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Brook, Alexander, 1898-1980
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1900-1982
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4.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.brooalex
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Alexander Brook measure 4.3 linear feet and date from 1900-1982. Found within the papers are biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; writings; personal business records; printed material; scrapbooks; artwork; and photographs of Brook, his family and friends, and his work.
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Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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1955-1957, undated
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7 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S07
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 7 consists of black-and-white color separation negatives and instructions for processing kodak matrix film. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
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Lili St. Cyr Papers
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St. Cyr, Lili,, 1917-1999
Tombers, Mathew
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1917-1999
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1451
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection measures about 3 cubic feet, dates from 1917 to 1999, and documents the life and career of the prominent burlesque stripteaser Lili St. Cyr. Found within the papers are personal financial documents; photographs of her family; her personal passport holder; publicity shots of Dardy Orlando and herself; correspondence with family and friends; business contracts; newspaper clippings and magazine articles, featuring and advertising her work; and biographical materials, including notes, drafts, contracts, photographs, a couple audio reels, a recorded interview with St. Cyr on 18 audio cassette tapes, and two biographies. The papers reflect Lili St. Cyr's personality as a performer and as a person.
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Beer, Paul
DiGiovanni, Felix V.
Bellis, Tom
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Circa 1938
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102 Photographic prints (Black and white, silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.1995-41
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Paul Beer and Felix DiGiovanni depicting indigenous people, primarily the Guahibo, as well as the natural and cultural features of the Vaupés region of Eastern Colombia.
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Wiegand, Robert, 1934-1993
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1953-1994
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10.9 Linear feet
0.001 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wiegrobe
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York video artist and painter Robert Wiegand measure 10.9 linear feet and 0.001 GB and date from 1953 to 1994. Found within the collection are biographical materials, correspondence, art project and exhibition files, printed abd digital materials, video art, photographs, and industrial and miscellaneous video recordings. About one-half of the collection is comprised of video recordings.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer)
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circa 1847-1989
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36 Cubic feet (123 boxes, 16 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Bennington College. Visual Arts Dept
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1948-1982
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2,500 Items ((on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.benncoll
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
164 exhibition files containing biographical data, letters received, copies of letters sent, a list of Bennington art majors from 1936-1956, a list of art faculty from 1942-1969, loan agreements, price lists, checklists, entry forms, press releases, exhibition catalogues and announcements, printed material, and photographs.
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Shaner, David, 1934-
Williams, Gerald, 1926-2014
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
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2001 June 17
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34 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.shaner01
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Archives of American Art
An interview of David Shaner conducted 2001 June 17, by Gerald Williams, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Shaner's home in Bigfork, Montana.
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Gordon, Lori K.
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2001-2004
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1.31 Linear feet (2 boxes; audiocassettes, videocassettes, floppy disk, CDs)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-082
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Labat: A Creole Legacy project records, which dates from 2001 to 2004 and measure 1.31 linear feet, contain materials documenting the creation of artist Lori K. Gordon's quilt, titled "Labat: a Creole Legacy," and the life of Celestine Labat. The collection is composed of audiocassettes, videocassettes, floppy disks, CDs, transcripts, newspaper clippings, writings, notes, correspondence, notecards, and postcards.
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Buxton, Warren F., 1929-
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1949-1981
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69 Photographic prints
24 Slides (photographs) (glass)
32 Slides (photographs)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.104
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Warren Buxton photograph collection includes photographic prints and slides made by Buxton in three different Native Communities. Series 1: Bruce Wynne (Spokane) and Family, 1965-1981, includes photographic prints of Spokane Artist and Leader Bruce Wynne and his family in Wellpinit, Washington. Series 2: U.S. Air Force Weather Station, Padlopin...