriculture
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1928-1929
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2 Acetate negatives
3 Nitrate negatives
100 Prints (ca. 100 prints: silver gelatin)
120 Prints (ca. 120 glass negatives)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.91-8
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Images of settlements, people (including Negritos), artifacts, agriculture (especially sugarcane), headdresses, tattooing and body marking, members of the expedition, and the expedition's plane. This collection contains photographs by every member of the expedition. Other images are from Frank Hurley's documentary, "Pearls and Savages", or were m...
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Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
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circa 1895-1907
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150 Prints (circa, silver gelatin and albumen)
1 Print (halftone)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-20
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs documenting Mexican people in built and natural environments, as well as industries, markets, and agriculture. The photographs were originally contained in envelopes labeled by William Henry Holmes, who may have collected them during his travels to Mexico. The collection also includes some photographs made in Cuba, Guatemala, and Chil...