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Smithsonian Institution. Press
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undated
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200 Copy prints (circa)
50 Items (circa 50 drawings, diagrams, and maps)
5 Prints (halftone)
2 Copy negatives
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- NAA.PhotoLot.80-39
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection is made up of illustrations prepared for new printings of James Mooneyʹs "Calendar History of the Kiowa Indians," John Reed Swantonʹs "Indians of the Southeastern United States," and John C. Ewers's "The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture" in the Classics of Smithsonian Anthropology series. It includes images of maps, Kiowa, Blackfeet...
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Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 4: Songwriters Volumes I and II
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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1847-1975
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251 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S04
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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 4: Songwriters: A "songwriter" for this series is defined as a composer, a lyricist, or both. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Shurr, Robert L.
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
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1928
1948 - 1948
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0132
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of a photograph, several letters written by Handy, and several pieces of music which he published. Handy remains among the most influential of American Blues songwriters. Handy is credited with giving Blues, its contemporary form. While Handy was not the first to publish music in the blues form, he took the blues from a reg...
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Marchand, Richard
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circa 1900-1970
bulk 1910-1940
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0.5 Cubic feet (1,200 slides, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.MAR
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Archives of American Gardens
The Richard Marchand Historical Postcard Collection contains approximately 1,200 35mm slide reproductions of postcard images depicting early twentieth century architectural and garden views of over 600 private estates throughout the United States. The collection includes views of estates owned by popular movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Claudette Colbert and Buster Keaton.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Culture and the Arts
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1988-2006, 2013
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Dwight Blocker Bowers, Curator, documenting his exhibition planning, development and production activities in the Division of Culture and the Arts, including records that date from when he was public programs specialist, 1995-1997, and historian of theater and film, 1997-2012, in the Division of C...
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Brooks, Warwick
Coffin, Ernest Edwin
Steckel, Geo. (George), 1864-
Falk, B. J. (Benjamin J.), 1853-1925
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1889-1954
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11.5 Cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1152
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Eugen Sandow and other bodybuilders through correspondence and photographs.
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Underwood & Underwood
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undated
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6 Linear feet (Prints, books and stereographs)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2014.06
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Works from the encyclopedic collection of Dr. Robert J. Del Bontà. Comprised of prints and published volumes from a range of European and North American sources dating from the 16th through 20th centuries, primarily illustrating the visual reception of Indian visual culture through scholarly and popular press. By tracing how these images were inter...
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Daytime TV Magazine.
Becker, Joyce
Sugarman, Allan
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1977-1983
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0107
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of issues of Daytime TV, from 1977 to 1983. Daytime TV was a magazine devoted exclusively to soap operas and soap opera actors.
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Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture
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1988-2009
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-024
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting program activities of the Smithsonian Forum on Material Culture (SFMC), which is an interdisciplinary group of Smithsonian scholars dedicated to the study and appreciation of the myriad aspects of material culture. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; annual reports; meeting ...
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National Museum of African American History and Culture. Office of the Director
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2000, 2003, 2008-2016
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-201
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records documenting the activities and management of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) during the tenure of founding Director, Lonnie G. Bunch, 2005-2019. Topics covered include the design, development, and administration of the museum, acquisitions, programs, and exhibitions. ...