Arthur d'Arazien Industrial Photographs
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d'Arazien, Arthur
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circa 1930-2002
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11 Cubic feet (28 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0314
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes Arthur d'Arazien's professional work in industrial photography from the late 1940's through about 1981; personal creative photography and other types of professional work were retained by Mr. d'Arazien or placed elsewhere. Thus this collection is a very cohesive, unified body of work, which documents primarily American (and...
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Nixdorff, Louis S., 1906-1992 (Olympic athlete)
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1926 - 1987
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0443
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Louis S. Nixdorff's participation in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. He was a member of the University lacrosse team that represented the United States.
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King, D. Ward
- Dates:
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1902-2005
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0.75 Cubic feet ( 2 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1332
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs, publications and correspondence related to D. Ward King's invention the King Road Drag, or the Split-Oak drag, which improved rural travel in the early 20th century by introducing a simple design and low-effort system for grading poor-quality roads. The King Road Drag was promoted heavily across the United States and Canada via the "Good Roads Campaign" originally sponsored by the railroad companies in the early decades of the twentieth century.
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National Portrait Gallery. Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management
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1973-2017
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25.5 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-102
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the work of the Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management in the preparation and development of exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), as well as the design and publicity involved with exhibitions and the loan of art objects both to and from the museum. Staff represented...
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Lipofsky, Marvin, 1938-2016
- Dates:
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1954-2018
- Size:
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45.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.lipomarv
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of studio glass artist Marvin Lipofsky measure 46.5 linear feet and date from 1954 to 2018. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, writings and notes, travel diaries, artist files, exhibition and gallery files, organization files, professional files, technical studio files, printed material, photographic material, three scrapbooks, sketchbooks, and artwork.
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Worman, Eugene C.
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1835-1995
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4.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wormeuge
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Eugene C. Worman research material on William H. Bartlett measures 4.1 linear feet and dates from 1835-1995. The collection reflects Worman's interest in Bartlett's career as an illustrator, and includes material on Bartlett's work and travels, his publisher, George C. Virtue, and the museums and institutions in which his artwork is represented. Records include biographical material, correspondence, notes, writings, articles, printed material, reproductions, photographs, slides, and transparencies.
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National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
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circa 1910-1986
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10.43 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 333
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of brochures, booklets, and books cataloging single exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Museum of American Art, and the Renwick Gallery. Also included are a few catalogs from exhibitions of SITES. There are catalogs from exhibitions staged by the ...
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National Museum of the American Indian. Exhibits Media Office
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1973, 1992-1996
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23 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-281
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual recordings created by the Exhibits Media Office for the exhibition This Path We Travel: Celebrations of Contemporary Native American Creativity. This inaugural exhibition was installed at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC) in New York, New York (NY) an...
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Houlberg, Marilyn
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circa 1973-circa mid-1980s
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1,615 color slides (color, 35 mm)
circa 400 Photographic prints (3 x 5 inches, 5 x 7 inches)
1 box manuscripts (document genre)
52 Cassettes (Audiocassettes- music, lectures, field records, interviews)
1 Videocassette
1 cd-r (CD-ROM)
1 Notebook
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2015-015
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
This collection contains a variety of materials including (1,615) 35 mm color slides, circa 400 photographic prints, 1 box of manuscript materials, 1 notebook, 52 audio and 1 video cassettes, and 1 CD-ROM. Many of the slides and photographs were taken during Houlberg's field work in Nigeria (1973-1975) and depict Ibeji figures, wood carvings, Egungun masquerades and masks, twins, portraits, hairstyles, festivals, shrines, textiles, and peoples including the Yoruba, Ekoi, Ibibio, and Ogoni. The audiocassettes consist of lectures, music, field records, and interviews.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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1841-1975
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3.15 Cubic feet (consisting of 6 boxes, 1 folder, 4 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial).)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Express
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Express forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana