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National Museum of American Art. Office of Program Support
- Dates:
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1947-1981
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146.04 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (280 document boxes) (1 5x8 box) (1 film box) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 321
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records of the Office of Program Support, National Museum of American Art, 1965-1981, with related records from 1947, were received in the Archives from 1981 through 1994.
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Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
National Carousel Association.
Fried, Mary Hill
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circa 1662-1999, undated
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36 Cubic feet (89 boxes, 10 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0528
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection primarily documents American folk art collected by Frederick Fried (1908-1994) and his wife Mary McKensie Hill Fried (1914-1988). It includes photographic materials, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, research files, lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, brochures, drawings, printed advertisements, blueprints, books, patents, cor...
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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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Black, Tom, 1924-
Wiener, Tom
- Dates:
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1993
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1.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0505
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Oral history interview, transcripts, and background material documenting Tom Black's career as director of advertising for Smithsonian Magazine from its founding in 1969 until his retirement in 1994.
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Woman's Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Dates:
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1970-1992
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33.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.womabuil
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of the Woman's Building feminist arts organization in Los Angeles measure 33.5 linear feet and date from 1970-1992. Originally founded by artist Judy Chicago, graphic designer Sheila Levant de Bretteville, and art historian Arlene Raven in 1973, the Woman's Building served as an education center and public gallery space for women artists in southern California. The records document both the educational and exhibition activities and consist of administrative records, financial and legal records, publications, curriculum files, exhibition files, grant funding records and artist's works of arts and prints. A significant portion of the collection documents the Women's Graphic Center, a typesetting, design, and printing service operated by The Woman's Building.
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Tuchman, Maurice
- Dates:
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1976
- Size:
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0.4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.tuchmaur
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The interviews conducted by curator Maurice Tuchman measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1976. The collection is a series of interviews with thirteen persons associated with the painter Richard Diebenkorn, including Diebenkorn's wife, his friends, as well as collectors, art historians, and others. The interviews were conducted in conjunction with the 1977 exhibition, "Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings, 1943-1976" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Barrie, Dennis
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circa 1984
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.barrdenn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Dennis Barrie interviews of Ohio artists measures 2.0 linear feet and date from circa 1984. Video recordings with five Ohio artists, originally titled the "Artists in Residence Series," were produced by the New Organization for the Visual Arts in conjunction with the Archives of American Art. Dennis Barrie, Midwest Director of the Archives of American Art, interviews painters Patricia Zinsmeister Parker and Ken Nevadomi, sculptor John Clague, fiber artist Wenda Von Weise, and ceramicist George Roby. Each discusses their background, training, lifestyle, and problems they've faced as artists. The videocassette recordings are dated 1984, but the interviews may have occurred in 1980.
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Breuer, Marcel, 1902-
- Dates:
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1920-1986
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37.6 Linear feet
0.14 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.breumarc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986, contain biographical material, correspondence, business and financial records, interviews, notes, writings, sketches, project files, exhibition files, photographs, and printed material that document the career of architect and designer Marcel Breuer.
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Wyld, James Hart.
- Dates:
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bulk 1930-1939
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0051
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
A collection of items attributed to rocket pioneer James Hart Wyld dating from the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of two boxes, with one containing notes and prints attributed to Wyld and the other containing original negatives.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1853-1940
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0.55 Cubic feet (consisting of 1 box, 3 folder, 2 oversize folders. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Mensuration
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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: Mensuration 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