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Hobbs, Morris Henry, 1892-1967
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circa 1901-2014
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4.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hobbmorr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of etcher Morris Henry Hobbs measure 4.7 linear feet and date from circa 1901-2014. His career as an artist in Chicago and New Orleans is documented through biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional files, printed material, photographs, artwork, and four sketchbooks.
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Artist Tenants Association records
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Artist Tenants Association (New York, N.Y.)
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1959-1978
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1 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.artitena
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Artist Tenants Association measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1978. They document the Association's efforts to alter New York City building codes to permit artists to live in lofts, initiating the development of SoHo as an art center. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, memoranda and press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and a scrapbook of clippings pertaining to the organization.
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Rand, John Goffe, 1801-1873
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circa 1832-1960
bulk 1832-1873
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0.2 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.randjohn
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of inventor and portrait painter John Goffe Rand measure 0.2 linear feet and date from circa 1832-1960, bulk 1832-1873. Included are biographical sketches, a will, lists of portraits by Rand, a small amount of correspondence, files regarding Rand's invention of the collapsible artists' paint tube, clippings, a photo, and an example of one of the first paint tubes made in a factory.
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Weatherwax, John M. (John Martin), 1900-1984
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1928-1988
bulk 1931-1933
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0.4 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weatjohn
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of scattered papers of American writer John Weatherwax (1900-1984) dates from 1928 to 1988 (bulk 1931-1933), and measures 0.4 liner feet. The papers document Weatherwax's relationship with Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. In 1931, John Weatherwax approached Rivera to illustrate his English translation of the Mayan story of creation, the Popol Vuh. Rivera agreed and produced twenty-four watercolor illustrations for the text. The papers contain Weatherwax's translation, "Seven Times the Color of Fire", as well as manuscript versions of two short stories he wrote about Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo entitled "The Queen of Montogomery Street" and "Diego". Also found within the collection are correspondence, manuscripts and notes, printed materials, and photographs.
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Longbone, Silas
Elk Hair
Veix, Mr.
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1912-1913
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170 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2776
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National Anthropological Archives
Ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork among the Munsee in Kansas and the Delaware in Oklahoma in 1912. Also letters received in 1913 from Silas Longbone, one of the Delaware with whom Michelson worked closely. The majority of the notes are on the Delaware, and include Delaware stories in English. Accor...
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Howland, Isabella, 1895-1974
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1899-1979
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.howlisab
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist Isabella Howland measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1899-1979. The collection documents her career through biographical material, correspondence, personal business records, writings, printed material, artwork, and photographs.
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Dabo, Leon, 1868-1960
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circa 1888-1969
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1.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.daboleon
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Leon Dabo date from circa 1888 to 1969 and measure 1.2 linear feet. The collection consists of biographical materials, scattered correspondence, research files relating to the paintings of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, printed mateirals, photographs, and works of art. Also found is a paint palette and brushes reportedly owned by Whistler and a walking stick.
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Moore, John McDonald, 1919-1999
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1948-2015
bulk 1968-1999
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21.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.moorjohn
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art historian and educator John McDonald Moore measure 21.5 linear feet and date from 1948-2015, with the bulk dating from 1968-1999. Included are biographical material regarding Moore; his writings, including book proposals and lectures; correspondence regarding teaching and letters from students; voluminous notecards for lectures; and sound recordings of lectures.
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Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
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1875 - 1965
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65 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0395
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records of the Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated, documenting overall operations of the company, the creation of advertising materials, and development of the coffee trade.
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Mergenthaler Linotype Co.
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1886-1997
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108 Cubic feet (257 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0666
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records document primarily the history of typeface development at the Mergenthaler Linotype Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The company supplied most of the typesetting machines used in the printing industry, both in America and worldwide. As changing technology ended the usefulness of the linotype machine the company pioneered new computer-driven, photo typesetting machines.