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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ceramics
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1972-2018
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-104
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Louise Allison Cort, Curator, 1995- ; Associate Curator, 1994-1995; Assistant Curator, 1989-1994; and Museum Specialist, 1985-1989. Topics documented in this accession include research, donations, appraisals, collaborations, and professional activities. Some records predate Cort's ...
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Kendall, Evelyn Way
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1783-1969
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4.41 Cubic feet (8 boxes; 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2015.0053
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Evelyn Way Kendall Early Aviation and Balloon Collection documents early aeronautical history from the 18th century to the 1960s in art, prints, photographs, posters, manuscripts, and ephemera.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998
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1976-2019, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1463
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.
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Washburn, Wilcomb E.
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1956-1997
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23.19 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-093
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials that document aspects of the personal life and career of Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW) and were removed from his home after his death. The largest single group of papers deals with Washburn's membership in various organizations and societies. There is also substantial information on a projected biography o...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1885-1960
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4.65 Cubic feet (consisting of 9 boxes, 2 folders, 19 oversize folders, 8 map case folder, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Soap
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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: Soap 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
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Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-
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1831-1979
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73 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite, typewriter)
26 Items (Stamps)
3 Items (Photographs)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2009.06
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
This collection is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American Art. Included in the collection is a significant portion of letters from Abbott Thayer to correspondents from his circle of family, friends and art world figures such as Maria Oakey Dewing and Samuel Coleman.
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Goodrich, Lloyd, 1897-1987
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1884-1987
bulk 1927-1987
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35.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.goodlloy
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian, writer, and museum administrator Lloyd Goodrich measure 35.7 linear feet and date from 1884 to 1987 with the bulk of the material dating from 1927 to 1987. Materials include biographical material, extensive correspondence, writings and research files, organization and committee files, exhibition files, printed material, a scrapbook, and photographic material. The collection is particularly rich in research files on Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and Reginald Marsh, as well as correspondence with additional notable artists and art figures.
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Blume, Peter, 1906-1992
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1870-2001
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7.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.blumpete
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York and Connecticut painter Peter Blume date from 1870 to 2001 and measure 7.6 linear feet. Found are biographical materials; correspondence with family, friends, colleagues, galleries and institutions, and writers; writings on art by Blume and others; subject files regarding organizations, works of art, exhibitions, and reference files; personal business records; printed material; two scrapbooks; photographs of Blume, family, friends, and works of art; extensive artwork; and material relating to Blume's wife's family, the Cratons.
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Museum of Craft and Folk Art
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1970-2012
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28.9 Linear feet
12.48 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.musecraf
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Archives of American Art
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art records measure 28.9 linear feet and 12.48 GB and date from 1970 to 2012. The museum was established in 1982 in San Francisco, California and exhibited local and national craft and folk art collections until it closed in 2012. The collection includes administration records, extensive exhibition files, artists' files, museum publications, printed material, video recordings, born digital items, and photographic material.
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Nesbitt, Esta
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circa 1942-1981
bulk 1964-1975
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10.05 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.nesbesta
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of illustrator, xerography artist, filmmaker, and educator Esta Nesbitt measure 10.05 linear feet and date from circa 1942-1981. Found within the papers are biographical material, correspondence, writings, xerography research files, project and exhibition files, and printed material. Much of the collection relates to Nesbitt's xerography art work. Additionally, the collection includes motion picture film and sound recordings related to her film and performance work.