Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk papers
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Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895
Volk, Douglas , 1856-1935
- Dates:
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circa 1858-1965
2008
bulk 1870-1935
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12.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.volkleon
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and teacher Douglas Volk (1856-1935) and his father, sculptor Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895), measure 12.4 linear feet and date from circa 1858-1965, 2008, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1870-1935. Douglas Volk's papers document his life and career through biographical material, family and professional correspondence, writings and notes, diaries and journals, financial records, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork and sketchbooks, and photographs of the artist, his family, friends, and artwork. The papers also provide documentation of the formation and operations of the Sabatos Handicraft Society established with Marion Volk from the Volk's summer home, Hewnoaks, in Center Lovell, Maine. Scattered documentation of the life and work of Leonard Wells Volk, is found in biographical material, land records, letters, memoirs, and photographs.
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Means, James, 1853-1920
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1892-1913
bulk 1895-1897
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1.8 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0394
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of correspondence and scrapbooks. The correspondence is arranged into 15 sub-series: Aerial Experiment Association, Aero Club of America, Aero Club of Washington, Aeronautic Society of New York, Aeronautical Annuals, Octave Chanute and his daughters, Glenn Curtiss, House Resolution #7653, Ernest Jones, Otto Lilienthal, Henry...
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Jerwan, Shakir S., 1881-1942
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1911-1919
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0.87 Cubic feet (2 boxes; 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0231
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Shakir S. Jerwan Scrapbooks Collection contains material from the period 1911-1919. During this period, Jerwan was Chief Pilot at the Moisant School of Aviation, Garden City, New York, and Director of Military Aviation for the government of Guatemala.
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Koblick, Freda
- Dates:
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1934-2011
- Size:
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5.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.koblfred
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of sculptor Freda Koblick measure 5.8 linear feet and date from 1934 to 2011. The collection documents her career through scattered biographical material, correspondence with family and friends, personal business records, writings, printed material, artwork, and photographs.
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Madsen, Loren, 1943-
- Dates:
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1969-2019
- Size:
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5.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.madslore
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist Loren Madsen measure 5.2 linear feet and date from 1969 to 2019. The collection primarily consists of project and exhibition files, and also includes personal business records, correspondence, writings, photographic material, and artwork.
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Ward, Lester Frank, 1841-1913
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1882-1913, with related materials to circa 1965
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0.1 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7321
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting Lester Frank Ward's paleobotanical research and his work as Honorary Curator in charge of the United States National Museum (USNM) collection of fossil plants. Also included are letters concerning his official duties with the United States Geological Su...
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Barrett, Thomas R., 1927-
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1950-1979, 2002
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0.2 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barrwill
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Archives of American Art
The Thomas Barrett and Leni Mancuso papers relating to William Kienbusch measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1950 to 1979 and 2002. The 113 letters and postcards from William Kienbusch to Barrett and Mancuso document their long friendship and describe in great detail Kienbusch's life as an artist in New York and Maine. Also found are 15 snapshot photographs of Keinbusch, Barrett, and Mancuso outdoors.
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FitzGerald, Charles, 1873-1958
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circa 1901-1918
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1.1 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fitzchar
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Archives of American Art
Six scrapbooks of art critic Charles FitzGerald measure 1.1 linear feet and date from circa 1901 to 1918. They are comprised of newspaper clippings from the Evening Sun, Sun, New York Times, and other newspapers. Many of the printed articles, except where noted, were written by FitzGerald. Miscellaneous letters to FitzGerald are interleaved within the books and additional loose letters, writings, newspaper clippings, and notes are found. Also included are note cards that contain an index to Scrapbooks #4-6.
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DeMott, Helen, 1920-1997
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1896-1997
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7.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.demohele
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Helen DeMott measure 7.9 linear feet and date from 1896-1997. DeMott's painting career from 1940-1996 is documented through her numerous sketchbooks and original artwork. Also found is biographical material, correspondence, writings and poems, scrapbooks, printed material, photographic material, audio and video recordings, and scattered material from collagist Ray Johnson.
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Hess, Thomas B.
- Dates:
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1939-1978
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10 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hessthom
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York editor and art critic Thomas Hess measure 10.0 linear feet and date from 1939 to 1978. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, extensive writings and notes, artists and subject files that also include recorded conversations with artists and others, printed materials, photographic materials, and artwork.