Miss America 1951 Papers
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Sports, Entertainment and Leisure, Division of, NMAH, SI
Betbeze, Yolande
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1910 - 2003
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4.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0888
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Yolande Betbeze was crowned Miss America in September, 1950. During and after her reign she was influential in both the Civil Rights and Feminist movements. Her papers document her reign as Miss America, her life after Miss America, and the Miss America pageant itself.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Chief Information Officer. Customer Support Services Division
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1976-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-249
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Smithsonian Institution telephone directories and Smithsonian Institution listings and advertisements in outside telephone directories. Materials consist of directories and clippings from directories.
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Poppen, Sherman, 1930-
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1966 - 2008
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1.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1159
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Sherman Poppen Papers document the snurfer, the predecessor of the snowboard that he invented in 1965. The snurfer, a sled that was ridden while standing up, originally consisted of two skis bound together. Snurfer competitions fueled the development of the snowboard as a piece of sporting equipment. This collection contains material describing the snurfer's place in snowboarding history, and the associated business and legal aspects.
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Thread Waxing Space (Gallery)
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1980s-2001
bulk 1991-2001
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36.7 Linear feet
3.86 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.threwaxs
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Archives of American Art
The records of the New York City gallery Thread Waxing Space measure 36.7 linear feet and 3.86 GB and date from 1980s-2001 (bulk 1991-2001). Exhibitions and events held at the gallery are documented through correspondence, artists' bios, printed and digital materials, shipping records, photographic materials, audiovisual materials, and other administrative records. Also found are a handful of artist research files, clippings, and press books.
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Archives Center, NMAH, SI.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
Becker, John M.
Gay Officers Action League. GOAL
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1825-2020, undated
bulk 1960-2019
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60 Cubic feet (181 boxes, 20 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1146
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains a variety of periodicals, photographs, correspondence, business and advertising ephemera (corporate and non-profit, personal), organizational records and ephemera, created by, for, and in reaction to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community.
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Lewis, Ramsey
Ramsey Lewis Trio
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1950 - 2007
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3.45 Cubic feet (9 boxes i)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1126
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes press clippings, awards, honorary degrees, and personal and professional photographs of Ramsey Lewis Jr., renowned jazz pianist. The majority of the collection is press clippings relating to Lewis's social appearances, performances, and CD releases from the early 1990s-2007.
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Freeze, Gerald
Cozy Inn (Thurmont, Md.)
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undated
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7.75 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1345
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of the Cozy Inn and Restaurant in Thurmont, Maryland.
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Grepke, Donald, 1932-
Grepke, Carolyn, 1937-1995
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circa 1880-1998
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70 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0752
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of paper dolls dating from circa 1880 to 1998.
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Nordic Ware Division, Northland Aluminum
Dalquist, H. David
Dalquist, Dorothy
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1940-2006
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28 Cubic feet (53 boxes and 25 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0980
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of a family-owned manufacturing firm, best known for kitchenware products including the Bundt Pan and Micro-Go-Round. The collection richly documents the entrepreneurial spirit of the Minnesota firm and its history of product innovation through technical files, marketing materials, and administrative and financial records.
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Kubla Khan Frozen Food Company (Portland, Oregon)
Loy, Percy W.
Wong, Robert
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1931-2006
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20.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1316
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Kubla Khan Frozen Food Company, a Portland, Oregon company that manufactures, packages and distributes frozen Chinese food from 1950-present.