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Higbee, Edwin Converse
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1929
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6 Film reels (reels (1 hr 49 min), silent, black & white, 16 mm. 2348 ft )
7 Film reels (reels (2 hr 3 min), silent, black & white, 16 mm. 2793 ft)
126 Photographic prints ((1 v.), black & white, 7 x 13 cm.)
126 Photographic prints (dupe prints (2 v.), black & white, 7 x 13 cm. )
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1989-011
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs and film taken by Edwin Converse Higbee during his trip from Capetown to Cairo in 1929 aboard the S.S. Corinthia. The trip was sponsored by the Raymond & Whitcomb Co., a travel service based in Boston, Massachusetts, and promoted as a Round Africa Cruise. Images reflect a variety of people, countryside and architecture.
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Greenough family
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1813-1891
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1 Reel (ca. 445 items (on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.greegree
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Archives of American Art
Letters written by Henry and Frances Greenough from various locations in Europe, most of which are to their family in Boston, including Mrs. Edward G. Loring (Harriet), Francis Boott, Mrs. Elizabeth Greenough, Charlotte Greenough, and also Mrs. James Lee and Mrs. Mary Lee. Also included are letters written to Horatio Greenough from various people.
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Rutan, Charles H. (Charles Hercules), 1851-1914
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1870-1973
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74 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rutachar
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Archives of American Art
24 letters received, including 4 from Henry Hobson Richardson, 2 from Charles F. McKim, 1 each from Stanford White and William Rutherford Mead, others from C.W. Norcross and Charles D. Gambrill. 50 additional items include biographical information about Rutan, photographs and illustrations of architecture (many annotated by Henry-Russell Hitchcock)...
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Mesa-Bains, Amalia
Zavala, Adriana, 1964-
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2019 Nov. 3-4
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9 Items (sound files (5 hrs., 6 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mesa19
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Amalia Mesa-Bains conducted 2019 Nov. 3-4, by Adriana Zavala, for the Archives of American Art, at Mesa Bains' studio in San Juan Bautista, Calif.
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Montoya, Delilah, 1955-
Zavala, Adriana, 1964-
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2019 August 1-4
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14 Items (sound files (6 hrs., 53 min.) Audio, digital, wav)
164 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.montoy19
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview with Delilah Montoya conducted 2019 August 1-4, by Adriana Zavala, for the Archives of American Art, at Sanitary Tortilla Factory (Montoya's studio), in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Ross, Alvin, 1920-1975
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1940-1975
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0.4 Linear feet (ca. 1065 items (partially microfilmed on 4 reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rossalvi
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence, printed material, photographs, a diary, financial papers, and writings.
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Hatch, John Davis
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1790-1995
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24.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hatcjohn
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, collector, educator, and museum administrator John Davis Hatch measure 24.9 linear feet and date from 1790-1995. Within the papers are biographical materials; correspondence; personal business and legal documents; diaries; research, organization, and teaching files; writings; printed materials; photographs; and works of art (mostly sketches) by American artists. Research files regarding artists and specific subjects comprise the bulk of this collection.
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Lilian Swann Saarinen papers
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Saarinen, Lilian Swann, 1912-1995
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circa 1909-1977
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9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.saarlili
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Cambridge sculptor and illustrator, Lilian Swann Saarinen, measure nine linear feet and date from circa 1909 to 1977. The collection documents Saarinen's career through correspondence with artists, architects, publishers, and gallery owners; writings and notes, including manuscripts and illustrations for children's books and publications; project and teaching files; financial records; artwork, including numerous project sketches; and photos of Saarinen and her artwork. Saarinen's personal life is also documented through diaries and correspondence with friends and family members, including Eero Saarinen, to whom she was married from 1939-1953.
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Valentine, P. O. (33 Homestead, Park, Newark)
Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934
Belden & Company (45 Clinton Street, Newark, N.J.)
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of (NMAH, SI)
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1897-1963
bulk 1897-1936
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15 Cubic feet (71 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0214
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The contents of the collection date from 1897 to 1936. The bulk of the collection consists of loose-leaf binders of photo prints of forty-one Cass Gilbert buildings under construction between 1908 and 1936. (This represents less than half of his firm's total output.) The volumes are arranged alphabetically by name of building. A few additional ph...
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United States National Museum. Superintendent of Construction for the United States National Museum Building
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1903-1911
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24.02 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box) (5 tall document boxes) (11 folders oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 81
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The National Museum Building Construction Records, 1894 - 1919 (bulk 1903 - 1911), document the process and methods used to construct the National Museum Building that is now known as the National Museum of Natural History. These records primarily refer to the management of the construction aspects of the project, documenting specifications ...