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Henderson, Horace, 1904-1988
Lewis, Barbara
Lewis, Barry
Henderson, Fletcher, 1897-1952
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1930s-1980s
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22.5 Cubic feet (82 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0797
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Fletcher and Horace Henderson Collection contains original scores and band books, loose sheet music, both original and published, from both Fletcher and Horace's libraries, playlists, lyrics, photographs, personal papers and correspondences, newspaper clippings, jazz publications, an oral history manuscript of an interview with Horace, audio ta...
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1747-circa 1905
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154 Items (29 folders, engravings, 21 1/2 x 16 in. (54.6 x 40.6 cm.) or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2010-003
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The Historic Engravings collection is comprised of 154 pages of engravings, dating from 1747 to circa 1905. The engravings depict subject matter related to Africa and Africans.
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United States National Museum., Dept. of Anthropology.
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undated
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3 Painted photographs
8 Prints (halftone and color halftone)
56 Photographic prints (albumen and silver gelatin)
10 Copy prints
1 Stereograph (albumen)
2 Engravings
2 Color lithographs
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-2P
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National Anthropological Archives
The bulk of the collection consists of portraits of identified Native Americans and some government officials and interpreters. It includes cabinet cards, other mounted prints, newspaper articles, illustrations, and a photographic postcard. Depicted individuals include American Horse, Oglala; Black Hawk, Sauk; Bob Tail, Cheyenne; Crowfoot, Hunkpapa...
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Waugh, John Harold, Jr., 1878-1956
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1890-1893
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41 Glass plate negatives
41 Copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.143
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection includes glass plate negatives shot by J. Harold Waugh, the son of Indian Agent John H. Waugh on the Spirit Lake (Devil's Lake) reservation between 1890 and 1893. The agency headquarters were located at Fort Totten in North Dakota and Waugh (Sr.) oversaw both the Spirit Lake (Devil's Lake) and Turtle Mountain reservations. J. Harold Waugh's photographs include images of agency buildings, activities on the reservation and members of the Wahpetonwan Dakota [Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe] Tribe.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1795-1965
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1 Cubic foot (consisting of 2 boxes, 2 folders, 3 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Physical
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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: Physical Culture 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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Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum
Walker Art Center
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1994-04-01 - 1994-06-01
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1 Linear foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.03-035
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
An exhibition exploring the representation of Malcolm X in American visual culture. The show was organized by the Walker Art Center and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum from April 1 --June 1, 1994. Kellie Jones served as the curator. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.
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Ochoa, Elizabeth V.
Ochoa, Victor Leaton
International Airship Co.
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circa 1894-1945
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0590
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Victor L. Ochoa, Mexican American inventor of the Ochoaplane, orinthopter (an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings), a windmill, magnetic brakes, a wrench and a reversible motor. The papers include correspondence, photographs, patents, both U.S. and foreign, drawings and typescripts for a short story, "The Making of an American," and a novel The Cycle of Life or Professor Mimo Abas: The Wise Man of the Land of Moctezuma.
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Hassinger, Maren
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1955-2018
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11.3 Linear feet
4.55 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hassmare
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Archives of American Art
The papers of African American artist and educator Maren Hassinger measure 11.3 linear feet and 4.55 gigabytes, dating from 1955 to 2018. The collection contains biographical material; personal and professional correspondence; and writings; as well as project and exhibition files; material related to Hassinger's tenure at the Rinehart School of Graduate Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); material related to other professional activities, including teaching files; photographic material; and artwork and artifacts.
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Trio Photograph and Supply Company
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1919-1924
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19 Photographic prints
1 Photographic postcard
11 Copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.134
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National Museum of the American Indian
Photographic prints made by the Trio Photograph and Supply Company in an around Vancouver Island, Canada among the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) community between 1919 and 1924.
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Smith, Hassel, 1915-2007
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circa 1900-2004
bulk 1930-1995
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4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smithass
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Southern California painter and instructor Hassel Smith measure 4 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to 2004 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1930-1995. Found within the papers are correspondence, a transcript of an interview conducted by Jan Butterfield in the 1980s, personal business files, teaching files, writings by Smith and others, sketches, printed materials, and photographs of Smith, his family and friends, and his artwork. There are audio recordings of a lecture series organized by Smith and of reviews of Smith's work. Correspondents include Paule Anglim, Elmer Bischoff, Andre Emmerich, Clyfford Still, Wayne Thiebaud, and many others.